Montana labor news., 1932-12-22
Christmas Thoughts

o new dress. The cover is IKE
,,ise new in form and makeup. In
mite Of the newness Of the form oil
onr Christmas edition, 1t is stlll
with the same old story that we
greet you. At times like these Ing
cid old Christmas story has a still
deener place in u hearts. me
bomeless children, with not even
a stall in which to lay their heads,
helm us feel a deeper sense OF v
for Him who was born IN Bethie-
bem's Manager, and also a o o
tender sympathy for the zVV'ooo
homeless youth wandering our
HIGHWAYS with no love OF home
for them this Christmas day, ana
also for the half-million children
who would be satisfied with a crust
of bread instead of a talking aoli'
The tender sympathy of the Shep-
herds still teaches us that it is IN
tbe hearts of common and simple
folk that the spark of love n
tenderness burns brightest.
With constant reminders to do
our Christmas shopping early, ana
with our government promising us
beer bv Christmas, it is hard to
keen before us the picture OF the
first Christmas, the picture OF the
manger. the infant Christ and lis
HOLY Mother. If we can bring 10
orr minds eye that picture, how
foolish all our struggles, sales
i talk. and political efforts seem
How empty and dull are u galiy
liohted windows and gaudy Christ
mas decorations compared TO Jhe
snlendor of the Star lighting the
humble fields Of Shepherds on that
first Christmas night, leading then
to the Stable that held Him Wh(
brought love and tenderness to {
hardened world. Can we picture
that poo mother dreaming dream
of legal beer for her Son when n
GREW to manhood? Can you mag
inc the Holy Family thinks onl
of securing beer for their infan
. and swearing that it would be t
= His benefit? And yet at TIN
Christmas, with little childre
starving and emaciated infant
sucking at the dry breasts OF star'
inc mothers, we, in this "Christms
r. Nation" can think Of no oth'
problem than that Of securing bee
by Christmas.
Christmas is the children's Ho
day. 1t is the day commemoraCll
the birth of a child. Let O.
thoughts turn to childhood. Chrl
k tians throughout the world, who a
working little children in their ia
tories and on plantations, will
bowling hypocritical knee IN ador
It. tion before a glorified manger.
show their spirit of Christi
brotherhood they will be decoratl
n trees and buying k~nick-knacks !
y. The children Of the poor, VINO
u narents cannot afford to ma
Christmas real for them. II Il
Sc alteration and sympathy were re
the Christian nations Of the Wo
- would rise in righteous indignat
AGAINST the slaughter OF the
~ fants on farm and in tacto
Conditions of child-labor, in t
land alone, is a sin and err
against Him who gave us Chr
mas.
Christmas is also a day when
glorify and defy motherhood. 4
dedication is merely mouth
-ay What are we doing for the mill
Of mothers who must watch Il
first-born wither away and die
. u of the greed of a class J
calls itself Christian and ou
~ COLLEGES and Institutes to the g.
:&a of Him Who gave us this
season? If their children are
live they must live as paupers'
cepting the flour and beans g
them in the name Of charity IN
der that their children, whom )
loved. might live a little lor