Show idea of labor day goes back to 1884 george mcguire a cigar maker Is credited with having been the father of the labor day idea lie eie urged at a labor convention in chicago in 1884 that one day be set apart each year as a labor holiday when labor organizations izat ions lons could celebrate their achievements and recount r the progress of their cause mcguire continued to urge this plan until the first monday jn in september was set apart in most states elates as a holiday to be known its as La labor borday day there Is a vast difference between labor day in this country and abroad most of he be european countries observe the first of may as their labor day and it la is frequently marked by riotous demonstrations in america it Is the custom to observe labor day much as other holidays are observed the banks and public buildings close business Is suspended generally and labor organizations eions meet in an orderly manner to celebrate their day of days As they look over the year that Is past they realize again the truth of the assertions frequently made by william green president of the american federation of labor that the worker in tills this country Is the best paid in the world that he has a better home life better working conditions and more progress to his bis credit than the men who labor under any other flag it Is worth recalling that the american federation of labor has stood squarely against any radical movement in america samuel gompers held field that position during his long service with the federation and green who alio succeeded him has made the federations position even stronger labor realizes that what it has won has been through an orderly campaign and it has bas no use for the insidious forces that would tear down our institutions |