The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-06
Greatest Demonstration
Of the Kind City Ever
Saw, Says Mayor.
CITY EXECUTIVE REVIEWS
PROCESSION FROM STAND
Vast Crowds Witness Pageant
of Floats Along the Line
OF March.

banked Twelve deep on D0tn SldeS OF
Market and Broad streets, a vast
crow saw $4,000 members of the
view. The paraders, in their working
clothes. each division preceded by a
ban playing martial music, and here
and there relieved by a specially con
structed float, typical of some labor
feature, made a most imposing sight,
and the bands of workers were re-
ceived with cheers all along the line.
1T was the greatest parade of labor
ing men ever seen in Newark" de-
guard of the procession passed the re-
viewing stand in front of the City Hall.
Led by the hat trimmers. riding In
trucks. the parade moved quickly. As
the striking hatters swung into Broad
street from Market, a volley OF cheers
greeted them and they were forced to
wave their acknowledgment. At the
" Hall, the girls arose and bowed to
Syor and other officials on the
q - y, locals affiliated with
x...ters of North America
II &sJIy behind. each mar hay
Ticking from his hat-band
Jpicture of a hat with the
Syturned out and some de-
.iatter bearing on the justice
Stand against the manufactur.
sAf their head was a float deco
rated with bunting, with two huge BAN
ners on either side. Standing out In
bold relief was the picture Of the hat
as already described n this inscrip-
ton: THE union label. Shall it be
sustained after an eight months strug-
gle for union principles"
We'll keep up the fight, and We'll
win, too" declared one of the leaders.
We've had a hard struggle, that We'll
Admit, but we can afford to keep 1t up
for a ong time yet, and we intend to.
While the cost of the strike to us Is not
to be estimated, the bosses are feeling
1t more. They can't hold out much
longer"
Capital and Labor.
In a DOSlliUH IOllOW liz II h'ttNiS
came the float of the Theatrical Stage
Employees, which attracted great at
tentfon and which showed great labor
on the part of the men. 1t depicted
Capital and Labor. Three young
ladies' roseeon the float. One balanced
-aasa@gss with a bag of money on one
I'd Side and a hammer on the other, in
dicative of how evenly the two con-
,rol the mercantile interests of the
world.
Another loaf that attracted great
eapiraion was that of the horseshoers.
&o,,nted on a big truck was a regular
foree in full blast, with an anvil on the
side AS the procession wendell its way
about the city the men worked on tins
anvil. turning out shoes as they do
when at work.
passing the City Hall on the first
triy the float came to a halt, IN a
very short time the busy men ham
rered out a miniature shoe, whlch they
VIA nm IN the notice of the Mayor, who
shnved his appreciation of the act by
clapping his hands.
ona of the features of the parade
nas the various colored umbrellas used
nv the different bodies. me cigar
walkers had red, white and blue colors'
~sa,sd on each Of the umbrellas was d
label saying. "Smoke Union haoe'
Cigars" uu ,,+ nv
another inscription spelled Il ny
umbrellas was Typos. O' III ,nis
sontion tne allied printers were in line
with a large body of men, each pealine
a colored Japanese shade which nearly
\ IA tho upper part of their bodies. AT
Me- mead of their line a youth carried
20 sign reading: Help us fight tuper-
n,losis You car do it by using union
printing. ,no
u,ha teamsters made a fine w
\ baying a line Of fully 1,50O men. head
al bv an escort of twenty-five men on
horseback. The horseshoers, WIN
white CAPS. blue blouses and leather
anrons made a handsome appearance
ne they swung down Broad street, keep
Inc nerfect time to the music, and their
msrtial air called forth great praise
fron, those who we're fortunate nouSh
80 he T., a ~position to witness the parade
1she stationary fremen, attired IN piue
a. white jumpers n overalls, and
200 strong, created much faVoraoie
COMMENT on their appearance.
proba bly, the greatest attention was
z attracted by the bakers. win SPOT
less uniforms of white duck and four
abreast they made a me appearances
as they passed down Broad street to
~ ,nnsic PLAYED by Krimke's Band
1bsir appearance everywhere was
hailed bv vocifcrous cheering, which
a. acknowledged in unison by the
inning of their snow-white hats.
Tta,,en hands. two bugle corps and
efe and drum corps scattered
-,ghont the procession furnished
Marching music FOR the men as they
masohod over the line of march hereto-
fore published. the time estimated TO
Mas a given point being thirty
minutes.