The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
Turpin and Gloria to
Jazz Workers on the
Bosses Labor Day"
BY j. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY and during the days Of the Of this month Of
August the workers in their trade unions will be dis
cussng the celebration Of this years Labor Day. Monday
Sept 1.
The discussions the committee reports the recon-
mendations, concerning the Labor Day celebrations will all
be confession of how the organized workers. bankrupt
idealsn, possessing militant program and lacking in
aggressive leadership do not know how celebrate ho-
day OF their
Instead of planning huge demonstrations raising vital
demands against their expIoters, the trade will
arrange pcnics, baseball games horse barbecues or
other form of outing without meaning the only pur-
pose of which will be to bring in funds for hghsaIared
and reactionay officials spend. Sometimes the affairs
arranged by business agents. organized together the
purpose who pocket all the proceeds themselves other
times old party politicians the affairs for their
aggrandizement.
Occasionally parades are held, and effort made
give them real working class But these
are few and far between Chicago for instance hasn't had
parade in years. ITS use, say the officials. 1.-THE
workers won't come out"
Thus accept something to be expected the head
line in the socialist weekly the Oklahoma Leader Of okla
DAY FETE-WEEK OF ENTERTAINMENT Is PLANNED
BY COMMITTEE" That is typical.
Glenn Smith, chairman Of the trades coGnoirs Labor
Day committee, announces that "okahoma cIty,s Labor
Day features will include visit here, of Gloria Swanson
Mae Murray Ben Turpin This publicity sounds more
IKE Oscar Amernger editor OF the Oklahoma Leader and
Leader Smith. Gloria the vamp, Ben, the sapstck
comedian are give the workers thrill Labor Day that
rest of the year.
It is seriously announced that in the event the movie
clown, Turpn comes to town, he will be allowed
the Labor Day Parade Gompers should slde But
# the gIded dolls Of the silver screen" appear they will
be permitted to ride in the float with the Labor Day queen
6allotting on the queen has already started.
for the workers. No red plots" for this
day. The day is thoroy respectable in every way
intended to offset Of the workers to the real
holiday OF labor International Labor Day, May 1st
New York City the first Monday in September In 1884
another parade held It then decided this day
should be set aside as regular holiday
In 1887, open shop Colorado with its Cripple Creek
strike numerous struggles of the miners Ludlow
wood, made the first Monday in September legal labor
holiday
BY 1902 Labor Day was observed turnout the United
States we are told except in Arizona and North Dakota
In Louisiana is only holiday in New Orleans, and in
Maryland Wyoming and New Mexico not established
holiday by statute but In each may be proclaimed
in any year by the governor
1t is that the political spokesman of organized greed
call it Labor Day." Otherwise the workers might not Know
was day set apart for Them They will learn, this year.
for instance, that all the capitalist politicians will use the
day. in conjunction with movie queens horses and
sports Of various kinds drum up listen to their
usual bunk about the full dinner pail and the promised
prosperity that will surely the glorious future the
workers and farmers will only listening terrible
Communists.
This years Labor Day will not be different those
rich parasites that it is time back to cities after
summers the seashores inland lakes or in the
mountains To be they back to the cities
TOR short time before running off for the Florida
California Europe
But for the workers. Labor Day. the first Monday in
September has ceased to have any significance If il ever
had any The task of the Communists win all work.
ers instead for international Labor Day. May 1st the day
when enlightened labor in all lands unurs its challenge in
the face of the hostile ruling class demonstrates it's
strength thru its united numbers
While the organized workers, many of them very in
nocenty and lgnoant are making plans for silly ceebra-
tons on Septembers Labor Day. class conscious workers
carry incessant fight for Labor's own holiday the
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