Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1918 — LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION. [ARTICLE]

LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION.

Governor James P. Goodrich today issued a proclamation, designating Monday, September 2, as Labor day in Indiana, and calling on the state, in the midst of war preparations, to observe it. /The proclamation fol“With every energy available directed toward winning the world war, the time is again approaching when the people of the United States, in accordance wit han honored custom, each year, as a tribute to the workers of the country, observe Labor day. “Never, in the history of the country, has there been a more auspicious time for celebrating this holiday than the present. The loyalty and the intense and efficient effort which labor in the United States is putting forth in support of the country in this time of peril has won the commendation of all mankind. “•Labor is the most important asset of every nation and the last few years has proved this statement as true in war as it has always been in peace. Success of the army in the field depends in an important degree on the industry and efficiency of the people at home, and in the present titanic conflict the workers of America have not been wanting, have in fact won for themselves a name which will never be forgotten so long as the history of this war is remembered. “Let us therefore set aside the first Monday in September, 1918, as a day to commemorate the patriotism and the vital importance of the labor of America to the welfare of the country. Now, therefore, I, James P. Goodrich, Governor of the State of Indiana, do designate and proclaim Monday, September 2, as Labor day, and on this day I direct that all offices, ( state, county and municipal, be closed and I urge all the people of Indiana, so far as it is practicable to do so, to observe this day as a public holiday,' as a fitting and deserved tribute to the labor of America.”