History of Myanmar's labour movement (28-31/505)

This post presents pages 29 and 31 (28 and 30 are blank) of The History of the Myanmar Labour Movement by Thakin Lwin (Bagan Books, 1968).

Vocabulary:

ရှေးရှု ။ aim or direct (one's attention); look forward to. 2 adv toward
ချီတက် ။ march in column; move in a mass
ထက်မြက် ။ effective
သေနင်္ဂဗျူဟာ ။ art of war
မလွှဲမရှောင်သာ ။ unavoidably
အနှစ်သာရ ။ essence
ဖုံးကွယ် ။ withhold (information), conceal
သရုပ်ပျက် ။ decadent; in contrast to the standard norm
အပျော်အပါး ။ amusement, entertainment, fun
အစဉ်အလာ ။ tradition, convention
လုမတတ် ။ nearly
မျှော်မှန်း ။ to hope, expect

Translation:

Part 2

• Chapter 3 - International Workers' Day (May Day)
• Chapter 4 - Myanmar and May Day
• Chapter 5 - Summary of International Workers' History
• Chapter 6 - Federation of Myanmar Labour Unions
• Chapter 7 - Relations between Myanmar and International Workers' Federations
• Chapter 8 - International Federation of Free Trade Unions
• Chapter 9 - Federation of Christian Labour Unions

International Workers' Day (May Day)

It is known that May Day is the most famous major landmark in the history of the international workers' movement. From 1860 until today, every year on May 1st, around the world, advanced labour unions and working class parties, the governments and the people in Socialist countries with working class authorities, and the people and governments that are marching towards socialism, celebrate May Day memorials as the symbol of the labour movement. On that day, duties such as remembering historical events from the past regarding matters of the oppressed working class, taking lessons from experiences and effectively advancing current [labour] organisation and conflicts, and critically assessing the present general situation and setting down future works and strategies are carried out. In that, regarding forces like right wing unions and reformist political parties that float along with the capitalist system, although they inevitably or according to the situation celebrate May Day, the original meaning of May Day is concealed and it is regarded as just amusement.

Although many people know that May Day started in America, as many years have past the history and tradition of May Day have nearly vanished in America. Today only the progressive American forces that are continuing the fight against the imperialist capitalist system with faithful hope for socialism hold memorials for [and preserve the tradition of] May Day.