The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-30

| Mitchell Day, the anniversary of the
| resumption of work by the miners af
| ter their victorious strike of last fall
was celebrated here yesterday with
one of the biggest labor demonstra-
| tions the city has ever known. Forty
| two Mine Workers unions. number
| ing between 10000 and 1000 men,
| from the collieries between Jessup and
| Duryea, headed by the striking street
car men. and accompanied by two
| score of musical organizations, par
AIDED the central city streets before
the view of thousands of cheering
spectators. Afterwards, Il mass meet
| ing was held at the old armory, where
speeches were made by prominent la-
Dor leaders and others.
Although the big army of men COM
| posing the parade wore no uniform or
| insignia other than the green paste
board working card, pinned to each
! mans coat lapel, 1t was by no means
an uninteresting procession. While
| 1T lacked picturesque or novel feat
| ures, it was far from wanting inter-
| esting suggestion. 1t told of a body
of stalwart. earnest men, bound to-
gether by solemn oath. to work one
with the other for their common veal
and against any encroachment on
their rights, and it bespoke a mighty
| power for good or i'll, standing ready
and willing to do or die at the call Of
those whom they have chosen to lead
| them.
DEVOTION TO LEADER.
The devotion of the miners to their
organization and to their leader. who
| was being specially honored yestcr-
| day, was attested by the fact that
many of them walked from places two
hours distant. as a parade moves, to
be on hand at the celebration. A fun
thousand men trudged up from Mi
nooka and Greenwood: 900 from
North Scranton and Priceburg: 1000
from Dunmore. and several hundred
from Taylor, the Pyne the Continent
tai keyser Valley and other distant
suburbs Only those from the more
distant places degned to ride. Old
Forge men came on a special train on
| the Lackawanna and the up-the-val-
ley locals had special cars on the
Delaware and Hudson trains.
There were no trolley cars running.
but if there were they would not have
caused the crowds in Scranton to
swell to any considerable extent. The
people who came from outside to par
ticipate in or view the celebration
are. Just at present afflicted with a
peculiar sort of hysteria, which medi-
cal science has given the name,
Fra dothecarS.
THE PARADE.
The various divisions of the parade
began forming shortly after l o'clock
Nf,,1 Stp
Washington avenue, Penn avenue and
Vine street, and at 1.30 o'clock the
word was given to start. The start
was made at the corner of Mulberry
street and Wyoming avenue. and from
there they moved along to Linden
street. to Washington avenue, to
Spruce street. to Wyoming avenue, to
Lackawanna avenue. across the bridge,
and countermarched up Lackawanna
avenue to Adams avenue, and to the
armory, where the mass meeting was
held.
1t is conservatively estimated that
there was over 10000 men and boys in
line, and one hour and seven minutes
actual time was consumed in passing
a given point. All along the line of
march, thousands of people watched
the parade, and applauded the men as
they galantly marched along. the
street car men being singled out for
the most generous applause.
Every man and boy in line either
had a working card, IA picture of John
Mitchell or tag, or all three, in his
hat or on his coat lapel, the first desig-
mating the local union to which they
We're attached, the second the official
placard of the day, and the third bear
ing the words: II walk. Do you walk?"
Throughout the line many banners
were in evidence, bearing the follow
ing sentences:
John Mitchell Our Friend" I'VE
Want Inspection of Working Cards"
Union Forever I'VE Are Going to
Win, If You Walk" Scranton Cars
Must Be Manned by Scranton Men:
No Imports" I'VE Want Recognition"
"All Scabs Must Co." I'VE Want
Working Cards Examined" IF You
Don't Settle the Strike We Will Never
Ride" Eight Hours "A Day, More
Pay" 1--WE Want Recognition April
l." and many other such expressions.
FIRST DIVISION.
At the head of the First division was
Grand Marshal William Fitzsmmons
with his aides, p. j. Mullaney, j. ID.
Gwynne. Charles Berry and Michael
McLoughin, all mounted. They were
followed by number of carriages con-
tanning the fOur iudSes Hon II NJ