The Washington times., 1920-09-02

are not standing alone. The right Of
collective sction ts reoox niHoc a.
Fundamental py the Industrial Confer
ence called ~ the President, In Its
report OF March q. 1920. and also in
the platforms OF each or the two Erea
political parties The platform for
American Industry adopted on May Is.
1920. by the National Association OF
Manufacturers recognises IL as a rels-
tive right. ending where injury to the
public begins.
.The church cannot allow itself TO
be stopped from this course either
ployers on the one hand. or by the
manifest evils In the labor movement
on the other. IL must be strong
enough 10 attack these evils and TO
resist the pressure. II must urge
especially Christian eSn-
pioyers. to work out democratic prln-
ciples In their ests sblishments with
due time for Investigation and expert
ment- The important matter is not
just what plan Is followed. but that
\ start is made. and that everything
that IL done be on the road to denn-
lite goAl-the development OF demo-
cratic factory organisation In which
all truly cooperate and which Is Tor
the benent OF each and all.
The law of struggle or competition.
as the historic dominant law OF In
dustry. has pitted employer against
employer. corporation against corpor-
alton. nation against nation. IL was
responsible away back for the & ~
warr with its gigantic economic and
human losses. 1t has pitted capitalist
and employer against the workers.
and the workers against capitalist and
employer In a struggle which threat
ems another cataclysm and at least
the temporary shattering Of civiliza-
tion.
WANTS GOLDEN RULE.
'Now we want the Golden Rule
DO unto others as you would have
them do unto you,' and Christ's
saying Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself.' set up in factories and
applied to the total personnel. from
stockholders. directors and president
want to exalt the word of the prophet
Micah: What doth Jehovah require
of thee, but to do justly. to love kind
ness and to walk humbly with thy
God We want a concern for the
teaching of Jesus, to have q control
ling place in Industrial relations.
'The commercial spirit. so-called.
can be escaped only as men con-
sciously work to produce from the
motive Of service. Once again the OBJ
ject of industry, IL Christian, is to
meet great human needs, to lift the
level of the life of all. to make it
possible for tho largest number to
have the best possible chance at
life. All who work that way. work
in a Christian atmosphere, which is
elevating and inspiring and which
brings out the best that is in them.
The Christian principle takes one
step farther, and leads to the pri-
mary motive of industry.
Is the motive of PROFITS. which Is
the primary motive of modern enter
prise. a Christian motive, and ought
1t not to be supplanted by or rigidly
subordinated to Christs great mo-
tive Of service? Here Is world OF
people. human beings with eternal
destinies. They have great needs, ma
terial and spiritual; they have to feed,
clothe. house, transport, educate and
recreate themselves and their ,fami-
lies and to develop the Godlike with
in them. That is the real meaning
of agriculture, railroading, manu-
featuring. education and religion.
Everybody. therefore. who has any
part in these processes has a sacred
calling, and ought to work with the
same motive and spirit as the true
minister and missionary who minister
to the religious needs Of men,"