Evening journal., 1902-09-02
BIG CELEBRATION
OF LABOR DAY
President Fahey Talks Of
the Strike
lTO An IMMENSE AUDIENCE
Says The Managers Do Not Even
knOW Where The COlIerioS
Are Operated
TO An IMMENSE AUDIENCE

Like labor's parade of Saturday
night, the picnic in Bandywine
Springs Park yesterday afternoon, un-
der the auspices OF the United Labor
League was the most enthusiastic
celebration OF the kind ever held here.
Fully 10000 people were in the park,
and It was an orderly and happy gath
ering.
The feature OF the day was the adj
dresses. Charles S. Prizer president OF
the Prizer-painter Stove Company. OF
Reading, and a friend OF organized la
Dor, was the first speaker.
Following the remarks OF Mr. Prizer,
District President Fahey made his ad-
dress. and as he walked to the front
OF the stage there was n loud clapping
OF hands.
Concerning the strike Mr.. Fahcy
said;
''The strike has been on 112 days
When the mines are in operation trains
which would extend not less than forty
miles leave daily Since the strike has
been on not one ton OF coal has been
cut. On every day the mines work
there Is an average OF two and two
thirds men killed, not accounting for
the persons manned and crippled for
life, and not taking into account those
who lose their health. while toiling In
the bowels OF the earth.
Those people mine the coal to bring
Happiness and comfort to others. and
they spatter the fuel with their lifes
blood
"The miners ask only for what IS
just The most eminent persons Will
contend that they are right. but It Is
a case or the others having the money.
There was a wall recently from the ex-
mayor OF New York city, who declared
that the miners are in the wrong He
did not say, however. that he is inter-
ested in the coal industry.
statistics will show that last year
miners in the anthracite regions earn
cd s2f2 each Some years ago persons
said 81 n day wasn't enough for the
worklngman. Well. s242 isn't 81 a day.
If 81 a day IS not enough. is eighty
cents enough? Let me ask you II
IL would be enough for you and your
families. (Cries OF No. MOI
"Our people realize that their future
is wrapped up in the strike. They are
striking against industrial tyranny,
they are striking for liberty and are
trying to perpetuate that which Patrick
AANhAN Wtn NAAAAnN W uA1 Alls ilN
miner can see in the loss Of this strike
nothing in the future but condition
OF hardships. He can hear nothing but
the clink OF the chain and the crack Of
the whip. II he loses. II will be case
of the cheapest man."
There were athletic sports following
the speechmaking. The summary Of
the events follow:
On hundred yards DASH. Hunt
Holt, first; Joseph Hynes, second; Her
man Dohl. third.
High jump-Herman Dohl. first;
Levi Foster, second; J. Hunt Holt.
third.
Two hundred and twenty yards run
Joseph Hynes, first; Joseph Iath-
well. second; Alfred Thompson. third.
Hop. step and jump-W Dawson.
first; J. Hunt Holt, second; Alfred
Thompson. third
Broad iump-W. Dawson, first; Her
man Dohl. second.
4 Shot-put-J. j. Purcell, first; M. Con-
nelly. second.
Pole vault-George McCracken, first;
Levi Foster, second.
In the tug-Of-war contest the win
ming team was the Tom Moore Club.
The successful contestants who have
not received their prizes are requested
TO call on p. ]. Maurer. instructor, at
No. GOA Walnut street
The Plumbers Union and the Car
and Ship Painters Union yesterday
crossed bats at Brandywine Springs.
and the plumbers won by the score of
III to 9. The features of the game
were the batting of Young for the
plumbers and Harris for the painters.
The plumbers had fifteen hits and
eight errors; the painters six hits and
ten errors. The lineup follows:
Plumbers Union-Ford, catcher; Har-
wick, pitcher; Casey. shortstop; Es-
coot, first base; Young. second base;
Shields, third base: Cusick, left field;
Daily centre field; Dickerson, right
I field.
| Car and Ship Painters Union-Scott,
catcher; Harris. pitcher; Sanderson,
first base; Kane. second base; Pyle,
third base; Clinton, shortstop; Nc
4 lKeever. right field; Campbell, centre
6of1. nrndlav loft field