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THE CHURCHES AND UNIONISM
A discussion on the relations between the
churches and trades unionism took place',
at the meeting of the Melbourne Trades
Hall Council held on Friday night. Mr.
Roberts proposed that a conference be promoted
between the Council of .the Churches
and the council. He said he had atfcend&l
a meeting of the Christian Citizens' Association
at Malvern on-the previous evening*
and after hearing a lot about what trades
unionism -was not, he had to listen to a letter
which had been written by a member
of the Trades Hall Council, who actually,
wrote that the aHm of the labour movement?
was nothing more or lees than "pure selfishness."
It had taken him (Mr. Roberts)'
about 20 minutes of talking to remove the
false impression which that) letter hadcreated.
(Delegates—"Name him.") Sir.
Roberts said he did not ' care to
do that, (A delegate — "He is a
Judas!") Mr. Loughman said the
churches never had any sympathy'
with trades unionism, and it'would be^onjy
"sroooging" to carry the motion. Mr. Van-
Pelt stated that the more religious a man!
was the less sympathy he had with the labour
movement. He moved as an amendment
that a letter be written to the Coun-,
cilof the Churches stating that members of
the Trades Hail Council would be always
wilting to address members of their body;
and lay before them the ideals of the labourmovement.
Mr. Billson. M.L.A., supported
the amendment. He said they had not beenasked
to confer with the Council of the
Chnrcbes. They had no idea of the basis
on which the conference would meet, jior on
the points on which they were not in acooid.
They had nothing to confea- about,
and why should they meet in conference?
A lot had been said against ministers of
religion, but the speakers who^dopted that
line of argument did exactly what labour
men objected to. They objected to trades
unionism being judged by its weakest exponent,
and they should not condemn all
ministers of religion by the attitude of one
i—two. The amendment was-negatwed and
the motion agreed to.
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