The Washington herald., 1907-09-03
UNION MEN PARADE
Hold Monster Demonstration
in New York City.
BIGGEST TURNOUT IN YEARS
More Than 10000 Men Estimated In
Lines of Labor Day Professions.
Rain Fails tn Dampen Enthusiasm.
Typographical Union and Press
men Make Departure.

New York. Sept despite the dreRch-
ing rain and raw winds. which ushered in
the day, the Labor Day parades of the
Central Federated Union and the Con-
solidated Board Of Business Agents.
though they started an hour or 50 late,
We're the largest that have taken place in
several years Some of the more enthu-
siastic OF the old-timers said that it was
the biggest turnout of labor unions since
the Henry George parade. in 1856.
II is estimated that there were from %
Geo TO S00o0 in line I'm the parade OF the
Central Federated Union, and about 5000
in the parade Of the Consolidated Board
Of Business Agents The fears expressed
by some Of the delegates that there would
be a clash before the rival paraders start
ed proved groundless. Each parade at
tended strictly TO its own business.
The Central Federated Union parade.
which was TO start at $50 a. m. did not
get under way until 1890 a. m, and did
not move until II, and the parade of the
building trades, which was 10 start at 1C
a. m. was not moved until the same
hour.
Meantime the street umbrella vendors.
who We're out in force, did a land-ofice
business among the paraders. Some one
professed 10 have discovered that the UNI
brellas We're nonunion made, but it APP
peared to have no influence on the sales
Police Preserve Order.
The police arrangements were in charge
Of Inspector Schmittberger, and 400 blue
coats, of whom ninety We're mounted men,
were detailed TO preserve order in the
parade of the Central Federated Union.
The entire traffic squad was in reQuisi-
tion and eight mounted policemen under
Lieut. Wood led the line of march,
The Housesmiths and Bridgemen's
Union had the right Of way IN the, parade
and followed after the Central Federated
Union delegates. The Housesmiths made
g good shOwingjand were dressed in red
eiouses. white hats. and black trousers
The standard bearers in front carried the
trade union banner and large American.
flag.
A large pIacard was displayed with a
mourning border in the line OF the House
smiths with the words: we mourn the
loss Of our brothers in the Quebec bridge
disaster There We're medals Of another
character in the Housesmiths' division.
One read. "NonuniOn men on Black
wells island bridge II is eighteen
months behind the contract" Another
read After fighting the largest cor
poratOn in the world for two years we
are still here The declaration of the
open shop against the Housesmiths was
recalled in another motto, which read:
No wedding bells for open shop"
Old Stage Coach ina Line.
The Theatrical Protective Union. consist
ing of the stage hands. had in the parade
an old stage coach used during the gold
rush in California in 1919 The body of
the coach was the original one. but the
wheels and shafts had been revamped.
An elderly man rode in the coach, who, il
was declared by the union, was the only
stage campaigner west Of the Mississippi
in 1919 The theatrical union was fol-
lowed by the members Of the Compressed
sAir Workers Union dressed in blue
Ssnirts, black trousers. and gray felt hats
For the first time in years Typograph-
ID al Union, No. 6, paraded. followed by the
PEressmen and several others There was
a large contingent of the striking teleg-
] piers i'm line. Besides the union flag
4 ch carried a small American flag As
u q telegraphers passed two Of the branch
Oh HCes of the Western Union Company.
Il branch Office of the Postal on the
10 Of march, they invited the nOnuniOn
legraphers TO come out and fan in
pc
No Parades in Chicago.
'hi"ago, Sept. Union labor celebrated
de in rest and recreation. There were
downtown parades with brass bands
hours Of marching, bat 100000 union
in the city observed the annual labor
day. Several of the local unions gave
Ply MICS al various parks. bat there was
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