The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05

Kansas City, No. September Ten
thousand union workme in the trades
OF both Kansas City's paraded the
downtown streets here today. The pa
Irade ended az Electric Park where
nearly twenty thousand persons listened
TO the speech making. The principal
address was delivered b. Senator
ICharles w. Fairbanks. OF Indian who
was given a rousing reception. Ills
speech was devoted to various phases
OF the labor question. Among other
things he said:
There Is no greater evil n h a OF
child labor in workshops. factories and
mines. labor organizations have done
much to correct this evil in many OF
the states and are making corlmendanls
effort to eradicate IL where there are no
laws TO secure the necessary legtsla-
ton in the states where tais crime
against humanity is worked. bIi they
have been defeated by the mil owners
The defeat however. is but temporary.
No such abuse can long endure. when
the moral sense Of The country Is
aroused. Mere s~elfshnesss Cannes long
stand in the way. It!s 4 gratifying
fact that in most or the states laws are
upon the statute ooh whicE protect
tender childhood from the -apacity or
such as are now arousing the moral
sentiment of the country in mary OF the
icotton mills OF the SOUTH This Is not n
sectional question. II IS an Dumanita-
lrian question, which knows neither sec
.tion nor latitude.
Child labor is not wrong done alone
to childhood. Society is vitality inter
ested in the fullest possible physical,
moral and intellectual Developments OF
its members and it suffers il The chill
dren who are to constitute Its abe
ship are ~atrophied in The essential quail
tiles of healthy citizenship. Greed
should not be allow ed to cola the sweat
of childhood and rob children or tender
years of two of the richest jewels they
can posSeSS-health and education
Richmond, Va, September
day was not as generally observed here
today as formerly, AMI many OF the
places Of business that We're Closed last
year were open today.
The trades unionists generally observ-
ed the day. About seven hundre Of
them and their friends weIIt TO West
Point to spend the day. Tie majority
of laboring men renamed in the city,
evidently preferring either to spend the
ldoy dd4SA1g aN liobAAN II ShSt AahF III SDAAAG
one or more OF the may local attrac-
tons.
Louisville, KY, September Labor
day was more generally observed
throughout the state today THAN in pre-
vious years. Governor RcckEaiI. having
declared il a legal holiday for the first
time.
The feature Of the day in this city was
a big parade in the afternoon a.tici-
pated in by nearly every labor cTgani-
zation in Louisville. A big mass meet
ing and picnic was scheduled at Phoenix
Hill park at night.
Business was almost a: a standstilI.
New Orleans, September president
Gompers OF the American Federation OF
Labor today reviewed an immense pa
rade of organized labor. It was the
first celebration under he law making
the first Monday In September labor
day. Banks, exchanges, public build
ings and many business houses closed.
Mr.. Gompers delivered all grafton at the
big picnic given by the cantrai labor
and trades councils.
Newport News, Va, September THE
labor unions Of Newport News and
Hampton celebrated The holiday TODAY
with an outing and field sports at Buck
roe, concluding with a pail I'm the even
ing. Fifteen THOUSAND people partici-
fpated in the celebration at tire beach
and business was totally suspended in
the two cities after The noon hour.
Tenn, September Labor
DAY was appropriately celeb ted here
today by the Central Labor union of
East Tennessee. This mora!ng a big
parade occurred I'm which latoi unions
and merchants and manufacture rs par
ticipated.
Memphis, Tenn, September Labor
day was observed in the usual way by
the closing OF banks and the postofnce,
after one delivery, the parade OF labor
unions and various outings.
birmingham, Ala, SEPTEMBER La
Dor day was generally observed IN Bir-
Imingham and throughout the state.
iBusineSs was suspended at noon.
Chattanooga, Tenn. September l.
LABOR DAY was generally celebrated
here.