Show ARE PATRIOTS ALL trade unionists have proved worthy of high po position they occupy when the comparatively few trade unionists ot of our various communities paraded on labor lay day more than thirty years ago their motives were questioned in in many a it y instances I 1 A a and n a newspapers gave them scant F publicity this year when the hosts hosta of organized labor now numb numbering in embers e m b e r s march they will be 0 acclaimed by those who formerly even denied john itchell their purpose this changed change public opinion has been gradual through constant agitation education and organization but it has haa been quickened the past two years be cause of organized labors prompt acceptance cep tance of chall challenge ergo against democratic ideals organized labor has riot not depended upon words to prove ltv patriotism its wholehearted whole hearted support of tho the govern ment la in the crisis of war should be sufficient answer to any query on this subject this support was of the kind that bents befits men and women imbued with our republics ideals and who realize that when a government that Is founded on these ideals falls tile tho loss to Is an individual one for every american citizen worthy of tile the name organized labor distinguishes between it ii government that rests on the whim of one man inart or a small group of men and a government of by and for the people our 1010 1919 labor day clay celebration features this difference between tile tho two systems of government which recently struggled for mastery the thought behind these systems la Is older than any nation in truth notions are but an incident but a process in this struggle of human liberty and advancement versus tho the ancient theory of government so well illustrated by german organized labor Is not a pence peace movement while we long for tho the day of industrial concord when disputes be dwean capitalists and laborers will not longer feature our industrial life wp vp rente to paralyze our movement by surrendering the right to strike against wrong when other methods fall |