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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ELIZABE? ,GURLEY ,FLYNN 

,TAGS 3 9T]NATIONAL LABOR HOLIDAY1 WORDS ( L591 PEACE & SOCIALISM1 9T]NATIONAL LABOR1 LABOR HOLIDAY1 AM]ICAN WORK]S1 UNIT$ /ATES1 SOVIET UNION1 WORK]S1 WORLD4 

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,H,T,M,L3 = M>XI/S4ORG 9 ,APRIL1 #b#b4 

  

,PHOTO BY TAKOMABIBELOT1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE LDQUO2,PRIMO ,MAGGIO1 IL SOLE DELL' ,AVV5IRE0 - ,MAY ,FIR/1 ! SUN ( TOMORR[6 AS \R ,ITALIAN COMRADES SO BEAUTIFULLY IT1 IS H]E AGA94 ,IT L9KS ANCI5T TRADITIONS1 !SE MOD]N TIMES1 & ! FUTURE4 ,ALWAYS A PEOPLE'S NATURAL HOLIDAY1 S9CE TIME IMMEMORIAL IT WAS ! OCCASION = ! GA!R+ ( ! ( ! POOR & L[LY = ONE GALA DAY ( FE/IVITY4 ,= ! LA/ FIFTY-FIVE YE>S IT HAS BE5 UNIV]SALLY RECOGNIZ$ & *]I%$ BY WORK]S >\ND ! WORLD AS  AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,LABOR ,HOLIDAY4 ,IT IS ACTUALLY ! ONLY HOLIDAY CELEBRAT$  9T]NATIONALLY4 ,IT OBLIT]ATES ALL DIFF]5CES ( RACE1 CRE$1 COLOR1 & NATIONALITY4  ,IT CELEBRATES ! BRO!RHOOD ( ALL WORK]S EV]Y:]E4 ,IT CROSSES ALL NATIONAL B\ND>IES1 IT TRANSC5DS ALL LANGUAGE B>RI]S1 IT IGNORES ALL RELIGI\S DIFF]5CES4 ,IT MAKES %>P & CLE>1 >\ND ! WORLD1 ! IMPASSABLE *ASM BETWE5 ALL WORK]S & ALL EXPLOIT]S4 ,IT IS ! DAY :5 ! CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ITS MO/ MILITANT SIGNIFICANCE IS REAFFIRM$ BY EV]Y CONSCI\S WORK]4 

,?IS DAY IS TO ! 5LI<T5$ WORK] AN AUGURY ( A NEW WORLD1 A CLASSLESS WORLD1 A PEACEFUL WORLD1 A WORLD )\T POV]TY OR MIS]Y4 ,IT IS ! GL[+ PROMISE ( SOCIALISM1 ! REAL BRO!RHOOD ( MANK9D4 ,ON ?IS DAY 9 #aida ! WISE WORDS ( ,L592 0,LIFE WILL ASS]T  ITSELF4  ,!  ,COMMUNI/S MU/ KN[ ?AT ! FUTURE AT ANY RATE IS !IRS10 WILL LI<T UP ! LONELY JAIL CELLS ( ,BR[D] & ,?AELMAN &  C\NTLESS O!RS4 ,LO:UMM$ SNAT*ES ( REVOLUTION>Y SONG WILL BE HE>D 9 CONC5TRATION CAMPS4 ,ON ! SEA1 9 MILIT>Y B>RACKS1 9 ! =C$ LABOR ( FACTORY OR MILL1 ! HE>TS ( ! DRIV5 WORK]S WILL BEAT TO UNISON ) ?OSE F> AWAY :O P>ADE JOY\SLY BEH9D GLEAM+ R$ BANN]S1 TO /IRR+ MUSIC ON ,MOSC['S ,R$ ,SQU>E4 0,DO Y\R DAMN$E/ TO US60 !Y MUTT] BETWE5 CL5*$ TEE?1 ! CONSCRIPTS 9 ,EUROPEAN TR5*ES1 ! PRISON]S 9 ,FRANCO'S DUNGEONS1 9 ,HITL]'S HELL HOLES1 9 ,MUSSOL9I'S PRISONS2 0,Y\R DAYS >E NUMB]$4 ,Y\ CAN'T /OP ! F9AL VICTORY ( ! PEOPLE60 

