The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
LABOR | ] DAY ! / observed. 0 | |. I.
!. WITH !: ! : GRElT !! / /: sPLlhD0R | 4
Tens Of Thousands Witnessed the
Grand Parade .of Unionists
in Duluth. -
MAGNuIOENT ARRAY or T..
sTALWART WAGE EARNERs
Over Two Thousand Loyal
American Workers Proudly
Marched ii Procession.

American workers Proudly
: Marched III Procession.
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Trade unionists Of Duluth demon
strated last Monday.s On Labor's Great
Holiday. that. they have something to
rejoice over ana worth declaring be-
for the world -z
The magnificent parade was proof
Of the tremendous struggle and glor-
ious achievements Of organized labor.
1t was an object lesson in noble
efforts, generous sacrifices, brilliant
accomplishments. and heroic work BY
fearless self-sacrlficing men who
dared to stand out before the world
and declare for the organization of
labor and the uplifting Of the toilers.
No man, not even the ): notorious
Van Cleave, could have looked upon
the majestic parade in Duluth on
Monday without a feeling Of regret
at having raised his voice against a,
movement that stands preeminent as
the representative force >of the repub-
lie and the. very backbone Of It's
wealth and prosperity. X
There would be no capital or .capi-
talists but for the Drawn and brain
Of the men Of labor.
Trade unionisn has elevated toll to
/ a higher plane than 1t ever: reached
before, and given 1T a, dignity and
power that previous generations never
knew. T~- -
The Parade.
The parade: was formed in three
divisions. The first in front of the
post OFFICE, the ssecond:on Fifth avenue
west. below First street, and the third
pn Fourth avenue west above First
street. The line Of march was. as
follows: East on First street TO- Sec
ond avenue east, then south to SUI
peridr street then west on Superior
street = to Eighth. avenue west. and
counter marched to the Kalamazoo'
ha11, where it.. disbanded, and street
cars, automobiles and carriages were
utilized for T., several hours In taking
the crowd to Fairnont park where
the subsequent exercises took place.
'.-% Men in Limo. -,
The parade Was one Of the largest
ever held In Duluth. = Over 5000
union men marched In three divisions,
each headed by band. A platoon
Of 80 policemen headed the procession.
followed by La Brosse's band. In
carriages were Mayor R. D. Haven,
a. r., Mcdonald, speaker Of the day,
members Of the city council, and
delegates from the Women's Union
Label league to the Federated Trades
assembly.
TIL Blacksmith's union had float,
fitted up as a. shop, with men work.
ing at the forge and anvil, and the
Union Label league rode in prettily
decorated wagon, all carrying flowers.
Both floats were attractive and made
a decided hit with the thousands who
thronged the streets.
: Order Of Unions.
: The order in which the unions ap-
peared was as follows:
Chief Marshal, E. p. Peters; FEEDER
[ated Trades assembly, newspaper
mailers; steamfttters, electrical work
ers. stage employees. printing press
men, tilesetters and helpers, lonsahore-
men, retail clerks, musicians, machin-
lists, telgraphers, boilernaakers, brew
cry workers, plumbers, sheet metal
workers, painters, > baxbers, No. 81,
team drivers, building laborers, Third
Regiment band, Marshal McGrath,
freight handlers, butchers. cooks and
walters, bakers and !: confecttoners,
steam engineers, United Garment
workers, iron naolders, ore dock work
ers, licensed = <tusrnen, ctgaT1nakers,
tailors, Marshall pa. Balckwood, car
penters' union, BARRIERS, No. 7s, typo
graphical, thgmen and linemen, leather
workers.. cement workers, lathers,
roofers, ! stonemasons, .brickIayers
bridge and structural iron workers.
plasterers..
Al Fairn,ont Park j..
+ The festivities began 5 at F'a,rtmlont
Park about nooneand: i continued all
day. Races games and sports OF. all
descriptions; took place, and the win
sners wore awarded; prizes in money,
On every hand under the trees people
gathered in crowds. and picnic ba4k-
cts were abundantly, IN evidence The
labor day address was made by A.
3 Mcdonald. associate editor of this
paper. The address WIN be found In
another column. s* ~
= The labor Days cemmittee.
- - Too much praise cannpts be !, be-
slowed upon. the comm ntttee in charge
Tor the very efficient manner In which
they prepared 81 for the celebration,
and the lissnce showed by. them IN
seeing that everything connected with
the parade and the days events was
|spreeminentlys successful. The s. COM