The San Francisco call., 1904-09-06
THOUSANDS IN PARADE.


Grand Marshal Mccarthy and his aids.
Behind him marched the thousands Of
sturdy toilers that form the Building
Trades Council.
The following unions were in line:
The Sheet Metal Workers. Local 27O. 30 men
Amslgamated Sheet Metal Workers No 164
500 men; Gas and Electric Fixture Hangers. Go
men. Brass Finishers, $50 men: Electric Work =
ers. lS0 men; Tent and Awning Makers, loo
men.
The second division OF the parade formed on
Fifth street. with A. Fawke grand mar
shall In this section were Plasterers' Union
| No. GO, 400 men. Bricklayers' Union No. = zoo
men; Hodcarriers' Union. 500 men; Granite.
Marble and Stone Workers Unions 400 men
Casters and Modelers Union No. 1. 40 men
Brick and Tile Workers. 5S men; Tile and Mo
sale Workers, 200 men
The third division OF the parade formed on
! Sixth street. +. +. Nicholas was grand mar
shal In that division the great force OF car
penters marched. Local Union No. 30 having
iToo men in line. Union No. ass had $50 men
Mllmens Union No. 42s had COO members
I in line: Millwrights'. Local No. 766. 80 men;
Millmen No 42a 800 men. The AmalgamSted
Society OF Carpenters and Joiners No. So had
$50 men. nenking ioat representing Doric
arch.
The Wood carvers and shlngIers' Union
completed the division.
AS the Labor parade wound east
ward on the return march down
Market street a mounted commandery
of knights Templar passed il. AS the
Sir knights rode by the members of
the unions lifted their hats and
cheered the visitors heartily.
PICNIC AT SHE'LL MOUND.
In the afternoon special boats bore
thousands OF the men of the San Fran
cisco Building Trades Council TO Shell
Mound Park. There they We're Joined
by members of the Alameda County
Building Trades Council.
Oh IL
the afternoon q cycle Of excitement
and enthusiasm. In a well-worded
speech President p. J.f Mccarthy of
the San Francisco council opened the
literary exercises. J. B. Bowen of the
Alameda County Council made the ad-
dress Of the day. The other speakers
were: John L. McDougald. o. A
Tveitmoe and Congressman E. ].
Livernash.
The workingmen's families were
out in fun force. Such a friendly
spirit reigned that the entire aggre-
cation seemed one large family.
John L. McDougald said in part:
When man was gifted with knowledge-that
is. with a hrain-he learned that he was not
like the beast of the field that went I'D and
down the earth devouring what came in his
path he found that be must live by the
sweat OF his brow
II may reasonably be supposed that Il was
IN order % compel him 20 use and develop his
inceltgcnce. the one faculty that distinguishes
him from the rest Of creation. that the decree
was made that he should obtain his living
through work
1 DO not want 70 contend that organized Ia
bor believes exactly IN the re-eStablishrent OF
the Ezrden OF Eden when labor shall no lonrer
be necessary. The conditions that eorern h,,-
man existence clearly demonstrate that there
Is no such state as absolute independence.
In an Industrial sense labor Is dependent On
capital. and capital Is dependent on labor
The result Of this IS that neither can pf1aaus,e
what * needs 70 SATISFY its wants for vritho,,.
united action. IL would prove failure
Following are excerpts from the
speech OF Q. A Tveitmoe, secretary OF
the San Francisco Building Trades
Council:
Labor day. the che day in the year conse-
Grated 10 those who by their daily toll carry
The world onward in its great march OF civili-
zaocn-the greatest living force-snteiligent
labor. Today Is cur day. lahor's cay, when
al the busy Wheels of industry nom shop and
factory 70 those guided ny the skilled hand
that raises the most magnificent monuments
cf modern civilization. are NJ rest.
Our greeting to-day 10 the wcrld Is good win
20 al and malice toward ncnes more lighs and
sunshine In the homes of mankind. les dark
1eSs and cold more knowledge and truth. less