The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-11-17

They trying religious war In the
American Federation Of Labor. to split the Fedora
ton in half.
The men who have inspired the movement don't
two pins about the religion morals OF the workngmcn
whom they would a oggcrheads. They don't a
snap OF their fingers whether the of organized labor
go Catholic church. the "hard sheed Baptist church
church at all
Said level headed delegate to the A. II of L. con
vention from the East g" dread religious quarrel dread
a'dispute questions OF patriotism.
absolute faith in the Deity" the delegate "is
Z beautiful thing Love of country is a noble emotion.
"But faith something used by who have faith
10 infame the of who have it, And the noble
emotion of patriotism is often put to gnoble uses
Who the pals" the nside'
No one o know. But insidiously, per
sistently, the question of religion is injected into
the convention the floor in the committee
rooms and in the Hobbies of the hotels where the dele
gates stopping
The same interests if not the same individuals tina,
20 ago nflamed white heat the "A. =. AS against
the Catholics with bugaboo of Rome today calling
on the Catholics to beware of the socialists.
Earnest honest who induced by the artificial
excitement of 20 years to join the a P As are
amazed at whenever they look back upon their
iolEes. These interests will if they disrupt the
ranks OF labor they disrupted the 20
Christians Catholic and protestant told that the
socialists Goddess and pledged destroy the church
Christians strong in their faith, aghast that any man
should deny God They told tina, who deny God
are dangerous should OF organized labor
The socialists in their beliefs yield inch
Hot words pass
And there results curious ncongruous hitor-miss
having do with and doctrines, working hours
and creeds recognition and hell and sanitary working
ditions in this world and life everlasting in the next.
There many delegates, devout Catholics loyal
peotestants sturdy socialists who will permit themselves
be stampeded into a fight religion
Others less honest but less thoughtful
Who will fall for it." unless restrained
Level headed frankly worried
They know the subject is dynamite
Only one delegate dared offer resolution touch
ing religion He is Emil Arnold OF the Brotherhood OF
Printers Decorators and Paperhangers OF America.
The officer. of Federation wish he had not intro
duced the resolution.
Arnold saws in one whereas. tina. ",he soealled Chris
fsn and Catholic unions in Germany used strike
and have created discord delayed progress
q the in Europe than anything else
has done.
In another he says that Catholic bishop sided with
the mine West Virginia and that protestant, min
isters joined the militia in their activities in the Calumet
Mich. strike
He would have the Federation resolve tina. it will
denim any Christian Catholic, which is harm
full to the labor movement.
The officers Of the Federation fear bitter fight this
resolution on the this week 1t already
has resulted words in the committee where
is being considered
The Star has this one word offer Don't be mislcd
YOU gentlemen who are in Seattle delegates the A. F.
OF L. convention by this false 1t is only intended
to make trouble for your organization.
ss S WIN, a' , pna m, be- ,h osSs .s
like Wesley Lorimer Jones.
SENATOR psnRose say. n. favor. republican changes. hint.
- Pennsylvania ought be sufficient
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