Show FASCISM IS HELD HELE UNIONISM'S FOE FOI F 0 EI President l Green Grcen Says Say Movement Proposes I Repression egression R NEW NETS EW YORK Sept G By C By The Thi Associated Press Press s Fascism corn com company pany unions acid Injunctions art arB some ome oC ot the tho foes fora of ot orS organized lay la- la labor labor bor this labor day as noted by Its leaders On the other side of or the arc material progress prepress In the last year and a a II growing churCh In log between labor and tho William M Green Oreen president oC of the American Federation ot of La- La Labor La Labor from bor would fascism the taco face of ot the earth I aci ani deeply In 1 sympathy with he be ho Fascism Anti movement rho Fascist anti-Fascist Alliance ol of told tho North orth America merica hero last F Fascism stands for tor repression and denial dental of ot freedom and do- do democracy and any movement nt which Is seeking to deny the n natural tural ex- ex expression of ot the human race Is an enemy to society The A F O 0 L I stands for freedom and de- de dem m erae And It will be bo heard oC of wherever there them Is a 4 movement to substitute autocracy for demoe- demoe democracy racy In a speech plech at lit Carnegie hall Mr Green said aId that In Industry rule of ot reason now prevails Force is a thing thine thin ot of o the tho pat past and only tobe to tobe t be used as as-a as a last 1st resort lie JIe noted a growing under under- understanding understanding standing between the churches and labor as manifested pantie partiCularly particularly during the thc recent general g strike In England The problems problems problems he declared lems of industry are the problems ot of the church Nf NEW EW W YORK Sept 6 BY 6 By The Associated Press William Green president ot of the American Federation ot of Labor speaking s aa at ata ata a church and labor conference In Carnegie hall toda today today- today said that trade unions are arc Idealistic anti spiritualistic and necessary to modern society Trade Unions direct their efforts ef- ef efforts ef efforts I forts toward the elevation of liv living liv- liv living living ing standards standard he ho said toward I Ithe the advancement of oC the education moral and spiritual welfare of oC o the workers the workers wor They ally themselves with every movement for community social and civic betterment The Tho working people need trade unions Industry needs them tor for they serve as a stabilizIng stabilizing ing force protecting employers against the evil consequences of greed and selfishness Society needs trade unions and wo we e ask the church to give ghe them Its as- as assistance as assistance sistan e and support Mr rr Green said The Tho J problems of oC industry arc are J problems of the church The active participation participation participation tion ot of responsible church lead lead- leaders leadens lead leaders ers ens in the tho English coal strike he said showed n a very deep Inter Inter- Interest Interest interest est on the pa part t of ot the church churchin In Industrial problems an nn Inter inter- interest Interest Interest est gratifying to the member member- membership membership membership ship ot of organized labor labor labor- The Th Rev nev John A Ryan tree tor Irce-tor tor of the social action depart depart- department department department ment ot of the the National Catholic Conference ot or Washing Washington ton also spoke at the Oho the CarnegIe hall meeting which was held uner un- un uner un-cr un er the auspices ot or the Federal Council ot c Churches s the Central Trades and L Labor bor Council Counci and the Greater New York Federation ot of Churches He Ho predicted a time when em- em em will 11 come to look upon themselves more as partners than thanas thanas thanas as hired men Here Is the great task for the American Federation of ot Labor he be said lId Wo iWo do not want to hey he- be become come a nation of hired men The task must be performed by the labor unions and the first step stepin stepin stepin in the process is la to practice labor sharing In management Dr Ryan warned spokesmen of oC becoming Indifferent in times timea of prosperity and said that at lit pres pres- present opt ent they are becoming more and more satisfied with things os as a athey they are and more and anI more dependent de- de dependent de dependent pendent upon the tho good will of their employers The Rev founded Labor Sunday nearly 20 0 years ears ago when he he was waa suo su- superintendent su superintendent I ot or the department of church and labor ot or the National Presbyterian church presided at atthe atthe the meeting Special services In observation atlon or of Labor Sunday were held In Inmany Inmany Inmany many of ot the city's churches |