The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

AL a. meoIlng or bIte DOaru OI QlT0CI- ors of the Manufacturers association, at noon yesterday in the Algonquin club, Rev. A E. Komara, pastor of St. Johns Nepomuck church. addressed 25 representatives of the larger fac tories of the city on the labor ques- ton.
 Father Komara pointed out that there is much that might be depre- cated on both sides in the controversy between labor and employers. He suggested some. remedies that might be effective.[ E Instead of using their funds and organization in, fighting organized la bor, Father Komara. suggested that the manufacturers combine to utilize the national resources in such 9 way that the workman can get food and other necessaries without making himself poor thereby. He urged that the man. ufacturers encourage workmen to own their own homes. His address, which was well received by his hearers, fol- lows:
 MT. Bilton and Gentlemen:
 When was asked to address the representatives of tf2e Bridgeport Man ufacturers' association, I gladly ac- cepted because of my high esteem for the Bridgeport manufacturers. I came here not as representing my church, but I came as your real friend, and ] lpfeading the causes at the same time, as a friend of the workingmen. highly appreciate the effort of large numbers of manufacturers, endeavor- ing to secure good conditions for their workmen. It is to their credit and no one. hope, appreciates better than their workmen whose conscientious fulflment of their duty and their loy- atty must be- their gratitude. s At this time the condition of the working people is, -enninently, the question of the hour. and nothing can be of higher interest to all of us than that it should be reasonably dealt with. Speaking first in general on the industrial unrest. we must ac- Knowledge that there sare good and bad points on the side of both the employers and the employees. On the one hand we know that there are rich who run their industries primar- | fly for their personal selfish gain, dis regarding their social, ethical and | Christian obligations towards their fel- | lowmen. Running their industries 1 primarily for big profit instead of for
 use, with view for a legitimate profit they look upon workmen as so much
 muscle, so much machinery and strength or skill On the other hand there are agitators or some industria, socialists with the opposite extreme II views, teaching that labor, which does not get it's share of the profit, is the only source ofewealth, forgetting thai
 it is only one of the sources. There ! is in the first place the natural source
 then comes the invested capital which justly claims its legitimate share il
 view of its venture and depreciation
 as time goes by. Then there are tht
 brains behind. that have organized ant ! are moving the wheels of industry All these combined with labor are tn,
 sources of wealth and none of then can singly claim to be the onl, T source. The point s that disregard
 ing the truth and justice, there is {
 wave of increased discontent that fl caused by two extremes of the un reasonable employers on one side, ant
 the workmen on the other. This dis
 content is bound to grow. cspeciall.
 in times of advanced cost of living
 unless radical steps are taken to al leviate the present condition of the la
 boring class. Many things have beer
 done to hel the laboring class. Il the first place there are employers ant
 managers of business who, in view O
 their own interest, commence to re
 alize their obligation towards thei
 employees, but they do not reach tn,
 safety zone. They see that bushes
 man of today in order to get on il | business no longer believes that h
 must ruin his competitor, so no longe
 does he believe in keeping his workmel
 down, paying them their wages an, utilizing them for his interest and. n more thought to be given them be tyond that. Then there are the pri vate charities whose effort among fr,