The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04
PEACE-WITH-MEx
DAY CELEBRATED
AT WASHINGTON
Labor Union Leaders Dominate
Fourth Program.
10000 Workers Dedicate Fed
eratiOn's New Home.
SOLDIERS HAVE NOISY FUN
At San Antonio Camp, Use Pts
tolls, Rifles, Artillery.
Mexicans Expect "Fiesta" by
"Crazy GringOes."
10000 Workers Dedicate Fed
eratiOn's New Home.
SOLDIERS HAVE NOISY FUN
At San Antonio Camp, Use Pts
tolls, Rifles, Artillery.
Mexicans Expect "Fiesta" by
"Crazy GringOes."

Washington, July 4.-Independence
Day in Washington was converted into
a labor celebration today and that, IN
turn. into a peace day-a peace with
Mexico day. Labor leaders, whose
program of events dominated the
Fourth in the national capital gave
as much of their time and their ef-
forts to the Mexican situation as they
didito the dedication of the American
Federation of Labor's new home
about which the days ceremonies were
centered or the parade of 10000
workers. They hoped for discussion
of Mexican affairs by President Will
SON | nhis speech and had reason to
expect that would be the theme.
Conferences between President
Compers Secretary Morrison, treas
lIrer Lannon and other leaders of the
American Federation, on the one
hand and the Mexican labor leaders
on the other continued today. There
was no intention, they said, to let the
case rest with the formal joint appeal
issued last night asking for appoint
ment of a commission of inquiry.
What's War About?
Their action in proposing such an
inquiry. one labor leader said today,
was not taken without careful consld-
Grafton and he declared they hau
reason to believe the suggestion might
prove acceptable to the admlnistra-
ton
understand what this war we are
heading into is all about" he said.
''Tffis administration, we think, does
not want the responsibility for a war
the people do not understand we
speak for all the workers of the coun-
try The Mexican labor representa-
tives now here speak for the Mexican
workers In neither country can the
workers see why there should be war
So we propose that a commission,
composed of men who will be truly
representative of both nations. shall
Investigate the differences between the
two nations and then make the recon-
mendations for the adjustment or
those differences. That is all"
At the White House no expression
could be obtained today on the pro-
posal of the labor leaders.
Guardsmen Celebrate Loudly.
san Antonio, Tex, July 4.-While
q 'isane Fourth" was being observed
back home, the several thousand ma
tional guardsmen distributed along the
Mexican border from Brownsville to
Ell Paso Joined civilians and United
state regulars in a celebration that
called for the burning of lavish guam
titles of black, smokeless and blast
ing powder and even dynamite.
Cyarranza authorities in the Mexican
towns on the Rio Grande anticipated
the annual fiesta incident to the
4 ssOuartro De Julio" of the ''crazy
Eringoes,'' and the furious Cannonade
that began with the stroke of mid
night caused no fear that the Ameri-
can army was starting an artillery
preparation for a general advance.
3-Inch Field Pieces Join Chorus.
The centers of noise were the big
national guard camps at Fort Sam
Houston. Brownsville, Laredo, Eagle
Pass and Ell Paso. But smaller towns
and little hamlets with garrisons of
only handful of soldiers contributed
. their quota to the pandcmonium.
. Round after round was fired in the
air from rifles and pistols. while the
three-inch field pieces parked single
salvo of blank charges at dawn.
After the first noise making sprees
early today, soldiers and civilians
alike settled down to lesser efforts.
Firecrackers, "nigger chasers'' and
the time-honored anvils got their
chance. In the larger places, formal
speech-making programs were run off
and athletic contests and baseball
games filled in the day. Special menus
We're served in all the military camps.
Municipal fireworks displays will be
staged tonight.
Camp Dunno Celebrates.
Springfield. ILL.,, July within the
coming twelve hours, both camps Lin
coin and Dunno will be vacated
The last Of the remaining state
troops mobilizing here, the field ar
tlllery, hospital. signal and engineering
corps. will entrair for the border some
time this evening
The Eighth regiment got away early
this morning
Independence day at Camp Lincoln
was spent in transferring the artillery
20 Camp Dunno. where it was loaded
on HAT cars preliminary to moving to
he border.
VIII Hold Encampment,
a monster Fourth celebration was
neld at Camp Dunno in the afternoon.
Company c, of the Fifth regiment.
state guards, was on hand early in
he afternoon to take care of the
crowds. They acted at the request of
he Springfield Commercial club.
Adjutant General Dickson tomor-
low viii announce the dates for a
welve days encampment at one of
he local mobilizing camps for the
Fifth and Sixth regiments of national
fuards. the only ones left out in the
>ali ito the border. The encampment
viii be the regular annual summer en-
ornnrneuf