Church Issues
Challenge to
Labor-Capital
Only by Applying Christianity
to Industry Can Peace and
Well-Being Come,
Says Presbyterian.
New York, Aug. 31.—A Labor day
message from the Presbyterian
church to the people throughout the
United States was issued today by Dr.
John McDowell, secretary of the
Presbyterian board of national mis
sions, addressed particularly to the
10,000 churches and 1,800,000 commu
nicant members of that denomination,
many pastors of which will preach a
special Labor dny sermon tomorrow.
Dr. McDowell’s message is entitled
“The Church's Challenge to Indus
try.” He says that he chose this title
“in the consciousness that the time
has come when the church must lead,
and not follow industry: must chal
lenge, and not wait to be challenged
by industry." Dr. McDowell is author
of the social creed of the Presbyterian
church ns adopted by the Presbyteri
an general assembly on the basis of
which he is seeking to harmonize the
relations of labor and capital through
Christianity. He himself started life
as a poor breaker boy in the coal
mines, where he lost an arm. He
was then educated for the ministry,
became pastor of a large church in
Baltimore and was called to the secre
taryship of the Presbyterian board
of home missions, now merged with
the board of national missions.
Dr. McDowell’s labor day message
is as follows, in part: -
At Basis of Unrest.
“Much of our present industrial un
rest is due to the failure of the church
to Insist that if Christ Is to be Master
anywhere, He must be Master every
where. Had the Christian church In
sisted from the beginning that
Christians cannot exclude their
business, their politics, their In
dustry, their national and their inter
national Interests from Christ’s sov
ereignty, the present industrial and
international unrest would have been
impossible. The present industrial
unrest is a direct condemnation of
the church for not insisting that ’His
kingdom ruleth over all’—over all
railroads and coal mines, over all steel
mills and cotton factories, over all
stores and schools, over all congress
es and churches, over all national
and International life. The Chris
tianity entrusted to the church for
the salvation of mankind is a law for
the regulation of society as well as a
way of salvation for the Individual
"The church will never win for her
Master the allegiance of the strong
men of this world until she shows
them that Christ has the power and
the purpose to rule the shop, the fac
tory, the counting house, the labor
inions and the manufacturers’ associ
itions as well as the church and tho
home. Charged with these inescapa
ble divine and human obligations, the
church should be tfie first to see what
justice demands, what honor requires
and what the Christian spirit dictates
in the realm of Industry. While the
church is not prepared to advocate
the employment of any particular In
dustrial system, it does affirm the
Christian fundamental principles and
challenges industry to embody them
in all of its operations.
Challenge of the Church.
The church challenges Industry to
declare:
"1. For the application of Christian
principles to the conduct of Industrial,
agricultural and commercial organizations
and relationships. Among these Christian
principles are: (a) The sacrednesu of life
and the supreme worth of personality, so
that a man must always be treated as
an end and never as a meant. (b) The
brotherhood of man, demanding for every
worker a democratic status In Industry,
and mutual understanding, good will, co
operation and a common Incentive among
all engaged In It.
"2. For the right and duty to work,
since human society cannot endure unless
each of ita members has the opportunity
and feels the obligation to serve the
common good to the extent of his ability.
“2. For a worthy and Just return to
every man according to his contribution
to the common welfare, and for a social
order In which no man shall live on the
fruits of another man's labor and no man
shall be denied the fruits of his own
labor. ‘The laborer la worthy of his hire.*
Worthiness of return for honest work la
measured today first of all by the stand
ard of 'a living wage,* by which la meant
a wage adequate to maintain the worker
and his family in health and honor, and
to enable him to dispense wlkh the sub
sidiary earnings of his children up to the
age of 16.
’4. For the protection of children from
exploitation in industry, agriculture or
trade and from work that Is dwarfing,
degrading or morally unwholesome
“6. For such regulation of the condi
tions of occupation of women as shall
secure an adequate living wage and at
the same time safeguard their physical
and moral health and that of the com
munity and of future generations.
