The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-07
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Is TO he a better Bmttleboro which viii
naturally result IN bigger and buster
Brattleboro the speaker said the citizens
must not lose sight OF these essentials
honesty, Justice, integrity, activity and gen
eroslty. The address by Mr., Dyer was
upon A Mans Friends and a Mans. Enc
mics. Ills text was friend IN need Is a
friend indeed lie said that the best OF true
friendship comes when trouble approaches.
Mr.. Over said that the cultivation of
friendship in all phases OF life was not only
possible but necessary ii one Is TO get the
true conception of the term, In discussing
the enemies of mankind he said that un.
restrained elements which IN restrained
form would he harmless beset man as an
enemy when allowed 10 work unhlndered.
He said that social inspection" would
bring to light enemies which one had no
idea were lurking about Mr.. Dyer dealt
with the danger of the saloon in such a
community as Brattleboro. Restraint in the
love for pleasure must be had else such
love is conducive to making an enemy. to
man.
Last evening there were three speakers,
the general subject being Brotherhood and
Labor Scion \. Richmond spoke for 10
minutes upon The Needs OF Labor and was
warmly applauded. He said that the labor
ing man Of Brattleboro was typical OF the
mboring man OF the rest of the country.
lie summed up the needs OF the laboring
men of Bmttleboro by saying that they
want better homes, shorter hours of labor
and good food Mr.. Richmond did not at
tempt to say how these three needs might
be realized but he emphasized the fact
glittering generalities would avail nothing
and that the only real reform that could
prove OF value TO the working man was
that which would actually give him clean
home and proper food aud lessen his hours
of daily toll He was followed by John X.
Howard. secretary to the trustees OF the
Thompson fund Mr. Towards subject
was Industry's Third Partner the Public.
lie dealt with social conditions IN large
cities with which he is familiar and scored
the demoraliZng conditions surrounding
sweat-shops. socalled, where much ready
made clothing is manufactured. He spoke
of the recent fire in New York in which
over iiO men and women lost their lives.
Mr. Howard said the public should set Its
seal of disapproval upon conditions that
make possible such tragedies by its action
as the consumer OF the products OF such es-
Establishments. lie believed that within
very few years nobody would beNwearlng
the product OF sweat-shop, He suggested
that a permanent Better Brattleboro or
ganizaton be perfected Upon motion OF
Rev. r. NJ lloughton a committee OF fiv,e
was named by Chairman i. u. Smith, with
Mr.. Howard as chairman. The other mem
hers of the committee are DIR. 4. |. Miller,
l.. W. Hawley, Rev. ID. +. Trout and Rev.
+. j. Lewis. Mr.. Dyer's subject was The
Church and Industrial Brotherhood, and
he prefaced his remarks by saying that he
had earned his own living since nc was a
small boy, beginning work at nine years
of age. The church is interested in the
problems of the industrial world despite
the suggestion made by many that the
church should leave this field OF work
alone. He read from report OF confer
ence of workers and delegates from the
Congregational churches OF this country TO
show that the church is very much inter
ested in industrial brotherhood. The church
takes no side in any discussion between
labor and capital but should be found IN
the chasm between the two whenever such
a chasm exists Mr. Dyer said that 1t must
always be kept in mind that there are two
sides TO this great problem and that one
mariner In industrv-labor-is as dependent
ilpon the other-capital- is the reverse.
CAPITAL begets leadership and If the capital
of the world should be withdrawn from, the
industrial field dire results would follow.
Capital has a right to expect reasonable
return upon It's investment eise wy cHthc
fabric of industrial brotherhood falls.
Tonight O. B. Hughes, who has met
with success in his work with the boys. OF
this village, will speak upon Working
With Our Boys. Mr.. Dyer will speak upon
The Boys of Today, the Men of Tomorrow.
The closing meeting of this unique cam.
paign will be in the auditorium Sunday
evening. Brattleboro's new citizen, Henry
Bond, formerly of Greenfield, wiz speak
for 10 minutes on What Christ Means to
Me. Mr.. Dyer's closing address OF 5he cam
paign will be The Worlds Imperial Man.
The male chorus that sang at the Sunday
evening meeting and will sing, again next
Sunday night is made up as follows =. y.
Morse. G. NJ. Clay, w. A. Gilbert. y, NJ.
Adds. Rev. L. j. Lewis, ID. V. Wells, +. 9.
ADAMS, G. b. Crowell, L. w IIawley, Rob
ert Clark. w. s. Stearns, A. l.. Maynard,
L. r. Burdett, j. +. Haynes, +. II. O'Con-
nor, F. S. Knight, F.. Il. Brasor, A. H.
Brasor, A. J. Clapp and Il. II. Crane