The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05

The annual communion break
fast of Ojeda council, Knights of
Columbus will be held tomorrow
morning. Members of the council
will receive holy communion in a
body at a special mass in st Fran
cis' church to be celebrated at 8
o'clock. Following the mass the
breakfast will be served in Elks'
home, Richard Parkinson being in
charge of the catering. The princi-
pal speaker will be Editor McGov-
ern of the Bridgeport Times-Star::
Rev John j. Fitzgerald pastor OF
st Francis church and Rev Rich
ard p. Morrissey pastor of st Mary
church are also scheduled to speak;
Grand knight Fred Zehnder Will
act as toastmaster. Members OF the
order will meet tomorrow morning
in their rooms at 1890. They will
march in a body to the church.
TO Discuss Incorporation
A special meeting of the O.A.H
and the A.O.H. auxiliary has been
called for Monday night at 7:45 In
Hibernian hall. Important business
in connection with the incorpora-
ton of the organizations VIII be
discussed by Judge Martin d.
lTOFIulGy. Ail AAlChtbSAS eShS -
to be in attendance.
Interesting Debate
Capital and Labor were DIS
cussed both from the standpoint
of the worker and those who sup
ply the necessary funds to carry on
the commercial life of the world
in an interesting debate held IN
the Methodist Episcopal church
4. ~ l. - t.rt, to- dahnta on
as Capitalism Worth Keeping.
William J. Pape of Waterbury up
held the affirmative and Alfred
Baker Lewis, teacher, lawyer and
at present secretary of the social
list party in the New England dis
trict, took the negative. Many facts
dealing with this age old question
were brought out during the de-
! bate by both speakers and the con-
clusion that one might draw from
the debate was that capital Is ne
cessary to labor and that without
labor capital would be useless.
Secretary Lewis was the first
speaker. He attributed the present
plight Of the world to the capital
list whom he said was unfair to
the worker. He spoke at length on
present day mass production which
he claimed was not a benefit to the
workingman. The majority of cap
italists the speaker said have in
herited their wealth and have not
the broad conception of the worth
of the laborer. He attributed the
present depression as on aftermath
Of the greed Of the capitalist IN
piling up goods which they could
not later dispose of.
Mr. Pape in his talk attributed
the present state of affairs to the
World war, the depression beinS
brought about through the fact that
during the World war there was
such a demand for goods OF all de-
scriptions that 1t could not be met.
Large additions were added to the
plants and great numbers OF ad-
ditional employees taken on. Euro
mean countries were demanding
American goods through the fact
that they were not in position
to supply the demand themselves.
Then came the time when the Eu-
ropean countries could not meet
their obligations and were not able
to purchase merchandise. This left
these concerns with their large
plants that had been built up dur
ing the great war period. The pres.
ent depression is an aftermath Of
this war because 1t was the great
est Of all time. This naturally Grip
pied most countries and 1t took
them a longer period to recover.
When they did and America
checked up, 1t was found that in
stead of America beneting they
did not as enormous debts re-
manned unpaid.
Want Pastor Returned.
Members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church have invited Rev Jo-
seph r. Swain to remain as pastor
Of the church for another year.
Action on the request will not be
taken until the annual conference
of the New York east district OF
the church Is held In Brooklyn, N.
Y, the latter part of this month,
at which time pastoral appoint
ments will be announced.
Discharged From Hospital.
Michael Graham, who stated that
his home was in Bridgeport. who
was picked up by officer Joseph
Doran on Thursday night on Main
street and taken to the local police