The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-01
Federation Leader Says Catholic
Reconstruction Plan Has !.
Workers Backing.
WAGE FARMERS WELCOME Il.
support Of Catholic Church Valued by
Labor Men, 10 They Work for
| Social setterment, He
Declares.

x Chicago. - John Fitzpatrick, presl-
dent Of the Chicago Federation of La
boz. and chairman of the National Com
nnittee for Organizing Iron and Steel
Workers, has responded for organized
labor to the reconstruction pronounce
Fmeht recently issued from the Ma
'tlonal Catholic War Council, welcom-
ing and valuing most highly its ex.
pressed cooperation in the task Of re-
construction to which labor has set It.
self In statement outlining the at
ititude OF the laboring man toward this
program Of social reconstruction Mr..
Ftzpatrick says: i.s. I'LL.
Nothing has appeared in long
time that win be OF more. substantial
benefit to the cause Of organized labor
and Of economic Justice than the social
reconstruction program s1of the Ma
tienal Catholic War Council. The four
bishops who have signed this pro
gram and issued It to the world are
entitled to the heartiest thanks OF ev.
cry wage Garner who has the interests
of his fellows at heart, and both they
and the Church will receive his thanks
and appreciation in full measure. In
the same measure they should receive
the thanks Of every good Catholic, for
In heartening labor they have also
given splendid proof that the Church
ID equal to the demands Of the times
and Is applying its ancient and un-
changing principles to modern condi.
lions In a way that makes for the
progress and general well.being Of the
race. Iii f ilss 9 'ts.i' 4 r.
1.-THE program Of the National
Catholic War Council Is virtually the
program Of organized labor as ex-
pressed by the official declarations Of
the. American Federation OF Labor and
the program Of the Chicago Indie.
pendent Labor party. It's declarations
in favor iof' maintaining the present
ware rate and progressively raising It,
while At the same time taking steps to
reduces the cost of living and to control
large fortunes, constitute the strongest
possible support for the position taken
~ organized labor. Il should be print.
q IN its entirety in every labor Journal
Ii the country. Nothing will do more
to strengthen the cause of orderly hut
fundamental economic reform as Op.
posed to the plans Of those who would
destroy: our entire civilization at one
blow In the hope Of lettering the con.
ditions of the, masses. 1t Is an a1e.
quate program provided It can be
accepted and promptly carried through
as a program of action. It Is not Z
visionary program; 1t is not the pic
ture Of 4 Utopia to be realized in the
far.distant future. 1t is what labor de.
mands now, and those who wish to
avoid the excuses and dangers of q
violent and bitter upheaval can do
nothing better than to acknowledge its
true conservatism ard aid organized
labor in putting 1t into practice. !
must agree with its authors that con.
dltions in America are far less dis.
turbed than in European countries, yet
I believe 1t would be serious mistake
not to realize that the workers and
producers Of America are in mood
for action.
"ln nearly every respect the pro.
gram Of the National Catholic War
Council Is 50 comprehensive and so
adequate to the needs Of the times that
lam confident its wide publication and
its adoption by q political party pledg.
ed to carry It out would satisfy the
needs Of q large number who are on
the point Of breaking from their old
itioortngs and Joining with such hither.,
Ito inconsIde groups as the Social
lists. It Is the sign which has been
greatly. needed that We cen achieve
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