South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-30
NOVEMBER 80, 1910.
THANKSGIVING, LABOR AND LIFE.

THANKSGIVING, LABOR AND LIFE.
Today. in South Bend. throughout Indiana, and
throughout the nation. we again to return our
thanks to the Almighty for His many blessings In
world largely given slaughter and the promo
ton Of human misery. VIC at peace and enjoying
unprecedented prosperity 1t is fitting that we as
united brothers sincerely express our gratitude.
little later we will celebrate anniversary Of the
birth Of the Savior His shortest most comprehensive
best sermon Love we one another" The senti-
rnent Of this season will be Good will to all men"
If we are not hypocres these two seasons ought to
bring us closer to heaven closer to another
Love faith and charity should fill and hold hearts
No class distinction social racial otherwise should
haze place minds. for neither the will of God nor
the teachings Of Christ recognize these things
Yet
While nation is enjoying peace and prosperity as
never before while Christian nation under
the direct command love another there the
strongest indications will plunge from these
seasons Of good will and thanksgiving into the most
distressing industrial war this nation ever knew In
1917. the issue between and property must be
fought out. else all present signs are false The
masses are paying all they in order to live and
yet the few are making enormous profits. In free
country. such condition must mean revolution OF some
degree.
What is an industrial war? It is effort for equit
able division endeavor to set right the mis-
takes OF government the evils that have been
insidiousIy the social order. 1t is the
struggle OF those who have not what they ought to
have to get back What rape of justice has to
favored minority 1t is fight with greed with greed
armed munitioned and entrenched in the status
II may have its dead and wounded and prisoners It
always has its increase of misery. 1t has its
victories which decide nothing. 1t sac
hces AMI heroiss. always leaves its bitter
ness and hatreds.
L is step toward revolution. as revolution ever
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ngmans trouble that he after Injuries; that the
whole people have converted many Iuxuries into
necessities Professional economists take paper and
pencil and hgure that family of five live on
IS per week. We have at present scientific expert
nent under progress which is going to demonstrate
that if you grass nuts cheap fruits and such in
small quantities drink water only, youn be much
better off physically and financially. They lead up
to the philosophical trough theory
that II we don't much, get along pleasant
" little. Behold the Eskimos and the Patagonans.
But who can successfully combat assertion that
since the beginning, has progressea simply be-
cause he has persisted in getting something little
better than he hat
In our country, at this time we have plutOcratic
class shows itself plainly politics de-
unable in church business life and social life Riches
are ping upon this class before enormously
augneuting the common mans hatred of the power OF
money in the possession OF the arrogant At the same
the living is crushing the never
before Revolt against the condition is ripenng. OF
else there remarkable change in human nature, ar
extraordinary deviation the line along which mar
has always gone ahead.
Happily there seems to be some Improvement along
line particularly industries. South Bend
and Mishawaka the oliver Chilled Plow works the
Rubber Resenerator Co. and Mishawaka Wooden Co
have granted wage increases of ten per cent their
employees and there may be others of whom have
heard. 1t is a good omen 1t very fttingly
With the Thanksgiving season.
Indeed this month. so far. has seen remarkabl,
progress the distribution prosperity only
but throughout the nation Instead of the election
bringing disaster workingmen. prosperity, perhap:
OF the election. then spite of it
If YOU wish put has actually spread them.
The United States steel corporation with raise
OF ten per cent in affecting 100000 employees
The American Wooden Co gave similar raise So OOO
and the Cotton Manufacturers association die
the same with $1,000. The Consolidated Gas Co o
New York declared per dividend" To-
Youngstown o. announced a per cent increase 70
IL 600 men. Cotton manufacturers i'm Lowell. Mass
and Manchester. n H.. increased the wages $500
employees Chicago reports increases benedtting NOR
than 100000 From an manufacturing centers come
the same story steel workers. wooden workers cotto
workers leather workers. glove workers munto