The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-04
Rev. DR.. F. h. Short Gives In
teresting Discourse on Prob
lem of the Hour.
BOTH LABOR AND CAPITAL.
ALIKE TO BE BLAMED
Only CooI-Headed Leaders Pre-
vent Friction of Factions
Reaching Serious Stage.

Tho Rev Francis Il Short of the First
Methodist Episcopal church addressed a
large audience yesterday evening. lie
chose ms his subject. social piscord Ap-
pcased or Labor and Capital United.
and presented beth sides OF the labor
aud capital question: 10 show that both
were partly in Tho wrong and that self
shncss was a, the bottom OF all the
trouble. He spoke In complimentary
terms OF the great cool-headeh leaders
on both sides. the substance OF his ser
mon being as follows:
THE interest Of tho toiiinS multi
tudes has ever been the interest OF the
Christian church The heart OF Chris
iianitv ever remembers the man with
tho swcaty face because this man has
an honest heart and OF hls "iioris 10
earn an honest livelihood, he merits
the holy consideration which the church
has ever given him.
eve hear IL sometimes said the
church Is not the friend OF the laboring
man, | want 10 rcfutc that statement
tonight, I want to say that the church
is the laboriDS mans friend because inc
church ceases tn he a church just as
soon as IT ceases to have molly con
Germ for those who make two blades
OF grass grow where only one grew
before. The best friends the working
men OF this city have is the churches.
And only working men attend our
church.
Should Not Blame Church.
Yes there arc some church mcm-
bcrs who may not seem fairly disposed
toward the working man. but the whole
church should not he censurcd because
Of the attitude held by a few oi its
arc always true 10 themselves but
many a laborng man Is neither true TO
himself nor his family. nor his task
The real fact expressed in word is
a., iS
camps Selnshness Is the big word in
this contest between labor and capital,
and wherever it is found 1T mcaneth
strife.
what men arc they sow I'm the soil
OF society Capital cannot be expected
To meet the unjust demands OF labor
any more than labor can be expected TO
submit to the unfair commands OF cap
iIal. The functions OF the church Is 10
bcfriend neither but both The tunc-
tions ot the church is 10 preach riGhtc-
business and TO assist In ushcring IN
the day when every man will he broth
crly In his relation 10 every other man;
"Therc is much in our business world
that Should not o6lain 'uen1 S;nins Gn,I %gor co%
petition should not obtain. a lFinS
wage should be assured. Unreasonable
profits cannot continue without crcSt-
ing a heartless social aris,ocracy whose
ncIsonoi worth to the community is
worse than nothing because OF IT'S con :
summate arrogance and wicked indul-
gcnCes.
Praises Cool Leaders.
"On the other hand, labor must not
demand unreasonable things from cap
| ltal, We must admit that labor might
| become unreasonable. These unreaSon-
able demands and attitudes wherever
| found are the stirrcrs up or strife, ana
| the thoughtful man. the man that
| is slow 10 anger is necessary factor
when strife is abroad, He that Is slow
| TO anger appcascth wrath Thank God
| for the ool-headed men In both camps.
| al listened TO Mr. Gompers speak dur
| ing his visit here. and was quite in
! tcrested In all he said. This statement
struck me with some force:
1--WE men OF labor are very much in
earnest. we wanted moro when we
started. now We want more today and
when we get that VIC VIII want more
tomorrow; and when VIC get that we Will
THAT sounds well for us who labor.
| but right steps In and SAYS there Is Il
point beyond which you dare not ask.
business profits VIII not permit this
| not presume 10 control capital. nor
must capital presume TO control labor.
I'm the matter now pending relative
| to the railroads there needs 10 obtain
| the Judgment OF the man that is slow
to anger Railroads should be prevent
ed from imposing hardships upon either
| the public or its employees, and tho in
| tcrstatc commerce commission is Gazing
| for the public quite well and | main
tain that SO long as the railroads COM
| ply with the laws for their government
! they should be permitted TO manage
| their own affairs just as any individual
| Is allowed 10 manage his affairs so long
as ne keeps within the law
Railroads must not he tYrannical. nor
| must employees become unrcasona blc.
| This western country needs the service
| Of both. These vast areas arc waiting
| for the coming of the railroad and the
| railroad cannot come without the strong
arm Of labor. Let these two powers but
unite and within the next decade the
wealth. OF this western country will in
! crease nightly.
Labor and capital United they mean
| plenty and happiness for both Separated
/ they VIII both perish and the nation VIII
perish with them. Let MS support what :
ever OF right they each possess and con-
denim whatever of selrshncss they each
| bctray.