Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06
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LABOR DAY.
TWELVE THOUSAND MEN
UNDER THE C. /. f.
BANNER.
They March Through the Tenement
House District with Red Flags
and A PurpOse-Eleyeu Thousand
IN the e. l.. L. Parade.


III the {. L. L. Parade.
The sun never shone brighter than it
did last Monday upon the masses of Or
| ganzed labor assembled, or rather
| divided in two great bodies for the pur-
pose of celebrating the holiday of toll.
by actual count, made as carefully
and accurately as expert counters could
| do it, the number of men in the two
parades aggregated twenty,three thou
sand twelve thousand of whom marched
under the banner of the Central Labor
Federation, to which their respective or
carnations actually belong while eleven
thousand GncIuding one quarter of the
membership of big SixO followed the
followers of Archibald through the plu-
tocratic quarters. Archibald himself
singular to say, was nowhere prom.
inent figure.
Had the two parades been merged
INTO one, this would have proved by
far the largest demonstration ever held
by Organized Labor in this city; for it
could not have passed any point in less
than three hours. The moral effect,
however, would not have been what it
was; for this very division was pregnant
with suggestive thought and served to
emphasize the burning issues of the day.
not less than the possibilities-nay the
necessties-of the near future.
Everything and everybody bore fes-
tive air in the tenement house district
from the earliest hours of the morning
The start was made at Second avenue
and Second street at few minutes be-
fore ten o'clock.
Half dozen policemen marched at
the head of the procession to keep the
track clear. Close at the heels of the
Grand Marshal and his aids came the
various branches Of the Cloakmakers'
Union, which recently achieved such a
notable victory over the cloak manufac.
turers. They were out in great force,
and looked far happier and better
dressed than when they made their
memorable parade up Broadway some
time before they won their strike.
Some of the cloak operators had "A sew
ing machine mounted on wagon and
tried to show the crowd how they make
cloaks. But everything that makes
sweating establishment odious was alb
sent. In four coaches were members of
the Female Cloak Operators Union.
The Capmakers' Union made known
their presence by three wagons, each
containing an immense cap.
In front Of each organization was a
red banner on which was inscribed the
name of the organization. The red ban
ner was usually fianked by couple of
American flags. Each organization had
a band or section of band, and the way
the musicians managed to keep on play
ing nearly the whole time that they
were marching was something marvel.
lous. 1t was labor of love. They
couldn't be hired to do it for any bloated
capitalists.
VARIOUS NOTICES.
TaiIors' Progressive Union No. car
ried a transparency bearing the inscrip-
ton in German, "Men of labor do not
despair; soon you will break your chains
of wage slavery" Another of their
transparencies read, 1--WE are battling
for the normal work day of eight
hours"
The United Coatmakers' Union made
this statement on one of their transpar.
encies, 1--WE make the clothes but We
have no clothes" Another of their
transparencies contained this startling
statement, 1--WE work sixteen hours
every day but we bet paid for only four
hours work" This was illustrated by
couple of pictures one that of bloated
boss in swell clothes aud the other
that of an exceedingly lean and hungry
looking woman, sCantilv attired. The
Shirtmakers Union carried at their head
tremendous red flag.
At the head of the German Bakers
and C0nfeCtloners Union was carried an
enUrm, us wedding cake, on top of
which were couple of wax figures,
representing hride and bridegroom,
with the motto beneath, United We
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