,9T]NATIONAL8 ,?AT MU/ BE 0=EIGN10 MANY FOLKS MI/AK5LY 9F]4 ,BUT :AT C\LD BE MORE 9T]NATIONAL 9 ITS ORIG9 & POPULATION ?AN !SE ,UNIT$ ,/ATES8 ,PR\DLY WE DECL>E ,MAY ,DAY IS ,AM]ICAN4 ,IT IS NOT A =EIGN IDEA4 ,MANY GOOD IDEAS COME FROM ABROAD1 BUT ?IS IS AN ,AM]ICAN IDEA EXPORT$ TO ALL O!R C\NTRIES FROM ,AM]ICA4 ,MAY ,DAY AS AN (FICIAL LABOR HOLIDAY WAS BORN 9 ! FI]CE /RUGGLES ( ! EI<TIES TO E/ABLI% AN EI<T-H\R DAY4 ,WORK]S ( ALL NATIONALITIES1 IMMIGRANTS1 POLITICAL REFUGEES1 EXILES1  FROM EV]Y =EIGN L&2 NATIVE BORN GR&SONS ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,REVOLUTION & ,CIVIL ,W> VET]ANS MADE A COMMON1 DET]M9$ DEM&3 0,EI<T H\RS %ALL CON/ITUTE A LEGAL DAY'S WORK FROM & AFT] ,MAY ,FIR/1 #a#h#h#f40 ,! ,F$]ATION ( ,ORGANIZ$ ,TRADES & ,LABOR ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CANADA 7LAT] TO BECOME ! ,AM]ICAN ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR7 CALL$ UPON ! WORK]S TO D[N TOOLS4 ,5?USIA/IC1 !Y  P\R$  \T  9 ! FIR/ ,AM]ICAN G5]AL /RIKE4 ,IT SPREAD FROM CITY TO CITY1 OV] #c1 MILES4 ,! :OLE CONT95T1  FROM ! ,ATLANTIC TO ! ,PACIFIC1 WAS A/IR3 #a#i#b1 WON ! DEM&4 
 ,! EMPLOY+ CLASS1 APPALL$ AT ! SOLID>ITY ( ! WORK]S1 /RUCK BACK VICI\SLY4 ,SIX WORK]S W]E KILL$ & MANY W\ND$ AT ! ,MC,CORMICK ,H>VE/] ,WORKS 9 ,*ICAGO4 

,MAY ,DAY WAS BAPTIZ$ 9 ! BLOOD ( ,AM]ICAN WORK]S4 ,A PROTE/ MEET+  ,HAYM>KET ,SQU>E ,MAY #d1 #a#h#h#f1 RESULT$ 9 ANO!R BLOODY BATTLE & A BOMB FRAMEUP4 ,IT CAUS$ ! RAILROAD+ TO ! GALL[S ( ,ALB]T ,P>SONS 7:OSE ANCE/OR HAD BE5 AT ,VALLEY ,=GE7  & ?REE ( HIS COMRADES1 ,5GEL1 ,FIS*]1 & ,SPIES4 0,LET ! VOICE ( ! PEOPLE BE HE>D60 CRI$ ,P>SONS1 AS ! NOOSE TI<T5$ >\ND HIS NECK4 ,IT HAS BE51 IT EV] ,WILL BE ON ,MAY ,DAY1 BRAVE M>TYR$ H]O ( YE/]DAY6 ,?IS YE> ! NEWLY ORGANIZ$1 VICTORI\S /RIK]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,H>VE/] ,WORKS 9 ,*ICAGO WILL HALL[ Y\R NAMES ON ,MAY FIR/4 

