The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-18

use It's organizations to promote ln- dustrial democracy or allow the wealthy supporters to prevent 1t from applying Christian principles in the greatest field of mans activity"
 Mr. Kitchelt explained and advo- catcd collective bargaining and the admission of workers to partial con- trol of industry
 Miss Foley Speaks at Harvard Street
 Church.
 Miss Maude Foley of the Garment Makers Union, speaking in the even ing at the Harvard Street Metho- dist church, said that she believed the church was the best agency for bring ing capital and labor together
 She pointed out that many people say that labor is unfair because brick layers receive $8 per day ,whcn school teachers, they argued, receive much less for days work. Miss Foley pointed out that bricklayers arc only able to work seven or eight months of the year and in that time they must make sufficient to tide them over rainy day The teachers, Miss Foley argued, are steadily employed. She asserted there would be better un- derstanding between capital and labor if the employer would take the em- ploye's place for a while.
 Pastor Tells Lessons Learned in Overalls"
 Rev Frank Kingdom, pastor of the omheld-Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal church, who went to work 1 as a carpenter, spoke at night to his congregation on "IeSsons Learned in Overalls."
 Rev Mr. Kingdom said that he was l more sure than ever that the only so- lution of the dispute between capital and labor was in the teachings of Christ. He said that, when the capi- talist looked upon the laborer as a brother their troubles would end Speaking or his actual work, he said that the laborer should have some | idea of the work a minister does ratl- CT than the minister having to learn | what manual labor is For most min lsters, said the pastor, had some ex- | perience with a laborer's work, but the average man knows little about the long hours the minister spends in | his various duties
 In Outside Churches BELMONT-Henry Abrahams. vice president of the Boston Central Labor | Union, speaking in the Plymouth Con- gregational Church, told of the benefits of organized labor.
 WALTHAM-Miss Mary Thompson. | speaking at the First Methodist Church in Asbury Temple, pleaded for better 1 understanding of the labor situation. She outlined the policy of organized labor. setting forth its motives and objects. l The pastor also spoke
 | WATERTOANN-F J T<rleeianel. superintendent of public buildings in Boston, spoke at the First Baptist Church on The Golden Rule and Industrial Re | lations." MT. kneeland explained the | organized labor movement. Rev. Charles l Day, pastor of the church, urged a closer relation between labor and the employer. | QU1NC4-Two representatives of or ganized labor occupied local pulpits, as part of the Golden Rule Sunday" pro- | gram. It was intended to have J. D. Driscol of the Boston Central Labor 1 Union speak in the morning at the At 1 lantic Memorial Congregational Church, | but the program had to be changed. The labor meeting was held at night and as 1 Mir. Driscoll had another engagement for l the evening, the address was made by Austin Ballantine, also of the Boston Central Labor Union. He gave a talk on the lines of cooperative goodwill be- tween labor and capital.
 At the First Church of Squantun, of which Rev. Mir. Davison is also the pastor, an address on labor unions and their influence on the welfare of the workers was made by Sylvester Mcbride, president of the Boston Typographical | Union.
 CAMBRIDGE-W J. Meade of the
 Bakers Union, in an address at the First
 Baptist Church. said that religion was the key to a complete understanding between capital and labor. MT. Meade made a plea for the rights of labor. He said he believed both employer and e1nploye had
 faith in the Golden Rule and awaited the action of the church in bringing them together Mr. Meade defended the strike and boycott as used by labor in some in-
 stances. asserting that in many cases it
 was only by these methods that labor
 could obtain its rights.
 l DORCHESTER-E Senator John J
 Kearney of East Boston. business agent
 of tic Cooks and Walters Union of
 Boston, speaking at the Pilgrim Con-
 gregational Church, declared that splen-
 did opportunity is at the disposal ot