The Penn's Grove record., 1920-09-03
Labor's Holiday
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The first Monday in September has
been designated as Labor's Holiday.
Capital is the surplus product of la
Dor. When labor takes a day off
there is less capital, because the sur
plus product of labor is not created.
One of the rules of life is "Six days
Shalt Thou Labor and Do All Thy
Work" You will notice the COM
mand is to labor six days and not loaf
nor be idle. But the rule of life is
Lord Thy God. In 1t Thou Shalt Not
Do Any Work"
Those who labor hard six days
gladly rest on the seventh, but many
who do not work hard enough six
days to be weary, are not tired
enough to rest so they need to be
amused and want a pagan Roman holi-
day and want others to work for their
convenience and amusement. They
never stop to think that before Chris
tianity was made civil law the work.
ers did not have one rest day in
seven. Such is now the case in many
places on earth where Christianity has
not been introduced. If many labor
ers would stop to think of that they
would Remember the Sabbath Day to
Keep 1t Holy"-and not want a
Roman pagan holiday.
Under feudalism in the old world
land was in large tracts held by the
landlords and kept in ownership under
laws which gave to the oldest son all
the land. Not only TIE laborers, but
the younger children of large land
owners were hindered from owning
their W homes and a part of the
earth for their own convenience and
enterprise.
One of the liberties which makes the
United States famous is the abolish
ment of the laws of primogenitor and
entail. That is the statute law which
forbids willing land to more than one
generation. Where there is no will
all land and personal property is
equally divided between all children.
In other countries under old laws
the laborers were a class which had
little hopes of becoming owners of
properties and capitalists. In the
United States labor is not held down
to a caste, but by industry every la
borer may become a capitalist.
Labor men organize for a caste
class as if they were doomed to be al
ways laborers and hope to rise. Many
a capitalist today began saving when
they earned less than the cheapest
paid laborer today and have risen to
be captains of industry by their abil-
tiles, forethought and sagacity.
Some laborers become envious of
others success and lose hope and de-
stroy capital which has been created
by labor thus decreasing wealth and
happiness.
On labor's holiday every one should
read Abraham Lincoln's advice to the
werkingmen's Association in 1864.
Property is the fruit of labor;
Property is desirable; is a positive
good in the world. Let not him
who is houseless pull down the house
of another, but let him work diligent-
ly and build one for himself, thus by
example assuring that his own shall
be safe from violence when built"
Be American. Own Land
1t should be the ambition of every
laboring man to WI a piece of land
of their own. There are too many in
dustrial birds of passage and labor
turn overs. Every man who works
faithfully anu Hdo d iloile anu ldiHIly
should have previous consideration by
employers and encouraged to own a
home for their family. i
In many industries the continuous
grind becomes monotinous and gives
WEAKNESS. A holiday with sports for
diversion gives a needed change for
many and an oasis in the minds mem
DRY which is refreshing.