Evening journal., 1909-12-03
WHAT SHALL THE
HARVEST BE ?


Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
In common with all good citizens
deploro tho recent labor troubles In
this city. Is n not frightful
criticism of our boasted civilization
that the toiiors, they who produce all
wealth, are forced TO fight with fists,
bricks. knives and revolyers for the
privilege To- obey Gods command 10
labor And les Il not a fearful in
dictment of churchmen. laymen and |
clcrgymon alike that they arc so in
different while their fellow citizens /
their fellow travellers To the grave are |
giving such fearful evidences OF the |
hell I'm which they. their wives and |
children are forced TO exist. The aver
age churchman in. pew and pulpit is
engaged in the discussion of such |
questions that one IS reminded Of the |
famous debate about. How many |
angels could stand on the point Of a
needle And if the pulpit Protestant, |
Catholic and Hebrew alike does
venture on a discussion Of the labor
problem the uttcrances as a rule are
SO silly ur heartless as 90 drive out
of the tabernacle workers by the score.
True the reason for such utterances
10y the pulpit rs simply ignorance. But
should teachers be ignorant2 And so
II Is with pleasure that I enclose tho
! following from the Baltimore sun Of
recent date.
a department of labor. with a direc-
tor like John Mitchell was urged In an
| address before the Baltimore FEEDER
alton of Labor by Rev NJ. j. Riordan,
! pastor of st. Charles Church. Pixies
Vile. Father Riordan scored the Gov
/ eminent for alleged negligence I'm not
/ prosecuting the nonlaboring classes.
Father Riordan said. I'm part:
"Therc should be a department of
labor with a representative from the
ranks of labor in the Presidents Cabi-
net of the type of John Mitchell. Capt.
tai has been coddled enough. II con-
trolls every department OF the Govern
ment and has produced race of
idolaters worshiping at tho shrine Of
the almighty dollar We are told to-
day how the Sugar Trust dictated
legislation and appointments. Not
even the intrepid Roosevelt or the In
corruptible Bonaparte dared to lift a
lance against Il. The wicked Gompers
is sent 20 prison and the good Rookie
Teller is rewarded with freedom and
tho remission of a 29,OO0,0OO fine.
Labor Is the countrys richest as
set. Capital was not brought OF found
here by our ancestors but created by
the labor which, as Lincoln said. lis
the superior capital and deserves much
the higher consideration Destroy
capital and labor would soon rocreate
it-destroy labor and you usher i'm the
day of doom. our longtime indiffer-
ence 10 labor's interests Is strengthen
ing the forces of socialism and
anarchy.
"The hope Of civilization and of re-
ligion is in the men and women who
perform manual labor. The tendency
10 deterioration among the nonproduc-
ing classes is obvious. II has been
truly said that no one is ever fully
developed morally, mentally or ply
sically without "a certain amount Of
manual labor But with low stand
ards OF living tho laborer becomes a
prey 10 degeneracy even more readily
than the idle rich.
Nothing but lack Of enlightened
self-interest keeps workingmen from
tho union. As Professor Adams, of
Wisconsin University says. The non
union man is a parasite reaping where
no has not sown and sharing the re-
wards but not the burdens Of organ
ICED labor Were all workingmen
unionists no reasonable request made
by labor would be refused. and II all
reasonable demands were compiled
with socialism would be as dead as
FREQ silver.
what is It that makes people so un- !
willing to labor. Why is IL that every
ono who can shirks t.? II IS because
no one wants TO work too long, or for
small wages, and that is what Is gem
orally the reward of labor. It is the |
excess of labor which everyone wants 1
TO avoid.
"some Of my rich parishioners tell |
me about their troubles, how they can
not keep servants and how they must
take rest cures at santatoria. Now, IL
they had 20 do a little sweeping, a
little washing and ironing, they would
be much stronger and doctors would
lose $500 fees"
Evidently Father Riordan believes IN the
gospel Of Christ I also enclose the report
Of a sermon delivered IN New York by
Baptist minister taken from the Phra-
delphia Record OF recent date.
''rhe pastor OF tho Collegiate aBptist
Church Of the Covenant astonished his
wealthy congregation tonight by a decla-
ration concerning what rich men should
do.
"The Intellectual gymnastics said Rev.
DR.. Haywood "of the average New York
preacher when confronted with the text,
! IT Is easier for a camel to go through
the eve OF a needle than for a rich man to
enter the Kingdom Of Heaven are pitt
able.
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