South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-04
FAVORS MORE
ORGANIZATION
BY LABOR MEN
Samuel Gompers Makes Pub
lie Annual Message to the
Labor Unions of L. 5.
WORKERS FACE TASKS
Urges Men to go Forward
and Increase Membership
to Five Million.

WASHINGTON. sept 3-Ameri-
can labor was urged Ito 90 for
ward" through more complete or
ganization by samuel Gompers pres
ident OF the American Federation Of
Labor. in his annual Labor day
message 10 the workingmen Of the
United States. made public Satur-
day night.
The message which viii be heard
at gatherings or organized workers
on Monday said:
we meet TO observe this Labor
day at a time when the citizenship
the understanding, the loyalty and
solidarity Of al oug people IS pas
sing through the test of FIRE.
I'VE meet at "A time when the
great need is 10 stand together.
We are confronted by unemploy-
ment. Nearly six millions Of our
people have no work.
Employers Slow.
The reactionary forces among
employers are slow TO turn their
minds 10 constructive effort
injunction as abused in industrial
disputes is an unlawful. ineffective.
tyrannical weapon.
They are slow 10 learn that the
sO-called individual contract as "a
measure Of industrial disfranchise-
which American workers Will not
accept.
They are slow to learn that the
destruction OF our movement is i'm
possible, either through the imam
GUS mis-named open shop campaign
or by any other device.
But though they are slow 20
learn. They DO Learn.
Every advance OF labor marks
an advance in the education of
employers.
The constructive ability of our
movement IL called upon 10 the ut
most TO bring the full flood of life
back TO our industries under cond.-
tons OF freedom. with the demo-
cratic ideal dominating everywhere.
Must Go Forward.
We Will not be driven back. We
will go forward The light that has
come into the life and work OF our
people can never be shut away from
them. There must be more. and
more. and more-and more tomor-
>row than today. more the next day
than tomorrow, and more for every
coming tomorrow.
THE times of today are severely
trying. They are not of our MAX
ing. but they are for our redemp-
ton
we must organize for our task
The unorgauized sare helpless. They
can help neither themselves nor
their fellows Their strength. their
skill. their inspiration. are lost un-
I'll they organize
"Our first great task is to organ
ize-to bring tEether the morgan
lied. 10 unite and federate the orr
ganized. 10 bring together i'm strength
of united thought and action all Of
our people everywhere
Man today wins no victories
alone. he overcomes no injustice by
himself. he contributes nothing TO
the tide Of progress while ne walks
by himself The battle for justice
for progress. for democracy. for
freedom. for better life for all. is
the battle of all IL must he fought
Thy all-and all must be united.
~Organize for the five million
mark-organ.ze FOR justice. for free
dom. for the great struggle 20 right
wrongs. for the triumph of service
over tyranny and greed.
"Taxe the message of orsaniza-
ton everywhere. United en- The serv-
ice OF humanity for the good Of our
people and the greater glory OF our
country
"OrCanize for the FIVE million
mark. on this Labor day begin the
forward march"