The morning call., 1893-09-05
THE WORKINGMEN
How They Observed Labor
Day in This City.
MEETING IN THE PAVILION.
The international Labor Movement.
Addresses-Music and ResoIu-
tions About Night School.

There was no authorized parade or the
labor organizations in the dem constructions
attending Labor day. but plOyed men
to the number of several hundred
marched down Market street from the
pOstoffice site previous to the exercises at
the pavilion.
In the line there were numerous trans
parencies-rudely painted sentiments on
cheap muslin-covered frames.
The parade was marshaled by Captain
| Rodgers, and at the head marched stall
wart man carrying huge American flag.
! The procession filed into the Mechanics
! Pavilion about . o'clock.
distresses many. One of the circulars
was boldly captioned How to Get
Rich" One sentence is as follows; I'll
! you really want to get rich why don't
you get Congress to give you a million
acres OF land and build you a railroad, so
you can ask $500 for taking a carload of
freight to New York when it would only
cost you Sl5"
Nearly 1000 people were gathered in the
great pavilion. and at . 80 o'clock the First
Infantry band opened the formal exercises
with an overture. and then John T.
Ellsworth. president of the Labor Coun-
and the exigencies of the occasion. His
remarks were mainly directed to the pres
ent emergency, and he looked to trades
unionism and its powerful influence as the
probable factor of solving the labor QueS-
ton. AT the conclusion of brief speech.
he introduced r. L. McIvor. who took for
his theme, The International Labor
Movement"
The speaker is mine of vital statistics
upon the subject of labor and the growth
and present popularity Of trades-unionism.
In his remarks he advocated the ballOt-b box
as the only true means of forever settling
the vexed question of employment and q
common surate rate OF wages for a mini
mum OF labor. He claimed that interna-
tional organization was essential In order
10 fully protect w0rkingmen, and cited
numerous attractions of the tariff law in
order 10 subStantiate his assertions. He
said the wOTkingmen of Europe had made
great advancement in their social cOndi-
ton since they adopted the privilege of
the ball0t-boX, and maintained that Amer
lean wOrkIngmen would attain even
greater success were they TO pursue a sim
! liar course.
After short musical interlude Andrew
Furuseth. secretary Of the Sailors Union,
was introduced. He reviewed the phases
| OF the national labor movement" and by
contrast and smile showed how the labor
ing classes were in danger of final submits
sion in the wave of misfortune. "Only by
united movement; only by intelligent use
Of our inherent rights" he said, 'can we
avert positive calamity, and yet the
path way of freedom is ouen To all and its
rewards are inviting u.s."
He deplOred the unseemly demonstra-
tons recently made by unOTgauiZed bodies
! in several portions of the State, and as
! sureu his listeners that In union there was
/ not only strength. but protection and the
! preservation Of rights.
! Miss May Cook, an exceptionally clever
| cornet solcist, entertained the crowd with
| classic and popular selections, and then
! NJ. Nj. McGlynu. the well-knOwn abor
! leader, was introduced by President Els
worth. Mr.. McGlynn chose for his sub
! ject the growth and present cUnd itiOn OF
! local labor, as viewed from a standpoint
! of organization. He cited several branches
of industry which had emerged from
! chaos and abuse TO orZauiZation and social
/ freedom, paving especial attention TO the
Sailors Union aud its history prior to and
since 1886. All the labor unions were
touched upon, showing that benefits be-
yond compute had accrued to all branches
of toll where employer and employt
worked in harmony and upon basis Of
! equal rights. In direct reference to the
unemployed, Mr.. McGlyun cited the
salient facts of the situation and deplOret
| the future. unless the wel-yOiced cry ol
lbc lulo was Utfutu w AOuHTtSS OF Int
! Government of the State. Speaking Of tn,
indifference with which many regard The
! Interests OF the poorer CT asses, or labnring
people generally. he presented the follow
ing preamble and resolution and asked it
adoption:
WHEREAS. The Board of Education Ia.
| closed the evening classes of the Commercial
High School ana discharged its teachers al
| legns for a reason that the slight Al tendanc.
| of scholars dd not justify an annual outlay o
VIII nv ~
! board between 400 and 500 pupils have beer
| deprived OF an opportuni v TO eomplete theI
| studies in The various branches taught at ina
institution; and whereas, the reasons alleged
| by said board are manifestly absurd in view Of
| the fact that The school can, only by means o.
| great crOwding, accommodate the many eager
applicants for admission; now therefore be ii
| ReSoIued, That we. the organized laborer.
| and citizens, representing the people and tax.
| payers OF this city, In mass meeting assembled
consider the action OF the Board % Educ ton
| inmica TO the best interests Of thu people al
large and especially TO The interests of tabor
1 whose members and children constitute by faI
! the largest portion OF the people.
ResOtred That we demand of the Board o
! Education the immediate reOpening of tho
evening classes OF the Commercial High School
and the reappointment of The old teachers.
ResoJUed, That copies OF these resolutions he
/ given 10 the press. and that The executive Off
GERS of The san Francisco trades aud labor
/ unions be instructed TO appear at thr mex
meeting of The Board OF Education and &C
/ quaint the members with the action taken a.
this meeting.
A rousiDg cheer of approval followed the
reading Of the resolution, and its adoption
was even more vigorously voiced. At the
conclusion of MIR. McGlynn's speech the
hall was cleared, and force of worker:
set about arranging it for the ball in the
! evening.
1t vas announced that an anti-Chinese
congress would be held in San Francisco
on October 9. on which occasion delegate:
from alien and foreign labor organizations
municipal representatives and well-wisf.
ers of the country's future will be ad
mtted as members.