The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
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(Continued from First Page.) guarding of principles. So men must be elected in tile contest to come. But they must be men who stand tried and true for principles.
 The rights of Labor have been seri- of political place.
 The right to cease work, to strike, has been placed in jeopardy.
 The writ of injunction has been so abused that the injunction process ,ot today would scarcely be recognized by its orig1nators. "
 Greed and power have sought to dis tort every process to the end that hu- man aspirations may be suppressed and human welfare made secondary to profits and plunder.
 More than a year has passed since silence settled over the battlehelds, yet in all that time not one measure of really reconstructive character has been placed upon the nations statute books. The national machinery of government seems to have been paralyzed into either inaction or reaction by the cessation of hostilities. And never was the world so starved for great fundamental progress.
 Millions of men and women in Amer ica and everywhere came out of the war with a devout and inspiring faith in the future. There was magnificent willingness to give time and effcrt to the bettering of human conditions and human relations. Aspiration and ann bition were purer throughout the world than ever III the inherent goodness of democracy was sublime and complete.
 on e was ruthless. Faith and hope and as- piration may be good, but Greed loves gain more. ' the warm, human emotions and ideals of the people. For more than a year this paralysis has persisted.
 Money greed, political greed, greed for place and power-these have been among us, making our will and striking at our liberties.
 The banner that Labor unfurls in this campaign is the banner of human ity. .se
 Labor contends for certain definite fundamental rights. These rights are essential rights that have to do with the daily lives of millions of people. But the safeguarding of these rights means safety for all people, opportun- ity for all, justice for all.
 The sun can not shine for one, or for a group The sun shines for all.
 Principles of liberty and justice for which Labor contends are principles of liberty and justice for every American
 Labor, in this campaign as always, IS fighting the battle of the American people against that small but powerful group which constantly and surreptitl- ously filches from the people their liberty and perverts justice.
 The enemies of labor will go to great lengths to show that Labor's fight IS a narrow and partisan fight for the sole benefit of union men.
 Labor's fight is a partisan fight for the benefit of union men; partisan fight for principles which are of benefit to union men and aH men.
 The American labor movement plung- ed into the winning of the World War for union men-and for GH men. Union men need liberty and justice and the fulness of democracy and they are willing to fight for those things.
 But union men can not win those things for themselves alone. If they are won they are won for all people.
 American labor is today contending for the rights of the great masses of the people i'll the true American spirit and methods.
 Privilege may fight for that which benefits privilege alone.
 Privilege has fought for those things ever since privilege came to be set apart from the common veal.
 But justice can not be the possession of a group, because there Is not justice until there is justice for all.
 Labor can not win rights for few, it can not cause the sun to shine upon a group. It must contend for funda- mentals that apply to the whole people and for those 1t can never cease con- tending.
 The interest of Labor extends to every measure that has to do with hu man welfare.
 The reason for this is the simple reason that what is known as Labor is an aggregate of human beings.
 Labor is not something that is inn personal. It is not like machine nor is it like a corporation. It IS the sum total of the lives of all those who are useful to the world.
 Therefore, the interest of Labor in legislation is no limited interest falling between any two given points. It is an interest that completes the circle t0nch- ing eVeyytltiNg that has to do z0ith h~- man YeLGti0nS. Congress can not do any single thing in which Labor is not interested. A study of the documents, resolutions and declarations adopted by Labor will disclose to those not familiar with the records the broad, active, day-to-day interest that Labor manifests in every thing that concerns the welfare of our civilization. An examination of Labor's recent | documentary declarations may be of interest at this time. The range of sub- l