It could be that, perhaps, they're trying to gain favor with the national labor movement in general and trying to help shore up the mechanics,

59. Favor of God comes to people who has done their best

The labor movement is our brother's keeper! The labor movement is our sister's keeper!

So May 4th in the labor movement has always been an important date.

Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and bruised itself. We have been enjoined by the courts, assaulted by thugs, charged by the militia, traduced by the press, frowned upon in public opinion, and deceived by politicians. 'But notwithstanding all this and all these, labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun.

We think both sides would gain by having more interaction. We would learn more about them, and perhaps they would learn more about us.