Show LAWS NEED REVISION labor dayl day its celebration its parades and its ita mee meetings are important events in tho the industrial du development of our country and the progressive greBB gres lve sive m a 0 v e merits menta of her people it la Is the ape caal occasion when wage vage earners review the history and struggles 0 of the past that like ilka milea milestones tonco mark m a r k tho the onward march to 40 higher conditions of life iko and labor A i particularly Is it appropriate that in new england E with all her hallowed memories and traditions the movement for industrial u uplift should find among the descendants of at the men whose sacrificed sacrifice i and achievements contributed so much to the establishment ot of political independence and religious freedom on this continent while the problem of labor Is one affecting all sections ot of our country and all the countries ot of the world yet we may look to the east to tho the men of now new england for a volca voice that like that ot at the immortal revere shall ahall warn us ot of our danger and point the way to safety there are at this time many aspects of the labor question that deserve beset deset ve and demand immediate consideration not the least of these being the revision of our laws so no as to mako them compatible with the changes in our social and industrial life that have followed the momentous development of machinery and methods of production wage earners must take the initiative in n any movement calculated to promote their own interests or to protect them against the evils which have grown out of the combination and consolidation soli soll dation of capital they must be both coa courageous and patient aggressive yet prudent they must build their organizations on sound foundations and conduct them on business lines and it Is highly important to the security of at the wage earners and the safety of society that women workers shall hall be ba organized and thus protected against the demoralizing influences that have bavo always attended overwork excessive hours and under nutrition trie exhortation of wendell philips cannot be too strongly emphasized organize and stand together I 1 let the nation hear a united demand from from the laboring voice aa |