El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Pastor Gives
His Remedies
For MObSp11-it
Dr.. Floyd Poe Delivers
Scholarly Sermon on
Timely Subject.

No one thing VIII cure the moi
spirit, but about 10 things VIII stamp
It out IS the opinion Of Dr. Floyd Poe,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church. which he expressed Sunday
night from his pulpit
In q scholarly fashion, treating
each as a partial remedy. he declared
the following things woald Settle
strife, Bolshevism ana riots in Amer
icas Education. naturalization Of
aliens. better Journalism more equit-
able agreements between capital and
labor, more homes and 1iresides, more
people owning real property further
influence Of public associations sucn
as lodges, clubs and churches, a vital
religion. more service and less SELF
ishness and the practice Of the com
maudment Thou shalt Love Thy
Neighhor as ThyselL
Gives Others Opinions.
after the minister had read opln-
ions from the superintendent OF the
city schools. from the secretary and
treasurer Of the Central labor union,
and from the managing editor o. The
Herald, he gave his own opinion He
disagreed with the superintendent In
some things, and he disagreed with
the union man some, and differed
with the newspaper man in others,
but agreed with them all in part
Lack Of wages isn't always the
cause Of a mob, said Dr. Poe You
never see teachers and preachers in
a mob. But II lack Of wages caused
mobs the preachers and teachers
would have a regular Jazz mob all the
time Then he discussed the poor
salaries given the teachers and minis
Education. he said. would go a long
way 10 check the mob spirlt-that
mobs were made up OF uneducated
persons. Although farmers are
sometimes seen in mohs, they are not
the educated class OF farmers, he
said
a vital need is to have the millions
Of foreigners IN this country natural
lied. he said
When Labor Makes Mistake.
II DIT. Poe was editor Of a paper
he would run it differently from
newspapers the world over He would
play down" all things which the
public had rather read. and would
play up the good side always and
hold up &c the people IN big head
lines that which they Should be like"
II i would announce that ] would
appear in a clowns costume and
preach a sermon in this pulpit.
NJ NAA4 -rA q place on the 'front.' page
OF the paper. said the speaker. But
preaching a sermon like this one to-
night I won't even get a mention
In speaking Of the troubles between
capital and labor. the pastor praised
the cooperative proflt-sharIng sys.
ten which, he said. binds employer
and employe together. Labor Is not
always right in its demands. he said.
and declared Organized labor makes
vital rlistake when Il fails TO rec
ognize everybody's rights except its
own"
More homes and more firesidss
would keep down riots. be said; the
mob spirit breeds IN crowded quarters.
II more persons owned their prop
erry they would be less apt to destroy
property OF others he said
The speaker believes that the
lodges. clubs and other public associ-
ations do much 20 keep down the mob
spirit
A vital religion. service rather than
selfishness and the practice OF The
commandment Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself' ara also needed
20 curb the mob spirit The problem
wil never be entirely solved. he said
until the people obey this command
menr