The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-12-13

AID TOR publication IN tnto uopart'
ment should not exceed 800 words u
length and must be accompanied BY
the name and addrcss OF the sender.
Editor Herald;
have read with interest the SER
mons by our local preachers which
have appeared In your paper. and !
think Il a splendid way to spread the
0cspei. I confess I have been OUT Of
toach with the church for many ycars,
Il seemed to mo that the church was
not followins the teachings Of Christ.
Il seemed to me the ministers were
catering to those who could contrib
ute most literally toward their sal.
ary--that they were not In sympathy
with the workers In their struggle to
emancipats their class from wage
slavery. but were ever the staunch
supporters Of capitalistic rule. even to
declare Il = divine right" This. I
think. u the main reason that work
ers are dessrtins the church whom
they become educated to know the In
forest Of their own class.
Nov. far b Il from me to and fault
with the stand chosen BY our minis
tcrs. say. stick to u. You know
which side your bread 10 buttcrsd on.
and I can assure that the WORKING
class will work out their own saliva
tion without your help. but whom one
Of the writer's goes out Of his way TO
say unkind things about somc OF ~.
wish to ash for space for few words
In your valuable paper.
In the sermon In the Herald ON the
asa, ult.. Il says: who are the men
Who cry out most against the order Of
society. They are the people Who
have found out BY sad sspsrisncs that
they cannot b idlers and obslrue-
tionists without bringing down on
their own heads the just penalty Of
the law"
AL OF your readers Who have read
the Appeal to Reason'-and Who
has motor Who have ever listened
to . soap-boxsr. knows that hs refers
to the socialists. and % ono Of the
case hardened socialists. I want
Brother Brcnde, to know that I have
no ill-feeling toward him for thus
classifying us. Il 10 evident that he
knovs very little. II anything. about
the socialist philosophy. and is 10 not
my intention here TO Instruct him.
but ] wish to Say . word Of cheer to
those Who CRY out against this or
DER" You. my comrades. I greet you.
You are 'ths soldiers Of the common
good" You are ever ready With
words and deeds 70 help the victims
Of the system you are striving TO
overthrow. You know that Q system
which has put io.ooo.o 900 people on
the verge Of starvatioa In this. the
richest land In the world. cannot con-
tinus. You know that . social order
which has snslaved nearly 5000. 200
little children. while strons men are
refused employnsat. b doomed TO COL
lapse. You have lifted the veil from
history and know that the unequal
treatment Of glasses. unequal TAXATION
and the unequal distribution Of
wealth ID the three great causes which
have filled the cemeteries Of the past
with dead nations. You lore your
and want to save Il from 20
Ing the way Of those nations which
live today only In history. You know
all Of this. and more-and are dsvot-
ing your life TO establish . new order
founded on Justice and equal oppor.
for all. You may not b quite
sure that the Bible b inspired. but
whom you knock at the portals Of the
Kingdom where rulsth He Who said.
'inasmuch ~ you have done unto
ons Of the lsast Of these. ny brethren.
you have done Il unto me-" mat.
3S:to). JOHN AUsrAD.