Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-01
HO0dwinking
Clergymen

When a small clique OF 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 decelving
them.
Ministers of the gospel are essen.
TALLY and fundamentally honest but,
like all men who work for the public
good, they are at times mislcad by
false statements.
Trust them when they have exact
truth to speak from.
Now for the story which should In
terest every one for We are all either
receivers OF wages or we pay to wage
earners and the freedom Of each in
dividual Is at issue.
In various papers the following
statement has been printed. Read II
carefully at least twice.
"Intere.t in Labor Sunday.
Labor Sunday-thc 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 Federation
Of Labor declaration for the observ.
nnce OF that day. The numerous let
tiers recently received at American
Federation OF Labor headquarters
from ministers Is an assurance that
interest In the idea OF giving special
attention TO the cause OF labor from
the pulpit n day In the twelve
months ia widespread. Our readers
49,, ..rrl a., t.,, ", hrtrn .hnnt M nm
d%erstanding in their respective dis.
tricts with representatives Of The
church so that ministers will make
addresses that may attract trade union.
lists to the churches in large numbers
for the day. Ministers should say what
they think on 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
organization OF labor. The more the
subject is discussed the better will it
be for labor. Union ethics arc sound,
49, American FcderatiOniSt."
Observe that Labor Union" men
ARE urged" to induce minister's to
make addresses that will attract trade
~unionisis to the churches for the
day" ministers should say" etc,
and winds up With "TnIOn ethics are
sound" observe the hidden threat.
This is clipped from the American
FederdfiOnist the organ OF Sam Com
pers, ct al
This clipping has beer SEN TO pa
pers throughout the country and the
typographical Union men in the news.
paper Offices instructed to urge" that
Il he printed.
u-t.A l. -,,n - ~, yro,ra ~ Tho HyNa
chine"
It looks harmless so the papers print
II.
But. Let's lift the cover and look
under.
The hidden motive Is as dangerous
TO the peace and liberty OF the citi-
gems az a coiled rattlesnake In the
grass,
Organization by workmen to peace
fully and successfully present theiF
side Is necessary and most commend.
able,
There are such organizations now
rapidly winning their way to public
confidence without strikes. %dynpnjte
or killing fellow wOrkmen.
(Some facts on this matter a little
further along in this article)
We see here a demand on the min
listers Of God, that they endorse and
help build mp the strike producing,
hovcotting and violent American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor,
Think of the man OF God who
teaches brotherly love being covertly
ordered to praise and help get new
members for an organization with a
record for violence. crime and murder
done by its members the Ike OF 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 Will
agree this Ia no ex~aggeration.
Take Just n as IN illustration:
There we're some thirty men muir.
dered and over 5000 bruised and
MANNED in the Chicago teamster's
strike.