Denver labor bulletin., 1915-03-13
CHANCELLOR DAY
GETS PLACE IN SUN
Presides at Meeting Syracuse
Central Trades Assembly
Man Whs Declared Dollar Day Was
4 Eneu(h fer Any Labsrin( Nan Now
Expressss Dsiifhf to Meet Unions

Chancellor John r. Day of Syracuse
IN, " university, who few years ago
was speaking and writing vigorously
against labor unions and defending cor
porations and trust methods, has under
gone = radical change Of heart, accord
ing to an article published in last weeks
issue of the Rochester Labor Herald. He
iirst gained notoriety by saying that no
laboring man was worth over dollar
day. Chancellor Day accepted an invita-
ton to preside throughout a regular
meeting Of the Syracuse Central Trades
and Labor Assembly in labor hall. Here
is. the story as told by the Herald:
Delegates from every union affiliated
with the central body were in their
places when Chancellor Day, occupying
the place of President Norman Sprague,
called the meeting TO order. The Chan
cellor conducted the routine business, lis
tened TO the reading Of reports, put the
motions and introduced the speakers.
The Chancellor seemed TO be thorough
~ in sympathy with the spirit of the
meeting and in a short address just be-
fore adjournment declared that he had
long sought the opportunity to get into
closer sympathy with ''the men who are
Just as essential TO our land A. the
capitalists"
Il want to thank you for the cour-
tesy YOU have shown me-" he said. Il
really appreciate IL. l have always been
curious to know what you looked like
and how YOU acted because have heard
and read 80 many strange things about
union men.
Believes in Labor Men.
I'm glad came, because now 1 know
you look and act just like other men
I'm not sure that believe all the things
YOU believe. but you can offset that by
saying that you do not believe all that
] do. Nevertheless, ! am in hearty ae-
cord with all men and women who work.
Why. IL only seems a few years ago
that l was a worlSiugman. The son of
. lumberman, l was herding mules
and getting ready TO manage students.
Yes. and handling hogs ON the banks OF
the Columbia river during the days and
shaking rats from n tow line Mt nights.
And don't you think that I'm not
working man now. get up earlier
than most OF you fellows and generally
l work later. This morning ] was up
at s o'clock snd that's about the or
dinary thing. l work pretty hard and !
work pretty late.
The workingmnn isn't necessarily the
one who shoes horse OF does the hard
manual labor. Some Of us have to work
win kHE EH4&8&1 Stat8@ ~ - - s--s~
puts me into sympathy with the men
who are just n essential TO our land as
rii.c capitalists
Retracts Former Statement
Il think belong with you. II was
said, politically. when first came TO
Syracuse. that said man was worth
only n dollar day. OF course, II isn't
true. because some aren't worth n dol
lar day while some men are worth $40
a day. and more. Some men are worth
nothing. not only some mechanics, but
some college presidents, and some doc
tors 10 boot. II all depends on the
man"
Thomas M. Gafncy introduced the res
olntion that resulted In rising vote
of thanks to the Chancellor. The cduca-
tor was cheered Ms he left the hall.
The invitation to Chancellor Day to
preside at a regular meeting Of the
Trades Assembly was an innovation. II
was the first time that meeting OF
organized labor's central body has been
conducted by one other than an officer
of the organization.
The action was decided upon several
weeks ago when delegates to the as
-embly voted TO invite prominent busi-
ness and professional men OF the city to
preside over regular meetings from time
TO time.