The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

| When a small clique OF men put up
a 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 deceivlng
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 mislead 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 ard the freedom OF each In
dividual Is at issue.
In various papers the following
statement has been printed. Read II
carefully at least twice.
Interest 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 Federation
of Labor declaration for the observ-
ance of that day The numerous let
ters 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 one day In the twelve
months Is Widespread. Our readers
are urged to try to bring about an I'M
derstanding In their respective dis
tricts with representatives or the
church SO that ministers VIII make
addresses that may attract trade union
ists 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
mt 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 1t
be for labor Union ethics are sound.
American FederdtiontSt
Observe that Labor Union men
"are urged" to induce ministers to
make addresses that will attract trade
unionists to the churches for the
day." ministers should say etc,
and winds up With "Tnlon ethics are
sound" observe the hidden threat.
This ia clipped from the American
Federationtst the organ or sam Hom-
pers, ct al.
This clipping has been sent 10 pa
pers throughout the country and the
Typographical Union men In the news
paper Offices instructed to urge that
it be printed
That Is one OF the ways OF the ma
chine"
II looks harmless so the papers print
But! Let's LIT the cover and look
under
The hidden motive Is as dangerous
| to the peace and liberty or the cltl-
zens as a coiled rattlesnake IN me
grass.
Organization by vorkmen to peace
! fully and successfully present their
| side Is necessary and most commend
able,
There are such organizations now
rapidly winning their way TO PUBIC
confidence without strikes, dynamite
or killing fellow workmen.
! (SOme facts on tnlS uldtlei hItiS
further along IN this article.)
w see here a demand on the min
listers OF God. that they endorse and
help build up the strike-produclng,
/ boycotting and violent American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
Think OF the man or COO VINO
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 It's members the Ike OF Whlch
the world has never seen
Think OF the thousands or 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 is no exaggeration,
Take just one as an Illustration;
There were some thirty men muir.
dered and over 5000 bruised and
MANNED In tho Chicago teamster
strike.