The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-09-09

Early risers last Monday morning
felt gloomy enough, for it seemed like
a repetition of Labor Day year ago.
when it rained from morning until
night. The skies were weeping at
O'Clock and there was little prospect of
them clearing up. By 8 O'Clock, how
ever. patches of blue began to appear,
and at 8 o clock everything was lovely.
From then on until the last celebrant
went to bed, tired and hungry, the day
was an ideal one. AS result OF fine
weather conditions, unbounded enthus-
iasm and loyal effort, Labor Day, 1910,
in Lincoln was grand success. 1t is
possible that more men had been IN
line on some former celebration, but
never did parade move more smooth
ly, present finer appearance or call
forth more enthusiastic cheers than the
one of last Monday.
AS a fitting prelude to Labor Day
the churches of Lincoln almost without
exception observed Labor Sunday, the
pastors preaching upon subjects deal
ing with the relations OF the church
and the trades organizations. In four
of the churches trades unionists occu-
pied the pulpits at the evening SER
vices. Frank NJ Coffey, president of
the State Federation of Labor, occu-
pied Rev. Mr.. Longs pulpit at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church; Will M.
Maupin occupied Rev. Mr.. Shipherd S
pulpit at the First Congregational
church Clyde j. Wright occupied Rev.
Mr.. Laurence pulpit at the First
Presbyterian church, and T. G. Kelsey
and S. d. Smith occupied Rev. Mr..
Orr's pulpit at st. Marks Reformed
church. Brief extracts from the re-
marks of these gentlemen will be
found elsewhere.
Before the skies had fairly cleared
Monday morning the union men began
gathering at the Temple, and by
O'Clock the building and the street in
front of it were crowded by work
ers in their holiday array or in the
garb best fitted to their craft. Banners
and flags flew on every side, and every
body appeared as happy as happy
as could be. At 10 O'Clock the
workers began drifting south on Elev-
enth street 70 get their places prior to
tae parade. Grand Marshal Kelsey
and his aides, bedecked with tri-col-
,ored sashes and bestride noble Arabian
steeds, dashed hither and yon, urging
the men to hurry into line so the pa
rade could start on time. But 1t was
difficult to get the men to obey-they
were having such bully time talking
things over, joking, laughing and dis
cussing ths future of organized labor.
At 10 80 things began to look like a
parade, but it was found impossible to
give the starting signal at 10 30 as
announced But at 10 so Grand Mar
shal Kelsey gave the signal, the Musl-
cal Union band at the head of the line
started off with a rousing march, and
the great Labor Day parade was on.
Through streets lined with cheering
thousands the hosts of organized labor
marched away to the Tilt of music. AL
most with the precision of veterans
the unionists marched, keeping step
and spreading out the lines in orderly
array. 1t was a magnificent sight to
see, and the thirty thousand people
who saw the marching hosts could not
help but be impressed with the show
ing made by the unionists.
AT the head of the long column, in
the post of honor, marched Eureka
Lodge of Boilermakers of Havelock
seventy-two strong, and all on strike
for thraa months for common iuStice
that has been denied them by an AFRO
CANT corporation and under the ban oi
federal court injunction not to do any
thing other than breathe and sleep
eating as best they can as wageless
workers But the Boilermakers didn n
look like hungry nor cowed lot
On the contrary they were in full re
gala, heads erect, eyes bright, and a.
full of determination to win as they