Who Is “Thy Neighbor?”
By Editor
Who Is "Thy Neighbor?"—Mr. Gompers says that trade-unionism has evolved a system of ethics one rule of which is, "Thou shalt not take thy neighbor's job." That is good. It however is not new. It is but one application of the commandment, "Thou shalt not steal." But this applies to all men, does n't it, Mr. Gompers? Or does Mr. Gompers mean by "neighbor" only a union man? We can hardly believe that. We know that "Thou shalt not steal" in a man's heart does not look for a union label. "A man's a man for a' that." And the neighbor, according to the scripture, is the one who recognized his brother's need. In the illustration given by the perfect Man, he happened to be a non-union Samaritan "scab," instead of one who bore the Jewish union label. If these are Mr. Gompers' principles, good.