The Washington times., 1908-08-16
PROGRAM
FOR LABOR DAY
Committees Report Much
Progress-Athletic Events
to Be One of Features.

Plans for the celebration of Labor
Day at the Benning race track are rap
idly crystallizing. 1t is expected that
this years celebration will excel that
at Luna Park last year. ane vill estab-
lish a record for many succeeding
years The various committees on en-
tertainment and arrangements have met
with unvarying success.
The list Of attractions so Ear made up
is sufficient TO run all day. Delegate
McGiiton, who has charge of the coun-
try circus, reported at the meeting OF
the committee Wednesday night that
he had secured the best local talent, as
well as a number of professionals.
Manager Brown, of the Pickwick The
ater, has secured from New York
special set OF 1lms. never before shown
in washington, for show in the circus
tent in the evening.
The athletic program Looks like that
OF the Olympisd. it is so crowded with
events There VIII be races Of every
sort and description. II Is expected that
the feature OF the day viii be the motor
cycle race A score OF entries for this
event are already in and many more
enthusiasts have declared their inten-
ton Of entering The entry list Includes
men from Baltimore and Richmond
and other nearby cities. In addition.
there Will be several baseball games
and a tournament. The entries for he
tournament are also numerous, and in
clude knights from every nearby county
IN Maryland and Virginia.
In the evening arrangements have
been made for a big dance, both in the
inclosed betting ring. or rather what
was the betting ring, and on the plaza
in front of the grandstaud.
Particular attention Will be paid 10
the comfort and entertainment OF the
women and children, and a special com
mittee has been appointed to look after
them.
n A James. vice president of the
Central Labor Union, is in Detroit in
attendance on the annual convention
OF the stationary fremen.
Charles T. smith. editor of the Plate
Printer. was elected a member of the
general executive board az the con-
vention OF the International Union
The Carriage and Wagon Workers
and the Plate Printers will each give
an excursion in the near future. The
Carriage Workers are going to ches-
apeake Beach. and the Plate Printers
20 Marshall Hall.
Joe Connor has been elected delegate
TO represent the Washington branch at
the International Stonecutters' Union
meeting 10 be held at Montreal, Canada
The most radical labor measure ever
passed by any legislature In the United
States. is that which was made in
Oklahoma Under its provisions. wages
will be based on the profits Of the en-
ployer, the State labor commissioner
being given arbitrary power 10 order
either an increase or a reduction as
he may think the facts justify. The
various business concerns Of the State
must report to him I'm detail respecting
their earnings and expenses. and upon
sues data he Will determine the rate
of wages to be gaid. The labor com
missioner Is the union Tor the STATE
and there is no provision for arbitra-
tion.
Many acknowledged leaders OF labor
throughout the United States are work
ing hard and consistently for a uni
versaI pension system in trades unions
So far. the printers are the only trades
uniOnists who have adopted this plan
Many other big international bodies are
considering the matter, and II Is prob
able that before many years every
labor union Will have as one OF its
fes lures an old-age pension fund. To-
day the printers ably take care Of theiI
old members and. in addition. have
the magnificent home at Colorado
Springs for those whose working days
have been brought to a close. either
h old age or sickness.
II is said IN favor Of the old-age
pensiOn system that it would prove the
most attractive OF all the features Of
trades uItOnism. for those non-uniou
men who had refused to Join. One
prominent labor leader. in articles print
ed in the labor press throughout the
country declares that with an old-age
pension system, there would be no
strike breakers. as this feature would
bring them sll in the union to stay.