The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-09-01
The Hopeful Outlook for Labor on
This Labor Day of 1913

"A but hopefully, for things last coming its way
True the cost of living is high and it has been big
struggle aggard keep somewhere near step
But hopeful factor in the equation is that today Tor
first time, labor does not have to do all its lighting alone
Whv il seems only Yesterday that the law was being
swung bat labor the head every time voiced as
content with unfair conditions. -, -,
nenens compensation decreasing working hours suifeninS
the requirements health and safety in the work places d
GUESSING minimum wage. adopting mothers pensions u"
short throwing emphasis at last upon HUMAN values
doesn't likely that in our day at least society can
toll though each approach toward that end is step III INC
right direction =, -, +
workers that longer is the discussion OF TINS great
ideal confined within one group OF the community ana
ssesms S a THE BIG AND SERIOUS
OF THE TIME which is being addressed the keenes'
study. ...... ,a..-
stood TODAY than formerly society swings away from ITS
mad worship OF wealth and toward fairer arrangement OF It's
distribution ,
MANY who once looked down the ranks OF industry
as from superior level begin for the first time in use
lives the pettnes the shame OF riding on others
good sign that increasingly the children of the rich
are refusing 10 be sacrificed on the altar of inherited ease
but are seeking for light and work and duties II move
men directly connected with the better appreciation OF aoo
with the perception that IT is fundamentally u'S" "
But perhaps the creates, why hope should be the
commanding this day lies in the change which is coming
over conception Of education.
Until lately OF schooling has been planned on
basis which assumed that to do good and useful work with
eminently honorable.
Thus we have had public schools aiming almost exeu-
svely to turn out smart pupilspupils with wits so well
would need TO do hand work Tor
living but might hope find shor, and cuts TO fortune
through the OF appropriang the fruits OF the toll OF
others. i,
Say what will upon the school depends the trend OF
nations growth And here rearing children TO
despise the underlying value national ie-saight
away work 49,.
Happily we have begun the folly OF this eourse
In the Job that you do involved something Tine out OF
science. art, poetry, history. -. -. s ,,, vo,
work and build your life values around the usefulness that
YOU can be for under scheme OF things which sees
human behind achievement and honors tnat sou
in proportion it reveals itself!
You found work for the part hard cxacting,
cruel thing beauties haven't been unfoded and
because conditions around by greed, you
weren't allowed the chance to find the JOY in IT.
But children when this revolution in school ideals
gets further along will go work bithey because will not
be shaving to enrich cset will be the joyful
Of their immortal souls expressed in conscious
creative effort, the greatest happiness there IS.
they find the possibilities OF pleasure IN dong
work that appeals and stimulates their spirit they VIII
very likely tire OF the sordd selfish scheme OF indus
try which limits rewards privileged few and establish
in its stead the ideal of brotherhood