Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-01-14
Militia of Christ Is Made Up
of Real Labor
Leaders.
Defense of Christian Order of
Society Is CHIEF
Object.
PROMINENT men ARE LEADERS

The militia of Christ" is the
name of new organization formed
for the purpose of social service by
prominent Catholic members of the
American Federation of Labor, and
it's first fruits were seen at the
recent national convention of the
Federation of Labor in st. Louis. In
explaining the purpose of the new
organization Rev. Peter E. Dietz,
who addressed the Laborites, said:
at is our idea that society is
built upon the unit, the family is
built upon the unit, the State is built
upon the unit. AS we look out over
the State we notice 1t Is an indus
trial State. AS an industrial State
it rests upon industrial society and
industrial society to great extent
rests upon trades unionism. In
fact, We can say that trades union
| ism is the very backbone of indus
trial society, and therefore the great
Iproblem of social reform is largely
the problem of trades unionism. We
have witnessed in the nineteenth
century a great democratic move
ment. We have noticed everywhere
how the power of government or of
forming the government has passed
from the hands of the few into those
of the great masses of the common
people. 1t is not necessary to ex-
anime the causes, but it has forced
/ tho III nj
land to give larger share of its
work to the social problems, TO the
adjustment OF the relations OF the
1 fworkmen and tile employers, of the
rich and the poor. The poorer and
weaker are portion of the population
and it is meet and just and right in
a democracy that they shall have
the greatest share in making and in
the administration of the law, and
that they are entitled to the largest
benefit of the law. But we realize
that the protection of the State can
not be enduring unless it be sus-
tained by labor organization. The
very fact that the country gives con-
tinued evidence of social dissatisfac-
ton and disaster is proof to any
thinking man that society is not suf-
ficiently organized. If every industry
were organized, the parasitic indus
tries that take and use up the life
blood of the successive relays of
working men, casting the worn-out
toiler on the scrap heap, to be taken
| care OF by the community, would
cease to exist or would have TO be
amended" ~
The officers Of the new organiza-
tion as we'll as the directors are all
| we'll known In national labor circles
and are known for their work IN
Catholic fields in their home towns.
They are:
President - Peter ]. McArdle,
Pittsburg, President Amalgamated1
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
| Workers. .N
| Vice President-John S. Whalenev
Rochester, ex-Secretary of State of
New York.
Second Vice President-Peter w.
Collins, Springfield, ILL.,, Secretary
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers.
| Recording Secretary-Thomas ].
Duffy, East Liverpool, Ohio, Presi-
dent National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters.
Executive Secretary-Rev. Peter
e. Dietz, Oberlin, Ohio.
The bureau is located at Oberlin,
Ohio, to which all communications
are to be directed.
The Directors are as follows:
John Mitchell. New York City,
Chairman Trades Agreement depart
ment, National Civic Federation.
James 0'Connell, Washington, ID.
c., President International Associa-.
tion of Machinists.
Denis A. Hayes, Philadelpi
President Information Association
Glass Bottle Blowers.
John r.. Alpine, Chicago, Pre-
dent International Association
Plumbers and Steamfitters.
David "A. Carey, Toronto, Canad
Chairman Separate School Boat
Toronto.
Rhody Kenehan. Denver, Treay
urer State of Colorado.
Michael ]. Hallinan, Broektcn1
Mass, Boot and Shoe Workers.
James Creamer, Richmond, Vi
President Virginia State Federated.
of Labor.
John Moffit, Newark. N. j., PresI-|
dent International Association Oh
Hatters OF North America.
Il. v. O'Connor. Buffalo. In1e
national President OF the Lon1
shoremen.
John Golden, Fall River. Mas<
International President OF the II
tile Workers.
Frank Duffy. IfIdiaII % ~
national Secretary OF the
brotherhood OF carpent
Joiners.
Membership 10 limited 10 pfI
Catholics who accept the princI
trade unionism and contrIb
per year. Members receive th'
ature which will be printed.