 ,! /RUGGLE = ! EI<T-H\R DAY WAS R5EW$4 ,! ,A,F,L DECID$ TO RE9AUGURATE IT ON ,MAY #a1#a#h#i4 ,TO WID5 ITS EFFECTIV5ESS !Y S5T DELEGATES ACROSS ! SEA TO ,P>IS TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LABOR ,CONGRESS4 ,!Y PROPOS$ ?AT ,MAY FIR/ BE (FICIALLY DECL>$ AN 9T]NATIONAL LABOR HOLIDAY4 ,?IS WAS DONE AMID GREAT 5?USIASM1 ON ,JULY #d1 #a#h#h#i1 ! #a? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,FALL ( ! ,BA/ILLE1 AFT] ! DELEGATES HAD HE>D REC\NT$ ! /RUGGLES ( ! BRAVE ,AM]ICAN WORK]S4 ,) ! PASS+ ( ! YE>S ! GR[+ NE$S ( 9T]NATIONAL LABOR EXP&$ ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ,MAY ,DAY F> BEYOND ! EI<T-H\R DEM&4 

,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG1 BRAVE WOMAN ,SOCIALI/ ( ,G]MANY1 :O WAS LAT] BRUTALLY MURD]$ BY ! MILIT>I/S1 S\ND$ ! AL>M AGA9/ A ,WORLD ,W> 9 #a#i#a#c4 ,%E CALL$ UPON ! WORK]S TO MAKE ,MAY ,DAY A MI<TY DEMON/RATION = PEACE & SOCIALISM4 0,WORK]S ( ! WORLD1 ,UNITE60  BECAME ! 9SI/5T CRY ON ,MAY ,DAY4 ,EV]Y VITAL ISSUE WAS PRESS$1 MORE & MORE MILITANT SLOGANS RAIS$ 9 EA* C\NTRY & 9T]NATIONALLY4 

,>E Y\ A BAD MEMB] ( Y\R FAMILY BECAUSE Y\ GO \T ( Y\R HOME TO BE A GOOD CITIZ5 ( Y\R /ATE8 ,>E Y\ A TRAITOR TO Y\R /ATE BECAUSE Y\ >E EQUALLY CONC]N$ %\T Y\R C\NTRY8 ,>E Y\ BETRAY+ Y\R C\NTRY IF Y\ >E ALSO AN 9T]NATIONALI/ - D$ICAT$ TO ! BRO!RHOOD ( MAN8 ,ONLY WORK]S >E =BIDD5 TO BE 9T]NATIONALI/S4 ,IT'S P]FECTLY PROP] = ,J4 ,P4 ,MORGAN & ,H5RY ,=D2 = ! BANK]S1 ! MUNITIONS TRU/S1 ! *EMICAL COMPANIES4 ,IT'S PROP] = SCI5TI/S1 /AMP COLLECTORS1 A?LETIC ASSOCIATIONS1 MUSICIANS1 SPIRITUALI/S1 PEOPLE :O RAISE  BEES1  TO  BE  9T]NATIONALI/ - BUT NOT WORK]S4 ,ONLY ! CLASP$ H&S ( ! WORK]S ACROSS ! B\ND>IES >E /RUCK D[N 9 EV]Y C\NTRY4 ,IT WILL PASS = ALL AN?ROPOLOGI/ TO SAY 9 AB/RUSE LANGUAGE1 0,!RE IS BUT ONE RACE - ! HUMAN RACE60 ,BUT LET A WORK] SAY1 0,BRO!R1 FELL[ WORK]1 COMRADE0 - & !RE'S HELL TO PAY4 ,HE %\LD BE S5T BACK FROM :]E HE CAME FROM6 ,HE %\LD BE DEPRIV$ ( HIS CITIZ5%IP2 HE %\LD LOSE HIS JOB2 HE %\LD BE JAIL$6 ,IF A ,*RI/-LIKE VOICE %\LD *ALL5GE !M3 0,BUT :AT AB\T LOV+ ?Y NEI<BOR AS ?YSELF80 ! WILD MAN FROM ,TEXAS W\LD RO>3 0,:O SAID ?AT8 ,HE'S A ,R$1 SUBV]SIVE1 A TR\BLE MAK]60 ,LET US NOT BE DISMAY$ 9 ! SLI<TE/ BY ALL ?IS 
FR5ZY4 ,LET US REMEMB] ! COOL WORDS ( ,L593 0,ACT+ ?US ! B\RGEOISIE ACTS AS DID ALL CLASSES CONDEMN$ TO DEA? BY HI/ORY40 ,EV]Y BEAUTIFUL ,MAY ,DAY ( SOLID>ITY1 TRIUMPH1 & HOPE IS ANO!R REM9D] TO US TO TAKE 0! LONG VIEW0 - ! ,BOL%EVIK VIEW ( PASS+ EV5TS4 ,! ROAD AHEAD MAY BE R\<] BUT IT IS %ORT] ?AN ! ROAD BEH9D4 

