Weekly journal-miner., 1920-09-02
LABOR DAY IS PRO-
 CLAIMED A HOLIDAY
(From Sundays Daily)

out tle State Ot Ar1ZOna IS here
 with presented in full. The gover-
 nor says:
 Since the day of the Divine Edict: By the sweat of thy brow shalt
 thou earn thy bread,' man has by this labor been earning emancipation
 and progressing to plane of higher iireedom-physical and spiritual. AL
 though imposed for the breaking of "a command, the mandate, like all those issuing from such a source, was
 designated as a blessing and not as a
 punishment Work, that of the hand and mind, has been the one most
 potent force in the worlds progress. Nowhere has Labor made such on- ward strides as in these United
 States; nowhere has its achievements Ibeen so notable and nowhere has the saying been more fully demon-
 Strated that Labor is King" Labor has struggled and fought it's way ito that freedom which comprehends and includes commensurate return flor its services a voice in the body Ipolitic and the benefits enjoyed by
 one and all under our system of free government. In recognition of the dignity of the toiler and his enviable record the State of Arizona has de-
 creed that the first Monday in Sept
 ember of each year shall be set aside
 as q holiday on which occasion due
 honor shall be accorded Labor. With
 this custom, decreed by legislative
 enactment as the expression of the
 will of the people of the State I am / in thorough accord
 ! The nucleus of organized society | is the individual No system that
 abridges the rights of the individ- Iual or prevents the exercise of his initiative or industry can survive or
 become an enduring part of our econ
 omic system. No plan that releases
 the individual from his obligations
 to his fellow-men, decrees that en-
 ployment shall be restricted to the chosen few and predicates the right to live and earn under restricted conditions, can in its very nature survive Organization to secure men their full rights, better relations with their employers, improved working conditions and adequate compensation
 for their labor is justifiable and proper. Organization that protects them in irresponsible or unlawful acts in dereliction of duty or that suppr~sses ambition and initiative, is fundamentally wrong. The work Ter must realize that there are certain obligations resting and devolving up- on him, among them being: I'm provement in quality and quantity of production; reduction through his efforts and cooperation of the cost of production, higher efficiency and loyalty to and confidence ill his em- ployer The employer also has his i duties, obligations and responsibilities. | He should realize that before mis- understanding is wiped out and an ef- fective and cordial basis of relation | ship effected, the demands of La bor, including increase of wages, | steady work and proper working conditions, must be considered in fair and impartial way, and if reason able, be granted. Too often the en- ployer is arbitrary in his methods of , dealing with his men, refusing them the right of presenting their griev ances. and thus creating feeling of dissatisfaction and discontent | which leads to decreased production and often more serious trouble.
 Class domination cannot thrive in 1 this country. Inherently it carries [ the deadly machinery for its own des- There is no more danger ous force operating in this country today than the class-minded man, he is a laborer, capitalist or ( one who demands a pri- |; rilege for his class at the expense of the American people. It is a tribute { not founded on right or justice and cannot be exacted. Americanism 1 1ive-this nation as conceived t by our forefathers in liberty, equal ty and justice-cannot be handicapped md retard by the shackles of class V control. Such control strikes at the ] very foundations of our Republic | md threatens its very existence. l c lold with Abraham Lincoln that La- iic DOT precedes capital and has first s ,laim to our consideration. The true friend of capital is he who insists hat it shall be the servant and not i'd