The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-02

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 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 n for we are all either
receivers of wages or we pay 10 Was
and the freedom OF each IN
dividual is at issue.
I'm various papers the following
statement has been printed. heao II
carefully at least twice
"Interest In Labor Sunday.
.T b ~Sunday-the Sunday proceed
,n1 Labor day-will be observed gen.
orally this year and In future a
throughout the United States. Inls
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 un-
darstanding in their respective dis
tr,cts with representatives OF the
church SO that ministers Will make
addresses that may attract trace union
lists to the churches In large NUMBERS
for the day. Ministers should say VIVA
thew think on the occasion IN oroer
that their trade union hearers may
mt the right estimate as TO Wnere tue
church stands on the question OF the
organization Of labor. The more the
SUBJECT is discussed the better Will II
he for labor. Union ethics are sound.
-American Federdttontst.'
observe that Labor Union men
"are urged" to induce ministers 70
make addresses that will attract trade
u%nionists 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 1om'
This clipping has been sent to pa.
,,-. throughout the country n the
TTvnoeraphical Union men in the news.
naner Offices instructed to urge 'na'
it be printed. .
That is n OF the ways OF 'ne "a
chine" min,
But! Let's lift the and looA
under. ..o-or.
- the peace and liberty OF the citl
sons "a a coiled r~attlesnake IN tne
grass: n...a
Organization by workmen to peace
sullv and successfully present tnei
| Is necessary and most commend
able.
There are such organizations nov
ranidIv winning their way to publ
confidence without strikes. dynamite
or killing fellow workmen. -.
fsome facts on this matter a Httl'
further along in this article.)
We see here a demand on the min
,sters Of God, that they endorse an
helm build up the strike-producing
hoycotting and violent American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Think of the man Of God VIII
teaches brotherly love being covertl!
ordered to praise and help get new
members for an organization with
record for violence, crime n murde
done by it's members the hke OF wnlcl
: the world has never seen
Think of the thousands OF wome
made widows and the increasing thou
sands of children left fAtherless D.
the pistol, club, dynamite and boo
heel of members of this Labor TTus,
Any n who recalls the counties
murders done in the multitude Q
strikes in the past few years WI
agree this is no exaggeration.
Take Just one as an illustration:
There we're some thirty men mul
dered and over 5000 bruised an
MANNED In the Chicago teamster,
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