Evening journal., 1914-08-05
LABOR UNIONS line
UP FOR BIC PARADE
Route Selected by Commit
tee is Endorsed by the
Central Organization
PRESIDENT SCOTS
ADDRESS TO MEMBERS


Plans for the Greater Wilmington
Labor Day parade in which the mer-
chants and manufacturers of Will
mington will march with labor unions
were discussed at the semi-monthly
meeting of the Central Labor Union
last night. The tentative line of
march presented to the meeting by a
committee Of the Union and Chamber
Of Commerce was adopted. Il fol-
lows. Form on French street; march
TO Third; to Market; to Tenth; to
Delaware avenue; to Delaware and
Pennsylvania avenues, to the State
Fair grounds. The committee also
recommended the proposition of each
and every marcher carrying a do It
for Wilmington" boosters umbrella.
Upon notion Il was decided that the
matter of carrying the umbrellas be
left to the affiliated locals.
The following letter was read from
President Scott, chief marshal of the
combined parade:
"In this coming Labor Day, 1914,
we extend sincere fraternal greetings
TO the toilers of our city, state and
nation. Considering the many impor-
tant and historical happenings In the
industrial world since last years La
Dor Day, we find much which calls
for serious thought and which should
move US to further energetic action
I'VE find much to encourage all
of us in our future work and to make
still greater efforts on behalf of the
great principles upon which the
labor movement is founded. The
year past has been one of great
events, and we may truly say that
never before i'm the history Of or
ganized labor has there been a time
productive of greater and more
numerous incentives for earnest,
united and loyal action on the part of
the organized wage workers.
Never before has there been
such a subyime aspiration to
achieve the realization of the high
and noble ideals which our move
ment contemplates. In all parts of
our country, the workers, the wealth
producers-liberty loving people
are united in heart and mind, that
the wrongs that the toilers have suf-
fered will be righted, that the burd-
ems they have so long borne be re-
moved They now insist that their
human rights be recognized; that the
enjoyment of life, liberty and happi-
ness to which they are justly en-
titled-shall become a reality-safe-
guarded and protected.
"The growth of our movement, its
achievements, and the solidarity Of its
membership, are demonstrated daily
and particularly on the first Monday
In September. Organized labor OF
Wilmington and elsewhere should be
j. determined to manifest its unity of &C
e ton. magnanimity Of purpose-by
i making the Labor Day demonstration
S highly impressive, harmonious af
+ fair, and rousing success in every
= respect.
/, THE first Monday in September
= was set aside as the one important
holiday of the toilers by the labor
- movement in 1886. Since then, this
e day has become known as Labor
. Day.
Organized labor Of Wilmington
has been asked to make its demon
b stration a Greater Wilmington Labor
g Day Parade by combining with the
merchants of Wilmington; the COM
. bined parade to boost our institute
of State pride, the Delaware State
9 Fair. Organized labor of Whining
ton has shown its civic and State
pride by almost UNANIMOUSLY deciding
TO cooperate with the merchants OF
Wilmington for a combined and
r greater Labor Day parade,
. In order that the parade may be-
L. CT
e and women in the Wilmington labor
e movement each and every officer and
e member is earnestly requested "a
S give all possible aid to make II a
grand success. The officers and
, members of the labor organizations
should do everything in their power
10 induce a full participation OF the
\ membership In the parade. Labor
and its friends should make up theil
minds that our coming Greater vii.
mington Labor Day Parade shall be
the greatest, grandest and most sue.
cessful in the history of the Whining.
ton labor movement"
II II was decided that a copy be sem
TO each affiliated local and be giver
| publicity.
II A communication was received
from G. II. Spackman, chairman o.
the mercantile section of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, telling Of the &C
ton of the merchants in that division
on early closing or half-holiday dur
ing the hot months. The secretary
was authorized 10 notify Mr. Spack
man and the mercantile section tina
the concensus of opinion of the dele
gates TO the Central Labor Union II
in favor of closing their stores a
noon on Thursdays during the sum
mer months.
III The special committee appointed t
interest the brewery workers in thu
participation in the Labor Day par
ade reported that they were unable L
interest that organization in the par
ade.