The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-31
SHALL THE WORKING MAN BE CONSIDERED?

Industry Man Power won the war; American
Industry and Man Power enjoy the peace they
savin Rock is closed Sunday
:. Monday Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday Friday and
port his family
Sunday he needs to play.
It is good for human being all
He needs play and in these times Sunday the
only time the average laborng has play in.
But savin Rock is closed Sunday.
Sunday ten thousand or so men and women went to
sav Rock Tired mothers dressed the toddng youngsters
their neatly ironed best dresses and took them sa Rock
much for to handle in crowd she had
they arrived find ssvn Rock closed by order Of the police
The ddes cried bitterly with Disappointment and the tired
There little girl who couldn't understand why she
couldn't go on the horses
she said while the big hurt tears rolled down her cheeks
and denied it Sunday because chose to make
complaint against the running Of and the police
chose to arrest the men who amused the people.
All of us can't afford to automobiles But I'll wager the
and Se and o hed Wo
rides around Sunday his automobile He is breaking the
Sabbath He ride the other six days evenings He
breaking the law because it technically against the old Con-
neccut blue laws to ride in automobile Sunday Why
One is as good as the other
poster Of working man which said I'VE il finish the job
Good poster too. It sold lot of bonds The working
Without working America
power would not have been much good All during the war
time and bought bonds and stamps and Y NJ c. A. and Red
now and then when he snatched it. Ali during the the
power fought bed died day day
of them having until the
ing getting bit time garden.
In the extra light hour he works it, Last year what he raised
in his garden helped win the This year what he will
in his garden will help feed Europe Now the soldier
ing back all the and bloodshed pain
forget it. He needs fighting isn't paying job
and he has to live He works all week but Sunday
play He likes to take the best girl the wife the young
lark He hasn great deal of money but Savn
Rock within reach of his He would like there
Last Sunday the working and the fighting both
went there for little fun at reasonable They didn't
the fun They had to back home The working
of won't keep from getting bit blue without
pleasure. wanted to the movies the ball
the He had to dig for weeds. It qu1e fair
fighting has nothing but meores-such memories
Of pals shot from beside of bombs and flying mud of pain
blood and noiseterble noise It ism good for
the ball game riding the flying horse Why give him
a chance?
Mr. Working Man, you entitled to play at savin Rock
Sunday because you good citizen of this country and
member of the American Federation of Labor which stands
for justice and fair play.
Fighting you entitled play Savin Rock
Sunday thing which you fought
dom and closing Sunday takes freedom
let there be another Sunday filed with babies
signing mothers and hurt fathers and disappointed boys
girls Let's have bunch of Sundays filed with smiles
around-the kind of smiles get when you hot dogs
flying horses watch the That the
it ought to be and the who made BLUE
LAWS many years would with if they
living this age. Even the founders of Connecticut
essness of these laws and repeal them.
Here's hoping for better times right away.
HELEN MARY.