The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-10
LABOR DAY AFTERMATH.

Labor Day has come. and gone, and a
cold, cloudy and threatening during
the entire day it did not seem to dis
courage attendance to the several
pleasure resorts. It is estimated that
if the weather had been favorable at
least 10000 people would have visited
the official picnic grounds at Zenith
Park AS it was, however, there was
an attendance Of only $500.
Several lessons should be learned
from the experiences of last Monday.
No attempt should ever be made again
to sell intoxicating liquors at a picnic
conducted by organized labor. Let
organized labor be dignified. If it is
the money that is needed, and to tell
the truth this is the only reason why
the selling Of liquor was attempted
1t is the duty of the central labor bodies
to calculate during the next year on
some other plan for making money.
Closely allied with the labor question
is the liquor question. While our in
dustrial system may be responsible for
much hunger and want and suffering
in the land, yet in just as many in
stances the same can be said of the
liquor question. Both have a bearing
upon each other. This being true, 1T is
of labor to ever deal In traffic that
tends to wreck the lives and homes of
men. It Is the earnest hope Of this
paper that In the future organized
labor will be too proud to give picnic
where intoxicating liquors are sold.
Some people have severely condemn
ed the committee having the picnic in
charge, for lack of preparation and
management. We desire to appear as
a champion for the committee. We
know something of the work in which
they were engaged. There was not
lazy member on the whole committee
OF ten. Every one of them worked in
dustriously to make the affair a Sue
cess. Had the elements been favorable
he celebration would have been the
greatest ever held in this city.
The parade itself was evidence
enough to prove that union labor was
thoroughly interested in the proper OBJ
servance Of the day. More than this,
every business house In the city was
pressions of a favorable character
were heard from every source. All
agreed that union labor appeared at
It's best on Labor Day.
Considerable feeling was worked up
over the interference by the Superior
police in the sale of intoxicating liquors
az the grounds. This was caused
largely from the fact that the authori-
ties had permitted the sale of liquors
during the entire summer without in
reference. However, most of the
members Of organized labor have no
us stand for the enforcement of law.
The law says that liquor must not be
sold without q license. 1t is the duty
of the police to enforce the law, and If
the law is not a good law it is up to
the people to have it repealed In ac-
cordance with the views expressed in
our speech on Labor Day we hold that
the law should be no respector Of per-
eons, and that there should be no dis
elimination in It's enforcement.
Organized labor will in the future
watch well the policy Of the present
administration in Superior Time will
reveal the motive of the mayor of our
sister CITY, 1t is to be hoped that he
&ill be consistent in the enforcement
Of law over there. and if he is not he
will undoubtedly be reminded Of his
attitude at the Labor Day picnic
Whatever may be the outcome it is
Expected that organized labor will new
er again attempt to give picnic where
intoxicating liquors are sold
The committee had at first arranged
for Lester Park as the place to hold
the picnic, but the Park board, who
had generously permitted the unions
TO go there, just as generously granted
TO some church society the privilege
of conducting the only refreshment
ttand in the park. When the commit
lee learned this an effort was made to
Induce the society to relinquish. it's
tight, but 1t refused to do so unless
It was paid the sum of $40.
:, Was this not raw piece of audac-
ky? 1t reminds one of the system Of
. Preparations in SECURING franchises
from the people to be used in barter.
The committee held, that in 80 much
IS they were bringing the crowd ia the
park they either should be entitled to