Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-20

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All professions, trades and callings
were represented, and the millionaire
merchant walked in the same division
with the street laborer, high church
men OF several faiths marched to-
gethcr in the same brigade with n
representation Of the japanese resi-
dents. and the judges Of the state su-
preme court. the district and county
courts chose to align themselves with
the members Of n labor organization
and fall in behind the banner and flag
of the Typographical Union.
The parade was an appeal 20 the
public to buy Liberty bonds Of this,
the third issue. II launched the cam
paign here and now II devolves upon
the people Of Denver TO make good.
1t is estimated that more than 1885,
900 persons watched the great parade
Of Tuesday morning. II is certain
that everyone who could possibly be
present to watch Denver send its tes-
timonial of faith abroad to the world
came TO the downtown district.
More than Is. 900 patriots joined in
.he line of march. Never has Denver
seen such n democratic and earnest
parade Everyone was on foot, save
n few aged women. wives of veterans
Of the civil war. They alone were in
motor NcnlCich-
More Than $1,000 in Line.
The parade was the most gigantic
Denver has seen. According to Mar
shnl Burnett, between 10000 and 49,
900 were in the line of march. II
was cosmopolitan because in the per
sonncl was mirrorcd America, the
melting pot. Behind several compan-
les of soldiers from Fort Logan. Camp
Funston and Denver marched com
pany A. made up of strapping colored
troops.
They were not singing and jostling
each other in the proverbial manner
that has made the colored man one OF
the picturesque characters of the coun-
try. but they were marching like gen
uine soldiers, heads erect and eyes TO
the front, with determination that
brought rounds of cheers as they
passed. They seemed only to hear the
guns they soon may be facing.
Then passed many italian musi-
clans, French captain in uniform,
some Canadian recruiting officers and
laborers representative of many ma
tionalities.
But when thirty men and women
from the Land of the Rising Sun came
shuffiing along the pavement smil-
ing, their children in their arms and
dressed in the gorgeous silks and en-
broidered slippers with the gay fes-
toons of Japan in their hair and ban
ners urging the purchase of Liberty
bonds in their hands, the crowds were
plainly touched and thunderous cheers
came forth.
The parade was democratic, because
in this motley gathering the citizen
of wealth marched beside his neigh
hor of humber means.
The few persons in the parade who
rode included handful of G. A. X.
veterans, several aged women and n
number Of Boy Scouts, the latter rid
ing on n float carrying replica Of
the old Liberty bell. On their ban
ncr were the words, Buy Liberty
Bonds or By-by Liberty"
Carry 1000 Service Flags.
One thousand service flags, repre-
senting relatives in service, were car
ried by the $4,000 marchers. And,
ms the G. A. r. passed, one old vet
eran, whitc-haired and bent, carried
n flag with n gold star. There were
three others on the East Denver High
school banner, and one mother was
brave enough to carry her gold-starred
flag.
two miles. The course was mile and
a half long, yet, when the Fort Logan
band had returned to its starting
place MS head Of the parade ut Stout
and Eighteenth streets, there were
still 5000 people not in line. The
parade was handled swiftly by Mar
shal Burnett and his aides, for Mt
1920 o'clock Champa street was n
mass Of people between Eighteenth
and twcnty-frst streets. Neverthe-
less, the parade moved Off promptly
Mt 1890 o'clock. It was an hour after
ward that the head Of the procession