San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-21
Says Both Capital and
Working Man Have
Right to Organize.
STRIKE FORM OF WAR
Thinks Women Should Be
Paid on Same Scale
as Men.


the four representatives of the Federal
Council of Churches. at a meeting
of pastors and laymen who met in the
parlors of the First Presbyterian
Church, Wednesday morning. Mr..
Taylor, secretary of the board of tenn
perance and social welfare of the
Christian Church, will speak at the
trades council hall on South Alamo
street, Thursday evening.
Mr.. Taylor asserted that the rights
Of neither capital nor labor TO organ
iZc should be denied, as organization
is necessary under our complex civil
izatiOn. He does advocate, however.
such legislation as will be necessary
TO prevent either capital or labor
from promoting their own selfish in
terests to the detriment of society at
large.
Problems arising out of the rela.
tiOns between capital and labor can
not be permanently disposed of dur
ing strikes and labor troubles, Mr..
Taylor said. 4 strike is a modified
form Of war and as consequence il
is difficult to obtain the true state
of conditions from either side.
Truth Difficult TO Obtain.
1t is natural. he said, that labor
should put forth propaganda in its
own interest and that capital should
put. forth propaganda prejudicial to
the interest of labor. He cited incl
dents of the recent world war when
it was difficult to obtain true state
ments of facts from either side,
The hope of settling our indus
trial problems lies with the better
elements of both capital and labor, ''
Mr.. Taylor said. The better elemen;
in the capitalistic world is beginning
to realize that labor has rights equi.
valent TO property rights. and the
better eleIlent Of the labor world is
beginning TO realize that labor cain
not attain its ends IL labor tramples
! upon the rights of society"
The strike is fast becoming an OBJ
sOletc weapon. At the last meeting of
the American Federation of Labor at
Cincinnati, delegate stated from the
! floor that some other method of en-.
forcing the demands of labor must be
,, used since the public is becoming tired
of strikes -
There should bc no discrimination
between the sexes in the matter of
wages where the productive power and
efficiency Of a woman worker is equal
TO that of a man, Mr.. Taylor said.
There is no reason why a woman
worker who is doing the same work
as man, should receive less wages
Opposes Long Hour Day.
The 12-hour day is the greatest
enemy to the Americanization OF the
foreigner and TO everything that the
churches stand for, Mr.. Taylor de-
clared. A study of alcoholism in Eu-
rope revealed the fact overwork pro-
duced more alcoholism than all other
agencies combined. Fatigue is toxic
in its effect and the worker demands a
stimulant to fight the poisons in his
blood produced by Oyerwork.
a man who is compelled to work
twelve hours n day is too tired at
night 10 study or TO advance himself
socially. In fact, the 12-hOur day is
destructive Of everything that is taught
Working hours should be reduced as
much as possible TO keep production at
its zenith, he continued. Living wages
should be paid for the service of labor.
Traces History Of Rights.
"The next great advance will be the
recognition of the fact that labor
rights should be on a par with rights
derived from the possession of prop
erty. This equality in rights is not
yet recognized but a distinct advance
has been made within the last few
years" Mr.. Taylor said.
Mr.. Taylor traced the relationship
between labor and property rights
since the dawn of history. The first
stage was that relationship that exist
ed between the slave and his owner.
Here. the laborer was chattel. During
the latter centuries. the slave became
a serf. He was no longer the personal
property of another, but he was at
tached to the land. When the land
was sold. the serf went with the land.
This condition had advantages for
both. the property owner and the serf,
Mr.. Taylor said. The modern world is
getting away from that old idea of
master and servant. Mr.. Taylor con-
tinucd. and since the beginning of this
century, England, by an act of Par
lament. has prohibited the use Of the
term master and servant in either
legislation or legal documents.
BoIsheyism Freed Serfs.
The only thing that keeps Boil
shevism up today" he continued, "is
the fact that Bolshevism freed the
Russian serfs. There was an edict
issued Under the czarist regime declar-
ing that the serfS we're freed. Al
though legally and theoretically there
were no serfs in Russia at the time OF
the overthrow of the car, yct serfdOm
in reality existed"
Other members. of the party repre-
senting the federal council of churches,
who will be in San Antonio Wednes-
day and Thursday in connection with
their speaking tour throughout the
South. are: Worth NJ. Tippy, secrc-
tary of the social service commission
of the federal council of churches
Arthur F.. Holt, secretary of the So
cial welfare department of the Con-
gregational Church. and Samuel Zane
Batten, secretary of the department Of
social education of the Baptist publ
cation society. o..
Simultaneous meetings will be held
at 4 o'clock "Wednesday afternoon at
the two high schools, where Mr.. Tppy
and Mr.. Batten viii addresi principals
and teachers.
At the noon luncheon Of Lions Clubs
Wednesday Mr.. Tippy was the chief
speaker. ......