The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-13
Louis F. Post Asserts Only
Secret of Life Lies In ITO
Labor Is to Live"
SURROUNDED ON ALL
Sizes BY GOLDEN RULE
Labor Movement Not Bas-
ed on Golden Rule No True
Labor Movement. Says the
Speaker

With several hundred people turned
away because they could not find
standing room in the building, one or
the largest crowds which ever attend
cd la Dor meeting in this city packed
the Colonial TheAtcr yesterday after
noon Ia hear an address by Louis +.
lost. assistant secretary OF the De-
pa=tment Of Labor. on the iaborers'
problems Of the day. tn meeting
VAS held under the auspices of the
Labor Forward Committee of the
Central Trades and Labor Council.
End was presided over by Mayor
George Ainslic.
An orchestra. made up d about
twenty musicians. under the direction
of J Nj. kaufman. gave a prelim.-
nary concert. At 3 o'clock Il. L
tIoWden. cha .rnlan of the Labor For
fe:fett4ittee, cstttcti tho r.rcetirrs;
10 CIDER AMI after the program had
been opened with prayer. expressed
the committees regret that Ex-Cos-
crnor Folk. of Missouri. who was
scheduled 20 speak, had been detained
a his home snd would be unable to
he present Mayor AinslIe was then
asked to tala charge OF the program
In presenting the speaker Of the &C
yasion, MI Post MAJOR AinslIe de
elared that this is one Of the mo -
magnificent meetings ever san IN
my ihe." and expressed his since. e
sympathy with the movement the
wo' king people are making to ID.
just themselves to meeting the cum
pleAitles Of society.
In the Sweat OF Thy Face
Mr.. Post said hat the prayer at
the opening OF the labor meeting was
very significant. fer the labor move
mont is essentially a religious move
n1ent." and that in view OF the cir
cuwstarces he would take text fJr
his speech. He went back to tho
story OF the Garden of Ellen. wi
it, resultant effects. and took for mis-
theme the injunction, I'm the sweat
OF thy face shalt thou cat brcai.''
He understood this 10 have dis
tirct bearing upon labor movements
and labor organizations. ard to mean
HAT every man fnttst ettrn TIE ttirgs
from which nc derives benefit in this
life
There is no such thing as .hc saw
ing up of wealth to live upon. We
cannot live upon the labor OF the past
bat the only hope of existence is Nv
ing from day 70 day, from hand =
mouth. To labor is TO live It's the
only secret OF ~ and life in all il
fuilness is secured only through la Dor
Men and women who are not living
ffefa hand to mouth are living IN t,.c
sweat Of other peoples face
Golden Rulc ON All sides.
Mr.. Post insisted that the LABOR
movement was surrounded on al
sides by the Golden Rule. and that
the labor movement that does OF
stand on the Golden Rule is no, the
true labor mrvemert.'
He illustrated his remarks with q
story, taken. with number OF others
from incidents connected with the
European war Five men were bur
led in fallen trench. and three 81
them were rescued. one o. IT, mer
still entombed was very large man
i professional soldier, and the othe,
was smaller. a miner By occupatIpo
A tunnel was dug large enough tc
permit the passage Of the smaller
man, but could no; accommodate Ii
other. But the miner said: 40 other
custom is more honored among labor
ing men than that no man shall sac
himself and leave a companion te
die alone" and they persisted tsgeth
er. This. said Mr.. Post. was an ex-
ample OF the principles upon which
organized labor Is founded.
I The wage-earner is a sort OF bust
ness man." said Mr.. Post. But the
wage-earner has only one customer
and unorganized wage earners, out OF
en- pleyment, are m a ptttabie condt.
ton" He showed the forces thai
worked against single man who
seeks employment, and pictured
the difficulties that confronted him Il
he was without the aid OF some or
ganization which could protect hi.
interests
Eight Hours In Solomon's Time
The speaker touched on the eight
hour working day. and ridiculed tbs
idea that eight hours is not Ions
enough to work. He referred to tn,
ritual OF Freemasonry, which pre-
scrtbes eight hours for sleep, eigh
hours for work. and eight hours TO
service to humanity. Eight hours
day was long enough for men to worl
in Solomon's time" he declared. "ent
now men can do as much work in
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