The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-04
LOOKING TO LABOR DAY.
A Big Meeting Will Consider the
Matter Thursday Evening.

The trades and labor unions of Hudson
county have determined that the coming
Labor Day shall be celebrated in man
ner worthy of the toiling masses. With
that end in view the Central Trades and
Labor Assembly, the Jersey Association
and the Building Trades Council have
united in the issuance of a ringing call.
Here it is:-
To the Trades and Labor Unions of Hudson
Labor bay is at handi Shall it be success
worthy of the holy cause of labor or not? The
answer to that question is In your hands.
me Joint Committee. appointed by the Jersey
Association, the Building Trades Council and
the Central Trades and Labor Assembly has
deemed it advisable to order parade All bona
fide labor organizations of Hudson county are,
Therefore invited to send five delegates to con
day evening, at eight O'Clock, when the final ar
rangements will be made and the aids to the
grand marshal Will be appointed.
1t is our purpose to make The coming celebra-
ton red letter in the annals of the Hudson
county labor movement.
Send your delegates. Ali dissensions must be
smothered Labor Omnia Vinciti
Fraternaliy yours,
THE CENTRAL TRADES AND LABOR
ASSEMBLY,
THE JERSEY ASSOCIATION.
The BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
Already preparations are under way
and the trades are indulging IN friendly
rivalry as to which shall make the finest
display. The Painters Union will float a
magnificent banner to the breeze on that
occasion, and the badges of the officers
and members are poems in silk.
Nor will the Carpenters be behind.
Decked with the handsome regalia of the
craft they will make a gallant show. The
Tin and Sheet Iron Workers-well, they
never do anything by halves and they
will not lag behind.
And SO 1t is with all the trades. think
| can safely predict that Thursday nights
meeting will be the most representative
gathering of labor men ever seen in this
county.
New York has seen fit to dispense with
its celebration this year because of dis
sensions. Therefore, the Central Assem-
bly, directed its secretary to issue an inyi-
York to join with Hudson county on that
day. This letter has been sent:-
To the Ne,c York C. L. U.s.
/ am directed by the Central Trades and Labor
Assembly of Hudson county to extend to you
cordial invitation to participate with in the OBJ
servance of Labor Day II you decide to accept.
and we earnestly hope you will, will take great
pleasure in forwarding to you all the necessary
ton of picnic grounds CCaledonian Park, etc
We desire to make this memorable day fer
Hudson county's labor interests, and by receiv-
ing your co operation we are sure of achieving
the desired result.
For the Central Trades and Labor Assembly,
JOHN I. BURKE, Recording Secretary
In addition to this an invitation has
also been extended to "Big Six" the
Printers Union of New York, and it is
more than probable that the knights of
the Stick" will participate
Thus it will be seen that the public will
have the pleasure of seeing parade of
labor organizations in Hudson county I'M
equalled before in point of numbers and
grandeur of display.
In two short weeks, on August 10, the
session of the State Federation Of Labor
Will be held here, and the proceedings will
be undoubtedly enliyened by an attempt
to wrest its control from the hands of its
present rulers. 1t is claimed as published
In Fridays JERSEY CITY NEWS, that the
powers that be have perverted the pur-
poses OF the Federation, and made 1t not
an organization for the attainment OF bet
ter labor legislation, but instead, a ma
chine for hosting choice and congenial
spirits into office. The delegates from the
Central Assembly are in earnest and will
demand an explanation from j. p. Nc
Donald, the State chairman.
The feeling against Mcdonnell is be-
coming more intensified since it has been
learned that he has been holding secret
conferences in Paterson in which the sec
rotary and president Of the Cigarmakers'
Union were participants in conjunction
with members of the Legislative Com
mittee from this county, and the objects
discussed were the control of the Fedora
ton and the exclusion of those who were
opposed to the Mcdonnell clique" as it
is called. 1t il absolutely certain that a
united delegation from this county will
oppose the retention in Office of those who
now control the Federation. From the
above it will be seen that labor men will
be more than busy--if such thing is pos
sible-during the coming month.