New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

workers whose emblem az r.cr;too
was marked with the shining gold star.
lhese. as they came along the uni
formed men on the curb saluted with
reverence, and the distinguished assem-.
nlage in the stand and the undistin.
guished masses in the street uncov-
cred alike to the memory of the man
represented by the star.
i"cre were women. too--several thou
sand of them-among the marchers.
and IN this division the service stars
appeared in profuson. Upholstcrers
ana stenographers, bookkeepers and
clgarmakers they will be to-day, but
yesterday they were the wives and the
sisters, the sweethcarts and the moth
crs of mon cover there"
Most Impressive" Says Wilson
THE most impressive labor demon
stration l have ever witnessed." said
Secretary of Labor Wilson when tho
last of the line had passed in review.
about o'clock. And it was all the
more Impressive because of the quiet
ness and determination Of the march
ers and the repression of demonstra-
tions by the onlookers.
What cheering there was greeted
some particularly virilc slogan carried
by the marching hosts. Victory by the
united efforts of all ard no considera-
ton of labor interests was the feeling
dominating the assemblage
I'VE Build the Ways to Build the
Ships That Build the Bridge to France"
was the motto borne aloft by one car
penters' local.
This Time Next Year Well Be
Building Docks in Berlin" was the
promise of another local, while a float
containing man in the process of
laying cobblestones busily carried the
emblem:
"PAVING THE WAY TO BERLIN"
Kaiser in a Coffin
Each company carried banners and
strips telling of the organizations rec
ord in Liberty loan and thrift stamp
purchases and urging the continuation
of this patriotic duty on the spectators.
The greatest applause along the line
of march was reserved for none other
than the Kaiser-rather, for two Kali
sers, for Wilhelm appeared twice. He
was first seen on the end of rope,
suspended from q gallows, which
dipped him now and then into a large
mud scow. Scow Trimmers' Union No.
1873 thus paid its compliments to his
Satanic majesty.
His second appearance was in cot
fin of glass lying on top of black
covered float. A roar Of approval went
up when the efhgy was seen to be
labelled, "The Kaiser on His Way to
He'll"
With the military and naval guard
Of honor and hundred bands leading
the sections, the floats formed the only
break in the line of marching men and
women.
Soldiers and Sailors Appear
The demonstration was in seven divi
sions, under the direction of Grand
Marshal John Sullivan, assisted by
James P. Holland, of the New York
State Federation of Labor. Following
the marshals, who bestrode horses,
came company of the 22nd Infantry
and a detachment of sailors from the
navy yard.
First in line came the building trades
division, comprising dock builders, cleo
trical workers, fixture workers, machin-
lists, hammers and PAYERS, upholsterers,
steamtitters, painters, Triggers, masons,
marble polishers, GLACIERS, sign writers
and metallic fathers.
Transfers local formed the second
division, longshoremen's locals the
third and the printers the fourth.
i Firemen Feature
A feature of the fifth division which
won the applause of the spectators was
the delegation OF several hundred fire
men, making their first appearance with
the labor men since the department
was unionized.
Husky boilermakers made a distinct
iiI WIFI tIley appeared wearing Dlue
jumpers and black caps. The only light
touch to the parade was furnished
by herd of Hippodrome elephants,
which plodded along carrying tiny girl
riders in bright costumes.
Air Squadron Arrives
A squadron of airplanes from Hemp
stead Field had been promised as
feature of the days events, and spec
tators craned necks all morning for
view of the intrepid airmen. Their
patience was rewarded finally when
battle squadron of five. machines, led
by a giant Capron, appeared in the
sky at 2 o'clock and wheeled in ma
n9uvres above the reviewing stand.
They were followed by twenty other
machines, representing all the Allies.
The aviators were scheduled to drop
thousands of pamphlets carrying the
propaganda Of loyalty of labor to the
common cause, but none of this litera-
ture reached the crowds on Fifth Ave