The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03

Plenty of Entertainment for the As
sembIed Thousands.


ZOuaves. The Zouaves were met at the
street-car station by the bugle corps of the
Carpenters Union and escorted to the race
course in front of the grand stand. The
drill began with fancy and military
maneuvering, including all the foot move
ments and manual of arms in the Zouave
tactics. Following the drill was the much
looked for exhibition of wall climbing. A
temporary wall. fourteen feet high, was
erected in front of the grand stand, that
was supposed to represent a Chinese forti-
fcation. A Chinaman marched back and
forth across the top of this wall while the
drill was going on. After the drill the
Zouaves turned their attention to this
fertilization, and after a few fights.
dropped their rifles and made a rush for
what the Chinese thought TO be a barrier.
The men in bright colored uniforms seemed
to spread all over the wall as soon as they
struck it. Some of the heavier ones braced
their backs against the wall, others
mounted to their shoulders, then others
clambered over these until the top OF the
wall was reached In a jiffy there were
several over the wall and they were
reaching down to assist the others. One
up over the wall feet foremost, by several
live ones kneeling down and allowing a
pyramid TO be built on their backs to SAFE
ly elevate their lost comrade. Then more
began to climb over the wall and when
two were left, people in the grand stand
began to wonder how they would get over
took run, mounted the shoulders OF the
one man standing against the wall, ana
was jerked over the top by several pairs
of hands. The man left looked rather
small as he stood against the wall alone.
Most of the spectators had fostered a con-
clusion that it was in the play to leave
this man on the near side of the wall. The
opinion gained favor and some had begun
to ask: What are you going TO 90 Win
lating the last member of the company
stepped to the middle of the race track,
picked up his gun and holding 1t horizon,
tally and high above his head, ran toward
the wall Just as he reached 1t he made
tremendous jump and the barrel of his gun
was grasped by the soldiers leaning half
by sturdy fellows behind them. One lift
was made and he was over. The China
man, who had been the object OF attack
was then hustled out into the race track
and, guarded by the entire company, was
led away into captivity.
WATCHED BY OFFICERS.
The zouaves are a part of the state mill
tia, although they are not strictly state
troop. The drill yesterday was witnessed
by Col. Harry Sheets, of the First Regi-
ment of the Indiana National Guard; Major
Wysong, commander of the first battalion
OF the First Regiment, and Capt. Frank
Shellhouse, Colonel Sheets's adjutant. Cap
tain Fox, who is said TO be one Of the Oldest
zouave commanders. commanded the COM
pany In the drill, and Captain Jaeger, as
SlStant surgeon or the First Regiment, was
also present to render medical assistance to
any that might be hurt in the drill. 1t was
the most enjoyable feature OF the after
noon.
Following the zouave drill Lew Wallace,
jr., delivered the address of the day. On
account of the programme starting later
than was scheduled the horses for the races
had been brought out on the track and Mr..
Wallace had to talk to a noisy audience
that almost rendered his words inaudible at
times. Mr.. Wallace dealt at length in his
speech with the right of laboring men to or
ganize. He said it is their only protection,
and that organization is essential to the
needs OF the human race. He said artisans
have learned that they must cooperate and
organize, and unless they do they will per-
ish. He said the principle of unionism was
more than the right to organize; that il is
a necessity and duty. Wage earners must
become dissatisfied at times" he said,
otherwise their progress would stop and
they would degenerate. Consequently, COM
mendations are not for any supposed con-
tent, but for the lawful manner of showing
discomfort and the lawful means adopted
for betterment. By such means unionism
has procured the enactment of better laws
for labor in many States and by Congress
and the enforcement of some of Them has
gained the consideration of courts strongly
inclined against it a short time ago and
has for itself the favorable regard of
those whose judgment has value. These
ana many OLner Things nave been possible
only through recognition of the fundamen-
tai rule of human justice, exempIified by
the experience OF all mankind, that the
concerns of all the laws made by all must
stand for justice"
SPOKE OF TRUSTS.
Mr.. Wallace spoke of trusts and called
them criminal conspiracies by the supreme
law of the land" He said while 1t may be
asserted that there is no difference between
a union and trust, that the two bore slight
resemblance. I'm the labor union" he
said, combination among men helps to pre-
serve an art and to make it useful. while
in the trust 1T may afford the power to
break down the union and destroy the art
"Of course, unionism is imperfectly good
and trustism is imperfectly bad. But, CON
sciOusly and unconsciously the former pre-
serves useful arts through natural justice.
while, consciously or unconsciously the lat
ter exerts control over the whole com
munity for private and selfish ends utterly
at variance with natural justice. And for
those who fail to the difference the an
swer Is at hand: The law of the land is
not blind. for it approves unions and con-
dennis trusts.
Trusts. the latest Observation-Disclosures of
lawless injustice, antagonize unionism. Let
no one delude you with the notion that
justice Will come TO you as voluntary gift
from them. They have, in fact armed and
equipped themselves and prepared for
strife, and by every rule of war; the first
move made by them 10 put union men at a
disadvantage DeSlnS active nOStlltteS. Let
no one lead you into passive submission
Such justice as you now enjoy you gained
by yourselves. paying for much of it by the
sufferings and loses incident to strikes; yea,
also, by the humiliation of defeats: and
you can neither hold what you have nor
gain more without active measures against
these, the greatest foes organized labor has
yet encountered The trusts attack. You
must defend. and your resistance should be
aggressive and strenuous.
I'm the long war before YOU in which the
steel strike is but a single battle, you can
not afford to accept such unjust pretenses
as beguiled the men at South Chicago I
have no warrant to speak of any strike
now pending, and no wish TO intermeddle.
but, upon this point which will come mn
again, some study Of law and ethics NAV
justify my volunteering advice. These con-
tracts do no more than fix scales. They do
not bind the men TO work or the COMPANY
TO give them employment. They do not in
law, conscience or honor stand in the way
or any strike or lockout except one over
wages; and both sides of this steel strike
agree, the papers and magazines all as
Sert, no one denies, and it is the truth that
this strike is not I'm reality about wages
but for what the trust calls a sentiment
and the association principle You cannot
allow the trusts TO construe your contracts
for they cannot even tell the meaning of
the plain, unambiguous language of the
Sherman antitrust law
RACES FOLLOWED.
After Mr.. Wallace's address came two
races. Hal Foster won the 2:15 pace in
three straight heats, and Charley B. the
2:22 pace in four heats. The purses for
the races put up by the Labor day commit