Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-05
HOSTS CHEER THOSE IN LINE
Streets Crowded with Friends from
All Walks of Life.
UNIONS MAKE GREAT SHOWING
BARRIERS Join in Loud Slogan Opposing
Sunday Work.
WILLIS REED ORATOR OF DAY
Madison Man Delivers Address az
CORTLAND Beach, In which He
Urges Compulsory Arbi-
tratiOn.

Stores and public buildings remained
closed Monday, the roar Of machinery In
scores of shops was stilled, traffic stopped
and even street cars stood still while ap-
proximately 5000 laborers parsded Omaha 3
streets in celebration of Labor Day, the
national holiday of the toilers. The line
Of march was lined with thousands and
thousands of women and children, wives,
daughters, sweethearts and little ones OF
the workers, friends, relatives, business
men, sympathizers and friends Of labor
from all the walks of life. Flags were
waved and cheer after cheer rose at the
hosts of labor marched by.
The parade at Ii o'clock was but the
opening event Of the celebration. Ranks
were broken at 1880 and shortly after /
O'Clock the union men assembled at Court
land beach for their annual exercises and
picnic.
Headed by c. NJ. Fielder, international
organizer, the local BARRIERS union made
the most spectacular showing in the
parade. At the head Of the BARRIERS
column rode the officers OF the union,
carrying the banner. Following them were
Fielder and ls2 BARRIERS, shouting at the
tops Of their voices:
Are we going to work Sunday
"Nog'
"Hurrah for the barbersl'
Oh, You Sunday.
Here and there IN the column were huge
red, white and black signs. bearing such
inscriptions as who Wants TO Work on
sunday?-we Don't" I'VE Love Our Jobs,
hut. oh. You Sunday" who Wants to
Work ss5 Days a YearT' I'VE Want Sun
day to Get Acquainted With Our Wives
and Babies"
Nearly 800 brewery employees made a
handsome showing in their working suits
and caps, each cap decorated with q green
sprig of hops. The painters and decorators,
garbed in white working clothes and car
rying new yellow yardsticks, drew their
share and more of the cheering as they
marched along.
| More than 2OO cigarmRkers carried PEN
nants. bearing the union label. Machinists.
stationary firemen and engineers and
patternmakers marched In the clothes in
which they earned their bread and
carried their instruments Of labor.
The plumbers union had q large turn
| out, but made no spectacular showing.
Among them was County Commissioner
John c. Lynch, one OF the few trades union
men holding office He stin retains his
membership in the union.
There followed milmsn and cabinet
makers, electrical workers. boilermakers,
iron molders, sheet metal workers. iron
workers and masons.
Mcnamara Defense Float.
Another feature OF the parade was a
float for the benefit of the MCNAMARA de-
tense fund. Justice, blindfolded and with
scales, appeared on the float in character
istic attitude. A huge sign urged friends
of labor 70 contribute to the fund 70 pay
for counsel and make legal defense OF the
iron workers leaders. charged with dynS-
miting the Los Angeles Times building
and with wholesale dynamitings through
out the country during the last three
years.
The parade was headed by a platoon Of
police, q band and the Central Labor union.
George z. Norman was grand marshal; H
L. Wilson and A. ]. Donahue were aides.
Six bands distributed along the column.
kept the air filled with music.
Urges Compulsory Arbitration.
Compulsory arbitration or differences be-
| tween employees and employers and gov
ernment work for unemployed men during
hard times were urged by Willis e. Reed
Of Madison, Neb.. in the address Of the day
at the celebration at Courtland Beach. Mr..
/ Reed said the political parties are not re-
| sponsible for the periods OF financial de-
preston and hard times which come at
| irregular intervals. Pig iron. corn, hogs
and provisions, the staples, their condition
and scarcity. are the main barometsrs of
| the times.
When periods OF depression come. Mr..
Reed said, men are bound to be out of
| work The government should employ
them at reasonable wages on some ma
tional work. such as a highway or an irri-
CATION work, that need not be completed
| at any definite time. When the period of
depression Is past and the men can secure
| other work these government works should
| be closed until the next depression period
| come8
! Addresses by c. M. Fielder. Prof. d. z.
Jenkins and Rev, F. P. Ramsey were other
features Of the exercises Athletic sports
| finished out the celebration.