,ONCE !Y LAU<$ AT US1 !SE RUL]S ( ,AM]ICA4 ,WE W]E /ILL1 SMALL VOICES1 CRY+ 9 !  WILD]NESS1  WE  W]E  DREAM]S  (  IDLE DREAMS1 ,UTOPIANS2 WE C\LDN'T *ANGE HUMAN NATURE4 ,:AT W\LD ! WORLD BE )\T ! PR(IT 9C5TIVE8 ,ANSW] ?AT N[1 Y\ AGITAT+ SOAP BOX]4 ,WE W]E AS ,VANZETTI SAID3 0,TALK+ AT /REET CORN]S TO SCORN+ M560 ,BUT ?IS WAS TWO DECADES AGO4 ,N[ !Y KN[1 ! RUL]S ( ! WORLD1 ?AT ! ]A ( SOCIALISM HAS BEGUN4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 TRI$ & F\ND WANT+4 ,! ,UNION ( ,SOCIALI/ ,SOVIET ,REPUBLICS NOT ONLY GU>ANTEES A PEACEFUL1 HAPPY1 SECURE LIFE ON ONE-SIX? ( ! E>?'S SURFACE TO NE>LY #b11 PEOPLE4 ,IT IS A CON/ANT 9SPIRATION TO D[NTRODD5 & EXPLOIT$ WORK]S 9 EV]Y CAPITALI/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD TO 0GO ?\ & DO LIKEWISE60 ,ON ,MAY ,DAY WE SALUTE ! ,SOVIET ,UNION - L& ( SOCIALISM - L& ( PEACE & PL5TY1 ! GREAT IDEAL ( LABOR S9CE TIME IMMEMORIAL1 ! COOP]ATIVE COMMONWEAL? ( ALL :O TOIL4 0,IT WORKS1 BRO!RS60 !Y SAY 9 ! DEEP1 D>K M9ES2 0,IT WORKS10 !Y SAY BY ! BLAZ+ FURNACES 9 ! /EEL MILLS2 0,IT WORKS10 SAYS ! T5ANT F>M]2 0,IT WORKS10 SAYS ! SAILOR 9 ! HOLD ( ! %IP & ! TRUCK DRIV] RU%+ ?R\< ! NI<T4 ,NO BOSSES1 NO L&LORDS1 NO BANK]S1 NO MUNNITIONS MAK]S1 NO LOAN %>KS1 NO EMPLOYM5T AG5CIES2 NO *ILD LABOR2 NO PRO/ITUTION2 NO UNF9I%$ $UCATIONS2 NO BROK5 OLD AGE2 NO LONG H\RS2 NO L[ WAGES2 NO SPE$-UP2 NO UNEMPLOYM5T2 NO RI*1 NO PR(ITE]S1 NO CAPITALISM4 ,ORGANIZATION IS ! /AGE WE HAVE ADVANC$ TO N[4 ,MUSIC TO ! E>S ( ALL OLD TIME AGITATOR IS ALL ! JU/IFI$ SCORN & CONTEMPT ! AV]AGE WORK] EXPRESSES UNCOMPROMIS+LY ( ! BOSS CLASS4 ,!SE WORK]S DON'T TAKE (F !IR HATS2 !Y DON'T SAY 0,SIR60 ,!Y >E UNAFRAID4 ,!RE IS A FI<T+ CLASS SPIRIT ABROAD 9 ?IS L&  TODAY AMONG ! PEOPLE4 

