Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
so, 900 HOLD
CELEBRATION
ALL RECORDS BROKEN AT THE
cHuTEs
LABOR TEMPLE FUND GETS BIG
INCREASE
Stanley q. Wilson Makes Speech OF
Day--Manifold Attractions Are
Jamned for Hours-Many
Games
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celebrate this Labor day is an expression
of the sentiments of men and women
devoted to the noblest cause that has
ever voiced itself in the imposing lam
gJage of architecture.
ut speaks of an intelligent idea OF
self-preservation
ssOrganization is a universal principle.
Civilization is organization up to date.
The modern social structure is per-
feet labyrinth of organization.
''The workingman would be less than
q man-much less than a real, live, up
to-date American citizen--if he did not
take advantage of a principle which Is
the very heart and soul and spirit OF
modern advancement, the sole means
by which he may obtain the protection
and prestige that belong to every citizen
of whatever class beneath the folds Of
our starry flag.
Structure Symbol
"ONr temple is symbolical Of that spirit
Of sympathy which is the synonym Of
superior civilization.
"A few weeks ago in this city an OBJ
scure telegrapher was discharged. The
message was licked from point to point,
to city, to town, to village, to station;
all over the state, all over the nation,
all over the continent. The keys licked
the facts, and then became silent, de-
serted. No swifter flew the electric cur
rent over the wires than flew the SYM
pathetic thrill that touched every opera
tors breast.
Look at the spectacle, not as a cold,
cruel, conscienceless, commercial con-
cern,, but as manly, brotherly, char
table Christlike consideration. Was
the apostles test of Christian spirit
ever more adequately applied: Bear We
one another's burdens and so fulfill the
law of Christ
"Is 1t anarchy to stand for the pro-
lection of human lifee to stand for short
er hours of labor and better pay? to
combat child slavery and the sweat shop?
to give your scant earnings to help your
fellow men? If these are the acts of an
arcby, then ascribe me an anarchist, and
will wear proudly the appellation.
This struggle is not between union
and non-union worker, but between
worker and oppressor. 1t is the strug-
gle of the ages-from Pharaoh to Pat
Calhoun.
"A Trap, Door"
THE open shap is not a requisite Of
human liberty but weapon of tyr
of labor, but sophistry of the greedy
H
of opportunity to every man who works,
but trap-door of beguilement to destroy
those dignified and democratic ideals that
prompt men to lift their heads toward the
bright sunlight of better conditions
"All ocean creeks, to whatever point oi
the compass they move, and however
4 narrow the banks, feel4the throb of the
'yfEfestt sea tides. They may be fathoml
z deep and zzzs1 great ships on their broad
bosoms. or they may barely cover muddy
bottoms, yet they show the ebb and flow
of the infinite deep. And so with men
< There is no heart so humble, so OBJ
scure, so shallow of genius and success
& that it does not feel in some measure
the propulsion of infinite forces to impe
1t toward larger and better things.
Spirit Is Truth
The noblest forms of architecture
says Ruskin, are those which, besides
being attractive in form, have some in
ward story to tell-some truth to sci
forth And this is the inward story
the predominant truth, of our labor
temple. 1t symbolizes the unconquerable
aspiring spirit of Los Angeles working
people,
when Mr.. Wilson finished his oration
the pavilion was converted into a dane
iEg hall.
Toward evening Mr.. Lehigh said he
would turn the park over to the crowd
for its amusements.
At Library park Stanley b. Wilson
pleaded for the cause of the union labor
man The labor union Is the natural
product of conditions produced by mod
ern methods of industry, said he, and Its
existence is the inevitable result OF that
advanced intelligence which adaptS itself
to meet contingencies as they arise.
Wilson's Address Y
Continuing, Mr.. Wilson said:
s.Fifteen years ago one OF America 8
master orators said, Capital has always
claimed, and still claims, the right to
combine, Manufacturers meet and de-
termine prices even in spite of the great
laws of supply and demand Have the
laborers the same right to consult and
combine? When the rich meet 1t Is for
the purpose of exchanging IDEAS When
the poor meet 1t is a conspiracy. If they
act in concert, If they really do some-
thing 1t is a mob. If they defend them
selves, it is treason
sIs the union man. in reality, an arro-
CANT usurper of liberty? He does not
deny the right of any man to work. He
comedies to the non-union man the same
right to labor that he claims for himself.
But he does demand the right Nof work.
ing for a wage consistent with the princi-
pies of human liberty. He does arrogate
to himself Lne rlBnL TO say lidL ne VIII
not work with any nan who is willing to
, work under conditions inconsistent with
every instinct of manhood and every i'm
pulse OF liberty.
Society Paramount
when a man, laborer or employer,
says he has right to manage his af-
fairs in his own way, he denies the
highest law of society. No human being
living in community inhabited by in
telligent beings possesses any such right
In society every mans rights are sub
ject to his obligations to his fellow be-
ings. No 1aborer has right to work.
and no employer has right to employ
: under conditions that are injurious to the
interests of society.
my job is as much mine as my en-
ployers business is his 1 have as much
right to dictate terms as has he. He
may have millions invested. but figures
cannot make his property and monetary
rights greater than my personal and
manhood rights
why does the union man stand SO
resolutely for the closed shop? 1t is not
that he has animosity towards his non
union fellowman; not that he wishes to
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