The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-02

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| labor in Boston in line, making it'll
al absolutely 100 per cent parade
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c. B. Nelson. Secretary of tha
| Joint Labor Dav Committee re-
portinp, TO American Federation of
| Labor headouarters. saws that all
| Of the ORGANIZATIONS in Kansas Citv
Mo. whether affiliated with the
central body or not with two ox-
ceptions. have voted to naradr
owe are anticinatino tbo Iar@es'
and most successful Labor Dav cole
bration ever held in this part of the
the principal speakers of the Day
will be James A. Reed. We have
also extended invitations to Martin
Ryan, President of the Brotherhood
Of Railway Carmen; Charles A
Sumner of the Stereotypers and
Electrotypers; James w. Kline of
the BIacksmiths; John 7. smith,
Hugh S. O'NeiIl of the Electrica
Fire Fighters, and the Mayor OF
St. Louis.
"At last nights meeting of the
vitation to take part in the parade.
The Upper House OF the Council
mas voted to march IN line with Us
and both houses accepted the IN
Vltatlon UNANIMOUSLY.
The celebration this year VIII be
held IN Falrmount Park.
In the parade seventy-nlne To-
calls have thus Tar arranged to be IN
line. Arrangements nave been MADE
to nave traffic suspended on all
streets over which the parade vii
pass. The Fire Fighters Will lead
the line OF march"
Cleveland, Ohio has arranged for
great mass demonstration at Luna
Park, at which it is expected $4,000
will be present w. d. Mahon,
President of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street and Electric
Railway Employees, and Vice-Pres-
ident of the American Federation
of Labor, will be the speaker in
the afternoon. In the evening ad-
dates for the office Of Mayor OF
Cleveland
Philadelphia has arranged to hold |
monster parade under the auspices
of the Central Labor Union of Phil |
delphia and vicinity The parade |
will start at Broad Street and Fair
mount Avenue and will continue
through the principal thoroughfares
to Point Breeze Park, where a pro- |
gram of speaking and track and
field events has been arranged |
Frank Burch, in a letter to Presi- |
dent Gompers, says: "EXpectations
are for one of the largest Labor
Day demonstrations this good old |
city has ever seen. Everybody is |
going to bat with a vim and vigor |
that assures success and that no
doubt will be great surprise to |
our opponents who have delighted |
in saying that they have us on the |
run. They have failed in then |
purpose and | am GLAD to predict |
that the movement in this city will
emerge from the onslaught a |
stronger and better one"
Cbicaoo has arranoed for \ three |
dov ceIehration. the first of its kind
ton of Labor. The work of ar
ranging for this great demonstra-
ton is in charge of a committee
originally composed of twenty-five
but subsequently, increased to in
clude one member from any local
union desiring to participate. The
celebration will be held at White
Sox Baseball Park and Bricklayers
Soccer Field. which adioin each
other. The athletic events have
Amateur Athletic Union, the Chi
cago Federation OF Labor having
formed the Chicago Federation OF
Labor Athletic Club IN order tol
secure official approval The CHI
cago Federation of Labor announces
that its speakers VIII be: william
Jennings Bryan, Rabbi Judah Mag !
mes, U. 5. Senator Joseph IRWIN
France, William Il. Foster, and MRS,
the late Congressman Mason Sen
Vlted; DuI oecilheo on accou,IG NJ 1l
the legislative SITUATION III WASH
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