Montana labor news., 1949-12-01


or live. True that is the frs,
charge 81 any wage Garner. He must
work ia keep from starving His
sense oi duty to his country is also
strong. That is why nearly fifty
wears ago these following state
MS we're made by n oi the
eat leaders OF the Labor move
mem: The labor movement is a
peace party. The organization Of
w%orkingmen is today the great har-
bineer Of universal peace. So lar
i il. from being a movement ~
brute force and violence, ihirsiine
Tor blood. that il i the only in
porlant movement among tn {
peoples against the continuance OF
the savage and monopoli>tie VAR
that disgrace mankind 1t speak
III thunder tones against the great
est of national sins. war. while the
church j. silent. The Evangelical
\lllancc oi America, representing
all The great Protestant churches.
had a great convention III Nash
ineton in 1857 To consider the pcrils
Of the time and the duties OF the
church in regard to them. Fifteen
hundred delegates attended-nan
OF them among the wealthiest, mosl
learned, distinguished and pious
citizens OF the Republic. but evi-
IDENTIFY they did not consider wal
one OF the evils Of the time, Ion
the subject was moi, t. much a
mentioned
In 1883 there was held IN Lon
don an international convention a
the dienitafics al one OF the GREAT
csl churches in the world-thc Fps
cupalian There were present a
the convention grand a%rchbi>hopS
and bishop, IRON ASIA. Nirica, ars
America. They met in the vaulteC
and gildcd chambers oi l.amhetl
Palace to consider the relation o
the church people To the questions
oiihc day. and 10 promuleatc thcii
conclusion ier the guidance Of ih'
faithful.
They discussed temperance, chast
ity, polygamy. socialism. the use o
i unicrmcnted wine i'll the Commun
ion. and many other mighty mat
tiers. but not a word do their reSo
lution> and reports say about tn
wars for which Christendom toda.
keeps herself armed to the teeth.
In the same year there met Il
the same city OF London two con
ventions Of workingmen. One wa
the Twenty-First Annual Trades
Union Congress Of Great Britain
the other was the l%nternationa
Congress 81 the Workmen Of tn
world The crime OF crimcs-io
war involves every Sili-Which tn
f.piScopalian archbi>hops and Dish
ops oi the Great church Of a
nations aud the Evangelical Nlli
ancc Of america had passed by
silence the w%orkingmen dcnounce
in tones OF thunder. Amid lou
and enthusiastic applause the ior
NAL address with which the Trades
Union Congress was opened by tn
president repeatedly declared tina
the workingmcn .of Great Britai
looked upon war as a mons.rou
wrong and an incalculable injury I
all men. Labor the president sale
Twill not remain silent when nil
lions are spent on useless wars.
And again when ignorance hel
its empire over European worker
We were the tools OF kings, an
thought its patriotism to shoot eac
nther down. But now that the ra
dance Of education is sprcadin
itself over the civilized earth, W
are stretching our hands to eac
other ovcr geographical barrier
and recognizing the brotherhood {
man"
These same feelings OF Labor
decades apo still hold true today
We are not in favor OF these cor
tinouS wars which keep labe
schacklcd by supplying the ma
power in the forms of II sons a
we'll as our wealth.
Why can't this wealth be spci
ior the general welfare OF all mar
kind rather than the ever threat I
war With all intellectuals wa
is now oullawed. War has Away
been outlawcd by labor. The onl
purpose oi the now Gold War
is the war mongcring. the preachin
Tor greater ornaments. on land. /
the air. first To keep millions
youth idle and in luxury, doing Il
useful work second the buildir