The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-09-07
DAY At LARGE
. WAS GREATEST Of I'LL
Governor Burke and Other Of
y ficials Of North Dakota Talk
~. :. to Labor.
w. E. MoEwen of the Labor
. World Makes q, Decidedly
Good Hit. =. .
Especial Correspondence

FARGO, N. D.. Sept. 5.-This WON
| derful little city, which sits in i'm
perial splendor like a veritable queen
at the gateway to the vast agricul-
tural regions of the farthest west, de-
voted Labor Day to labor. and turned
away from it's customary pursuits Of
traffic, banking and commercial en-
| terprise In order that the occasion
| might be properly celebrated and have
the citys sanction to It's due obser-
| vance and the city's presence to give
| the cause and It's demonstration local
backing and moral support Of the
| most impressive character. although
the day is not a legal holiday in this
| state. - - .'~..s "a
Gov. Burke. in beginning his ad-
| dress. stated that he did not know
until last Saturday that his state was
one of the three in the Urion which
have not made Labor Day legal
| holiday. but that he wouli issue a
proclamation next year making it
legal holiday and endeavor to get. the
legislature. to make 1t permanently
one by law. r.
| There were II unions marching in
the parade, some of their members
being residents Of Moorhead, just
across the river in Minnesota, and the
crowd that witnessed it was large,
orderly and highly grati1ed with tho
| pageant.
B. F. Lathrop, president Of the
Fargo Trades and Labor Assembly.
was the chief marshal of the parade
After the parade the exercises were
continued at Island Park. which is
known far and wide as one of the
most beautiful city breathing spots in
all the northwest. The thousands as
sembled in the park were cordially
welcomed by Mayor Elliot Of Fargo,
after which addresses were made to
them by Gov Burke, President Wurst
of the State Agricultural college,
State Senator L. r. Hanna Of Cass
county. and w. E. McEwen Of Duluth,
editor Of the Labor World in that city
and secretary treasurer Of the Minne-
sofa State Federation Of Labor.
The governors address was a mas
terful and eloquent exposition Of the
Relations OF Labor to Capital" He
spoke in opposition to compulsory
arbitration" but lauded voluntary ar
bitration as wise and effective
means of settling disputes. r.
Prof. Wurst of the State Agricul-
tural college, whose theme was 1.-The
Part Of Labor and Capital In Produce
tion,'' delivered a very thoughtful and
scholarly address. He admitted that
he was unable to suggest how a just
division Of the profits in industry
could be made, but was convinced
that the trade unions%were on the
right road In their work.
Senator Hanna, although he is a
banker In business, spoke, encourage
1ngly on the labor problem, and par
, t1cularly emphasized the evil Of child
labor. The senator had visited the
Industrial centers Of the south and
east, and the picture he: painted OF
the woes attending the employment OF
little children in the shops and facto-
ries of those sections was pitiful, and
made profound impression on his
hearers.
MIR. McEwen took up and discussed
the question suggested by Prof
Wurst. how to make an equitable d.
vision OF the profits in industry. He
said there were but two parties who
could adjust the matter, the capitalist
who Is the employer and the laborer
who works for him, and that without
some agreement on the subject the
capitalist would continue to take all
the profits, as he is doing now, but
trade un1onism has a system that is
gradually working out the desired re-
| suits. Mr. McEwen also dfse,,ssod +he
farmers movement in organizing and
the child labor question. He spoke
extemporaneously but with great fer
vor and eloquenceE and was warmly
commended for the force Of his logic,
the comprehensiveness of his thought
and the grace Of mis- diction.
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