The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-05
Churches Trying to Hide
Their Role of Defenders
of the Capitalist State
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY Presbyterian Church dgnaries in the midst
Of the parasites idng Atlantic City and put first the
order of the day. 1.-THE present spiritual condition OF
church and the making for unrest At the
time the National Study Conference the Churches and
Washington starting off with greeting from President
Coolidge declaring that the cooperation Of schools courts
bring world peace" the bunk that
of Atlantic City and the regular stock in trade pe that
be expected from Coolidge every time he tries to say
something.
The Presbyterian Church will seriously investigate
causes making for unrest Churches have tried that be-
FORE Immediately they found the begin
been quickly dropped To create the least dstrust in the
minds of the that the capitalist system what is
claimed for tthat it the best social system of all time
that must continue into time everastngto deny that is
considered greater crime than the violation single lots
of all the commandments that Moses is alleged to have
brought down off Mount Sinai.
1t is rule that the church sides with the expoiter
every strike The rare exceptions only this rule No
has heard of the churches in the anthracite coal fields
uniting to insist that the strikers be granted their demands
II prayers uttered in the churches OF the coal fields
they for the victory of the mine barons 1t during
strike times that the backcoated chuchman dives deepest
into his barrel of canned stock up dope for
the strikers telling them be meek and humble" before
the lord Of while the preacher has eye the
sky he has the other the lord of profit especially
profits sitting in the front and listening happily know
ing that all meekness and hunbeness the part of the
miners strength of the fight The Presbyterians
at Atlantic City are making the usual gesture that should
fool no
Coolidge talks of peace being co-opera-
ton Of schools courts, home, governments and
churches
Yet this Coolidge will urge next congress to
pass huge appropriations for the land water and
of American miltarism, Ito prepare" for the
American imperialism nstinctivey demands the
operation OF the schools courts home
and churches for Wharf.-The inevitable next war-and for
peace. aasaa
Children taught ingosm in the schools, the courts
the is the most faithful Iackey in fomentng pay
stand ready to prson anyone assang the capitalist state
trotism called 100 per Americans and home
invaded the war RACES by Liberty Bond and War Saving
Stamp salesen while ngoes travel in packs demand
ing contributions for the Red Cross Salvation Army, Y M
c. A., Y. w. c. A., Volunteers of America
Capitalist governments organized especially the
American capitalist state, that the dictatorship can be
quickly intensified breaks while the church stands
ready to bless it ALL to sending the helpless soldier
hordes into the trenches to MAIN and murder. last
war country forced to fight without the benedcon
OF the various religions operating within its borders This
cooperation the easiest get the following the
capitalist armies into thru its chapans attached to va
rious military units.
When the workers understand fraudulent spectacles
provided for them by the Presbyterans Atlantic CITY and
by the Washington Conference will be so easy to lure
them into the next slaughter house that now being
prepared for Them They will learn their own class
fight for the abolition of this capitalist state that ouds
every possible strength including especially schools press
and pulpit for its own preservation the ensIaver of man
kind.
The power of the workers. victorious under Soviet Rule
is the only that end naugurate world
peace.