The record., 1918-09-26
.LABQR's PART IN
WORLD WAR IS Of
VAST import TAACE
PRESIDENT WILSON PAYS ELo-
CUENT TRIBUTE TO AMERICAS
ARMY OF WORKERS.
GONPERS DELIVERS MESSAGE
Head Of the American Federation OF
Labor Points Out the Need of
Unity of Action Here.

I
The part that Labor will take in
the sale Of the Fourth Liberty Loan |
Bonds which will be inaugurated |
September %, is second to no other
part that will be played. Everything
that is created must be created |
through the energy Of men and women
VhO toll AS q result the success of
the drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan
depends in very large measure upon
the cooperation Of labor in the cause.
Not only are the tOilers bearing
their part of fighting in the European
trenches, but they are bearing the
bulk of the fighting within the fac
tory trenches in the United States.
The Importance of the part they play
is illustrated both by President Will
sen III his Labor Day address and also
ii the Greetings to the American
People" sent from England by Sam
uel COmpers president Of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, who is in
Europe on a mission for the United
States Government.
No better description Of the I'M
Portance Of, Labor could possibly be
given than that of President Wilson.
The army of laborera at home is
as important, as essential, as the
army Of fighting men In the far fields
Of actual battle" the President said.
And the laEorer is needed as much
as the soldier. 1t is his war The
soldier is his champion and repre-
sentative.
ITO f&l to win WOu,d be to iEperil
everything that tie !aborer has
striven for and held dear since free
dom first had it's dawn and his strug-
sic for justice began. The soldiers at
the front know this. It steels their
muscles to think of it. They are cru
sad9rs. They are fighting for 70
selfish advantage for their own ma
ton. They would dcspise anyone who
fought for the selfish advantage of
any nation.
President Tells Why They Fight.
They are giving their lives that
| homes everywhere, as well as the
| homes they love in America, may be
| kept sacred and safe, and men every
/ where be ICY upon
being free. They are fighting for the
| ideals Of their. own lands-great
| ideals, immortal ideals, ideals that
shall light the way for all men to the
places where justice is done and men
live with lifted heads and enact
Eatcd spirits. That is the reason they
fight with solemn joy and are in-
Vincible."
The Iaborer can dwell with intense
satisfaction on his duty as well as his
accomplishment. A large share Of the
| active fighting forces are drawn from
the ranks Of labor. But-above this is
Tho consciousness that the equip
ment ana supplies CT the fighting
force is exclusively the product of
| the laborer-fghter who is cOntribut-
ing equally as much at the forge and
1T the work bench. The fruition OF
! al this energy and labor is touched
upon in the message which Mr.. Com
| pors sent to the working people OF the
United States.
"'Win the war for freedom is in
scribed upon the tanners Of Ameri-
cas- workers today in every city and
hamlet" President Gompers says in
his message. "It is the message that
will be spoken from every platform.
1t is the song Of every heart. 1t is d
war Of freedom because only through
victory can there be freedom. :
THE working people OF America
are conscious of their vital part in
making victory possible, and they will
GO t.eir part, not as a task, but as a
right-a right to share in the work
of securing forever that freedom
which they prize above all things.
I'VE count it our most sacred duty
: to win safety for our freedom and our
democracy, for only when they are
safe can life give to us it's opportuni-
ties and it's value. Win the war for
freedom
, There is TO ebb and flow to com
merce during the period CT the var.
1t is Il constant eQuipment-inciu uiing
equipment CT the soldier, his sus-
, tenance, his maiDtenanc, Of health,
medical aid, provisions, munitions,
service for supplies, and the main
tenance Of the millions Of allied peo-
! ,,G5 until they can be placed i'll po-
sil.oa 10 sustain thcmsolves-of the
soldiers hat Emerican labor is called
: upou to make.
7 no matter how small part toiler
70 may Play in the immense plan, it is
on essential one. The young toiler
S that works il the most obscure pa.ts
{ of munitions Or supply plants is as es-
, sential as the man who works on the
most important parts Of the heavy ar
Gilery and munitions. Without prop
= er attention to the obscure and minor
-. parts, the whole would be imperfect,
Without the perfect whole, the telling
blows against the huns would be i'm
possible. 1t all requires unity and a
harmony of purpose.
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