Evening star., 1926-10-11
DETROIT " OPENS
DOORS ST0A.E.OFL |.
Church Pu!pits Also Occupied
by Labor Spokesman to Ex-
pound Spiritual Aims.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Mich. October il.-The
doors of the Detroit Y. NJ. c. y. were
opened TODAY to a spokesman for the
American Federation OF Labor. Ac'
ceptance by John J.. Frey. president
of the Ohio State Federation ot Labor.
of an invitation to address the week
Iv meeting of the Detroit Ministerial
Association in the Central y. NJ. Z. A.
building paved the way for an ex-
position OF the spiritual AIMS or the
American Federatinn In the oul!oihg
in which William Green. prea;dcnt OF
the federation. had bsen Scneduieu
to speak Yesterday, untii mis- invita-
ton was rescindad lest week ~ Inc
associations board OF directors.
The minister's ttation 20 Mr.
Frey came through the Federal 'oun'
ell Of Churches OF Christ IN America
under whose auspices President Green
spoke yesterday at mass meeting
Of citizens Of Detroit at the FIRST
Congregat ional Church.
Dr. Lynn Harold Hugh, president
Of the Detroit Council ot churches,
presided at the ineetinE,, in which
clergymen represeniing eight denomi-
nations took part,
Aims Of Labor stated.
Thousands of Detroit residents and
hundreds Of labor delegates heard
sermons and addresses Yesterday ON
the spiritual aims Of the American
labor movement from n"te 1isan A
score of pulpits in De,roi. amt
vicinity.
Eighteen meetings in the city ana
suburbs were held under the auspices
Of the Federal Council OF Churches.
Representatives OF the American
Federation expounded the spiritual
aims of their organization in six of
the meetings. and social welfare work
erS and representatives of other labor
orga niZations presented the same
theme before the remaining T. con
SregatiOnS.
In st. Johns Episcopal Church the
attitude Of the National Council of the
Episcopal Church vas outlined by
Rev. Charles \. Lathrop, executive
secretary for social service. who came
from New York especially 10 deliver
last nights sermon.
Catholic Church Services.
Special services in St Aloysious
Catholic Church We're attended by a
number OF convention delegates. who
heard Rev. Or John A. Ryan, score
tary of the social action department.
National Catholic Welfare Council. in
tween the church and labor.
Rabbi Leo NJ. Franklin OF Temple
Bethel spoke at the morning services
on THE Synagogue and Labor"
DR.. Worth NJ. Tippy. executive sec
retary of the church councils in
dustrial commission. explained that
2S national religious organizations
were reported through atfiiiation with
the council in the enterprise Of ar,
ranging the meetings.
MIR. Green spoke for 10 minutes.
Il wish il We're possible for me
adequately to express an apprecia
ton of the service rendered by the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
III America through its represent.
atives who are participating with us
IN this solemn and dignified service.
There is no bitterness or resenIIl MT
IN my heart and mind over the Incl
dents of the past week.
Porto Rican Issue In.
The arrival yesterday of Gov. II. NJ
loWhef or Porto Rico to confer with
Mr. Green centered attention in the
convention today upon two resolu
tons touching upon administration of
the island possession which still are in
the hands of the conventions $ commit
tee on resolutions
Gov. Towner. who stopped in De.
trolt en- route from Washington to "A
Michigan vacation resort, was pre-
sented to President Green late last
night by Santiago lglesias, president
or the Free Federation of Working.
men of Porto Rico and secretary of
the Spanish section of the Pan.
American Federation of Labor.
He said before his conference he
had not heard of the resolutions. one
OF which requested creation OF a CON
gressional commission to investigate
conditions in Porto Rico and the other
to transfer the island administration
from the War Department to the De
partinent of the Interior
Resolution Pledges Aid.
The convention last Thursday
adopted resolution by Iglesias pledg-
ing the assistance of the federation to
the workers of Porto Rico
The report of the committee on
resolutions was the special order of
business in the afternoon session to-
day.
lgiesias conferred with President
Green last night on Il strike of Porto
Rican cigar makers and upon the re-
cent migration OF ii number of native
workers To the Arizona cotton fields
The federation approved Il resolu-
ton favoripg civil government for
Porto Rico i'm it's 1925 convention.