Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-11-12
FORMER Resident Writes Interesting
Letter From the Golden State,
Where so Many are Rush
ing Now
SAYS THE RENTALS
ARE VERY HIGH
New buildings Going Up Rapidly
Which is Expected to Relieve
the Conditions for Suitable
81 Homes
Los Angeles, Calf,
Nov. 2, 1919.

Decorah, Iowa,
Dear Editor:
There is so much moving about
mere that it is hard to keep up with
the procession. Houses are reared in
a day and the churches are being
stirred up and making changes that
look well on the surface. Today
marks the last services of two
churches in their old places of wor-
ship.
The Trinity church South move to
their new (old) church which was
purchased from the parties holding
title to the Baker P. Lee Christ's
Episcopal church which had gotten
under such a load of debt that it's
pastor had to pass through bank
ruptcy and the church sold, passing
finally into the hands of the NJ. E.
church South.
This affords them a substantial
permanent church home. With this
the First NJ. E. church takes posses
sion of the Trinity Auditorium and
will occupy 1t while it has under con-
struction its new church edifice at
the corner of Eighth and Hope SITS.
where they have a very fine lot and
well located for church as but one
car line passes it and that not very
often.
/ listened to DR.. Patterson on his
return from Grand Rapids, Mich
today where he attended the Congre-
gationa1 Church Council and in
which were discussed the (Not How
to Save Men From Damnation) but
the great questions of the day. Viz.
"The League of Nations" ITEM
perance," The Labor Question" and
in which, the council voted in favor
of labor which feel is right If the
labor people were on the right basis
of action.
l am constrained to ask some
questions here that should help to
stimulate a healthier condition OF
the minds of men and here is what
suggests itself to me, was it liberty
loving Americans that led the race
riot in Chicago or Omaha? Were
they lovers of American principles
who instituted the policeman's
wicked strike in Boston? Were they
lawEloving Americans who lately
sought to enforce the despotic meth
ods of labor unionism on the city OF
Los Angeles? Who are the leaders
of the steel strikes? These fomentors
of strife in hundred places OF our
country are not American citizens.
Their chief concern is not for this
country, but for cash and more cash.
There are however, lot OF good
men get mixed up, in this melee. AS
! was talking with shipyard car
penter very recently and ne was
firm in the belief that the only
means of getting their rights was 10
strike, strike, strike without any IDEA
of where he would get off at.
On the other hand the heads OF
the corporations cannot sit in their
offices and refuse to arbitrate in any
way these differences.
With some experience with labor
I must say that at the present time
> the exactions are beyond any rea-
son and good sense, and the sooner
the present disturber is dislodged
from his position and sent to his pc
culiar environment out of this coun-
try these matters will settle into a
much better frame of mind and in
telligence.
I will excuse the Congregational
council for voting as they did as
they are only Congregational preach
ers.
We must extradite (not the preach
ers), but these unprincipled mis-
leading, drastic, vitrolic, nest OF out
laws and rid our fair land or III
intended people. We have no string
on them only one to lead them out
and IL possible, into something bet
ter than our free institution to
trifie away and destroy,
We are not through with them
until they are put afoat for some
place that is compatible with their
ideas. Send them HOME.
IL is with great pleasure that
am advised OF the coming here of the
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