The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-04
'uDoR's eRuT DlI
H1TlleLI OBSERVED.
Celebrated in Honolu-
lu in Most Credita-
BILE Style.
UNIONS SNOW Their STRENGTH.
THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS
on THE STREETS TO VIEW
THE BIG PARADE.
Floats Formed an Attractive Feat
ure-Races at Kapiolani Park
in the Afternoon-Ball
at Night.
UNIONS snow Their sTREHe1H.

Honolulu's Labor day celebration
was success. 1t was more than 4
success. 1t would have done credit 10
any city on the mainland of 100. .009
Inhabitants. II was the more not =
worthy from the fact that but a few
months ago it was said that labor
unions did not thrive in Honolulu
Just prior to Organization day, June
IA, gentleman who is very prominent
in labor circles and is also one of the
original republicans" of the town,
was approached by gentleman rep
resenting the proposed Municipal
league. He desired to find out what
the labor unions would want in order
to support the Municipal league AMI
came to this gentleman as an old resi-
dent and a well known authority on
labor matters for the past twenty years
in Honolulu.
IL
worth the name" was the answer
The plumbers have recently organ
lied a union, but that will likely take
the course of all the rest of them
There have been boilermakers' unions
and mOulders' unions and blacksmiths'
unions and, in fact, unions in nearly
every line Of trade here, but they have
never hung together. The trouble is
the men do not stay here. They go
back to the States and the newcomers
do not join"
II this gentleman was correct, and
he must have known whereof he spoke,
the entrance Of Hawaii upon her Ter
ritorial career has worked wonderful
change in labor circles, for there must
have been more than 1000 laboring
men in the parade yesterday, repre-
senting more than half dozen differ
ent lines Of employment
The plumbers were out in force and
from the happy smile which pervaded
their faces and the natty suits they
wore, they evidently expect Honolulu
will need their services in connection
with the new sewerage system for sew
eral years to come. The painters
union, too, seemed to think that at
the rate new houses are going up and
old houses becoming weather-beaten
by our "Konas" that they have plenty
Of work ahead and need not worry as
to where their bread and butter is 20
come from.
The Structural Iron Workers perhaps
attracted the most attention in their
brown Khaki jackets, especially be-
cause they marched in two battalions,
Hawaiians followed by Portuguese.
The marching of all of the detachment
was good and more satisfactory turn
out could not have been anticipated by
the most sanguine.
The floats were numerous and well
put up. Miss Lille Murray, bedecked
in starry robe, made an excellent
impersonation Of the Goddess of Lib
erty. The two floats Of school children
were vociferous in their approval OF
things In general and the chance for
a long ride on big wagon"in partieu-
lar. They tried singing Hawaiian airs
once In while, but most Of them pre-
ferred to shout, even if they drowned
the music.
The IRE department made a very
good allowing and Honolulu has no
reason to feel In the least ashamed of
this branch Of the municipal govern
ment" The finest thing in the float
line was HArrison's Kaimuki Quarry
hoat-A sort Of miniature temple of
vesta. gotten up In hne style.
There were lot OF wagons in the
rear that lacked decoration which
marred the beauty OF the parade and
most people failed to see what they
were intended to represent more than
the hne specimens Of horse flesh which
pulled them.
At the heed az the procession was
platoon Of the finest in white gloves
They marched with precision not ex
celied by the best metropolitan police
Kappelmeistef Berger and his band Of
with "Aloah Oe," without which no
Honolulu parade would be complete.
George Ward. marshal OF the day, sol-
lowed with his chiefs Of stan
Reposing calmly in carriage. with
q smile 50 broad that all recollection
OF dissention with brother workmen
and all horror Of the possibility of To-
fng compelled to ride q horse for the
nrst time after having reached the age
Of nfty must have vanished fore.cr
frun his mind n the chairman of the
day. W. C. Roe. whom everybody who
hae ben in Hcaolulu year knows