The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-03
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oioslTY OF LABOR RESULT or
ORGANIZED WORKERS

4 quarter of century ago DO vel
o do farmer and business man -1lz znt
q educate bis son for one ~ fhs rrO-
essiOns-the lag. medicine or the
ministry. while tOlsy there -zMe men
re striving 70 have their yJrs enfa-
iiferen' fields Of labor and ~ learn
WORK a1fh their hands T1O causes
ave resulted 10 mis- change Of 0D.n-
on. one lE ne ofsr-rrOa OadlIg Of mo
professions and the other q. tho dig
atty 70 ghich labor has been exalted
MOnday September E. viii ye OH
ssrFed ~ Labor Day throughout me
niied state n - The one da. o.
ne year dedicated 70 fhe cause Of la-
or with feE except Ous men i1 I'D
be trades and caIInzs HiIl rase fla
la on from work and spend = Iu Fo-
al intercourse. 81 labor gafherngs
n .n family parties l-a.Or DaF
he creature Of the high regard in
rhich labor D. held 5y the authorities
y me states and Of fhe United
Stats
The mity glth which Labor g.
ioihed today VAS largely brought
ibout by the ORGANIZATIONS 81 union
workers. In politics they arc power.
business they possess mighty
strength and they make up q large
)OrtiOn Of me citizenship o. me coun.
~. While organized labor has drift
o 10 some extent toward socialism.
q the great DOdy Of the workers are
- etanch in their belief Of the pr.n-
iples Of the democratic or rerubli-
AN party - they ever were sOcia'
FTn has made no such gains as union
abOr has made and the two move.
nents Dy no means Occupg common
round.
Union labor has mission Zoo 10.
gOrld and that mission b. worth
nc. That mission is not 20 destroy
ut 10 build up
Union labor stands for the dignir- .
ng of labor. 10 stands for shorter
ours n stand- fOr better clothing for
he wives of laboring men and more
hoes for the feet OF laborers' chill.
ren.
These principles are worthy Of tho
es' efforts Of American citizens.
The training Of young men and
pung women 10 do work with their
hnds has gained powerful Impetus
t the establishment Of iIet such
EhoOls ~ he s. b. W. College OF
klahoma and the Girls Industrial
Ehool AZ Chickasha These schools
ttablished in practically every state
| the union are powerful factors in
y modern day educational work and
| ey 90 hand I'm hand with labor The
irmer IT, trachinz his bog 10 farm
ld his glrl is taught household eco
Im.cs.
j can bc said 10 the credit OF Ia
brers thai ion every shop or factory
pee labor s given it's due poruon
Dat there b. a. common feeling az
Tofherhood between employer and Z
hplOye where the employe has
pught 20 do right by labor the union
prker has met the proprietor equally
bEway ana The worker is devoted
Tho interest. OF his employer.
lhOr'er hours have resulted I'm the ,
limitation Of much OF the drudgery
labor, Il has resulted in greater In
diligence among working men and
"a placed hto worker upon q higher
Jane OF social life than ne had The
lpOrtunitv or the time 20 cujoy I'm
|e past before their united efforts
|nirolled the working hours and the
|iy.
There are still other great thi1ss
b labor 10 accomplish and which
|innOt be done until there is more
|arly nearly equal division Of hnau. (
Pal strength between the employer
hd the employe but wear by year th"
bcial fro1lems are being solved ard
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