The herald., 1896-08-23
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR
Workingmen Stand for the
Initiative
bR|CKMAKERS AND BARRIERS IN LINE
Arrangements for Labor Day
Nearly Completed
SCHEDULE OF WAGES SIGNED
The Line Of March as Laid Out for the
Great Labor Day Parade
The corslee Workers Union VIII Shine on
Labor Day
Arixons Moving for q Big Celebration Of
Labor Dsy-Lsbor Notes In City
and Country
Arrangements for Labor Day
Nearly Completed
SCHEDULE OF WAGES SIGNED
The Line Of March as Laid Out for the
Great Labor Day Parade
The Cornlce Workers Union Will Shine on
Labor Day
Arizona Moving for q Big Celebration Of
Labor Day-Labor Notes In City
and Country

and Country
Tho labor organizations of the United
States stand committed to the principle
OF the initiative and referendum and Mr..
Bryan editorially advocated the princi-
pie less than three months ago in the
Omaha World. Here are the words:
1.-THE principle of the initiative and ref
erendum Is democratic. 1t will not be
opposed by any aggravation of the ten
dency which has been observed for the
last generation. Great inequality in
wealth fosters social and political in
equality and arouses class prejudices
when great accumulations are found to
arise from unjust legislation. The main
contention of some OF our financiers Is
that W, should so arrange our monetary
system as to continually increase the
investment of froeign capital among us.
The World Herald believes that it is
better for the government to furnish a
sufficient supply of money to do the
business of the country than to depend
upon borrowing abroad and paying in
terest upon it. There is an economy
in exchanging that which we can pro-
duct at low cost for something which
we can only produce here at high cost.
COUNCIL OF LABOR.
The council of labor had the most in
teresting meeting Of the year last We'd
nesday evening.
Tho brickmakers' and BARRIERS unions
affiliated and their delegates were seat
ed.
The labor day committee made an
elaborate report Of progress in the ar
rangements for the celebration on Mon
day. September 18th.
Captain A. M. Green, the grand mar
shal, desires every union to appoint
two aides to assist in the parade. Send
hirp the names and addresses as soon as
possible. He can be found at JacobS
Bros store on Spring street.
LABOR DAY COMMITTEE.
H. e. Martens presided at the Labor
day committee Tuesday evening.
The different committees reported
progress, and everything now points
to a grand success of the celebration.
The Seventh regiment band will play
all afternoon at Agricultural park.
Schoneman g. Blanchard's orchestra
has been engaged for the park.
The Arend orchestra will play for the
mask ball at Turnverein hall in the
evening.
There will be three bands in the par
ade.
1t Is now settled that most Of the un-
ions will parade in the insignia Of their
trade.
The line of march will be as follows:
The column will form on New High and
Temple and march up Temple to Broad
way, down Broadway to Fifth, to Spring.
up Spring to Temple, down Main to
Sixth, where the column will disband.
The exercises at the park will commence
at o'clock.
The procession will form at $3.50 am.
and move promptly at 10 o'clock.
CARPENTERS UNION.
The carpenters held long session on
Thursday evening. Active preparations
are being made for great turnout on
Labor day. Eight stalwart chips were
selected to compete in the tug -of-war.
Several new candidates were initiated.
The number Of contractors who have
goes into effect on August 81, has
reached thirty-two. Many more have
agreed to fall in line provided the union
stands firm.
The long-expected reply from the gen.
eral executive board of the brotherhood
has at last reached the city. The execu-
tive board sanctions the demand Of
union No. 1892 and will back it up with
financial aid. This is the first time in
the history Of the Carpenters union in
this city that financial assistance has
been required. 1t is quite likely that not
a dollar will be needed from headquar-
ters, but 1t was deemed advisable to be
prepared for any emergency.
A Carpenters union was organized at
San Luis Obispo last week by F. c.
Wheeler, ]. r. Hawley and A. Vinette.
The union made its nominations for
the Independent labor ticket, which will
be placed in the field.
TIN, SHEET-IRON AND CORNICE.
WORKERS UNION.
This union held a largely attended and
very enthusiastic meeting last Monday
night Three men were initiated who
had been working in an unfair shop.
About all the men now working at the
trade are members of the union.
There is still difficulty with the Los
Angeles Cornice works, but all other
shops are union.
The cornice-workers have caught the
Labor day fever and they all seem to he
very enthusiastic on that subject and
expect to have good turnout. So look
out for them, as they will surely shine,
and Will work for that first prize
WORKING WOMEN'S UNION.
1t was related to me by a gentleman
that in passing through Sixth-street
park very early one morning recently he
saw girl, apparently about 16 years
old, lying on q bench. He asked her
how she came to be there at that hour.
She replied. with an artless air: IT am
a stranger looking for work have no
friends to go to. l saw so many people
IN here that was in hopes some one
would ask me home with them, but no
one spoke to me-"
He felt convinced she was truthful.
took her home to his wife who gave her a
warm welcome, found her innocent of
wrong and secured her position which
she is filling with satisfaction.
The question naturally arises, where
were the police? How was it that thew
saw not this child under the shadows ,,f
the trees. alone and uncared for? They
the guardians of a city's unfortunates
Honor seems to rest upon one who re-
Gently killed a man outright for supposed
burglary. yet they saw not this young
girl. ignorant Of q city's ways. pure as
a lily, shivering with cold, trembling
with fear. with only the deep shadows
Of night for covering and the plying
stars to look down upon her-alone and
forsaken. Such utter Indifference ex-
hibited by men elected to fill positions of
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