The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
LABOR TROUBLE
AND CHURCHES
1ll-Considered lnterfer-
ence Has Wrong
Effect.
MUST NOT SHIRK DUTY
Should 1mpartially Try to
Bring Both Sides to More
Reasonable View.

NEW YORK. Sept 4 The church
and tho pulpit wee called upon to
intervene In strikes and try to COM
MOI the differences between capital
and labor in a Labor Sunday Mes
..rc" issued today b. the Rev. Worth
N Tlppy. executive secretary Of the
social service commission Of the Fed
er1I COUNCIL of the Church OF Christ
in America.
II. declared that the church must
r,arF for the right OF labor to or
ran.1a and take collective action un-
Aicr proper restraint ard safeguards
for public welfare and that tho
church should not he prevented
from taking this step either by re-
acu1nary employers or by evils in
the labor movement"
The Reverend Tppy pointed out
that the nation had suffered a tre-
mendous economic lcss because OF
the strikes last year and that deep
or perils lie in threatened dostruc-
ton OF the spirit Of cooperation
and good will between capital and
labor. The churcn watches the
deepening conflict with profound
concern" 10 continued. 1T cam
not stand aloof. A. whatever risk
Of becoming involved In the contro-
yersy II must go into the midst Of
contendlng forces, II possible be-
tween them. II must bring to bear
every ounce of influence which it
POSSESS TO bring these contending
koups together, and to induce them
v work out permanent and effec-
tive means together, and to induce
hem work ou permanent and eff
fecuve means OF cooperation"
lie pointed out that thero was
need 10 devise method by which
employers and workers can get to-
gether and keen together. so as TO
put heart and power into production
and give Just returns to both
groups. III no form OF labor or
ganization is permitted and II not
only strikes but labor organizations
itself Is fought to finish, there ap-
pears no way out of the troubles.
but rather deepening of them, We
shall havelan au'icratio management
OF industry on one side and either
a kind Of serfdom on the other or
militant, bitter, ard class con-
scious organization OF labor grow
ing yearly more revolutionary. That
is Just the danger Of the present
hour.
The church cannot be hesitant
here. When as may often happen.
the inclusivenoss OF its fellowship
precludes a co-opera tion judgment
on the part OF the whole church,
the pulpit must nevertheless be true
10 its prophetic office. The case is
hopeless II employers will not allow
collective action by their workers.
The church must stand for the right
OF organization ans collective ac-
ton, under proper ethical restraints
and safeguard for public welfare.
The church cannot allow itself TO
be stopped from this course either
by pressure from reactionary en-
plCyers on the ono hsnd or by mani
fest evils in the lahor movement on
the other II must urge employers.
especially Christian employers, TO
work out democratic principles in
their establishment with due time
Tor investigation ana expert
ment The important matter is not
Just what plan Is followed, but that
the start is made, pnd that every
thing that is done on the road 10
a definite boal-the development of
democratic factory organization in
which all truly cooperative and
which Is for the benefit of each and