The morning call., 1893-09-05
ON LABOR'S DAY.
Carried Only the Stars
and Stripes.
ANARCHISTS TOOK NO PART.
The Red Banner of Chaos Given No
Place in Truly American
Procession.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Perfect weather
characterized Labor day in New York.
Business was almost wholly suspended,
and fully $1,000 men participated in the
parade, which moved from Cooper Union
10 the Battery, this morning. y trouble
is reported. The parade was singularly
free from offensive flag and Transparent
ces, the colors carried being the stars and
stripes aud the flags of different trades
unions. The men in line were joined Il
the Battery by their wives and children
and went to Staten Island to enjoy them
selves.
The wage-earners Of Brooklyn turned
out 1000 strong TO take part this morning
in two principal labor professions. Be-
sides these probably dozen trades unions
paraded IL mum berS propOrtionately to thei-
Importance. The anarchists refused to
take part in the parade because no red
flags were carried.
Dispatches from various cities and towns
throughout the State and New Jersey indi-
cate that the day was given over to recrea-
tion and out-of-dOor sports by all classes.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Organized labor in
this city made one of the greatest demon
STATIONS in its his tory to-day, massing in
the parade 10000 to $4,000 men, Mayor
Harrison headed the procession as honor
airy marshal, while practically every labor
organization in the city furnished its quota
OF men for the procession. This afternoon
monster picnic was held at Kuhn's Park
under the auspices of the Trade and
Labor Assembly and at Ogde0's Grove
under that of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil. Governor Altgeld was one of the
speakers.
Governor Altgeld in an address 30 the
laboring men at their picnic said. referring
to the present commercial and industrial
depression: You are not responsible for
this condition. The men here and in
Europe who call themselves statesmen have
inaugurated policies of which this is the
natural result. Considering the increase in
population. the increase in the industries
and commercial activity of the world. as
well as the Increased area over which the
business is done, there has been in recent
years practical reduction in the volume
Of the money of the world of from 80 to
40 per cent. and there mad of necessity to
follow shrinkage liz the value of property
to a corresponding extent If for some
years to come there should not be sufficient
blood in the industrial and commercial
y.
console yourself with the thought that our
country. with all other great nations, has
been placed on a narrow gold basis and
you will not be troubled with any OF those
cheap dollars that the big newspapers
claim you do not want. Combination and
concentration are the masters of this age
Let lab0rers learn from this and act ac-
cOrdingly."
hTTT sTrr-
labor unions WAS not as large as some
former demonstrations. There were up
ward of 1000 in liue. The workmen held
a picnic at Schlitz Park this afternoon.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 4.-The Labor day
demonstration to-day was the most sue
cessful ever held in Cleveland. About
5000 men were in Ii ne.
DENVER, Sept. labor day was gener-
ally observed. The effect of hard time S
was seen in the parade, which was scarcely
one-third as large as last year. After the
parade the day was spent at summer re-
sorts.
OMAHA, Sept. 4-The Labor-day parade
was the most successful ever seen here.
Over FIVE thousand men were in line. and
the iVe-mile line march was packed with
people. A picnic at the park with ad-
dresses on labor subjects completed the
days programme.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4-The Labor-day
parade eclipsed all previous demonstra-
tions of the kind. II was followed by
speeches and sports at the Exposition
Park.
The day was generally observed in all
the largest cities of Kansas, and there
were big parades in most of them.
PORTLAND, Or. Sept. 4.-I.abor day in
Oregon was observed in this city by a
parade of the various unions. In the
afternoon there were exercises in the city
plaza and addresses from prominent speak
ers. This evening there was a banquet
provided by the Ladies' Auxiliary.