Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-04
Labor Day---1924
Bv WARREN S. STONE

Labor Day is infinitely than annual or mer
drop their tools lift up their from the daily routine
order to dedicate themselves anew those o
ideals which inspire the labor movemenustice brotherhood AM
On this day worker says all the world: am NOR
than to run Hur 5 5rans I benp ya o with God
given longing decent home chance educate my children
have always thought OF Labor Day humanis day Its goa
is bigger than the advancement OF any one craft or GAZING
the needs their eowmenthe farmer the housewife the ous
and professional man as well as the industrial worker
the bodies the minds Of helpless little children where
p;ance in buy bread for their babies where millions
periodically thrown on the street 10
RESTITUTION by unemployment only another name to-
economic Encouragement Labor world where men ane
shall work and sing and be happy where every wh
sufficient lift himself and his loved out OF the ter
e I of d G M c 1nq abon see te
Idaton for a Christian civilization.
the distant future lies within grasp only have the
vision and to create it. The human race has by
today what five hundred formerly drudge to DO YET
with all material progress and prosperity we nave oGd s
living together Because organized labor exists to serve not
r eSpG all mannd Sitf upebv fitted to the
ship shaping the kind OF world that the heart OF humanity yea
step toward this goal the attainment OF world
No other thing is OF such Let another
throughout long of human progress will be swept
the red pit Of Methods wholesale murder by giant liant ar
bombs poison disease germs and death rays have been So
improved since the last that another world conflict will XII
nothing of the colossal destruction OF property The greatest serves
organized render the human today to stop
the power for without their aid ornaments could be
made and battles fought Yet patiently tor the
blood little reckoning that if the men who make
had do the fighting and the bills the war game wou
workers this Labor Day shall resolve to join hands
with the hosts of organized labor around solemn
raon to end all War and enforce by approp
ate political action in their respective lands?
Political acton-these two words are the Key 10 the Secoo
great opportunity for progress which Amer labor today
past us years trade unonism the United States has tr
ed protect the welfare working people solely by &C.
ton among leading labor movements of the world we
stunned Independent political and have trusted
political machines of the two old parties to look alter labor
When party has betrayed have gone to the
Palmer by Republican Harry NJ Daugherty The recent con
Of them has nominated for the Presidency count
most blatant opponent Of union workers.
ton alone compelled supplement economic organ
with political organization not to md ourselves a.
cause Inc a,ure ol ~ 20 h % to Grant niunction
en Sna he Workers Of their civil liberties
of the executive departments to the open violation
suthorv to defeat sboT eo to secure decent
shipments strike prove that all OF economic gam
protect ourselves by political action worker
in other lands have long dope
f cooperation and espec cooperative banking It mportan
that should take e leadership the extension Of bo
instead 6f exploitation development
operative banking even urgent Tor credit controls bo
production distribution decides which industries shall pros
and which FAIL what shall work and what men shall
he hand that writes the bank draft rules the world n
power OF organized labor will be enhanced hundr
fold when all the mobilize their savings
their cooperative banks When that day comes they VIII
control industrial autocracy 10
credit the main road to economic freedom
for the worker and all other producing classes OF tn
community.
Peace political action and co-operaonthesc are the thre
challenges for service to humanity which controns the work
of this Labor Day Strengthened by the mghne
right and with the consciousness that the happiness OF mi
lions and the hopes of chdens children are de
action let this Labor Day
organized labor the creation OF the bette
world Of brotherhood that must and shall (adv)
ALL WORN oUT7 NOTICE PRIMARY ELEcTIo