The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29

unequalled, let us face the future
prepared to take advantage OF every
opportunity which the future oilers
The labor movement predlcateS
the success of every effort upon the
righteousness of its position and on
the strength of its organization
The principles of our movement nave
been tried and found true. The
great need of the day is organlza-
ton and more organization-more
unity and solidarity The necessity
of trade unionism-a always a neces-
sity and hope of deliverance-must
be carried to the unorganized every
| where.
The organizers of the American
Federation of Labor, both those who
give their full time to the work
and those who serve as volunteers,
the officers of national and inter
national unions, of state declarations,
city central bodies and local unions,
have ever been faithful and self
sacrificing, but the movement calls
upon them for redoubled effort, for
greater conservation to the work
and for a more energetic deliverance
of the message of organized labor.
In addition it should be considered
the sacred duty of every individual
member of the trade union move
ment, every member of the great
rank and file, to constitute himself
an untiring organizer of men and
women for the great tasks that lie
ahead.
Labor Day this year should be
made a red-letter day in the history
of organization work. Upon that
day our movement everywhere
should so conduct itself as to COM
pei for it's ideals and its practical
purposes the attention of all wage
earners. The observance of la
boris great holiday should be so or
dered in every community as to
drive home the message Of trade
unionism and to carry to all hearts
and minds the though that the or
ganized labor movement is the great
movement of workers for human
freedom and progress.
The trade union movement is ded-
icated to the proposition that au-
tocratic control of industry must be
destroyed in order that there may
be full development of human free.
dom and in order that all mer
| and women may have a voice il
the determination of their destiny
This is a purpose worthy of the
| best effort of great wage-earnine
population. 1t is an ileal to fir,
| the souls of men. 1t is the grea
task of the labor movement.
This task, this great constructive
| effort for human freedom, can b'
| accomplished only as the worker!
organize. Democracy enters int
modern industry only through tn,
organization of the workers. Auto
| cratic control with all of its bru
tally and injustice, remain in full
flower where there is no organiza
| ton of labor.
The greatest contribution which
| the members of our movement car
make today to the cause of human
progress is the unreStrained giving
of effort in the work of organiza
| ton.
Set Labor Day as the day upor
which our great effort is to begin
Set Labor Day as the day upol
which we cease holding the line ant
begin to move forward in a grea
| resistless wave. Upon that day LEI
| there be demonstrations, let Their,
| be great gatherings of the workers
| Let there be inspiring public ad
| dresses and distribution of the lit
erature of our movement. Let there
be everywhere enthusiastic celebra
ton of Labor Day. In those com
| munities where lately there ha!
| been an abandonment of Labor Da,
demonstrations, let there be a re
| vival of them. Let there be a full
utilization of every proper mean!
| of carrying to the great masses O.
our wage-earners the necessity O.
trade unionism and from that da,
on let the work of organization q
on with such a vigor, such an in
tensity and such an inspired purpose
as our movement has never known
1t is the hour for action. Rally
the forces of labor everywhere fol
the great forward movement. Benz
every energy to the work of or
ganization.
Through organization our move
ment will achieve every good pur
pose and through organization will
be defeated every selfish, greedy
| and undemocratic purpose or reac
ton.
The voices of the defenseless cal
upon us. The eyes of the down.
trodden are turned toward US. The
tide of progress waits upon oul
effort.
Men of Labor be up and doing
Organized the unorganized. Unite
and federate the organized in solid
phalanx. Men of labor, be up and
doing. March forward and upward
to the goal of justice, freedom and
humanity.