,M,A,Y ,D,A,Y TRADITIONALLY CELEBRATES VICTORIES WON2 MAKES NEW DEM&S2 PRESSES =W>D SLOGANS ( IMM$IATE ACTION4 ,HAVE WE WON VICTORIES 9 #a#i#d#a8 ,Y\ TELL IT1 Y\ HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S1 UNION M5 ( ,BE?LEHEM ,/EEL2 ,U,S ,/EEL2 ,ALLIS ,*ALM]S2 ,9T]NATIONAL ,H>VE/]2 ,NEW ,YORK ,TRANSPORT ,CO42 ,=D ,MOTOR ,CO4 ,T5 MILLION ORGANIZ$ WORK]S 9 ,AM]ICA TODAY & MORE TO COME4 ,SKILL$ & UNSKILL$1 BLACK & :ITE1 NATIVE & IMMIGRANT1 MAN & WOMAN1 Y\NG & OLD  - %\LD] TO %\LD]4 ,LET ! W> MONG]S %\T2 LET ! PR(IT-MAD RAVE4 0,WE %ALL NOT BE MOV$60 RETORT !SE MILLIONS ( ,AM]ICAN WORK]S ON ,MAY ,DAY4 ,!RE IS NO?+ TO BE DESPOND5T AB\T2 NO?+ TO BE WE>Y AB\T - NOT SO LONG AS WE >E ORGANIZ+ & FI<T+4 ,NOT SO LONG AS WE >E HOLD+ :AT WE HAVE WON 9 AN IRON GRIP2 >E MOV+ =W>D1 GETT+ MORE4 ,NOT SO LONG AS !RE IS UNSW]V+ RESI/ANCE TO ! ,ROOSEVELT-,WILLKIE W> P>TY AMONG EI<TY-SIX P]C5T ( ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE4 ,ORGANIZE4 ,FI<T4 ,PRESS ,=W>D - ?AT'S ! SPIRIT ( ,AM]ICA'S ,MAY ,DAY 9 #a#i#d#a4 

,ORGANIZE & FI<T1 TO /AY \T ( W>6 ,AGA9/ ALL IMP]IALISM & FASCISM1 9CLUD+ ,AM]ICAN6 ,PROTECT LABOR'S RI<TS TO ORGANIZE1 TO MAKE DEM&S1 TO /RIKE4 ,NO BLACK\T ( ! ,BILL ( ,RI<TS4 ,DEF5D ! RI<TS ( M9ORITY P>TIES - ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY - VITAL TE/ ( ! PEOPLE'S RI<TS TO FREE ELECTIONS4 ,/OP W> PR(ITE]+4 ,L[] ! CO/ ( LIV+4 ,RESI/ WAGE CUTS & LONG] WORK+ H\RS4 ,FREE ALL FI<T]S AGA9/ IMP]IALI/ W>4 ,FREE ,E>L ,BR[D]6 ,5D ,JIM ,CR[ISM & ANTI-,SEMITISM 9 \R C\NTRY4 ,CEM5T A FRI5D%IP ) ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,!SE SLOGANS >E AL(T1 ! FI<T+ SLOGANS ( ,AM]ICA'S  ,MAY  ,DAY EV]Y:]E4  ,= PEACE & SOCIALISM IS 9 ! HE>TS1 9 ! M9DS1 ON ! LIPS ( MILLIONS >\ND ! WORLD ,MAY ,FIR/1 #a#i#d#a4 ,! 0SUN ( TOMORR[0 %9ES UPON US4 ,! FUTURE IS \RS4 

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