Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31

Labor DAY, which has become Il.
eof'S greatest hellday-had its birth
IN lSS2. la iSSA, the hrst Monday lu
september Nas declared Labor nas
hs The American Federation of iahen
Since that time nearly all states have
set aside this day as legal holiday
aud l.a6or Day Is now recognized ~
a national holiday. Il has been sci
aside TO give expression to the spin,
of labor as We manifest the spirit
sym6ollEed by ali ether holidays ana
which represent the religious. civil
and military spirit of the nation.
Once more the WORKERS arc 10 oh
serve Labor nay===a day which has
associations entNined in the most
sacred and most homely affairs II
lie and work. Labor Day represents
the spirit thar Is Al the forefront 81
civilization. The spirit Of labor and
OF the labor movement advance mor.
aliiy a step farther IN the progress ol
civilization, fer II declares that most
acts which the present morality of
srade encourages as virtues are found
ed largely on error, prejudice. selfish.
ness aud other vices.
the churches because il teaches thai
men must be brothers across the
wages line, as well ON each side of 1t.
and brothers in mills. mines, factor
les and fields. a. well as in all athet
relations of life. II carries the Col
den Rule into the market, and insists
that the Gospel which men profess in
their families, they shall also profess
aud practice in the factories felds
and workshops, II holds that the IN
iidels and heteties OF today are these
who, as posseaaofa Of the land, lords
of the factories, monopolists of money
and privilege, are denying the broth.
efhood Of their fellowmen.
Parsons. politicians, professors
many Of them---ate still tied up in the
loek-stitch OF self.interest with organ.
lied abuses. They halt-sthey hesitate
they decline Ia carry forward the
spirit Of brotherhood into the new
affairs Of the new world, They pro
fess the spirit of labor IN theory,
they fail Co put IL into practice in
their pews and everyday voeations
Of life, Many do not see that II The
spirit of brotherhood l. true In relig.
ion aud In all other thoughts and
apractices. IL must be true In industry
a. well.
Business men boast of the spirit Of
brotherhood of American citizenship
but fail to see that Ii cannot he lived
up to In the business Of government
If IL Is not observed In the hnsihea.
of all private ventures, The spirit Of
brotherhood propounded by our bust.
ness society Is founded ON a brother
hood--for itself.
Professional men, who have came lt
pride themselves on maintaining 4
"iudiciai attitude" almost Invariably
show that the sort Of brotherhood
they sanctify Is one that viii not dis.
turb the ease and comfort OF the rich
And SO Labor lifis It's head and
raises It's hands To society and says
Il want brotherhood too-a real broth.
erhood In all relations Of life and
work.
The spirit of labor Is not Of self
seeking. In demanding equal rights,
equal privileges, equnl duties, equal
responsibilities il desires nothing more
than TO put things TO right. IL does
not break with the past, but seeks 10
build upon it. All the rights, libef
ties aud virtues that have been gained
In the glorious past by the nations
heroes and martyrs ere the itpadatlon
stones on which the American labor
mes ement builds. Because many
noble martyre In all ages have gone
10 the dungeon and the fagat 20 show
their acceptance TO the NJ ster who
taught pubicans and sinners We are
brothers, We have martyrs to die for
the faith that tio wefkei, are broth.