Show JUT T is well that organized labor should nave have its own day clay to review the past year and plan in advance for the future it is only thus that even the themselves can realize the wide scope that labor takes tabes the variety of its interests and the character of those who make mahe up its ganhs union labor seems to be passing into a new stage of progress its war of independence its fight for th thelded eldea the idea for existence is drawing to a close but as fl this As becomes apparent it also more clearly appears that union labors chief enemies are within itself this was true of the american republic and is apparent in america today having won our 6 freedom we have to fight our own weah weaknesses nesses this fact ought to be considered by the public as well as brunion by union men the union movement has developed evils just as the whole political cad union has on a smaller scale it is the same fight the fight to make mahe an efficient democracy comfortable citizens find it easy to scold union men for not discovering and expelling grafters drafters gr for not attending meetings and for not doing their whole duty but how about these same faults in themselves what is needed by us all is a greater sense of our responsibilities and a less selfish disposition to shirk our public duties and 0 our ur duties to one another the whole tendency throughout the nation is toward the raising of the condition of labor the abolition of social injustice and the realization of a larger democracy robert G int ingersoll In ersoll |