Arizona republican., 1918-09-01
Parade In Morning Followed
 By Entertainment at Riv- erside Park Afternoon and
 Evening; Lord to Speak

Monday will be Labor Day. 1t will be celebrated chiefly by a parade in the morning and an entertainment at Riverside Park in the afternoon and evening, under the auspices of the Phoenix Trades Council, and by pie nic and dance at Eastlake park Men day afternoon and evening, under the auspices of the Latin Protective Lnague.
 The trades council last night an- nodrced the arrival of fireworks for the celebration at Riverside Park and that everything was now in readiness fer the event. Members of the trades council upon the entertainment com inittee have been deVoting all their time to the affair the past several days and say they are sure the entertain mcnt will be something new and en- tirely satisfactory to the tastes of ev- cryhody
 The Mexican people the Latin Pro- tective league committee announced yesterday, will be especially enter ta!ned at Eastlake park Monday after noon and. evening. In the afternoon there will be a picnic and in the even ing dance, starting at 8 o'clock and continuing until midnight The league however, announced that everybody is invited, whether members of the league or not.
 Details Announced Later
 The line of march for the parade will he announced tomorrow. It will start at II o'clock Monday morning In 1t will be representatives of the labor unions, city, county and state officials and several floats, arrangements to be completed today by the trades council. The program at Riverside park will start at o'clock Monday afternoon. The trades council announces that it is it's wish to extend an invitation to ey- oryhody.
 There will be a sport program, in- ciIding races and swimming stunts. The Pioneer band will give a concert at ' o'clock.
 The speech program will start after the concert. Joseph Lord of the United States Department of Labor will be the principal speaker. Word comes from Washington that it is the wish of officials that both employers and em- ployes hear MT. Lord. Among other speakers will be Judge E. w. Lewis.
 Fireworks For Finale
 The evenings entertainment will be concluded with a fireworks exhibition From all that can be learned from both
 
 the management of Riverside Park this fireworks display will be some thing extraordinary
 Joseph Lord of the United States De- partment of Labor, who is to speak al the park in the evening, has arrived in the city. He says that he has visited several cities in the state, and has been most cordially received by both the employers and the workers. MT. Lord says that he expects to visit every city in Arizona before his departure fol Washington.
 Business to Stop
 The city of Phoenix has signed ul for a closed shop" on Monday, anC everyone is expected to turn out an; enjoy the program that has been ar ranged by the local unionists In fact the holiday is to be generally observet throughout the nation. Under date O August 2S. Director General McAdoo O the United States Railroad Adminis tration sent the following telegram t every railroad representative in tn country and asked that copies b rosted in all ticket offices, stations roundhouses, car shops, etc.
 Special Significance
 Tn view of the colossal war in whc America is party combatant and of in gravity of the issues involved, concern ing as they do the lives and liberty c the people of the world, the celebratio of Labor Day, 1918, possesses a specia significance.
 "i shall he glad, therefore, if yo will permit as many railroad employe to participate in the forthcoming La bor Day celeGation throughout tn country as will not hamper essenta railroad operation. The pressure upo transportation is so great that it. c course, is important not to reduce tra service for even a day, but doubtless will he possible. by making prepara tlone in advance, to give a larger nun hcr of employees liberty that day .hal could otherwise be done.
 Not only is the welfare of laoo concerned in this war but the welfar of every class of people in America an throughout the world. The million Q Nmerica's splendid sons we are send ing equipped to settle these issues i our favor cannot do their part of :ni great job unless we each and every on of who stay at home, do our par equally well and on time Any failur to produce at home the things our me i'ight have if they are to fight success iuily. would mean disaster Such d:s asicr would be less appalling in th