The labor standard., 1918-09-01

l Teamsters, Ben Rose.
 Barbers. Anthony A. Garufy.
 Masons. Cornelius Shea.
 Molders, Howard Marshall.
 Plumbers, Joseph Lyons.
 Electricians, Harry Beebe.
 l Boilermakers, c. w. Leutt.
 Boy Scouts
 The Boy Scouts under the direction of Commissioners Gracey and Deputy Commissioner F. F. Burdick helped the Red Cross members at the foot of State street in preparing supplies for Riverside park. They were also stationed on State street ready to render first aid. In the afternoon the boys helped at the park in many ways About 50 boys were pressed into ser vice.
 Fts4 Speeches . President George Mordecai of New Haven, of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, was introduced and spoke about fifteen minutes on what labor is doing for the war. s4
 Julius Stremlau of Meriden, a mem Der of the Connecticut Council of De- fense and formerly president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, now engaged in government employment work here, was introduced and spoke on what Connecticut is doing for the war, especially laborwise. He urged all union men to stick together and by team work give this state a prestige over all others for war work.
 Cornelius J. Danaher's Address f N Cornelius J. Danaher of Meriden, a prominent attorney, was the last speaker He spoke along patriotic lines and urged all not to whine when they cannot get everything they want but to push aside inconvenience and work to whip the kaiser. 9l
 MT. Danaher said in part - feel that must congratulate the Central Labor Union of New London and the Connecticut Federa4 tion of Labor for your splendid observance of Labor Day. This is the second Labor Day since our entrance into the great war. @ War has been defined to be armed contest be- tween nations. This war is mores This war in which we are now engaged is one for the preservation of civilization and the freedom of the people of the world. Prior to our en- trance into tfle war, we had been told that
 
 Now, we find that every man, woman and child throughout our entire land is proud to fight.
 When the militaristic Junker class of Ger many entered upon this war for world power and the establishment of a new religion, the people of Germany proclaimed to the world that we did not understand Germany; that no but German did could understand Germany or its aims and objects in this war. This war is one between philosophies. It is a war of ideas. It is war between force, represented by the central powers, and justice and honor and truth, represented by the allied nations and own country. Germany rejected the doctrines taught by the lowly Nazarene and insisted that might made right Under the pernicious and far reaching effects of such doctrine, the lib critics of no individual were safe. We had been taught to and did believe that right made might and that the weak had rights which the strong were bound to respect. With Germany, the state was everything, the indi- | vidual nothing. With us, the state is simply the instrumentalty by which the rights of individuals are preserved. The Germans be- lieve in purely material life with it's heaven and hell earth. We, on the contrary, be- lieve in the existence of spiritual life with a future state of regards and punishments. It was with this confronting him that the Ruler of Germany spoke of partnership with Gott, | and spelled it with double T, representing him as an elderly man with white flowing beard. l The German was right in saying that only a German could understand German, be- cause this conception of the Supreme Ruler had never occurred to any of us. As 8 church, or convent, or school, or home was destroyed, as libraries with their precious ripfs hI1rn as and children crucifed, otherwise mal- treated, all of these acts were done for the purpose of destroying symbols of Christianity and casting contumely upon the teachings of the Prince of Peace. This doctrine of Ger many involved reversion to the Germany of the fourth century; toward making the world unbearable and unlivable for any individual who believed in the rights of mankind and the liberties of free people.
 l Democracy is the cooperation of all classes for the purpose of relieving the down trodden and those heavy laden of their burdens. I Autocracy meant the elevation of the few with it's profiigate kings and queens for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many This war is last staggering and despairing struggle of autocracy and power against democracy and individual freedom. The Executive Council of the Federation of | Labor on March 18th, 1917 realized and recognized the danger to democracy when it declared in favor of immediate declaration of war against Germany long before gov ernment had declared war against Germany's mad man and mad men.
 | Naturally, peace pursuing and liberty loving organization, the Federation of Labor has steadfastly with all its strength and by teaching and example is upholding the presi- dent and our country in their determination ,f C1x many. aa
 | On every field in blood-stained France, on every shot and shell infested height, mem. bers of the Federation of Labor are engaged in holding first lines, and are charging the