Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-07
LOCAL LABOR UNIONS
CELEBRATE HOLIDAY
PARADE, BASKET PICNIC AND
SPEAkING; PRIEST POINT
PARK CROWDED

Union labor Of Olympia once more
has conducted a Labor Day celebra-
tion creditable to the sponsors and to
the city. with the exception that they
took advantage of the day to inject
politics into the speaking, just as our
standpat republican friends always
do with every public gathering they
have anything to do with.
This years recognition of the ma
tional working peoples holiday began
officially with the sermon by Rev. r.
H. Edmonds at the U. P. church Sun
day evening. Rev. Edmonds' subject
was THE Future of Labor" DR..
Edmonds spoke of his experience as
delegate to Central Labor bodies from
the Ministerial Union, stressed some
OF the errors Of union labor and point
ed out the advantages Of more careful
action where the question Of strikes
is involved. A series of sermons OH
the subject of labor was announced
for the. U. P. church, o. H. McGill OF
Seattle to speak next Sunday evening
and the following Sunday evening
Rev. T. H. "Logssr" Simpson.
+ At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the unions assembled on Main street
facing Third and. led by the band.
marched up Main to Eighth to Frank.
lin to Fourth to Water, counter.
marching ON Fourth to Main TO Third
and disbanding. Otto Bracger was
marshal ana o. zeigler had charge OF
parade arrangements as chairman of
this part of the Labor Day program.
Immediately after the parade tie
exodus to the park began and by IL
Priest Point grounds were comfort.
ably filed with people who spread
their lunches upon all available
tables and proceeded to feed the inner
man.
At q O'Clock the addresses were an
nounced. the speakers being Mrs. Ina
p. Williams of Yakima and a MIRA.
Lewis from Seattle. c. NJ. Flesher.
chairman Of the speakers committee,
introduced the orators.
Mrs. Williams made an address in
advocacy of political action by labor
in combination with the farmers. Civ
ing It as her belief that such combi-
nation eventually would control the
political situation.
In beginning her talk Mrs. Will
Jams introduced a certificate issued
by the United States government to
the Non-Partisan Leader. ofiicial or
gan of the Non-Partisan League. for
meritoriops war service. This. she
!, said, was an answer to the lies Of the
4 kept" press in regard to tho disloy-
atty. Of the Non-P Partisan League. She
then proceed to defend the Non-Par-
= tisan League and all its works. prais-
ing the results shown In North Da-
kota and declaring that the rout of
the special interest politicians was
imminent in many states. especially
% in Washington at the hands Of tho
Farmer-Labor party. Mrs. Williams
defined the troubles that produced the
nationwide unrest in one word. mon.
opoly. And then proceeded to criti-
cize monopoly control of natural re-
sources. of manufactures, Of banking,
OF politics, speaking for an hour to
IN audience which gave her close at
tention. although the conditions. duo
to the nearness of the Fairgrounds.
we're not favorable.
A large number Of Thurston county
people were present. and apparently
were pleased with her speech, showing
that there are more farmer-labor ad-
vocates in this county than was gen.
orally supposed. II Mrs. Williams 10
At all informed as to the facts, the
iarmer-labor party is likely to carry
the state, unless those who oppose
the doctrines of the non-partisans get
ousier than they have thus far done.
something more than abuse and de-
nunciation will be necessary to de-
teat them. 1t will take thorough or
sanitation. the subordination OF par
usan republicanism, and the substi'
.ation Of the democratic program
sneretor. But we suspect there are
epoolicans 30 partisan that they
"ould much prefer the success of'the
A'n-parttsaus to getting together IN