The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-21

When a small clique CT men put up
q scheme to harness the clergy OF
America and induce the ministers to-
In turn hitch up" the members OF the
churches, we should all take notice.
They couldn't harness the preachers
In a bad cause except by ceceiVing
them.
Ministers Of the gospel are essen
TALLY and fundamentally honest u
like all men who work for the pubic
good, they are at times mislead Dy
false statements.
Trust them when they have exact
truth to speak FROM.
Now for the story which should III
terest every one for we are all either
receivers Of wages or we pay TO Wage
arner and the freedom Of each
dividual Is at issue.
In various papers the following
statement has been printed. Reao II
carefully at least twice.
"lnterest In Labor Sunday.
Labor ~Sunday-the Sunday proceed
Ing Labor day-will be observed gen.
orally this year and In future years
throughout the United States. THIS
because OF the American Federatlon
of Labor declaration for the opser4'
ance of that day. The numerous let
tiers recently received ct American
Federation of Labor headquarters
from ministers Is an assurance tnat
interest IN the idea Of giving speclal
attention to the cause OF labor o
the nulpit one day In the twelve
months Is widespread. Our readers
ore urged to try to bring; about an un-
Outstanding in their respective dis
tricts WITH representatives OF the
church so that ministers will make
addresses that may attract trade union
iste IN the churches in large numbers
for the day. Ministers should say Wnat
thew think on the occasion IN order
that their trade union hearers may
MI. the right estimate as to where the
nhnrch stands on the question of the
orsanization of labor. The more the
subject Is discussed the better Will 1t
he for labor. Union ethics are sound
-American Federationist."
observe that Labor Union men
"are urged" to induce ministers to
maize addresses that will attract trade
rnionists to the churches "for the
day" ministers should say, etc.
and winds up With Union ethics are
sound" observe the hidden threat.
This is clipped from the American
Federationist the organ OF Sam COM
pers. ct al. :, M.
ners throughout the country n tne
Typocranbical Union men IN the news.
nonsr offices instructed to urge tnat
it be printed. ~
That Is n of the ways OF the lid
chine"
II looks harmless so the papers print
But! Let's lift the cover and look
under.
The hidden motive Is as dangerous
- tho peace and liberty CT the cltl-
lens as q coiled rattlesnsGe IN Ine
grass:
Organization by workmen to peace.
tully and successfully present thei
: Is necessary and most commend
able.
There are such organizations now
rapidly winning their way to pubic
confidence without strikes, dynamite
or killing rellow workmen.
fSome acts on this matter a little
further along IN this article.)
We see here a demand on the min.
,sters of God. that they endorse and
help build up the strike-producing'
~bovcottirg and violent American Fed
Grafton CT Labor.
Think Of the man OF God VINO
teaches brotherly love being covertly
ordered to praise and help get new
members for an organization with a
record fer violence. crime and murder
done by its members the like or which
the world has never seen.
Think of the thousands of women
made widows and the increasing thou,
sands of children left fatherless by
the pistol, club. dynamite and boot
heel Of members Of this Labor trust
ANY one who recalls the countless
murders done In the multitude OF
strikes In the past few years VIII
agree this is no eXaggeration.
Take Just one as an illustrations:
There were some thirty men mur.
dered and over 5000 bruised and
manned In the Chicago teamsters
strike.