The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-07
LABOR DAY At
THE BIC TEMPLE
Splendid Programme Pre-
pared by the Local
Labor Council.
MUSIC AND SPEECHES.
Rev. Anna II. Shaw Will Deliver
an Address on "Woman'S
Freedom"
THEY WILL HAVE NONE OF IT
Socialists Refuse to Jcin in the
Demonstration = Happenings in
the Labor World.
THEY WILL HAVE NONE OF IT

The socialists will not take part in the
Labor day festivities. They declare that
their time for celebrating is May 1. and
under no circumstances would they vary
from the European custom, for 1t is in the
Old World that Labor Day." as under
stood by them. is correctly Interpreted.
In spite of this diversion, however, Labor
day will be acknowledged in a manner be-
fitting the occasion by the San Francisco
Labor Council. The committee on ar
rangements is G. Shuppert, w. Macarthur,
T. F. Burns, ]. Hill, Thomas Hurd,
Edward Rosenberg and w. c. Alderman.
The festivities will be held at Metropoli-
tan Temple and an interesting musical
and literary programme is promised. AS
now arranged, the exercises will be as fol-
lows:
Overture, National medley opening remarks,
T. F. Burns, President San Francisco Labor
Council; vocal selection, Mrs. ]. Morrissy !;
poem, "The Judgments OF Labor" written for
the occas ion by Miss Gabriel NJ. G. Furlong and
dedicated to the San Francisco Typographical
Union No. 81 address, tChildren of the Trade
Unions" ]. J. Calvin, member San Francisco
Typographical Union No. 81; banjo selection,
T. Bree song, "Sing, Sweet Bird Miss NJ.
Aspen; address, "Trade-Unionism, Its Neces-
sity,' Andrew Furuseth, member Sailors
Union OF the Pacific; song, Rally" written,
weather; address, "Woman's Freedom" Rev.
Anna II. Shaw; finale, Home Sweet Home,'
orchestra.
There will be no parade or other outdoor
demon stration, but every sympathiZer
with the labor movement 10 expected to be
present.
The socialists, under the leadership of
Charles d. Sunflower, held public m eet-
ing at the corner of Market street and
Grant avenue yesterday afternoon. The
police made no attempt to break up the
meeting, although a crowd of several
hundred blocked the street: Sunhower
made one of his characteristic speeches
and was followed by James Andrew, labor
candidate for Lieutenant Governor. The
latter pointed out the evils of the present
Government as viewed by the party he
represented, laying particular stress on
the fact that in the Socialist Labor party
none of these condition existed.
Last night at Pythian Hall on Market
street the regular weekly meeting was
held. The chairman of the evening was
T. T. Anthony, who made a few brief re-
marks fitting to the occasion. G.. B. Ben
ham and 6. Aspden gave appropriate
readings, after which the speaker of the
evening, E. T. Kingsley, was introduced.
This gentleman, it may be remarked, is
the Socialists Labor party candidate for
Congress from the Fourth District.
The speaker selected for his subject
"Confusion." In a direct and general
way he criticized the attitude of the two
old parties. claiming that they were con-
fusing in their arguments and that neither
really benefited the workingman. He
referred incidentally to the fact that the
socialist labor party was already organic
in seventeen States and he expected to
see every State in the Union fall into line
before November. There were tens of
thousands, he said, who would cast their
votes for Matchett and Mcguire, the Social
list labor party candidates for President
and Vice President.
The campaign committee of the Social
ist labor party is extremely active at pres
ent. They have the full legal number re-
quired to get their candidates on the mu-
nicipal ticket and the same is true of the
Fourth Congressional District. The State
ticket, however, is not faring so well. AS
twenty days yet remain before returns
must be made, the campaign committee
believe the full 5000 signatures will be OBJ
tanned.
During the coming week J. F. Foues,
prominent in Oakland political circles,
will leave on novel electioneeringtour OF
Northern California. He proposes to tour
that end of the State in a wagon, deliver
ing lectures where he thinks they will do
the most good and scattering socialist
literature with lavish hand. James
Andrews of Berkeley will leave on a SINH
lar mission next week.