"6. For the safeguarding of working
people from harmful conditions of labor,
dangerous machinery and occupational
disease, and for the education of the
workers In avoiding hazards In connection
with their employment.
**7. For the assumption by Industry or
the burdens entailed by Industrial acci
dents, disease and death, and for tne
training of Injured workers for continued
production and aelf-aupport.
•'8. For the release of every worker for
rest one day In seven, which wherever
possible, should bo the Lords dav
‘*9 For the ordering of the hours of
labor to secure at once sufficient produc
tion and sufficient leisure for the physi
cal, mental and moral well-being of the
the employment of the methods
of Investigation, conference, conciliation
and arbitration In industrial disputes.
“11 For the Inviolability of agreements,
both in letter and in spirit since good
faith Is the foundation of social and in
dustrial stability and progress.
“12 For the right of wage-earntrs to
organize and to deal, through their
chown r,pr--*entHttvew. with the msnak
m,nt of tho Industrie tn which th»y
work because an artenuste represent ntlnn
if nil parties (lahnr. capital. manuka
aunt and th- public! In Industry la
i.,il,rl for production and to inuro atten.
tlon for the human fs'tors Involved.
Mature lo Divine Spark.
"If the management of industry
in our (lay is so conducted that it
Ignores in*- value of human co-opera
t on and rnnflrms men in bitter an
t gonlsms, the spirit of Christ in the
church must challenge these condi
tions, not chiefly because of the ma
terial waste and wreckage which they
may entail, but becauae of their hurt
to the divine possibilities of human
souls. Men everywhere are coming to
,rp that industrial questions and con
tentions are most perplexing, and
that without religion they ennnot he
solved. In view of this fact it Is the
imperative duty of the church to
Challenge industry to bring the Inter
ests of all the participating groups,
labor, capital, management, and the
public, into right relation tn the wel
fare of the whole community. Only
by the way of fellowship ran the in
dustrial order be conquered by spir
itual and social Ideals We heartily
Hgree with ex President Wilson when
he says that: ‘Our civilization cannot
survive materially unless it be re
deemed spiritually. II can be saved
only by becoming permeated with the
spirit of Christ nnd being made free
and happy by the practices which
spring out of that spirit.’ Let Christ
say the last word in all human rela
tione and peace will reign In the In
dustrial world and In the Interna
| Omahan Back from Germany Reports
Economic Conditions Distressing
c
Gus Harms Finds German
Prices Prohibitive, Wages
Low and Marks
Worthless.
"The farmer Holds the key to the
situation in Germany today,” de
clares Gus Harms, Omaha theater
owner, who returned Sunday from a
three-months’ visit with his mother
in Germany. During his stay there,
Mr. Harms visited the largest Ger
man cities.
German farmers are self-supporting
and are holding back their crops, de
manding payment in foreign cur
rency, declared Mr. Harms. Merch
ants also hold back their stock, re
fusing to sell more than a pound or
two of potatoes or other vegetables at
a time, except for foreign money.
Conditions are growing worse.
When Mr. Harms entered the country
the first of June, marks were rated
at 60,000 for a dollar. When he left
a dollar would buy 4,000,000. Prices
of Imported goods are prohibitive, as
merchants must pay for them in for
eign currency and charge according
ly for them.
I-aborers receive about 60 cents for
a day’s work. Living costs at the
lowest reach $1.60 per day. The
eight-hour day has been established,
not because the people would not
gladly work 12 and 18 hours, but be
cause If the hours were Increased
overproduction would result.
Strikes In Germany today are not
for shorter hours and more pay, but
for lower prices on the necessities of
life. Mr. Harms recounts a strike
he witnessed In Emden, where every
Industry In town was stopped because
their employes were striking for low
er prices of commodities. Machine
guns were kept trained on the crowd
-a
from the roof tops. But there was no
rioting.
Renta are exceedingly low ami
landlords are steadily losing money
because of the government restric
tions on rent, made when the mailt
was near par and not yet raised. The
landlords are helpless, being also bur
dened by the high taxes on property.
