The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-30
M'ADO0CREETS
RAILROAD MEN
ON.LAB0|'R||'' | DAY;
ASKS SUPPORT /
Message Forwarded to Brother
hood Head BY General Man
ager Ge1n1neH-of M. e /. s
RAILROADS MOST VITAL
!. ORGAN OF THE NATION
Urges Standing Shoulder to
Shoulder With Those Who,
Are Fighting Enemy.

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Bemidji will have no Labor Day
celebration this year, but the fact is
noticed by j.. T. Davis chairman
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
ginenen & Firenen, Pine Tree lodge,
y No. 636, Bemidji. ~
II However, Mr.. Davis is in receipt
. of a letter addressed TO all officers
and employees of the nations rail
roads and signed by Manager w. H.
Gehlmell of the M. & l., which, in
= turn calls attention to a letter ad-
.fdressed to railroad employees by w. t.
+ McAcAdoo, director general OF the
L roads under government control, IN
which McAdoo says concerning Labor
Day: -, 4
Significant Day.
3"In view of the colossal war in
which America is party combatant,
and of the gravity Of the issues in
I yolyed concerning, as they do,N the
lives and liberties Of the people OF the
world the celebration of Labor Day,
1918, posses a special significance.
81 shall be glad therefore, If you
will permit as many railroad en-
( pIoyes to participate in the forth COM
/ ing Labor Day celebrations through
out the country as will not ham
per essential railroad operations. r.
.The operations upon transporta-
: ton is so great that it. is, OF course,
important not to reduce train service
for even day, but doubtless it Will
be possible by making preparation in
advance to give a large number OF
employees liberty that day than could
otherwise be DONE n #@' = =, & ~: .
''Not only, is the welfare Of labor
concerned lin this war, but the wei
fare of every class of peaple- IN
America and throughout the world.
'The millions" Of Americas splen-
did sons we are sending to Europe 10
? settle these issues in our favor can
not do their part, OF this great ]op,
unless we each and every one OF US
I who stay at home do our part equally
! well and on time.
tAny failure to produce at home
the things our men must have II they
are to fight successfully would mean
disaster, such a disaster would be less
appalling in the injury to or destruc-
ton of our material interests than in
the subjugation if--not the destruc-
tion of the noble ideas for which
America stands and sheds her blood.
Ideals Christ's Doctrine.
"Tnese ideals are the very founda-
ton of Christ's DOCTRINES and OF mod
. ern Christian civi1ization.
1T is inconceivable, that such
calamity as German victory can be-
fall the world since America entered
. the conflict unless we at home fail
: to do our duty and our share. =
~'"I have no doubt about Americas
performance of her duty and that
4 means that I have no doubt of the
patriotism and Willingness of every
class of our people, including labor,
to strive and sacrifice and fight until
the glorious victory is won.
}"The railroad men of the United
States have duty Of trans
cendent Importance. The duty OF
keeping alive and efficient the trans
portation system of the country
Without adequate and uninterrupted
railroad service delivered on time all
the time, the essential war industries
- of the nation will be helpless and the
sacrifice of blood and treasure will be
!. of no avail. -.
Railroads are Vital.
''The railroads of the United States
are the most vital organ of our en-
entire industrial and economic llte
They must function at the highest
point of efficiency and l know that
I can count on the loyalty and patr1-
otic cooperation of, the railroad en-
ployes of the, United States in rem
dering to our beloved country the
best service of which they are capa-
BILE.
Let us on Labor Day nineteeneigh
teen, rededicate ourselves to the no
BILE cause for which we fight. Let us
resolve never to stop until military
oppression and all that is represents
as wiped from the face of the earth.
Let us stand shoulder to shoulder
with our splendid sons whose un-
broken ranks in France have stopped
. the Kaiser and given him a new con-
ception of our fighting power. Amer
ica's triumph in this war will then
be inevitable. Americas victory will
give new meaning to liberty and
democracy throughout the world"