The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-09
LABOR DAY PROGRAM
CITY OF ST. CLOUD
Down Pour of Rain Had No Ter
rors for Saint Cloud
Union Men.
HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR
CELEBRATED WITH VIM
Parade of Unions Was the Most
Imposing Ever Seen in
the City.

ST CLOUD, Mimi, Sept. I'm
spite of the rain, the trades unions
of St. Cloud carried out to the letter
their Labor day program. The pa
rade was the largest and most re-
preventative ever held in this city.
Speeches were made by State Sem
ator J. D. Sullivan, and E. G. Hall
of Minneapolis. president of the
Minnesota State Federation of La
Dor.
It was Mr. Halls maiden effort at
open air speech making. He acquitted
himself admirably His speech was
noted for it's clear exposition of the
aims and hopes of labor without any
attempts at flowery oratory. The
speech took so we'll by the people
in general that Mr.. Hall was invited
to meet with the Commercial club
of this city on Tuesday evening, and
address it's members on the benefits
of patronzing home industry.
His Labor day speech was in part
as follows:
Permit me to express my pleasure
at being privileged to address you on
this occasion. Throughout the length
and breadth of our land the sons OF
toll today suspend their duties in fac
tory workshop, mill and mine, that
they may suitably celebrate the day
their industry and devotion have so
deservedly won.
eve meet today to commemorate
the blessings enjoyed by untold thous-
ands through the efforts of organized
labor Even the children who are no
more compelled to waste out their
lives in factory and workshop. but
accorded the opportunities Of schools
and play grounds can also rejoice
history, we find that the average la
borer of a hundred years ago, had
Of burden of today, hence it is fitting
credit should be given to those de-
voted pioneers in our movement, whose
many sacrifices established the con-
ditions that we all now can enjoy.
And as there still remains much to
be done, it is for us as trade union
lists to address ourselves to the work
of giving greater efficiency to the
unions. ways and means Of lettering
and as a result ensuring for the ma
ton a better citizenship.
The activities of the trades union
m sne;at have i enured to the benefit
inception organized labor has paid
out millions of dollars to it's mem
bers in sick, death disability and other
benefits.
But let it be borne in mind that
They are merely asking for an OPP
portunity to work at living wage,
ITEM may enoy Se
comforts of a home and provide for
the education of their children, and
generally live as becometh q worthy
and useful American citizen.
time G
unfortunate enough to have to resort
to the strike, (to force living wage),
the common expression of outsiders
Is, that while they sympathize with
the unions. and their principles, they
feel that there is an injustice in de-
handing of an employer, just as much
Tor poor mechanic, per hour or day,
as for good one.
This is a mistaken idea. The union
worker realizes that there should be a
minimum price for his fellow. who
the skin Of Himself, SO fae' he @'i is
more than willing that the less for
tunate should be cared for. And for
this unselfish effort his union is CEN
verse their criticism and apply it to
the employer, who seldom if ever paws
even the more skilled workman more
than the minimum? 1t is sometimes
wages for all workman. thereby re-:
ducing the skilled mechanic to the
i hssn OF sa,; the lowest: Whenever you
along this line, they are either labor.
ing under a missaprehension. or thew
are telling a deliberate falsehood. No
@rntn attempts to prevent an employer
from paying as much for his labor
as ne pleases, nor do any of our
unions compel an employer to hire In
competent workman, but on the con
The e ate sh f TO smS1avsgs
But we do sometimes insist in the
ae'ns.atement OF employees, who have
or Or maybe victimized for union acti-
cur members who may chance be or
ficers or. representatives sacrificed on
the alter Of greed. W.
that You are VINO hsrs are I'M members Of unions
to you what damage is done an GEdfy
to our movement. not always on mr.
pose Pc so,, but ,n T;nwittingly, in the spend
buying union ea made d soods' By kvn not
IA craftsman joins his union to get bet.
q ter conditions, and expects his en-
pnG 4he TO pay pay him the union scale
expects his boss to emplov Union IA e
, noT when 'sSar he rb himself employs non
BY lar spent for the products Of the
81 sweatshop or other unfair goods - .
L dollar invested in retardinE the on
s 1 Ward movement neSn s, Of organized labor
" thought to your obligations. learn MT Is
#lHi demand only union work when you
MAKE 70 your purchases: II you will do
ssfl3 fronted with the oft repeated state
Esnnent Of employers when efforts are
made. to- unionize their factories, that
8, rs ~ gnlSn men do net call
irrom now on let us. resolve TO be
PEI NH on men and nd