Editorial
CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURN *L & DIXIE FARM NEWS
Published Weekly at Charlotte, N. C._
Ca .Stalls. E::tor and Publisher W. M. Witter, Associate Editor
Entered as sec o«a-class mail matter September 11, 1931, at the Poet
Office at Charlotte, N. C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1875
Official Organ of the Charlotte Central Labor Union and Approved by
The American Federation of Labor and the
North Carolina Federation of Labor_
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GOMPERS* EDITORIAL SHOWS SIGNIFICANCE OF
LABOR DAY
Over the years since 1882 much has been ^aid concerning
the significance of Labor Day. One of the best statements
was made by Samuel Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor,, in the following editorial written 46
years ago for the American Federationist. While the ref
erence to the 19th Century is remote, Gompers' remarks
are timeless in point. - _
No day in the calendar is a greater fixture, one which is
more truly regarded as a real holiday, or one which is so
surely destined to endure for all time, than the first Mon
day in September of each recurring year, Labor Day.
Labor Day differs in every essential from the other hol
idays of the year of any country. All other holidays are in,
a more or less degree, connected with conflict and battles,
of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed
or power, of glories achieved by one nation over another.
Labor Day, on the other hand, marks a new epoch in the
‘annals of human history. It is at once a manifestation
of reverence for the struggles of the masses against tyran
ny and injustice from time immemorial; an impetus to hat
tie for the right in our day for the men, women and chil
dren of our time and gives hope and encouragement for
the attainment of the aspirations for the future of the
human family.
It is devoted to no man, living or dead; to no sect, sex,
race or nation. It is founded upon the highest principles
of humanity, is as broad in its scope as the universe.
It was not given to but conquered by labor, and estab
lished as a holiday before any legislature, state or national,
enacted it into law.
The marching toilers in the Labor Day demonstrations
signalize no martial glory, brutal domination, conquests or
warlike pomp. They are. in their essence, the manifesta
tions of the growing intelligence of the workers who recog
nize that peace is as essential to successful industry and
real progress as air is to lung-breathing animals; that
justice to the toilers has too long been denied; that in the
midst of the civilization at the close of the 19th Century,
wrongs too gross, widespread and w#l known to require
mention here, still abound; that if man is to be free in the
time to come, eternal vigilance must be exercised, organ
ization of the workers proclaimed, maintained and extend
ed; education of the educated as well as of the masses be
furthered and nurtured, and agitation of labor’s wrongs
endured and rights denied undertaken, with all the zest
and energy begotten by devotion to a cause which is at
once holy, noble, pure, lofty, just, wise and humane.
LABOR DAY...1948
Sr.
Notional labor Sorvico
PUT OUT THE FIRES...SAVE THE FOREST
LABOR DAY V948...A day for America
to roll up its sleeves
Time for labor to beat down the flames that threaten the nation.
High prices, discrimination, bad housing and anti-labor laws
must end. Fifteen million union workers resolve today to lead
He fight for a better America. Men of all races, religions and
national origins will work together for the good of all!
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GREEN’S MESSAGE
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ness in going to bat for the
members of the 80th Congress
wh« did ita bidding. The vot
ers will be flooded with propa
ganda praising the legislative
record. Money talks in poli
tics, and this year the big
money will be talking on the
side of anti-labor Congressmen
and Senators.
But in America, even the pow
er of money cannot overcome the
indignation of a free people. Re
member the 80th Congress was
elected by only one-third of the
qualified voters of the country.
The hosts of labor who stayed
away from the polls in that 1946
election helped to elect reaction
ary lawmakers by not voting.
This must be changed in 1948
No union member can be a good
union member unless he is a
loyal American first. No Amer
ican citizen can be a good citizen
unless he votes.
It is imperative tfiat every
union member in our ranks
registers and votes in the 1948
election. His duty goes even
beyond that. He should see to
it that every member of his
family of voting age and all his |
friends, likewise, register and
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GREETINGS
The Charlotte Labor Jour
nal extends sincere {reel
ings to advertisers and sub
scribers on Labor Day 1948.
In behalf of the local labor
unions affiliated with the
Ghartotte Central Labor Un
lee The Journal wishes for
Labor’s friends a happy oc
casion and It hopes that
enemies of labor will soon
begin to know and understand
that the working people of
the nation are human beings
whose God-given love ex
tends to all. !
The Journal extends spe>
clal thanks to its advertis-,
ers for having so generously
expressed good will toward
North Carolina Labor by way
of the advertising columns
in this 1948 Labor Day is
sue of this newspaper.
• vote. Remember the slogan:
“I'SE YOUR VOTE!"
From a long-range standpoint,
the peace of the world depends
upon the power of America to
safeguard the peace. America
must remain strong. To keep
strong, our country must remain
politically free and economically
healthy. __ The policies instituted
by the 80th Congress are sapping
the economic strength of our na
tion and depriving millions of j
citizens organised in the trade.
union movement of basic free
doms. Those policies must b
reversed. *
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REGISTERED?
TRUMAN’S MESSA6E
(Continued from Page 1)
crease our economic strength and
to improve our national standard
of living. '
This year labor, always in*
terested in good government, is
making great efforts to gel out
the vote in November. It is to
be hoped that every eligible
voter—not just the customary
minority of those eligible—will
go to the polls and register an
opinion on what course the
United States should take in
the days ahead. Then, the out
come will be the decision of
all America.
Labor wag in the forefront
when our democracy was chal
lenged on the battlefield and in
the factory. We all know that
labor will be in the forefront in
meeting the challenge of today’s
peacetime problems to that same
democracy.
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