Show FIRST LABOR DAY BIG IDEA Was Move to Raise Funds for Organization By Dy JAMES DUNCAN First Siret Vice President A. A F P. of L L. Here lIere Is wishing a n Happy New Labor Day to all alii I IThe The greatest gift of nature a nature a year of ot time time brings brings us again to the eventful eventful event event- ful tul epoch Away Awny back yonder In the early eighties of ot the recent rent century I 1 J. J McGuire of ot blessed memory general secretary and organizer of the Brotherhood Brotherhood Broth Broth- of Carpenters and a It delegate degate to the Central Labor Union of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York city bethought him of something new to help along the early work of ot labor organization McGuIres McGuIre's Idea hip was to get up a huge Labor day picnic and to charge a normal normd but popular entrance fee tee After Atter the Ule grounds and the band were paid the tile balance was to be divided F vY 5 x i t t t 24 y 4 tz James Duncan among the participating as ns per the number of tickets n a local might have ha sold These funds were to tobe tobe tobe be exclusively ely used for organizing bad Lat to It was a n new medicine not take and for a It start It took finely The rhe game was on In nod and the next nest year eor the gathering was us encouraging Other I titles Cities e and towns V caught ht the spark and ond n p II oCe tor tur IU t mi le ou same uI Thus it was that the great holiday began The state slate of New w York Vork passed n taw law creating the holiday In time congress fell fIll In line carrying Its action even n Into reactionary states for se several of ot them ha had decided In addition ad nI to their own holidays 8 to also alsor r recognize cognize fl e nn any holiday declared by hy con con- gross gress tJ To Labor day credit belongs for many of ot our trade trude reforms The politicians poll poli of ot them looked us up nn and Rome some orated l loud and long for our or contentions contentions conten conten- perhaps also to g get t t totes votes otes but we could suffer them f fur for r we needed publicity which without a labor press was difficult to pet get We had need for the elimination of prejudice against u us We were demanding demanding de manding weekly In Instead of monthly clamored for payment pay poy days dos We of ot wages In cash more p PU pay J fewer conditions conditions condi condl working hours and better shop and to Labor day oratory we owe more than many mons day present union men can con fathom Not only oaly was I 1 J J. J Me ire the originator of ot Labor day but In his hla other ODeman one ODe than any OilY time he tie did more man In boosting the hour eight day Labors holiday Is now V a n fixed stain star sta starIn starIn r ro In our economic evolution and pr pro provides o possibilities for c cohesion co- co vides so many hesion and progress that t In our prEsent present present pres pres- ent day and In the future we need t to not only profitably observe e It but to tc todo todo whole Orate an aDd do so Dignify the theme Honor Mono r parade labor Spread Its IW beneficent glorify womankind nn and pies Use It to the cold hand o ol oi to protect them from tram greed Acclaim from every r Labor day tin y shall cense labor plot platform form that child Ko r threadbare carping n application ap p stand In the ho way WilY of law low can enD |