Restaurant fare is also low. A good
meal may be bought for about 22
cents. Mr. Harftis made the trip
from Berlin to Bremen, a five-hour
ride in the fastest train for 12 cents.
Trains in Germany, even first-class
cars, are as crowded ns Omaha street
cars during the. evening rush hours.
Mr. Harms told of standing 13 hours
in a crowded coach during his jour
ney.
Germans are now printing their
money on silk because of the high
price of paper.
Funeral Today
for Judge Miller
Will Be Buried in David City,
Where He Settled Forty
Years Ago.
David City, Neb., Aug. 31.—Fu
neral service* for Judge Matt Miller
of this city, who died In Dos Angeles,
will be held here tomorrow afternoon.
Judge Miller had been failing In
health during the last few years and
about two months ago went to Cali
fornia. He is survived by a wife,
one daughter, Mrs. Ed. Crane of Dos
Angeles, and an adopted son, William
Miller of David City.
Judge Miller came to Nebraska in
1870 and to David City in 1881, en
gaging in law. He was prominent In
the democratic party. He served
tWo terms in the Nebraska legisla
ture, and held the offices of county
and district Judge. He was delegate
to four national democratic conven
tions.
Judge Miller was a native of Scot
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land, having been born in Glasgow
In 1850. He came to America when
2 years old.
When the civil war broke out,
Judge Miller, though only 14, enlisted
as a drummer. After the war he
took up the study of law and was
admitted to the bar in 1880.
Easton Denies
“Bryan Victory”
^Former Supporter of Gover
nor Declares National Com
mittee Is Neutral.
Harry K. Easton, organizer of the
Harmony clubs which supported
Charles W. Bryan for governor even
before the last state primaries, takes
exception to a press report from Lin
coln, which conveys the Impression
that the appointment of George B.
Collins of Omaha, as state organizer
for the Victory clubs, during the 1924
campaign, is a personal victory for
Bryan.
Mr. Easton Friday morning autho
rized the following statement:
"I know that a representative of
the democratic national committee,
such as the position in question must
be, should and will be absolutely neu
tral as regards the ambitions of any
person, even though he be the gov
ernor of Nebraska. These Victory
clubs are formed in the interest of
the national campaign and funds de
rived therefrom are to be used for
national work. I unalterably op
posed to Governor Bryan’s ambitions
to be United States senator from Ne
braska, not for any personal reason,
but because I believe he is not the
type of man who can successfully
serve the people of this state. X am
doubtful if Cordell Hull, our national
chairman, is at all interested in men
locally.
"Mr. Hull’s appointment of Mr. Col
lins was not made hastily, but was
given due consideration, knowing he
was a mAn who would not engage in
any personal differences among lead
ers of this state. The very nature
of the Victory olutis precludes any
chance of its officers or members
endorsing or assisting the candidacy
of any individual.
"Governor Bryan's handling of his
patronage problems has caused bitter
resentment from men most loyal and
helpful to him in obtaining his nom
ination. Most of these men are
recognized leaders in this state. I
will say that I am not going out of
my way to affect the governor's
chances of being United States sen
ator, but I am not going to support
him for that office, and I believe I
speak not only for myself, but for
many who are not pleased with the
way he has conducted himself since
he became chief executive of the
state.”
Two Detectives
Shot to Death
Police on Way to Quell Riot
Fired on from
Ambush.
Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 31.—Two de
tectives and one unidentified neg(Q
were shot to death and three police
officers were probably fatally wound
ed early this morning when three
automobile loads of policemen were
answering a riot call to Rosedale, a
negro section of this city, where the
coke ovens of the Bethlehem Steel
corporation, are located.
All available Johnstown police were
rushed to the scene of the ambush
and a call for aid was sent to state
police. The rioting which grew out
of a quarrel among the negroes was
quelled and 15 negroes were arrest
ed. The assailants of the officers
are believed to have escaped to near
by hills,
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