Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-05
labor day ] ! \ [.
LEBRATED
A Great Coneourse Of People at
Ocean View.
ADDRESS BY =. I. LLOYD
ADDRESS BY Il. [. LLOYD
Mr. &. G. Williams speaks-sp, ondid
Program or.A,hictio Field sports
woil carrisd on,-spccinl vaudo
WHO Performances Dancing In
,ho rnll Room ana Fireworks
Close Tho nay.

Close tho bay.
favorable to the celebration of Labor
Day in this section. The official cee-
bration was at Ocean View, and the
crowd there began 10 gather early, and
it stayed late. 1t is estimated that
from 5000 to 5000 people assembled
there.
THE ADDRESSES.
Soon after 1880 p. III. the crowd as
seInbled at the pavilion to hear the adj
dresses of MIR. c. c. Williams. expires
| ident of the Central Labor Union of
| Southeastern Virginia, and Mr.. Harry
l.. Lloyd. Of Boston, president United
| brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners.
| The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. l.. V. Curtis, president of the Cen
trail Labor Union. In few brief words
he introduced Mr.. Williams In the
| name of the Central Labor Union the
latter welcomed his hearers. Next he
briefly explained the organization of
the Central Labor Union, and stated
that nearly every branch of labor here
was organized and was represented in
the above body.
lie briefly reviewed the work OF the
organization and its committees. en-
larsing particularly on the Legislative
Committee and It's important work in
looking after the interests of organized
labor in Virginia.
The work of Mir. Chas. G. Kizer, In
securing the organization of n Labor
Bureau. was reviewed and the mention
or MIR. Kizer's name was the signal for
loud applause. He said: To-day we
4.
Nlded IL Bureau of Labor and Industrial
Statistics" He then spoke of the
e!ght-hour bill that will be brought.up
again at the next meeting of Congress-
This is hill limiting the hours of
caily services of laborers, workmen and
employed upon the public
works of. or work done for the United
States, or any territory or the District
or Columbia. The speaker said that
Senator Martin had told him that this
bill would come up ut the next meet
ing of Congress and would probably be
passed.
The speaker next spoke of the Com
mittee OH Label and Strikes. He urged
his hearers to always look for the
union label when purchasing manufac-
ttired goods. He then smoke of the VAL
Tie of the work OF the Central Labor
Union in adjusting grievances between
employers and employees who are mem
nerS OF any union represented In the
Central Labor Union.
MIR. Fairless. who was down for an
address, was unable to be present.
MIR. LLoYD'S ADDRESS.
The chairman then introduced Mr..
Harry l.. Lloyd, the speaker of the
day. lie began by abiding To the time
when labor not only had no holiday.
out had only scant recognition and few
courtesics
Said the speaker: "The labor union.
although once tolerated In the land.
now stands like q bride at the altar,
TO receive the congratulations of the
people OF the land. Our purpose is to
carry the gospel of liberty. The doctrine
OF political and industrial liberty into
every home in the land. My duty this
AFTERNOON is to tell you the labor move
lnent comes to you with q mission and
without a muZzle." Then in eloquent
words he told how organized labor went
lnto the mill and took the little chill
drcn from the looms and placed them
in the school room. He said: "a Re-
public cannot live when there Is one In
dustrlal slave in It," He spoke OF the
necessity of the labor movement and
pointed to the three million unemployed
men In the United States, to the hun
dreds Of thousands of married women
who each morning leave their homes to
Toll In the factories, and to the mass of
children In our factories. AS long rs
these and other evil conditions exist,
said the speaker. there is n necessity
FOR the labor movement and for trade
unions.
The trade union gives the employee
an equality with the employer. The
speaker said THE trade union does
not stand for strikes. Where labor is
best organized these strikes are fewest
ana seldom heard Of while In sections
where labor is not we'll organized thcro
strikes are most frequent. IT is made
diiilcult by our constitutions for us to
stnikc. When misunderstanding arise
between employers and employed all
other means are tried before strike is
inauGurated, but when we do strike.
then we strike hard
LABOR OPPOSED TO "EXPAN
SION"
He touched on the question of i'm
perialism," and stated that organized
labor was opposed to IT., with its ncces-
sary large standing army, which might
eventually turn on the ranks Of labor.
He said labor opposed 1t on account OF
the expense of maintaining large
army with all it's resultant expense.
He referred to the persecution Of Drey-
fus IN France to save the honor OF
Frances army, and to the evils of mill
tarism that he had himself seen in Bel
GUM, Holland and other countries OF
Europe. where women were subjected
to the hardest toll.
THE EIGHT HOUR DAY.
One of his most telling points was
on the eight-hour Daylight hours
for work, eight hours for sleep, eight
hours for enjoyment" The eight-hour
day would. in its results. bring into the
ranks of employed labor the 5000. 600
men now idle and employers would still
be seeking for more men. BY an illus
tration lie showed how supply and de-
mand regulates the price OF labor Just
as 1t regulates the prices OF other