The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-02
LABOR DAY lEI ERNAIIDN
\ Splendid Demonstration - smrri-
can Wage Farmers in Parade
orrditabIc DispIaA-Nr. lemons 5
Address Sensible and Practical.

shreveport yesterday was 4 remind
rr uf several wears ago when m,
''aN VAS observed enlElllsia~Il,a|Iv.
from the years referred tp hrr,
came a lapse When HI, dav was no
1iI'le more Tor lis breach than lis
observance. ThIS revival of The d,v
IS an indication Of 4 el'uatcr ana
better understanding, responsive /,
ne broad Democratic SpIrt ot prog
FesS.
Labor Day is by enactment 4 legal
holiday. lh" birth OF Labor bny
IS dated from 1882 when IN jI,e
states Of New York and Oregon thr
day was eeaJizcd ana sci apart ~
he interest Of the wage ear,,rrs for
pleasure and ioIIlIicaiion. Today
Labor Day is observed nationally.
IN Shreveport the DAY received
''f' attention i should have. Ii was
Ill every sense a holiday in when
all classes OF tho people rvinc.u
''''@'i "i'f'i' o.
The street parade exceeded anti
clpaflons. In the parade there were
WrntN-fiNr unions auyrtvatiny
ABOUT one thousand men, The lead
'ns union being Typographical No.
loo HE oldest III This section Of l..
State.
The celebration in all lis details
was under the auspices Of the Cen
tral Trades and Labor Council rep
resented by q committee comprising
George \. Mcphcc, president of the
central body: Sidney p. TannrhiI!
pl the Painters Union. George Hon
y of The Plumbers; a. A. Thomas
the Carpenters: j. p. Oliyarrj of
Nhe Leather Workers; NJ. T. IIorf
man OF he Machnists, and Charles
W. Barrcll editor and publisher of
the LOUISIANA HerOId, The official
organ OF The Shreveport Central
Trades and Labor Council.
Among The notahes in the parade,
riding III autos, We're Hon. John 3
Lennon, treasurer OF the American
Federation of Labor, and Miss julia
:. LathrOp, Chief Of tile Children :
Bureau Of the United States.
Tie programme of tie day at the
Fair Grounds comprised a variety
OF amusemenls. including base ball
and dancing.
Al the Fair Grounds the Master of
Ceremonies, T.J. Greer, filled ably
MS position Among the speakers
We're Hon. J. Il. Eastman, Hon l.. i.
Thomas and Hon. y. b. Sam,lrIs.
but the oratoriai features were
pre-"Inlmrnt IN the address by
Miss Julia G. Lafhrop, who was
gwen marked attention. She spoke
of The subject which is close to The
lleart. the welfare Of children and
gave practical advise which will
long be cherished by her auditors
who manifested their approval with
generous applause.
Tllc oratorical event was the ad-
dress by Mr. Lennon He spoke
fluen'ly and Understandings He
presented an interesting review of
labor and its struggles and its sue
ccsses, which must have for basis
honesty Of purpose. Every man
should exercise his right Of siizen-
ship. He is a strong advocate Of
equal work, equal wages and can
see no reason why a woman, equally
as competent as man should not
| be paid the wage earned by the man.
His views Of the rights of employ
ers and of employees are sound and
fair There should be no III feel
ing between the employer ana tn.
employees and IN their stead there
| should be cultivated and maIntaine.
The best regard Nf 4 mutual fellow
Il ollp. 1t IS conceded thai there are
wrongs which are to be righted bu
these can he more readily ADJUSTED
/ by arbitration instead OF prnlonge.
contentious and strikes.
The audience realized that in Mr.
| Lennon, union labor has a champion
! who is mindful Of the fact that tn
: millennium is not vel near at han.
, and that until it shah come, labor
cause can be advanced progressive
Iy and substantially by peacef'
mediums instead Of unreasonab
| and unlawful agitation. The wis
t council Of the practical order give
: by Mr.. Iennou was fully appre9lo'
S ed:
q The Labor hay Celebration in i
!. entirety was all that could hay
: been expected and desired. IT w:
: a triumphant celebration.
A Priest Killed by a Bee
IT Is stated in 4 news item fro
= Geneva that when The Able RcnC
pF tho convent nf st Maurice