New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
$4,000 LABOR MEN
MARCH DOWN AVENUE
First Halt of Great Procession
Reflects Prosperity and
Contentment.
Discomfort COMES LAST
Striking Furriers Show Effects
of II Weeks Struggle.
". of the W. Barred
from Participation.


United labor managed 20 pinch through
between showers with its parade yester-
DAY although lowering skies. that looked
threatened every minute 10 give the disc.-
pies o, s'I.soor onlnis yincit" a small Good
uron which 10 exercise their pcnchsnt for
oo1duerjnC. Bot the only torrent that
rolled down Fifth avenue between tho
domiciles or capital itself was 2 great
river Of mon and women. Fo-. despite
unpropitious weather conditions. thirty
thousand OF them turned out for tho an
nGai parade. and three times as many
persons observed IL from the curb IN tho
capacity Of sdmir'ng friends or labor s
mighty onrush
The first half OF the display looked like
81 army OF contented and Vell-fed toll
ers who had no fault 20 find with any
thing not even tho weather. As II In
token o. this tho, marched I'm their shirt
sleeves. withou, coats or vests, but with
plenty % white suspend.rs. for SUCH Ia
de-ds't devices as belts 20 support their
trousers we're not for them.
The rest OF their contentrnent with
tnings in general might have been Que 20
the fact that they we're composed Of vsri-
Gus kinds OF tunnel ano subway workers.
together with PAYERS and asphalt work
ers From the PLACID faces OF these latter
one might Judge that the streets OF the
city are being taken up and put down
enough 20 keep them busy. There must 10
q lot OF subway burrowing actualiy goins
on under the unsuspecting feet o. the Vot-
ers - the thousands OF perfectly HAPPY
looking blasters and rocknen were 10 oe
taken as q criterion.
The Display Of Discomfort.
Tia. latter halt Of the parade. how
ever. --as something n the nature o. a
displsv OF an industrial discomfort that
might possibly be satisfied 70 march down
.he streets OF the Millennium, but when
certainly was not overcome with happi-
ness II marching down Fifth avenue or
any other highway IN America as she Ia
now ran
This part was composed Of the always
ere-vescent hordes from the last
SIDE, engaged IN the cloak, shirt ana
skirt making trades. and most particular
Is the striking furriers. hose plscards
stopped well on the ssfe SIDE OF anarchy.
but voiced IN vigorous words the most
militant form Of industrial antagonism
There were some three thousand strik-
inc furriers in line. whose restless eyes
and shabby looks showed that all vas
not we'll With them. I'VE are in strug-
gle for the last eleven weeks" their
biggest banner read. while others said,
Posses, you cannot stsrve US into sub
mission" "Our religious bosses think
they can stsrve US out during the Jewish
holidays. We are willing 10 stsrve, "
and we love 10 work, out We want 10
live"
Other banners. better calculated 70 in-
flame the minds OF those inclined 20
that sort Of thing. said, Remember the
victims % the Triangle fire." while 'Wnl
you let them kill Ettor and GiovanettiY
served TO remind oniookers Of the law
renee strike Collectors with boxes
swsrrned along the edges OF the line
trying TO collect funds for the strikers.
Bsr Industrial Workers o. the World
II was said there were no Industrial
Workers OF the World allowed In the
parade by those IN charge, and the police
were asked TO see that they did not get
IN, as an attempt vas expected on their
part TO insert themselves violently into
the line.
II any Of them got In they did 20
az individuals, for none OF their banners
appeared IN the parade. There was not
even the red nag OF socialism. although
in some sections Of the parade the Amer
;can nag We'd with the Italian for the
honor of adding the proper touch OF
patriotic enumeration.
The parade otherwise was made up OF
the usual quota of bands, floats and
centingents from the machiniut trades,
eartneers, fremen. drivers. electrical and
waterfront workers, with. also az usual.
'chAidren scattered here and there like
parsley. 10 garnieh the dish.
The unions Of teamsters had In line
the largest number Of decorated floats.
some OF which drew applause from the
bystanders. On one float was a little
g1ri dressed In white, posing as the Statue
of Liberty.
One OF the Transfers unions was pre-
ceded by O number OF little boys dressed
in gray. marching in the form OF a hol-
low square. bearing the union banner. An
other union had truck decorated in Law
ender colored material.
A goat wearing something like coat,
-in which its legs were incased. stood on
a decorated truck and gazed philosophi-
cally on the crowd OF onlookers. Efforts
at the grotesque could be seen on some
or the floats.
The procession started At 1870 o'clock
at seth street and Fifth avenue, ac-
cunulatlng numbers for the first dozen
blocks as IL went.
II hurried along at lively gait with
no long hsIts. until it reached Washing
ton Arch. where II sprayed out and was
absorbed into the throngs waiting 10
see 1t there. 1t consumed an hour and a
half in passing any one point, and the
tai of IL passed through the final