New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-04
UNION LABOR HOLDS
BIG CELEBRATION
LABOR DAY DoINGs CONDUCTED
BY ORGANIZED LABOR
OF NEW ULM
FLOUR MILL WORKERS RESENT
DISCHARGE OF ONE OF
UNION MEMBERS

In spite of the, cold, dreary weather
of Labor Day, the celebration Of the
Union forces of the city at Herman
Heights was grand success. Hundreds.
of people attended the picnic in the.
afternoon and large number were pres
ent in the evening to take part in the.
dancing which formed the dominant
feature Of the evenings entertainment.
During the day the Union Concert
Band furnished music Games of various:
kinds we're INDUCED in for which prizes.
were offered and all those who attended
the picnic enjoyed themselves greatly.
Speeches In Afternoon
During the afternoon there was az.
meeting of the Union workers which
was presided over by Joseph Claus.
who is one of the Vice-Presidents of the
State Federation Of Labor. The first;
speaker was G. T. Winberg, president
of the Minnesota Federation Of Typo
graphical Unions who spoke upon or
ganization and urged the men to
stand by their Unions He also spoke
of the benefits accruing to those who.
belong to the labor unions,
Spielnann Exhorts Laborers:
The next speaker, the chief orator
OF the day, was Jean Spielmann who
IS well known here, having been instru-
mental in having the labor unions or
ganized. He delivered very able and
stirring address on the issues Of the:
day and appealed to the workers. .tos
stand by their unions and upholdgthe.
Government in the struggle now being.
waged on the blood soaked fields Of.
France, for the rights Of free nations
and the right Of Democracy to exist
thruout the civilized world He spoke.
OF the mammoth meeting which Labor
was holding at Chicago and which was
to be addressed by President wilson
and at which $500 union musicians
furnished the music.
Warns Employers
The speaker took occasion to warm
employers Of labor that they are:
getting into deep water when they
discharge men simply because they are
affiliated with the Trades Union move
ment.
Classen Upheld
Just before the close. Of his remarks :
Mr.. Spielmann, on behalf of the local {
Flour Mill Workers Union, presented
Joseph Classen, Vice-President Of the
Union, with substantial check as a.
mark of appreciation for the stand he.
has taken in up-holding the rights of
the flour mill workers and the sacri--
fees he has made for the organization
Mr.. Classen thanked the mill workers
for their generosity and took the
opportunity to speak on the conditions
of the flour mill industry and gave
the reasons, as he secs them, for his.
discharge from the employ Of a local.
plant.
s2ss Parade Precedes Picnic
The picnic was preceded by an ir1-=s,
posing parade in which all the unions.
of the city were represented. The
parade formed at the Indian Monument
and from there proceeded on State
Street to First South, then up Broad
way to Third North Street, to Min
nesota Street, down Minnesota to Sec
ond South Street to Broadway up to-
Center Street and from Center tos
Herman Heights. John Ahrens was
Marshall Of the parade and Herman
Foss and Tony Schimschock were his
aides. The parade was headed by the
Union Concert Band. The following.
unions were represented in the parade
Trades Assembly, Garment Workers.,
Flour Mill Workers. Tile and Clay
Workers, Painters Carpenters and JOIN
.ers, Railroad Repair Workers, BARRIERS.
Bar Tenders, Brewery Workers and
Federal charter.
81 AS, whole the first attempt ofstihas
Union laborers to celebrate labor Day.
the parade and the picnic, must be
considered a success from every stand s
point. Attic they were UNDER con-
siderable expense in making unnecessary
arrangements the receipts from the
picnic will be sufficient to cover tie
entire outlay and leave small surplus. :
While at Swan Lake Sunday John
Hauenstein noticed an aeroplane going
north about o'clock in the evening.
II passed between the Voges and Har-
meaing farms.