The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-08

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:. purposes. The labor union is no ex-
ception: 1t Is an eaSy matter to'desig-
nate an 4instituti9n by a. wrong name
and. then build a line Of argument
upon such wrong name that will be
anything. but faif tAhe institution.
Those who are Snastlle to labor cum
ningly employ the .fsrm CLOSED shop"
for a union shop because Of the gen
eral antipathy which, rs ordinarily felt
toward anything being closed and with
the specious plea sthat the so-called
!, open shop must necessarily be- the
opportunity for, ,freedoh. AS a matter
Of fact, you and /. and any intelligent
observer know that the union shop is
open to alL>workmen who perform
their duty and that they participate in
the benefits ana advantages Of the i'm
proved conditions which a union shop
affords. The union shop implies also
duties and responsibilities. This is in.
cident to and the corollary OF all hu'
man institutions. s.. s. Z, .a..> u r.
What citixenships Implies.
In our country citfzenship implies
not only rights and privileges; it also
imposes duties and obligations, and
from these no good citizen has the
right to claim exemption. g.
On the other. hand. the <so-called
"open shop is indeed the closed shop
closed to workrnen Avaao have the in
telligence and the manheod to- realize
that they, acting al. .tndiivduals, can
not hope for the redress OF "a wrong
or the attainment of 3 right. Men
who understand :th AZ sduty 10 them
selves and an. as
.soci the kettsern1eaat sof their
conditions and toasscnre tue. riEht, and
the Justice which are=.so essentially
theirs. -
Age of Labor Question.
The labor question is asssold as civil
@ization itseh. r In my Bible =. study
have often thought OF the similarity Of
the struggle of the brick1nakers in
Egypt with the efforts Of the unions of
today in attempting to secure, the In
dustrial freedom Of labor: Moses can
be satd to have acted in; the capacity
of business agent Of the rBrtckmakers'
union. With :earnestness and diplo-
macy he plead with Phareah to grant
greater liberties to the children of
Israel. There was not much difference
In human character between the Pha-
roah Of old and the commercial ,"Pna-
rfa t1 "rf t~S
was long on promises and short on
their fulf1llment.s
PhSsoah :Deeeivsss Moses.
He deceived Moses repeatedly. After
many scourges had been: visited upon
his people his answer was to compel
the 'brickmaxers to gather straw, after
they had finished making bricks for
the day He believed by keeping them
constantly" at work there would be
little opportunity for tnem.,. to- COM
municate among themselves.
Old Theory Still Adhered: to.
Not few employers of labor still
hold to the theory Of old King Pha.
,roah. When the final effort for free
dom was made by the, children Of
Israel, they encountered 40 years Of
trials and tribulations in the wilder
ness. This experience ought to. be a
lesson to the working men Of today.
new Canaan" which is the goal labor
seeks. ~.s.@ ("
churehathe Great Mediator.
With the wonderful developments In
industry in the past 80 years, both
capital and labor are undergoing al
most metoric changes. Until such
time as both may learn to apply them
selves to tho new order, the Chuch is
given the splendid opportupity Of act
ink as the great intermed diator. 1T may
stand between the two militant :forees
o 70 remind each of the duty, Il not only
owes to society. but o( the obligations
of the one to- the other Were the
spirit Of truS christianitq tnculcated in
the minds and hearts Of the leaders Of
capital ana labor, much Of the existing
chaos would be averted. Somewhere
in the industrial field there ought to
be meeting ground between the con-
tentions Of capital and claims Of labor.
The Church can name the place. May
its influence be directed In br4ngine
about the reaI happiness that should
exist on this sarth between. man and
man. whether they be capitalists or
laborers. .s .....ss IF
n sS Tribute IS the Churches. 5s-
Mr.. McEwen then paid "a slowing
tribute to the clergy and churches OF
Duluth. He explained that he was
born n Duluth and reared by Scotch
Presbyterian parents OF the strictest
ile seat but eliminat tinSS all. denornina-
tionay lines said. ''oilr present civilixa-
ton owes q debt ok sratit,,de 70 the
Efforts of humble man; ana women, IN
the churches of every dissemination Il
can M never repay. The Christian
Church 10 not only the smolde az odvil-
ization, hut it is the ,folnder 81 i. ana
N The BIZ 8 joy lldse are