The morning times., 1895-08-26
Final Conference About the Great
Labor Day Procession.
SLIGHT CHANGE IN ROUTE
Granite Cutters Withdraw Their OBJ
lection TO the Appoint ment of ID. y.
Welsh rs Assistant MarshaH-Pro-
test Adopted against the Imprison-
ment of Debs.

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graphical Temple yesterday afternoon,
commencing at O'Clock.
President Charles ] Wells occupied the
chair, with Secretary Rae and Treasurer
Worden at their respective desks.
MT Z. ii. Worden presented for consider
alton suggestion made by Chief of Police
Moore for a slight change in the route
OF The parade. The change was that when
the column reaches Fifteenth street it shall
proceed by .he street south Of the Treasury
Department to Executive avenue and
thence to Pennsylvania avenue, thus avoid
ing conflict with the several lines OF street
cars that center on Fifteenth street east
of the Treasury building.
ROUTE OF PROCESSION CHANGED
The suggestion was debated at some length
and finally adopted
IL was announced that street cars will
be stopped, as requested by the committee,
at points where necessary during the
progress OF the parade
Mr.. >. Il. Eell, from the committee ap-
pointed to prepare a protest against the
Imprisonment of Eugene V Debs, the la
Dor leader which is TO be read n Lincoln
monument, prior t. the starting OF the pro-
cesslon on Labor Day, presented report
which had the sanction of the entire COM
mittee.
Several members objected to the report,
as being mlider Than desired, and the
resolutions prepared by Mr.. Milford Spohn
and adopted Il I mass meeting held re-
Gently, were also read. After considerable
debate the committees report as presented
by Mr.. Bell, was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote. The memorial is as fol-
lows:
DEBS' IMPRIs ONMENT.
The organized workingnien OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, in mass meeting as
senlbied on. Labor Day, September 2.
1895, declare.
That the imprisonment of Eugene V Debs
and other officials OF the American Rail
way Union was an unwarranted and arbi-
trary extension of judicial power, ostensibly
for the maintenance OF law, but in reality
in the Interests OF corporate power, which,
by dishonest methods, secured from a
Federal court and the national government
legal and armed support in an event which
was the direct result of corporate greed
and imposition II was an act that out
lawed labor, and an ingenious scheme TO
defeat the object of labor organizations,
and render wage-carnefs helpless to re-
sist the degrading inpositions OF combined
capital.
As law-abidingi citizens of the American
Republic We seiemniy protest against the
arbitrary and dangerous exercise of 1hc
judicial power@tht incarCpration aad
punishment of men without trial by tury or
the observance Of amy or the forms OF law
guaranteed by the Constitution, aud we
demand OF the Fifty -fourth Congress.
soon 10 assemble, suSh legislation as will
Enthusiastically and for all time define The
rights OF labor in ALI future conflicts witt.
the gigantic and powerful corporations,
which now control The interstate commerce
Of this country; therefore
CONGRESS TO GIVE RELIEF.
Resolved, That the legislative commit
tee OF the Federation of Labor, in con-
junction with that OF d. A Go, knights of
Labor, be requested to prepare, forprcsenta-
tion in both Houses at the coming session
Of Congress, bill or bills intended Ia give
legal protection to organized employees of
corporations and secure them in the future
from an arbitrary and unjust appreciation
of tBe law Of injunction under the ques-
tionable construction placed upon ii by the
Federal judiciary in the case of Del,s and
his comrades; and be it further
Resolved, That we deIna nd Of Congress
such legislation as Will make clear the
status OF the organizations of labor en-
gagged in the carrying trade, the interstate
commerce OF the country, and that the,
powers and the duties OF the federal
judiciary in all matters at issue between
the corporations on the one hand, and their
employees, on the other, be clearly defined.
By unanimous vote, the chief marshal
was empowered to select a man to read
the protest, which VIII be the last exercise
prior to the moving of the first division
Chief Marshal McHugh presented n
report, which, he said, was complete in
all its details, so far as ii could be made
complete, aud was as follows:
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
The first division VIII be in charge of
DOminick A. Walsh. assistant marshal. and
VIII embrace the following organizations.
Horseshoers, 70 men. with Boyd's band.
Laundry Union; Machinists, 80 men: Stone
cutters, l 80 men, headed by National Guard
drum corps; Excelsior Assembly, 80 men.
Timers, so men; Steam Filters. S5 men
Plumbers, 60men; headed by Northumberland
drum corps; Paper Hangers, 125 men; Tile
Settlers, 25 men; Cigarnakers, so men:
Ladies' Progressive Assembly. The num-
Der expected from the two organizations of
women workers, respectively, has not been
given. The Marine Engineers, originally
placed in this division, Will, ii is understood,
attend in carriages, and their place in line
isnou predetermined. Thefirstdivision viii
form on Indiana avenue.
The second division viii embrace the
several chapels of Typographical Union,
No 101 ard viii Ge in charge of resident
George A. Tracy, ,asassistan marshal The
printers are expecting from 500 TO 500
men TO be in lire, and will have a hand
some float on parade. The caapels will
observe the following order waen they take
their place III line: l. Star, with Odd Eel
lows Drum and Bugle Corps; g Times; g.
Post; 4, News; 3, Government Printing
Office, with Mount Pleasant Field Band:
6, L. 2. P. Union; Z, Stereotypers This di-
vision viii fern on Four-and-a-half street
OTHER DIVISIONS.
The third division, with Assistant Mar
shall NJ A. Whitmore III charge, will include
the Plasterers, 150 strong; headed by the
Marine Band Painters, 100 men; tailors
$50 men; Bakers Assembly, $50 men,
headed by Hansen's Band; Bakers Drivers
60 men: Bakers and COnfectioners, 40 men:
Protective Street Railway Union, 80 men:
Galvanized Iron and Cornice Workers. 40
men, and the Bookbinders, with 800 mem
bers, accompanied by the National Guar.
Band. The division will form Oh Louisiana
ayenue