The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06

isaa. n. Montana Institution being called
Tie 0z4r@am OF agriculture. labor and In
crStrT. while Ne@ II 8gars@nkre wslS salts
fed wftn ire plain xssi@ 11reau q Labor.
F4a~ laws hea@acml 10 ths is2sossny
esss-s@z ina have been framed ard enacted
II It's 8ast5zas - v%pgese natives q -
fasHor organizations are HsanT asat T7eir
existence = greaSsy 20 saSoEts credit Ega-
p45yers had far s tine d sYsssm ~ Dlacs-
listing which ef~ecg uaIIy prevented a as
charged eEss plnys from obtaining employ
rneat elsewhere Tnfs usaElfesgly unjust
aFrafE era@Gt was holly c0zslazte6 ~ tas
Influential Yeprese n tsztlyrs of uniCllsT1a.
and vsTn SUCH success that nine Of t1s
states and territories passed laws whicn
constr1&cfgveiy prehSolt black Using, ant
Thirteen Grated statutes which pE0Atl.s
Il in specific TeruAs
Another % las9or's Legislative victories
nas place IN the statute asoo.s o. eight
states Il being conslGepet tf.4s employers
cFersteDp~-i their authority IN exEcting
from employees agreements not 20 Join or
become naerabers OF any labor organ.Ea-
tioc. an agitation of the subject was be
gsA 0y lsApor represse sax4ves In several
states. AS = result California. Idaho. In
diana. Massa chusests Missouri. New Jer-
seJ. New York and Oalo passed laws rem
dering i unlawful for any employer 70 ex-
act saca an agreement. either written or
Labor Day an Inspiration.
The significant thing In relation 20 la
hcrs successes s. me fact taAt the greater
part Of them have been aceoFnp l3sned since
the first celebration OF Labor day IN Iss-.
This Is not 20 say that much Of tho
groundwork OF the present indus trial
prosperity was nor laid many years prior
10 that time. bat Il r. an easy inference
tlsat ths establishment o. i4bor's inde-
~. ia. Of a..
SEPARATION that fred The finder whose prep
aI4on saad been the tedious work % prs
vlous years.
The present amplifsAd method OF ceie-
bFaIng this annual holiday is a great i'm
progement upon the original plan Or is
observance. At first Il Me- the intention
merely to attract a gathering by means OF
parade. so that the leaders ight ad-
dress the people upon the necessity and
advantage OF cooperative effort. The
idea was quite successfully carried out
so much so that the large number q work
ingAen and their families VINO came TO-
gstaer formed a throng TOO un~ieidy 20
De bestowed in any e3lfice and TOO large 10
be allowed 10 remain an incumorancs 10
passage In the streets. SO Il became ne
cessary In the larger cities especially. 10
take adjournment 70 some pasture or
open grove where there elbow room
for all. The necessity for creature COM
forts caused the participants in she pa
rade 10 provide their families with lun-
chcon. wasch. being transported ~ the
meeting ground and there disposed OF.
gave she assemblage the character OF a
picnic Soon II became tho custom 10 In
ouigs In games and other recreatl0ns after
the sf,~ecbmakinx was over. and thus by
little and little the sporting feature grew
prominent And the present day q regattas.
races. athletic contests. excursions and all
the other thousand kinds OF amusemenls
came into vogue.
4 health TO Labor day and all 81 repre-
sents. The calendar has no brighter spot.
II commentaries the past. enivens tbs
present and illumes the future. IS "a
noble monument.
WALTER J. DAVIS.