Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-07
VETS TO MARCH
AS PROTEST ON
SUNDAY LID
Demonstration to Be Against
Mayor Thompson's Recent
Closing Order
THOUSANDS WILL
BE IN PARADE
Many Trade Unionists Including
Women Will Partici-
' nofo -

Chicago, Nov. 6.-OH1cefS OF the
United Societies for Local Self Gov.
eminent have said that the Home
Rule and Personal Liberty" parade to
be held tomorrow through the down.
town streets Of Chicago, as a protest
against Mayor William Hale Thomp.
sons action in enforcing the state law
closing saloons on Sunday, will be
the largest demonstration Of its kind
ever seen in this country. They have
predicted that scores of thousands
would be in line. including many
trade ~unionists and numerous women.
More than 1000 organizations OF var
iOus kinds, representing twenty ma.
tionalities, were announced as having
accepted invitations to participate.
No organization directly or indirect.
ly representing the liquor business
will be allowed in the column, spon.
sors for The demonstration announc-
ing that brewers, saloon.keepers, dis
tillers and bar tenders who desire to
march win do so as individuals or as
members of other organizations. An
effort was made to provide automo-
biles for all the women who desired
to appear In, the demonstration. Plans
also we're made for, the construction
of hundreds of floats.
Mayor Thompson declined an invi-
tation.t to review the procession, send
ing a letter in which he denounced
the demonstration as showing disre.
spect for law and as an attempt to
intfmfdIts sworn to enforce
the statutes. A further evidence Of
hostility 80 the parade on the part
of the city administration came in
the refusaicof the building inspectors
department. tngpermit erection, Of a
reviewingistal3dt on the La Sale street
side of the: city hall. w. r. Moore
house, commissioner of public works
in the mayors cabinet, informed the
United Societies officials that grant
ing permit for a stand In front of the
city hall would place the administra-
tion in the light Of giving its sane
ton to the protest"
Invitations to review the marchers
were also sent to Governor Edward
F. Dunno Of Illinois and other state,
county and city officials.
The United Societies for Local Self
Government. under whose auspices
the parade will be held, consists of
973 auxiliary organizations. The com
mittee in charge Of the parade con-
sists of George Landau, Anton j. Ger.
max, A. H. Rosen. Mr.. Landau, who
is president OF the United Societies,
said today:
"The parade was planned as a
mighty protest against the action OF
Mayor Thompson in closing the Chi
cago saloons Sunday. We want the
officials and the citizens of the city
county, state and nation to know how
a majority of the population fee on
this question. There will be more
than 100, 900 patriotic American citl.
Zens in line. If the weather is fine,
there may be 100000 marchers."
The parade is to form in five divi.
sions in different sections of the city
and march down town where it will
merge into procession. The north
side division will form at La Sale
and Illinois streets; the northwest
side at Milwaukee avenue and Des.
PLANES street; the west side at Des.
PLANES and Randolph streets; the
south side at Harrison and Canal
streets and the southwest side at Blue
Island avenue and Harrison street.
The police department issued a per-
nit for the parade but was not asked
to guard the line OF march. Instead
this police work will be done by mem.
beers of the German, Polish and b.
hemian' Turner societies.