Show idea of labor day goes back to 1884 george mcguire a cigar maker Is cred credited itell with having been the father tit of the lie labor ilay day men idea llo lie erml 1 a at t a alabon lifbor con cation in clile li lino ng 0 ln IS 18 isil il 4 th that a t one day lie be set rupurt paci year ns as a indor holiday hol lIny when ft lion labor organ chuld celebrate their nehl eve ments and recount ole ro gress of their cause to ri urge tills plan until tile the first mandiv Mon div in ili september was set apart lit in most states as a to IR 1 giunn us its labor day alcoulie aled nl at 1 I inches ter N II 11 november 22 2 1913 Is a vast difference between labor day in tills country and abr abroad oata most of tic lie hui counder coun rles des 1 clr I serve the first of piny may as their labor illy and alli it tb tt frequently hj riotous denion st rations labor day in europe lins has been t 0 occasion of bloodshed more than once ahelf it was seized se leil on to demonstrate hatred of the tie employing class europe always breathes ensler caster when the may jay day celebrations ire are mer in america it Is tile custom to observe labor di much as other holidays are observed the banks and public buildings close busi liess Is suspended generally and labor luns meet in nil all orderly manner to celebrate their illy duy of daas As they jiley look over the year tint that Is past realize again the lie truth of the aaser eions frequently made by william WIl linin green president of the american red erntson of cabor that the worker in ili tills this country Is the lie host best pahl in tle hurld that tie he lins hns a better home life ilfe better betten working ing conditions and moro more progress to ills credit than tile the mon men who labor under any other ing flag it Is worth rec ilaug that talat inart can federation of labor ahng stood squarely against auy any radical in Ani Arner erlen samuel gompers compers held vint that position during his long service with ath th the e and oteen who succeeded hint lias has ninde ando the lie federa tiuis position even stronger troi iger lehor realizes that what it has atas won lias ins been through nn an orderly n ind and it lins no use for the iasi alous forces that would tear down the count rys ansti |