The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-12-10
The LAE0nlHG MAN.


And the sun. moon and stars had record
81 their birth.
When all things created were BY Divine
plan
MADE perfect. God said. Nov K, Is
make man
In our likeness ana image and proclaim It
Over fowls Of ,1s air and the fish OF the
sea
And cattle and creeping things over the
Shall have sole dominion. power and COM
naut
SIX days then OF ,ou On the calendar
stood
And the work q MS hand he declared -
De good
SIX days Of creation examined and blest
And the seventh set apart as : season St
rest
Rest from the toll q creating the wealth
Devoted 10 comfort and pleasure and
health
Thus early We learn how the lesson vas
taught
That all Of our comforts and Joys must
Dc bought
By Intelligent labor with hand and with
head
In the sweat Of thy brow shalt thou eat
thy bread.
Go forth now and multiply. labor and
rest.
Replenish the earth. that thy people be
olesr.
Be salthsul in all that thy duties require
And thy labor shall ever be worthy It's
hire.
All things in the earth, air and sea shall
be thine
II thou shalt obey the iniunctious divine
How simple the lesson. How plain the
command
The reNard-how enticins' The calling
how grand
Each man a creator endowed with the
power
To make the world better in each coming
To labor. produce and create as he goes
To add 70 lies pleasures and diminish
MES woes.
Go forth, then, to labor To AL it is said
In the sweat Of thy brow shalt thou eat
thy bread.
But nowhere DO We find. though long We
may LOOK
From page to page OF the blessed old
book.
A chapter or verse that says any one can
Eat bread by the swestings Of some other
man
But. alas in these days Of corruption and
trusts
The schemer gets dainties and the toiIer
the crusts
The knight Of the spade. the pick and the
bar
The yeoman whose produce has loaded
the car.
The creator Of wealth. gets the cold.
stony stare
And the drone Is $ pampered. purse proud
millionaire
But again 10 our labor=, On htstory's
page
-
/ The fact IS recorded in letters % Light
That shine ike the stars in the drna-
nent bright
That the prince in his palace the king or
his throne.
The man who has millions he claims As
his own.
Would be paupers today. with all OF their
clan.
Were it not for the work OF the laoorinE
man
The cattle that browse on the valleys and
hills.
The palaces buildings. manufacturers
mills.
The millions Of acres Of rtch growing
grain
The long lines Of railroads over mountain
and plain
AL things that have value" that the
mind can span.
Can Be traced % the work Of the labor
ing man
AS the laboring man is the basis Of all
And without him the structure VIII cruu-
bic and fail.
Il Is plainly his duty himself 10 inform.
That he may accomplish the needed re
form
He holds enough ballots within his hard
hand
To settle any question in all this broad
TO decide upon men who are honest ans
true
And swear when elected their duty TO 80.
With the people prepared. 4 traitors they
TO brand them for honest men ever to
spurn-
But while the mans story we're proceed
ing to tell
The laboring woman deserves praises as
we'll
Faithful and true, she stands by man.
side
To hold Up his hands with true wOmanly
pride
she IS With him in all o, his troubles ana
His 'oys ans his sorrows as onward life
woman, What is 1t that she has not
done
Since the days when creations grand
WORK was begun.
In the brilliant ana nercitul the useful
and true
She always nnds something FOR woman
10 DO
In the stubborn and toene. the bitter and
sweet.
She is always on hand and gets there
with both feet
All woman God bless her. and long may
she wave
Ger the daughters OF virtue and the sons
o. the brave,
Go forth, then. to labor The time is at
hand,
Let natures own noelenen now take
command
Lo traitors abound. bearing spoIls % the
, sale
Where manhood was measured BY gold in
the SCALE
/ The laboring man with his ballot Of
white.
Can turn the scales In the contest for
riEht.
! Let labor Join hands from the east to the
west
/, The north to the south. all moving
abreast
!, United IN purpose with justice and right
And freedom and victory ever In sight
: Carpenters Lead In Growth.
n According 10 the statistics recently
made public by the United States de-
nartment OF commerce and labor, the