Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-29
Address by Chas. w. Maier
Special Representative
Fremen Hngnemsn,

come ard indeed should come Il
and when il Is clear thai govern
uneuI operation vii yieid re
greateSt return fer the eNpVudi-
TURF
~ friends. it takes courage for a
man to thus express himself on such
az occasion. lie told these men that
bis idea e q railroad man is Henry
Fort tie tod them thai eventually
We would have railroad operation in
this country In accordance with Henry
Fonts ideas and that when We wake
op 20 the fact that IL Is tie best thing
for rs nothing vii step Is from hav-
Jug IL. His reason no doubt Tor say
ing that Henry Fond vas his ideal
Of a railroad man car briefly be eNs
planned b. the fact that Henry ford
employs - goo men and women and
that his common labor is paid $500
fer every eight hours, while the Steel
Trust pays S3.I2 for IL hours. Thus
the Steel Trust pays SSI2 for II
hours work IA one Of lis lahorers.
while Henry Fond pays $500 to one
ol has labelers for the same kind of
Work for the same number Of hours.
Henry Ford has no organized labor,
as ] understand II, IN his factories,
bat Henry Ford knows that he has 4
esponsihlllty resting upon his should
erss and when the time comes 70 an
sNxer for his stewardship he Is not go-
ing 10 be asked the question, why
die you defraud the lahorer of his
hire p why do You make IL inn
possible for that workman whe
worked for you, who is made in the
image and likeness of Myself, why did
you make IL impossible for him to
take proper care of those that belong
TO him 90
Listen, I have preached this doc.
trine for thirty-two years from the
public platform for my Brotherhood,
and have heard men say, .oh we'll,
IL is all right for Maier to talk that
way. but there is no life beyond the
grave and corporation has no soul.
And | have said To them, All right,
IL corporation has no soul and II
there is no life beyond the grave you
are lucky dog, but when the time
comes If YOU find that you have got
10 answer for your stewardship, II Is
then that you will feel the effects OF
your shortcomings" On that one sub
ject, in behalf of Labor, | will read TO
you from an editorial published In
America" by the Reverend DR.. Jos.
sph Husselien of New York City;
Is Prosperity Just Around the
Corner
Man is human being made IN
the image and likeness of God
and has time for higher things
than the mere amassing of wealth
and the indulgence of capltalistlc
impulses. This Is fundamental In
all Christian sociology, that the
purpose of industry is not the
mere accumulation of profits to
the end that few should live in
luxury and comfort, but all who
engage in the honorable work OF
production for the common good
deserve to enjoy the fruits of
faithful toll. documentary as this
truth is, the world has failed TO
grasp it,"
My friends, | will soon be through.
But before | am, | want TO call your
attention to this: II is the open shop
| fight that has brought the present
! state of affairs on our American
workmen, as we find II today. The
| papers will tell you that the country
is in prosperous condition and tina,
there is now practically no business
depression. | wish that were true,
If there is no longer any business de-
preston how can they explain why
millions of people willing to work
are looking for jobs. wonder how
they make out. They are whistling
to keep up courage. The other day
they told US, Prosperity is just
around the corner" In the name of
goodness why don't il come out and
show itself? tApplause.) That Is
what we are after. None of us want
to look through green glasses or blue
glasses either. lLaughter.)
Continued Next Week.