The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-18
GIVE The OTHER Ffll0W A
SQUARE DEAL SAYS STtlIlf
Splendid Address at Calumet Theater
Yesterday Afternoon BY Rev. Charles
Stelzle, Supt. Church and Labor Of
Presbyterian chureh-loek TO Christ
for Solution OF Labor Problem.

H. New Nlhs superintendent or kNo Ni
! partment of church and labor ~ a
% Presbyterian church 10 an audienC
which packed the Calumet thcat,
4, from parquet to the gallery yesterda
afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Sickle said a.,
he had worked with 1000 other ms
some twelve years ago in machin
shops and thought he knew all abou
the labor question, but that after D.
got away from the shops and had
larger outlook he began TO disCoVc
he did not know labor as he believed h
did. He remarked that ne had Mtel,
Z returned from Europe. where he wen
TO study the labor question. ana n,
had come To the conclusion that IN,
average American working man is IN,
best In the world. The American work
man. ne said, produced more and was
paid better wages, but compared L.
what he produces the worknsman in
this country is the poorest paid. IL,
added that the last statement was not
his, but government statistics
slowly. but surely however the
masses of the people are coming into
their own said Mr.. Sickle The fight
for labor democracy is on, and no hu.
man power I'M the world can stop IN.
onward march. 1t is world phenomc-
non, and no one can check it,"
Mr. Stelzle touched ON the temper
ance wave that is sweeping over IN,
country, and said that the working
man Of this country is temporal,
man. IIc quoted Instances whore cit
les had gone dry where the laborinl
element predominated i'm votes, thus
showing that the laboring man wanted
To abolish the drink traffic. He said
that while in London, nc spent a couple
of hours with some OF the British la
bor leaders i'm the House Of Commons.
men whom the British working man
had sent there TO represent their in
tcrests. Il found" said Mr.. Sickle
that practically every one of those la
Dor members of Parliament were totu
ana further, every one of
them were church members of som,
Throughout this coun- |
try the same spirit is manifested by |
the nottingham.
THE American working man Is |
standing for universal peace Som |
day war shall cease. but IL will b, |
when labor workers will not agree e
go out and shoot each other To satisfy |
the greed and avarice of others The |
working man is the real sufferer by |
war. His family suffers because of it,
Mr.. Stelzle stated that the working
nan is standing back of the social
movements of the twentieth century
md that the backbone of this republic
5 the working man.
The speaker said that they must look
% Christ for the solution of the labor
problem that Christ represents the
.ourt Of last appeal. Christ was the
greatest teacher OF all history" he
aid, and urged his hearers to invite
'hrist onto their platforms and let him
peak for them. quote Jesus Christs
ayings, ana no man will dare go back
n your verdict Introduce Christs
principles into your dealings with labor
nd you will win" said Mr.. Stelzle |
If Christ was in Calumet today i'm
erson he would go on your street cor
or and preach on behalf Of the work
ny people"
I'VE want square deal for the
'orking man, a square deal for the
hurch, and in conclusion. let me ask
pr a square deal for Jesus Christ.
lay a mans game i'm your dealings
18th the Master. Look at Him square
? and ask what He has done for you
tand up and say. Jesus Christ, La
or's champion? Yes, He is my Savior
nd Rcdeemer.'"
II was a great meeting. Rev Mr..
telzlc is fluent talker, and has that
Apply gift Of oratory that leaves a
listing impression behind. He got at
ne hearts of his hearers-who were
lostly laboring men-by frankly adj
lifting that he had been a resident OF
ne tenement district of New York
ad worked ever since he was eight
ears old and knew what 1t was to go
bout shivering with the cold and prac-
cally starving. His mother. he told
is audience, had endeavored to earn
scanty living by sewing buttons on
rticlcs Of clothing. at so much per,
nd nc had seen her and the rest OF
ne family turned out Of home because
Ne had not the whcrewlthal to pay
mt.
The meeting was held under the au-
pieces of the Y. NJ G. A. William j.
cynolds, president of the village of
presided over the meeting.
nd in his opening remarks he referred
} labor as "the salt of the earth" The
Iceting opened with the hymn, on
ard Christian Soldiers" and sung as
was by more than LOO voices the
usc was very inspiring. Norman b.
ivian read a passage of Scripture, and
ev. Mr.. Shaw OF Lake Linden offered
rayer. This was followed by n male
uartet. consisting of Messrs. Mac
rev, II. King, J. II. Bennett and ].
ryant. The singing of this quartet
as one of the features of the meet
ig At the close Of the address by Mr..
tclzle. Rev. Il. Sedweek offered a
lOrt prayer. and the benediction vas
by Rev. l.. X. Long. A
a. II. orchestra was present and
,ndered some excellent selections