Arizona republican., 1919-09-02

.or the protection of it's own and self ish interest, but the greater, more sacred responsibility of national and world citizenship and directorship, with it's vital bearing upon the in- terests, rights and welfare of all man kind, without. due observance of which labors owa ends must inevitably fail.
 speaking of the prevalent unrest and suffering, Senator Winsor said: Tn this worldwide emergency there rests upon the United States, where human rights have their fir1nest foundation and the principles of brotherhood pre- vail to greater degree than anywhere else under the sun, the responsibility Jt steadyinS the rocking boat of the universe, of ouieting the trembling and uneasy world, and in large meas- ure of relieving the present suffering end distress of less favored people And 1t is C labor, upon which pro auction depends in the first instance and which, in addition thereto, is i recognized as a co ordinate counselor and director of the nations affairs, that this country must look in the greatest measure for the moral force and the practical facilities necessary 10 the fulfiliment of it's obligation and
 
 Following I reference to his attach ment to the cause of labor Senator Winsor saId
 You will not think, therefore, that mean to be ugly when I say that am not of those who believe or con tend that labor, as an organization, can do no wrong. It can, and some times does. The broad principles up- On which tue cause of labor is founded are fundamentally sound. They do not go wrong, for they are based upon neutral, inherent rights, which can no more be denied than the rights of the planets to travel in their allotted paths. l But 1t would be untrue and unwise to say that the labor organizations never err. The autocratic proposition that the king can do no wrong may no more be defended in the case of a group than of an individual. The Ia bor organization is made up of men; its policies are formed, it's plans exc l euted and it's affairs conducted by human beings, a type of mechanism which has never been perfected, ex- cepting, perhaps, in the cases of a l very few Of us. ;"
 AS an acknowledged world influ- ence labor has reached the highest l place. It steps full-fledged into the i council hall. By virtue of the numbers it represents, and the essential char l acter of it's contribution to the world, 1 it may well be said to dominate the 1 situation. Its spokesmen find no door 1 closed to them, no ear deaf to them. 1 There is no longer a question as to whether labor shall secure its rights, though there may still be dis 1 cussion and debate of means and methods. The question is whether la bor is or shall become conscious of it's | rights. There are some who profess l to fear that in the growth of it's power l 1t will become tyranny. I have no l fear of that, for tyranny inevitably l courts and consummates it's own de- struction, and the students of labor questions and the champions of la bor's rights in this country are too familiar with the history of tyrannies to advocate measures tending in that i direction, or if they should, the great heart of the working masses is too keenl yalive to and sympathetic with the needs of humanity to permit it.
 Tt must be clear that in the per- formance of the exalted mission which is his, it is not enough that the labor ing man should be a loyal member of his labor organization, but that he should measure up also to the full stature of patriotic citizenship. Labor must not isolate itself It cannot be narrow and provincial and still fulfill its duty. Its activities, no less than it's views and its aims, should be the activities of a people and not of a .Ine et~
 seperate and apart, but one with its fellows, both deriving and afford ing inspiration, encouragement and support in the common effort toward the making of better world and the achievement of higher ideal Then will the rights of labor be expressed in those higher terms of the universal rights of mankind, and class distinc- tion, class prejudice and class consci- 1 ousness will pass aways
 Tt is not sufficient that labor's ut terances should be expressive simply of it's own immediate class aims. They should be so fair and equitable, SC broad and comprehensive and benefi- cient in their purposes as to become and be known as public opinion, and the efforts of labor toward the ac- ceptance and adoption of it's views and the achievement of it's purposes should both in theory and practice, be such as to leave no line of cleavage be- tween them and public opinion. [ The day has passed when any class 1 may with impunity disregard or deny the rights-not privileges, mind you but rights-of another class. The day of service to the people is being ushered in. Nor should labor disre- gard this fundamental condition Peo- pie are becoming more and more in- terdependent one upon another, and industries more and more closely re- lated. So should we who would meas ure up to our duties and responsibili- ties in this world give more and more thought and consideration-whil not ignoring or failing to safeguard ouI own rights-to the rights, conveniences and legitimate interests of others. Thus 1 will true fellowship and true brother hood find their best expression, and in the pursuance of such a course will labor most surely reach it's goal and find there a rich reward"
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