The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-31

II
When 4 small eliquo Of men put VI
n scheme TO harness the clergy o
America and induce the ministers to
in turn hitch up the members OF thu
churches, we should all take notice.
They couldn't harness the preach
crs In bad cnlse except By dcceiv
Ing them.
| Ministers OF the gospel are essen
italy and fundamentally honest but
like all men who work for the public
Good. they are ut times mislcad BY
! false statements.
Trust them when thoy have exact
truth TO speak from.
Now for the story which should In
ltcfcst every one for VIC are all either
Receivers Of wages or VIC pay to wage
earners and tho freedom or each in
ldividual Is at issue
In various papers the following
statement has been printed. Read It
carefully at least twice.
"iNTEREST IN LABOR SUNDAY .
Labor Sunday--thc Sunday prcced-
ing Labor day-wlll be observed gen.
orally this year and In future years
Throughout the United states. This
because OF the American Federation
of Labor declaration for the obscrv.
ancc of that day. The numerous lot.
tiers recently received at American
Federation OF Labor headquarters from
ministers Is an assurance that inter-
est In the idea of giving special at
tention to the cause OF labor from the
pulpit one day in the twelve months
Is widespread. Our readers are urg-
ed to try to bring about an understand.
Ing Ia their respective districts with
representatives OF the church 80 that
ministers will MAXI addresses thai
may attract trade unionists to the
churches in large numbers for the day.
Ministers should say what they think
ION the occasion in order that their
trade union hearers may put the
right estimate as to where the church
stands on the question of the organ.
ization Of labor. The more the sub
ject Is discussed the better will It be
for labor Union ethics are sound
American Federationist."
Observe sthat Labor Union" men
ARE urged" to induce ministers to
make addresses that will attract trade
,uniouists to the churches 'for the
day. ministers should say" etc.
and winds up with Union ethics are
sound;r observe the hidden threat.
This Is clipped from the American
Federationist. the organ of Sam Com
pcrs. OF al.
This clipping has been sent to pa
pers throughout the country aud the
Typographical Union men in the news
paper Offices instructed to urge
that 1t be prluted.
That is one of the ways OF the ma
chine" a.
II looks harmless SO the papers
print IL. pa
Hut. Let's lift the cover and lool
Under. 70 ~
| The hidden motive il as dansero,!
to the peace aud liberty of the clti
zen as coilcd rattlesnake In thu
grass
Organization by workmcp to peace
lsuliy and successfully present thci
side is necessary aud most conmeuJ
| able. .as
! There arc such organizations nov
rapidly winning their way to publ,
conf1dGuec without strikes. dynamft'
or killing fellow worknlen.
(Somc facts on this matter a littl'
further along in this artiSlc)
We see here a demand on the min
listers of God, that they cndorsc an,
help build up the strike-produclng
boycotting and violent American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Think OF the man of God wb,
teaches brothcrly love being corcrtl.
ordered to praise and help get new
members lor an organization with
record for violence. crime and mur
der doue by it's members the like o
which tho world has never seen.
Think of the thousands of womel
made widows and the increasing thou
sands of children left iatberless b,
the pistol. club. dynamite and boothco
OF members Of this Labor Trust
Any one who recalls the countless
u. riders done in the multitude Q
strikes in the past few years vii
agree this is no exaggcratlon.
Take Just one as an Illustrations:
There we're some thirty men mur
dercd and over 5000 bruised ant
MANNED In the Chicago teamstcr's
strike.
There is seldom day passes bl
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