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Editorial
June 10, 1909
The Detroit Times
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Rev. Chas. Stelzle argues that temperance is essential for workingmen to effectively address labor issues, contrasting union principles against the saloon's negative influences on child labor, family, efficiency, education, and morality. He cites English labor leaders as total abstainers.
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Temperance Will Fit Toilers To Solve
Vital Issues, Says New York Leader
Rev. Chas. Stelzle is a keen-brained
young man who trained for the ministry by ten years hard work in New
York machine shops.
The Presbyterian church thinks well
of him, has made him director in big
church movements, and given him
charge of the national bureau of
church and labor at New York. The
workingmen swear by him, too. They
get him to write articles for the trade
magazines, and attend their conventions-including the A. F. of L. They
want his help in solving their problems.
By REV. CHAS. STELZLE.
The time has gone when a "boozer"
can be trusted with the destiny of the
workingman. The labor representatives of the English house of commons
are practically all total abstainers. The
individual workingman in England is
selecting as his leader the man with a
clear head and a steady hand.
Of all men the trades unionist should
be opposed to the saloon. The fundamental principles for which organized
labor stand are diametrically opposite
to those for which the saloon is exerting its influence. The trades union
believes in the abolition of child labor. The saloon is sending the children to the mills and the factories.
Organized labor is seeking to give
woman her rightful place in the home.
The effect of the saloon is to compel
her to work in the shop and the store.
The trades union stands for greater
efficiency on the part of the working
man. The saloon benumbs the faculties of the laborer.
The trades union believes in the education of the masses. The saloon is
the breeding place for ignorance.
The trades union believes in higher
moral ideas. The saloon breeds vice
and crime.
Organized labor has surely learned
the lesson that salvation for the workers must come through their own efforts. Those opposing their interests
have at command the shrewdest mind
that money can employ. The working
men have not much money to employ
others to fight their battles. They have
only their own brain power. They
must be able to match the skill of
those who are fighting them. This
cannot be done through beer-soaked
leaders. It would be suicide.
Vital Issues, Says New York Leader
Rev. Chas. Stelzle is a keen-brained
young man who trained for the ministry by ten years hard work in New
York machine shops.
The Presbyterian church thinks well
of him, has made him director in big
church movements, and given him
charge of the national bureau of
church and labor at New York. The
workingmen swear by him, too. They
get him to write articles for the trade
magazines, and attend their conventions-including the A. F. of L. They
want his help in solving their problems.
By REV. CHAS. STELZLE.
The time has gone when a "boozer"
can be trusted with the destiny of the
workingman. The labor representatives of the English house of commons
are practically all total abstainers. The
individual workingman in England is
selecting as his leader the man with a
clear head and a steady hand.
Of all men the trades unionist should
be opposed to the saloon. The fundamental principles for which organized
labor stand are diametrically opposite
to those for which the saloon is exerting its influence. The trades union
believes in the abolition of child labor. The saloon is sending the children to the mills and the factories.
Organized labor is seeking to give
woman her rightful place in the home.
The effect of the saloon is to compel
her to work in the shop and the store.
The trades union stands for greater
efficiency on the part of the working
man. The saloon benumbs the faculties of the laborer.
The trades union believes in the education of the masses. The saloon is
the breeding place for ignorance.
The trades union believes in higher
moral ideas. The saloon breeds vice
and crime.
Organized labor has surely learned
the lesson that salvation for the workers must come through their own efforts. Those opposing their interests
have at command the shrewdest mind
that money can employ. The working
men have not much money to employ
others to fight their battles. They have
only their own brain power. They
must be able to match the skill of
those who are fighting them. This
cannot be done through beer-soaked
leaders. It would be suicide.
What sub-type of article is it?
Temperance
Labor
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Temperance Movement
Labor Unions
Saloon Opposition
Workingmen Leadership
Child Labor
Moral Reform
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Chas. Stelzle
Presbyterian Church
A. F. Of L.
English House Of Commons Labor Representatives
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Temperance As Key To Effective Labor Leadership
Stance / Tone
Strongly Pro Temperance And Anti Saloon For Workers
Key Figures
Rev. Chas. Stelzle
Presbyterian Church
A. F. Of L.
English House Of Commons Labor Representatives
Key Arguments
Boozers Cannot Be Trusted With Workingmen's Destiny
English Labor Leaders Are Total Abstainers
Union Principles Oppose Saloon Influences On Child Labor, Family, Efficiency, Education, And Morality
Workers Must Rely On Clear Headed Leaders To Fight Opponents