Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
UNION WORKERS
JOIN IN GREAT
LABOR OUTING
SearIe Says Employers Add Wage
Increase to Price and AdVO-
cate Organization.

Athletic contests, speaking and
dancing, was combined on the
program at the big picnic Of organ
ICED labor in Forest park, Dayen-
port, yesterday. and succeeded in
furnishing an afternoon and even
ing of most real and hearty enjoy
ment to 1000 persons who as
sembled. 1t was the climax and
wfud-up of the day.
Early in the afternoon the crowd
began collecting Baskets filed
with tempting dainties for dinner
Out-of-doors were much in evil
deBce, while moro were coming
every minute. By ) o'clock a crowd
estimated at 1000 were on the
grounds, and this was exceeded
later on.
Carlson Attacks Employers.
First on the program were the
addresses. Throughout the speak
ing program the advocates of labor
who took the rostrum Joined Ia
pTaisiuE organized labor, its bene-
fits, and attacking its enemies. z.
J. Carlson, business agent of tho
tri-city carpenters. was applaUded
vociferously for his strong attack
on unjust employers.
The employer who says to his
employees. You do just as I say or
you don't work is more aUtocratic
than any German kaiser dared to
DO in his highest days of glory, +"
Mr. Carlson said. Tho poor en-
ploye. however, has no way of COM
batting this single handed The
joining of forces makes of each
worker a giant, with the mighty
masses of monopoIized labor sup
porting him in all just and fair
demands. For this treason organ
lied labor is the greatest thing
which has. come to the modern
masses"
Unity Urged by Searle.
c. J. Searle OF Rock Island made
some striking statements which
we're typical of the main threads of
his address. You are. engaged in
the world old struggle of assert
ing and maintaining the rights of
the many against the aggTessions
and tyranny of the few A few men
devised plans by which they over
came the laws Of competition and
supply and demand. They hare
acquired the power to tax US on
everything we eat aud wear and
must have, to live. What care
these men for your strikes? Sup
pose you win, they merely add your
apparent gain of higher wages to
their price and so on as before.
While complaint is being directed
toward the grocer, butcher, re-
taller and farmer. the real trouble
rests back OF these classes, with
the big corporations. Unity is the
only solution"
Charles a. Reagan OF the Tri-City
Labor Review urged, like Mr..
SeaFle, uniting workers to com
bat all the imposition which unfair
employers can bring to bear
against them. He pointed out d
present need for such unity in
showing that support should be
given the striking telephone girls,
renewing the demand that union
men continue to back them in the
present crisis.
Most of the time during after
noon and evening the large dance
floor was crowded. To the music
of a good orchestra throngs of
Young and old found the dance ir-
resistable
The celebration at the park was
right in line in point of size and
magnifceDCe, with the gigantic
parade OF the morning. The same
high spirits and good nature
marked the outing Of the forces
which make the Industrial wheels
Of the tri-Cities reFolvc, and need
less to say the event was one most
pleasing to the several thousand
who took part.
Ans Anderson of tho carpenters
union presided as chairman OF the
afternoon, aud an efficient commit
tee planned the contests. They
were Henry Grampp, J. p. Rice, C.
A. LaRaiue. William Kurth and
William Holzhsmmer. Tho prizes
were donated by the Retail Mer-
chants association
Many Athletic Contests.
The prize winners in the various
contests we're as follows:
S0-yaTd dash for boys under 12
First, Fred Stevens; second.
Charles Aregood; third, f. Roen-
feldt.
55-yard dash for boys over IL
First, Philip TaEmsu: second,
T lovd Shelter; third, Z. Roeu-
fcldt.
seward dash for girls under Is
Ruth Durfee; second I
Eleanor Rice; third. Loretta Yoss. /
Sack race for boys under 12--
First, CAMEL Velde: second, Ron I
aid Zoiler; third, C. ROshic.
Hop race for girls-First, Ruth /