The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25
CALLS ON Church
To INTERVENE IN
LABOR STRIKES
New York Pastor Would CON-
pose Differences Between
Capital and Labor-SayS
Church Cannot Stand AIOOf.

NEW YORK. Sept. 24-The hurch
and the pulpit were called upon to in
tervene in strikes and try to compose
the differences between capital and
labor in Labor Day Message" issued
today by the Rev Worth NJ Tippy,
executive secretary Of the social serv-
ice commission OF the Federal Council
Of the Churches Of Christ in America.
He declared that the church must
stand for the right of labor to organize
and take collective action under proper
restraints and safeguards for public
welfare, and that the church should not
be prevented from taking this step
either by reactionary employers or by
evils in the labor movement.
The Rev. Mr.. Tippy pointed out that
the nation had suffered n tremendous
economic loss because OF the strikes
last year. and that deeper perils lie in
threatened destruction OF the spirit OF
cooperation and good Will between
capital and labor THE church watches
the deepening conflict with profound
concern" he continued. at can not
| stand aloof At whatever risk OF be-
| coming involved in the controversy, II
| must go into the midst OF contendng
| forces. II possible between them. II
must bring to bear every ounce OF in
| fluence which it possesses to bring
| these contending groups together, and
and effective means of co operation"
| He pointed out that there was need
| to devise a method by which employ
| ers and workers can get together and
| keep together so as to put heart and
power into production and give just re-
| turns to both groups.
IF no form of labor organization Is
permitted and II not only strikes but
labor organization itself is fought to a
| finish there appears no way out Of our
troubles but rather q deepening OF
| them We shall have an autocratic
management of industry on the one
| side and either kind of serfdom on
the other, or militant, bitter and
class conscious organization Of labor
| growing yearly more revolutionary.
| That Is just the danger of the present
hour.
"The church can not be hesitant here.
When, as may often happen, the in
clusiveness of it's fellowship precludes
cooperate judgment on the part OF
the whole church, the pulpit must new
ertheleSs be true to Its prophetic office.
The case is hopeless If employers will
| not allow collective action by their
workers. The church must stand for
the right of organization and collec-
tive action, under proper ethical re-
straints and safeguards for public well
fare.
1.-THE church can not allow itself to be
estopped from this course either by
pressure from reactionary employers
on the one hand, or by manifest evils
in the labor movement on the other.
1t must be strong enough to attack
these evils and to resist the pressure.
1t must urge employers, especially
Christian employers, to work out dem
ocratic principles in their establish
ments with due time for investigation
and experiment. The important matter
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that the start is made, and that every
thing that is done be on the road to a
definite goal-the development of demo-
cratic factory organization in which