The Washington herald., 1913-10-11
LABOR BUREAUS
aims OUTLINED
Secretary Wilson Speaks at
Gunton-Temple Church
Dinner.
PLEADS FOR JUSTICE
Says that Capital Plays Large Part
in Production-Wants
Afiliation.
PLEADS FOR JUSTICE

| The relative positions of capital and
labor and the duties and ideals of the
Department of Labor were outlined by
Secretary Of Labor Wilson last night
at a mems dinner" at Gunton-Temple
Memorial Church, Fourteenth and r
Streets Northwest.
Secretary Wilson said that capital.
though II is inanimate and has no
active part in production. is the part
ner OF labor, in that money is neces-
sary in order that the workers may
have machinery to make ready for use
their products. and that the products
may be marketed and sold after they
have been made.
In introducing his remarks on capital
| and labor, Mr.. Wilson spoke OF the ne
cessity OF the recognition of material
things, in order that spiritual ends might
be attained. He followed the plant of
the Rev. c. Everest Granger, pastor OF
the church, who said that II seemed nee
essary to use pork and beans as a
magnet to draw churchmens to their
churches.
1T is necessary for US to recognize the
material as we'll as the spiritual nature
of man." said Mr.. Wilson. We must
take care of the material in order that
we may take care of the spiritual
"Some cater only to the spiritual II
is true that this is better than TO rec
ognize only the material, but in this con-
nectiOn 1t might be asked what the
church has failed to do for the laboring
man. The answer is that in many in
stances II has failed to realize the rela-
ton of the material and the spiritual
Capital Is Material.
TT is our hope that the Department of
Labor will be able to correlate the two
elements of mans nature and through
that be able TO bring employers and en-
ployes TO a real brotherhood. and. in
addition to that. to a partnership in pro-
duction.
Capital represents the material and
labor the spiritual 1t is impossible with
out capital to kurnish the Iaboring man
means OF living until the product Of his
labor is ready for use and then is mar
keted and sold.
Capital is inanimate. There is in 1t no
life, no energy. no intelligence, no will
power
Don't jump to the conclusion that cap
ital doesn't take part in production.
Without Ne machines which capital fur
nishes. there can be no production.
Labor acts as a sort of philosophers
stone. in that everything & touches
turns to wealth. To make capital and
labor partners in production is one of
the purposes of the Department of La
Dor. When the partners disagree II is
the duty of the department to bring
them together and to have the prob
lens worked out intelligently. The
council table is far better than a strike
as a means to unite capital and labor.
Must Have Justice.
If these problems are TO be worked
out, we must recognize the relation be-
tween capital. the material, and labor.
the spiritual. They must be handled
in a spirit of brotherly love and JUS
tice to all parties.
George A. Provost was toastmaster at
the dinner. Speakers were R. J. Boyd.
treasurer of the church. who responded
to toast on the church finances:
George r. Hammond. who responded to
the toast. Music" and Rev. c. E. Gran
ger, pastor
The dinner was given so that the men
Of the church might become acquainted.
There were meetings before and after
the dinner. which was prepared and
served by women of the church.