The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-16
CHURCH ATTITUDE
TOWARD UNIONS
Workers Have Right TO Com
bln8 TO Promote Interests.
NO MENACE TO SOCIAL PEACE

Organized Labor Strongest Lever Yet
Discovered For the Economic UpIift
of the Toiler-Wage Garner Who Re-
fuses to Become Unionist Lacks Spir-
II of Solidarity.
We wish to analyze in detail the at
titude of the church toward labor
unions. When | speak of the church |
mean the great historical church Of
Christ And thus do l define her posi-
tion with regard to the unions
The church approves of the principle
of association and of its application In
the various departments of social life
She claims that the right to associate
with his fellows for the attainment of
a legitimate end is a birthright of man.
She has gained it for herself and is
most willing to extend it to all lawful
purposes Laborers have a right to
combine in order to promote their com
mon interests. IN doing So they violate
no Just law they imperil no legitimate
interest; they act within the sphere OF
social justice. What is right cannot be
detrimental to the commonwealth nor
subversiye of order and peace Labor
unions in themselves cannot be regard
ed as a menace to social peace or as an
injustice done any one else They are
10 frtl l,B.
are desirable
No stronger lever for the economic
and social upiift Of the laboring classes
than labor organization has as vet been
discovered. 1t makes for the indcpend-
ence Of labor, the greater security OF
its remuneratious and its prote ton in
every sense. 1t brings to recognition
the dignity OF labor ANA It's social value
and prevents It's degradation and ex-
ploitation.
1t would follow from this that labor
ers themselves should appreciate their
unions, as they stand guald over their
vital interests. The wage Garner who
refuses to join the union seems to be
lacking in the spirit Of solidarity. His
view is narrow He understands not
his real interests. He weakeps his
own cause.
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their efforts Of organization If he does
this he does them an injustice, making
the exercise of a fundamental right I'M
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