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House Labor Committee In 1894 Urged The Passage of A Labor Day Bill; “To Increase Feeling of Brotherhood” On May" 15, 1894, Chairman Mc Cann, for the Committe on Labor, submitted a report to the House rec ommending: the enactment of the Cum mings bill. On September 6, 1893, Representa tive Amos J. Cummings, of New York and Robert E. De Forest of Connec ticut introduced bills in the Fifty third Congress making Labor Day a legal holiday. Representative Cum mings’ bill was officially called “H. R. 28” and Representative De For DeVONDE Synthetic CLEANERS — DYERS HATTERS — FURRIERS SEVEN POINTS WHY WE ARE ONE OF THE SOUTHS LEAD IM, SYNTHETIC CLEANER8 1 RtcVjrM original f renbneaa ul kparkle. 2 Remote* carefully all dirt, duat •nd greaae 3 Harmie** to the moat delicate of fabric*. i (Jdorle*n. thorough cleaning 5 Garment* *ta» clean longer 6 Prea* retained longer 7 Reduce* wardrobe upkeep CALL 3-5125 304 N. 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The committee stressed the impor tance of the proposed holiday as an important element in maintaining the “nobility of labor” and developing in the worker the feeling “that he holds an honorable as well as useful place in the body politic.” Text of Committee’s Report Following is the text of the Com mittee’s report: “The Committee on Labor, to whom was referred the bills (H. R. 28 and H. R. 334) making the first Monday in September, known as ’labor day,’ a legal holiday, beg leave to report as follows: “The bills provide, in substance, "hat the first Monday in September in each year, being the day celebrated and known as labor day, be made a legal holiday. Equality and Dignity of Labor "The use of national holidays is to mphasize some great even or prin ciple in the minds of the people by giving them a day of rest and recrea tion a day of enjoyment, in commem ration of it. By making one day in each vear a public holiday for the benefit of working men the equality md dignity of labor is emphasized. .Nothing is more important to the pub iice weal than that the nobility of la bor be maintained. So long as the la boring man can feel that he holds an honorable as well as a useful place in the body politic, so long will he be t loyal and faithful citizen. “The celebration of Labor Day as a national holiday will in time natu rally lead to an honorable emulation among the different crafts beneficial to them and the whole publie. It wil ltend to increase the feeling of common brotherhood among men of al lcrafts and callings and at the same time kindle an honorable desire in each craft to surpass the rest. Organised Workers Request Holiday “Ther ecan be no substantial ob jection to making one day in the year a national holiday for the benefit of labor. The labor organizations of the whole country, representing the great body of our partisan population, re quests it. They are the ones most in terested. They desi e and should have it. “If the farmers, manufacturers, and professional men are indifferent to the measure, or even oppose it, which '.there is no reason to believe, that still would constitute no good objection, fo rtheir work can be continued on holidays as wel las on other days if they so desire it. Workingmen should have one day in the year peculiarly their own. Nor will their employers lose anything by it. Workingmen are benefited by a reasonable amount of rest and recrea tion. Whatever makes a workingman mote of a man makes him more use ful as a craftsman. Patronize Journal Advertiaers OPTOMETRIST i |*v, M Trven Rt, Ft*** t'harlw** N I \yrs blamtUM FWi* C. ROBERTS .. I COMPLIMENTS AND BEST WISHES TO THE JOURNAL AND LABOR | DR. FRED D. 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This living memory is a seedling of the great Charter Oak tree—now growing at Thompsonville, and planted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Charter Oak, a sturdy mon arch which enjoyed its prime be fore the discovery of die North American continent, was felled dur ing a violent Storm 84 years ago. The part it played in history was more widely heralded than famous battles that gained eventual liberty during the momentous years of the colonial uprising. The great spreading tree enacted its historical role as a protector of the Connecticut charter on October 31, 1687. Granted by Charles II. The charter, which gave the col ony self-rule, was granted by King Charles II in 1662. It later was to form the basis of the Connecticut constitution, establishing the world’s first democracy. The Connecticut constitution in turn was the inspira tion for the Constitution of the Unit ed States. Envious of this document of par tial independence was Sir Edmond Andros, an appointee of the duke of York as governor of New York and “regions between the Connec ticut and Delaware river*” “We have regarded a flimsy smart ness as being more virtuous than con stancy and courage. Too many of us have forgotten the idea of sacrifice, have scorned the soldierly qualities of discipline and devotion to a common end.”—Vivian Hall, Nobel Prize Win ner. Asked how to divide evenly, four apples among five children, Tommy retorted, “Make them into apple sauce.” ■-xs.*a u<u several controversies with colonial authorities before the Charter Oak episode. He repeated ly had been denied recognition as governor of Connecticut. But, in 1686, he obtained an appointment from the king as governor of New England and immediately demand ed the Connecticut charter. Gov. Robert Treat and the legislature re fused to relinquish it. On the eventful day on October the following year, Andros, his coun cil and 60 soldiers appeared at the general assembly meeting place. Dusk was falling as he stormed into the room and served two writs of quo warranto on the governor and insisted the charter be produced. some rockery. Governor Treat and the legisla tors were greatly disturbed. They stalled for time but Andros was im patient as the precious charter appeared within his grasp. Finally it was brought out and laid on a table. Andros eyed it greedily as the governor made a Anal plea for its preservation. Suddenly the candles were extin guished and the room plunged into darkness, Thera was a commotion in the hall and Andros furiously de manded the tapers be relighted. When they were, after a cautious delay, the charter had disappeared. Andros was explosive in his de nunciation of the colonists. Defeat? td, however, he marched away— without the charter. What he did not know was that when the lights went out Capt. Joseph Wadsworth whisked the doc ument from the table and fled the meeting house. Captain Wadsworth, pressed for time, recalled a hollow oak tree on the farm of former Gov. George Wyllys, near by. He stuffed the charter into the opening and hurried back to the meeting house before the candles were relighted. The charter remained in the oak until Andros left the colony and all danger of its loss had passed. From that day on the tree became known as the Charter Oak Tree and it was carefully preserved until it was destroyed early in the morning of August 21. 1856. The question is asked: “Can we be sure that man and his present civili zation are fitted to survive, or may we look forward, not to extinction, but o a completely orderly arrangement like that of the ant hill or hive, in which freedom is impossible, spiritual things are forbidden, and unrealities like kindness, mercy and tolerance are eliminated.”—Vivian Hill. 550,000 Acres of Land Sought for Military Use WASHINGTON. - Secretary of War Harry Woodring has asked con gress for authority to purchase 550, 000 aores of land to be used for the expanded military program. He said that these added facilities would constitute a "most valuable asset to mobilization and expansion purposes.” Among the purchases, the total cost of which was estimated at $3,500,000, were Camp Custer, Mich., 6,162 acres for added training facil ities; Savannah, Ga., 525,000 acres for anti-aircraft training; Fort Sill, Okla., 13,738 acres for training facil ities; Salt Lake basin. Utah, 3,000 acres for general depot. 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