Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-02
WILSON TO LABOR ON ITS OWN DAY
The Presidents address to American worInan follows

The Presidents address to American workman follows
MY Fellows Citizens Labor Day 1918. like any
Labor Day that we have known Labor Day was always
deeply significant with Now is supremey slgnifcant
Keenly year ago OF the enterprise OF ife
and death upon had embarked did not
perceive meaning clearly do now w knew that
we we're all partners must and together but
did realize do that are all enlisted men,
members OF single army OF many parts and many tasks but
by single obligation faces set toward sim
gle object We know that every tool in every essential
industry weapon and weapon welded for the same
purpose that army rifle is wieldeda which II we
were to lay down. rifle would be of any
"And weapon for what? What is the war for! Why
are enlisted? Why should be ashamed if not
enlisted? At first it seemed hardly than war OF de-
Tense against the military aggression Of Germany Belgium
had been violated France invaded and German was ahed
again 1870 and 1866, work out her ambitions in
Europe necessary her force with force
But is clear that is much than war to alter the
balance of power Europe Germany, it is plain, was
striking what free everywhere desire and must have
the right determine their fortunes to insist upon Justice
obge act for them and not for the
private and selfish interest Of governing class 1t is war
make the nations and peoples OF the world secure against
power German autocracy represents 1t is
war of emancipation Not until it is anywhere
live free from constant breathe freely while they go
about their daily tasks and know that governments are their
servants, their masters
This is therefore the of all which labor should
support support all its concentrated power The
world be safe mems lives cannot be secure no mans
rights confidently and successfully asserted against the
and mastery of arbitrary and special interests SO
like that which, after long premedtaton
drew Austria Germany into this permitted to
troll the destnes and the daily fortunes of and nations
plotting while honest work laying the fires of which in
nocent men, women and children to be the fuel
the of this 1t which indus
try The of laborers at home import
ant essential the army OF lighting in the far fields
battle And the aborer needed much the sol
his The soldier is his champion and represen
tativ To would be imper everything that the
aborer and held dear since freedom first had It's
and his struggle for justice began The soldiers at the
front know this 1t their muscles think of it. They
They fighting for selfish advantage for
nation They would depise anyone who fought for
the selfish advantage of any nation. They giving their
lives everywhere well the homes they love IN
America kept sacred and safe and everywhere be
free as they upon being free They fighting for the
ideals of their andgreat ideals immortal ideals ideals
which light the way for all to the places where
Justice done live with lifted heads and mancpated
spirits That is the they fight with solemn joy and
nvincible
make this, therefore day OF fresh comprehension
not only about and of renewed and ceareyed
resolution day of conservation also, an which devote
ourselves without pause limit the great task of setting
our own country whole world free render justice to
all and Of making impossible for small groups OF political
rules anywhere disturb peace the OF the world
make tools and puppets Of those whose
consent and upon whose power their authority and their
own very existence depend.
e NAV count upon each other The nation is of single
mind It is taking with special class serving
no private or single mind has been cleared
and fortified BY these days which burn the doss The
amongst us We realize realized before that we
are comrades dependent another irresistible when
united powerles when divided And join hands lead
the world a and better day.
"WOODROW WILSON,