The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-04
NEST0S URGES
APPRECIATION
OF ALL LABOR
Necessity for Higher Regard
For Manual ExertiOn Is
Urged in Labor Day
Speech
SPEAKS AT GRANVILLE

Granville, N. d., Sept. 4.-Governor
X. A. Nestos, speaking at a Labor
Day celebration here, declared 1--WE
reed more Of an appreciation of the
need Of physical labor and a higher
regard for those who faithfully en-
gage in any useful employment"
With the audience including many
nor, in his speech, also emphasized
his belief in the need for diversified
agriculture in North Dakota. The
Governor said in part:
"Ths day has been set aside by
law as labor day, day upon which
we give serious thought to the need
and dignity of labor, and to seri-
Gus consideration of the rights and
duties of those who engage in useful
labor of any kind and so contribute
TO the upbuilding of the community,
state, and country of which such
laborer is a member.
"We need more of an appreciation
of the need Of physical labor and a
higher regard for those who faith
fully engage in any useful employ
ment You will agree with me, | am
sure, that the man who contributes a
fair days work is justly entitled to
full days pay, and also that the
laborcr who hires out to do days
work should not be permitted to
draw n full days wage for the doing
of half days work. We should and
must treat the laborer fairly but he
in return, must treat the employer
and the community fairly or he has
failed to meet properly the duties and
obligations resting upon him. There
never has been and there never will
be better and truer measure Of the
respective duties, obligations AMI
rights of employers and employees
than is the Golden Rule. When both
the farmer and his laborer, the con-
tractors and their workers, and all
others seek to do unto others as they
would wish those others to do unto
them, there will be no serious labor
troubles and a much greater happi-
ness and prosperity will be the lot
Of every person and community.
Community Building
"But today you are especially in
terested in community building and
in consideration of all of those
elements, including labor, that 60 in
to the growth and development of
any community.
"ln the main, the strength and
greatness of any community or con-
monwealth depends upon the char
acter and traits of the individual cit
liens and how intelligently and sue.
cessfully these citizens work togeth-
err in building the life of such COM
munity and commonwealth. In this
process, there are many elements to
be considered. From one viewpoint,
these may be divided into the per-
sonal and community characteristics
and the successo Of any community
will depend upon the highest devcl-
opment Of each of these. We need
an educated citizenship-men and
women able to read and write to such
an extent as to understand the news
of the day and the duties and re-
sponsibilities of citizenship. No
community or state can be successful
unless it's citizens in the main have
such an education. In addition 20
that, and just as important, is the
development of character. The citi-
zenship of such a community should
be imbued with sense of civic re-
sponsibility for the right conduct no.
only of such person but of all of his
neighbors. The home, the schools,
and the church should contribute to
the development of that kind of char
acter and, if successful, should insure
the stability of the community.
''In recent years there has been Il
tendency to undermine and to destroy
the tremendous, influence for good
that lies in a properly functioning
home and church. 1t is to be hoped
that with the growing realization of
the danger to our American civic
life which lies in this development,
there will come a purpose and will
to preserve the sanctity Of the
home, to discourage divorces, encour-
age respect for and obedience to
parents, and to promote spirit that
will cling to the fundamentals in our
religious faith.
Questions For Community
"Then comes the question of the
economic life of the community and
the demand that each person, no