Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-01-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

In accordance with its last years
program, organized labor of the Twin
Cities offered the following interest
ing program at the first meeting in
1922 at Labor Hall, last Sunday af-
temoon, deemed by many to be one
of the most interesting and educating
programs ever given by the working
men:
Rev. FIR. r. F. Flynn of ST. Mary's
church spoke on the very interesting
subject of THE Catholic Church and
Labor" As was expected, Father
Flynn's talk was listened to with keen
interest,
Prof c. H. Woolbert of the Depart
nieIst OF Ssnpfisfs at fliss Universits.
gave a noteworthy address on The
Value of Organization. Professor
Woobert handled his subject very
well, and left it clearly established In
the minds of every laboring man, that
cooperation and union are brothers.
Two very accomplished young la
dies, Miss Esther Nichols, soprano,
of Elmwood, and Miss Lois Rice, alto,
Of Worden, sang several classic and
popular songs that were very pleasing
to all music lovers present.
That the mass meetings being held
by organized labor are attracting at
tention was evidenced by the large
audience in attendance. Labor Hal
is too small to hold such crowds and
without doubt a larger auditorium
will be obtained for future meetings.
Labor's Sunday afternoon mass meet
ngs have met with approval OF both
the church and the public. Opened In
Gods name and conducted with intel
ligent and wholesome talks these
meetings were bound to succeed. IL
fills large want in the Sunday pro-
gram. Every good man and woman
are expected to go to Sunday school
and church on Sunday morning and
evening. The afternoon, however,
is open, and the very interesting pro-
grams of organized labor fills the
gap.
Sunday, January 8, 1922, should
live long in the memory of true
friends of organization. On that day,
both afternoon and evening, we heard
eXpounded by men of intelligence and
common sense, those principles OF
umonlsm that mean so much and are
so dear to the members of organizer
labor. We listened to unbiased speak
erS tell the world that the principles
OF organized labor are the fundamen-
Ia principles of Our Saviour, Jesus
Chnst. We heard the voluntary tes-
umonal of an employer that labor in
The Twin Cities is fair and square.
We listened in amazement to the won
derfol words of Peter j. Collins,
speaking under the auspices of : the
hnlghts of Columbus, when he de-
Tended labor and said that he marvel
led that organized labor, so long with
It's nose to the grindstone, did not see
RED and rise up and beat down its
S0Ppfessors. He fearlessly defended
laDcr, even against the field secretary
OF the l. S. Chamber of Commerce
VINO thought that the mere pronuncia'
uon Of his official title would strike
awe and submission into this defend.
Rg David of organized labor before
Ihe atterances of a Chamber of Com.
meree Goliath. Mr.. Collins said: 81
INN my nails to no one"
Ffof: I. III. Woolbert gave an en-.
'eftalnlng talk on "The Value of Or
sahlzaton-' He emphasized that or
sahl1atlon means better homes; thai
SSe1tef homes means better Americs
tr tor the working man. The professor!
salk was all the more interesting be
eause ne mixed with us. His father
ana ms wife's father were both unioI
men and he was brought up undel
union circumstances so he can no
nelp from being biased-and he il
strongly IN favor of unions,
As a warning to labor, the profes
nof n pointed out that mere money O.
pUGer t are not the things labor shoult
sa a,Ilse Tor just merely to hold then
sqalhSt capital. But to want none!
o5u ~ oullu homes-to save-to rear am
euueate children-to prepare for ol,
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