The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-03
GREAT DAY
WGRKTMEMEN CELEBRATE 1T
WITH GREAT PARADEs
AND BANQUETS.
OBSERVED IN ALL GREAT CITIES


Spent the Day at COney Island ON
picnic-The Parade in Washington
was the Most Imposing ever Seen
Kier Hardie Spoke in Chicago while
Boston Witnessed Big Parade-No
Attempt to Garry the Red Flag.
New YORK, Sept. 2 The weather
was perfect today and there was hardly
any labor organization in the city but
what had mapped out fer itself parade
or an outing This year the latter man
ner of spending the holiday predomina-
ted. The list Of excursions to points out
side the city was long and well arrange =.
For the first time in many years the
Central Labor Union did not parade
through the streets. Coney Island was
deemed the better place for the day and
asa result the Sea Beach Palace there was
crowded with the men whose delegates
practically regulate the labor element OF
the city.
To Offset this, however, there were ar
ranged the parade of the striking gar
ment workers, and the demonstration at
Unioa Square of the Knights of Labor,
with which organization the garment
workers are affiliated.
The New York Letter Carriers, headed
by Postmaster Dayton and his staff,
marched to the post-office' on their way
to the Letter Carriers National Associa
ton Convention in Philadelphia.
The anarchists went out to Mantzel's
Park, Staten Island, to hear Johann
Most and Claus Zimmerman.
The Small Parade in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept Mot more
than one thousand paraders turned out
to day to take part in the Labor Day
demonstration. The day was not
observed as holiday by the banks or
business houses in this city. the Stock
and Produce Exchanges alone closing
their doors. In this State the first Sat
urday in September is observed as Labor
Day.
The United Labor League turned out
about 500 men, but there was no display
OF red flags. ess the police authorities for
bid it. Each one Of the paraders, how
ever, wore red badge with the number
of his lodge printed upon it. What was
evidently urged as a substitute for the
red emblem was banner with the words
s'The powers that be fear the red flag"
on one side and Socialist ideas are pro-
crossing, nevertheless" on the other.
Business Suspended In Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 2.-Labor Day
and Sedan Day we're ittiugly celebrated
here to day. Business was practically
suspended The ranks of labor paraded
at noon aud then had picnics and
speeches. The German associations and
citizens marched in honor of the fall of
Sedan and congratulatory cablegrams
were sent to Emperor William and
Prince Bismarck.
Buffalo Worknen Picnic.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 2.-Labor Day
was celebrated by the workmen in this
city in the conventional way by parade
of the trades unions, followed by pic
mic at Germania Park, where orators
held forth and music echoed and lager
flowed. Nearly eight thousand men
were in line, representing building trades
the iron trades, the German trades and
miscellaneous unions. Heury Lloyd, { t
Boston, was the American orator and
Joseph Nosler, editor of the Arbiter
Zeitung, spoke in German.
The day otherwise was observed by
the citizens in general suspension OF
business and variety of sports, chiefly
bicycle racing and baseball games.
Tne Mosi Imposing Ever Made.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 2.-The
Labor Day parade here o-day was the
most imposing display ever made by or
ganiZed labor in the District OF Colum-
bia. There were over 5000 men in line,
all neatly uniformed, and each division
headed by band of music. Columbia
Typographical Union bad 1900 men in
line. A feature of the parade was the
participation, in neat uniforms, Of the
chapels Of some of the local newspapers.
Labor Day being legal holiday in the
District of Columbia all of the executive
departments we're closed for business.
Very few of the officials were at their
desks, Acting Secretary Adee being one
of the number There was a lack of
official advices from any quarter.
Two Distinct Celebrations.
CHICAGO, H., Sept. 1.-Two separate
and distinct celebrations marked Labor
Day in Chicago. The labor congress,
socialistic in its tendencies, held mass
meeting and picnic, preceded by parade,
the principal speakers being Kier Hardie,
Frank Smith and John Swinton.
The Building Trades Union council
gave counter attraction in the way of
parade, picnic and mass meeting of its
own. No attempt was made to carry
the red flag 10 the congress parade,
Mayor Swift having issued strict orders
against such action.
The Usual Parade in Boston.
Boston, Mass, Sept 1.-Organized
labor to dag observed its ninth annual
legal holiday in the city of Boston with
its usual parade and with almost inuum-
cradle sports and amusements. The day
broke clear and cool and at an early
hour marching bands escorting labor