Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-07
LABOR DAY.

Inc CeIeDratlOn Oh LdUOT Lay III
Olympia this year was all that the
Trades Unionists had planned and
hoped for. The weather man was
kind, and the union people did their
part in way highly to be commend
ed.
Beginning the two-day celebration
at Priest Point park Sunday, every
step was taken without hitch. and
the entire program gained praise
from participants and spectators.
The guests at Priest Point park,
when assembled at p. m. to listen
to Charles Perry Taylor Of Tacoma,
made up good sized audience, which
followed every word Of the speaker
In his review Of the purposes'of the
labor movement and its accomplish
ments. Secretary Taylor spoke about
an hour. feature Of his talk being
a survey OF the situation in the lum-
Der industry.
The Labor day committee provided
coffee, cream and sugar in abundance
as supplement to the basket lunch.
ana the laden tables were attacked
with zest and apparent enjoyment.
Monday. Labor day. the trades
unionists, under direction Of Grand
Marshal Charles Kennaston. assisted
by G.. A. Wiley, John RUM. D. Cor
man. volley Davis, John Sjoblon, Ray
Cross. Nick Bolton. Vic Solder, Roy
Dunning. L. c. Henry and Fred Giles.
lined up on Columbia street, accord
ing to program, and practically the
entire membership Of the local labor
unions. numbering at this time more
than 500. led by the band, followed
the designated line Of march about
the city. disbanding at Capital park
at 1880, where the speaking pro-
gram was carried out. A number Of
selections by the band preceded the
addresses.
President Young. Of the Trades
Council. IN opening. congratulated
the unionists upon the splendid show
ing made. touched upon the purposes
Of labor organizations and the signih-
canoe of the very emphatic recogni-
ton Of the day by the working people
of Olympia. After thanking the citi-
gems for turning out in such great
numbers, the chairman introduced
Mayor Jesse Mills, who spoke of the
recent growth Of the city in a CON-
mercial and Industrial way, Of the
numerical weakness of organized
labor Of this city in the past, and its
growth abreast of the growth of busi-
ness. He expressed sympathy with
the efforts of the unions, praised
them for reasonableness and assured
the audience that the administration
would uphold organized labor as long
as future conduct was of a kind with
its past actions.
W. H. Kaufman, of Whatcom coun-
ty, farmer and member of the State
Grange, was then introduced and gave
an address listened to with close at
tention and which was punctuated by
frequent applause. There was a no.
tiecable absence Of the usual ebb and
| flow of people during the talk. The
large assembly was practically un-
diminished throughout the address
and at its close the speaker was con-
graduated by many of those who had
listened to him.
(; Mr.. Kaufman said he had been fra
ternal delegate to the meetings of the
State Federation of Labor for many
years, and he had learned that farm
T; ers and wage earners agreed as to
what they wanted to do. but viewed
the matter from different angles. The
farmers. he said, wanted to take the
tax from improvements and place It