Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-03
PATRIOTIC FERVOR
IN UNION PAGEANT
Labor Day Is Celebrated in Rich
mond by Parade and
Speechmaking.
GREAT THRONG TURNS OUT
Senator Owen Declares for Wom-
an Suffrage and Reten-
tion of Railways.
GREAT THRoNG TURNS OUT

Filled with patriotic fervor. march
ing TO martial music and listening to
Yesterday held the greatest celebration
Of its history and announced to the ma
ton that it was thoroughly behind the
program TO win the war From the
moment bugles announced the begin
ning OF the monster parade, which be-
in line. until the exercises Of the day
were brought to close with speech
bY Senator Robert l.; owen. of Okla
homa. az Forest Hill Park. at . o'clock
in The afternoon, union workers. their
families and their friends were thor
oughlT in the spirit or the day.
day, tho soldier mechanics in training
at the State Fair Grounds for overseas
service were also staging gigantic
thousands of spectators the inside OF
the great game they are learning.
Although the two attractions con-
for both. Fully 1000 people followed
the labor organizations TO Forest Hill
Park. where athletic events. picnics.
music and the speech Of senator Oven
were the attractions. Probably 10000
visited the Fair Grounds. where the
soldiers held a field meet aud staged a
mimic battle. and where their efforts to
entertain were supplemented by the
antics of three battle planes.
IDEAL WEATHER, BIG CROWDS,
FINE ORDER AND CO-oPERATIoN
The program of the labor leaders was
carried out without a hitch 10 mar its
excellence. Ideal weather. big crowds
imbued with the right spirit, fine or
der; intelligent cooperation between
make the demonstration a complete
success. Not even the absence OF
practically one-haIf Of Richmond's
war or in essential; war pursuits in
other localities served 10 dampen the
ardor OF those remaining, nor did it's
70
OF the marchers as to lessen the page
ants impressiveness.
The parade started very nearly on
time and in perfect order. Led by a
platoon Of mounted police, the Cover
nor; the Mayor and officials OF the Cen
trail Trades and Labor Council il
building line to curb with cheering
thousands. who doffed their hats to the
sea of national colors carried by the
fifth Depot Brigade Band. led by Con
ductor William p. Verne. furnished
music for the, parade and for the sub
The ma rchets wcrA greeted senttuu-
astically all along the line, and when
here and there the khaki of some war
broke into lusty cheers. Forty-fiv
white organizations were represented
in the parade. These were supplement-
occupants of floats and by members of
various colored labor ORGANIZATIONS af-
hiiateo with the Central Trades and
Labor Council.
NUMEROUS BANNERS
BEAR SUITABLE INSCRIPTIONS
tons that lent additional war tone to
the demonstration, were seen in line.
Among them were these: Don't Be
Are the Boys Who Make the Shells
tcarried by one lot of machinists), and
We Are the Boys Who Make the
I.OH n t,fi ac'' To- III hx.a
the Richmond Locomotive Works..
Many of the organizations foated ban
ners showing what they had done in
the Liberty loan and war savings stamp
drives and for the Red Cross and other
civilian war aid agencies.
The main body of the parade was led
by Chief Marshal Thomas IS. Morton.
Behind him came an automobile con-
tanning Governor Westmoreland Davis,
United States Senator Robert l.. Owen.
Of Oklahoma. native of Virginia and
G. J.. Wilcox. chairman OF the general
Labor Day committee. Another auto
mobile contained Mayor George Aims
President II. A. White, of the Central
Trades and Labor Council.
The marchers disbanded In Capitol
Square at | o'clock, most Of them going
Immediately to Forest Hill where the
field events began at o'clock. These
were in progress until the band ar
to the appearance Of Senator Owen. AT
1890 the Senator, escorted by Mayor
Ainslie. Lewis Fl. Machen. Chairman G..
l.. Wilcox and other officials. arrived.
SENATOR OWEN PAYS TRIBUTE
TO DIGNITY OF LABOR
When Chairman Wilcox arose to ad-
dress the gathering and to introduce
Mayor Ainslie. every riding device and
closed down in order that the speakers
might have quiet Mayor Ainslie in
troduced Senator Owen as a Virginian.
Rr tna in n as
one who had achieved prominence in
the nation.
Senator Owen, in opening, his ad-
dress, paid high tribute to labor, its
dignity and Importance. Without 1T.
he said, the world would be an un-
known. tangled wilderness. with no
or roads. no houses. no clothing. no
stored food. and man wild animal"
The speaker was proud of the way
ing ing Behind Ih the sovernment. n Labor is
carrying on this gigantic war for lib
erty." he declared. land the people of
this great country have a right to be
proud of the spirit shown by labor in
sunDort OF the republic"
Here he reviewed the causes leading
up to the war and pointed out that the
tain her dignity among the free ma
rfassns 5ions Of tie e:rHMtN eaGth; EMPEROR
William the Second" he said. "is the
greatest criminal on earth. Any Vir-
ginia jury, trying him for murder for
profit would sentence him to be
hanged by the neck until he was dead.
He deliberately planned to teach uni
yersal brotherhood and paciiism while
and seize It's MASTER lie planned 20
throttle Russia and whip Britain to
her knees. With Britain's navy he
would have turned his attention TO us.
and, IL possible. have forced from us
the most gigantic sum ever exacted by
ono nation from another.
we know this I is not mere con.
Second there is only one ne. thing for the
Eanize for WARRIOR the purposes Of
Preserving. our own liberties and the
to send men and money and munitions
and supplies to the other side. The
thing necessary is that which you and
men like you all over the country have
realized and responded to SO nobly-
ply these men with everything they