The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-06
MANY JOIN IN
0BSERYANCE0F
DAY F0RLAB0R
Crowds From Several Cities
Present at Mandan Labor
Celebration ,.
GOVERNOR IS A SPEAKER
Plea for State Administration
is Made to Crowd at Fair
Grounds
GOVERNOR is A SPEAKER


dan Monday was full day.
From the parade in the morning to
the closing events in the evening 4
large crowd Of people .lom Bismarck,
Mandan and Wilton celebrated in
many different ways. Athletic events
OF various kinds, a Ford race, bail
game and dance were part Of the
entertainment planned by the Labor
day committee, and boxing match
given on the fair grounds attracted a
large number OF people.
Governor Lynn j. Frazier Stephen
Ely, president Of the Montana Fedora
ton of the Labor, and n. G. O'Conner,
secretary OF the Typographical Union
Of Minneapolis, were the speakers OF
the day. All speakers voiced the same
sentiment to the crowd in saying that
organized labor now is Up against the
hardest fight in its history, and men,
bers Of labor were urged to make Il
united stand against the "open shop"
movement which speakers said was
being advocated strongly in every Sec
tion Of the country.
urges flkHC heu Up
Governor Frazier declared that "if
you don't want to put yourself and
children in slavery it's up to you to
get into some movement that is sup
porting labor" and declared that "the
organized farmers are up against the
same fight as organized labor. The
same newspapers, the same financial
interests are fighting Doth. We have
proved here in North Dakota that Or
ganized labor and organized farmers
can cooperate
Referring to the political situation
in the state the governor made a plea
for support of the state administra-
ton in the recall fight Other speak?
ers. brought up the political situation,
Mr.. Ely especially making plea for
support of the administration in the
recall
The governor attacked Swollen
fortunes" as menace to the country,
declaring that the common people
must pay the interest on them through
generations. He declared they were
a burden for many reasons, including
as a reason because these people
have their lawyers in the United
States senate to make Jaws" He de-
clared that "two-thirds Of the men,
bers of the senate are lawyers-cor-
pOrati0n lawyers-elecicu by the peO-
pie, but representing the corporations
who pay their campaign expenses.
Corporations control Congress-" he
declared "yes-and they have their
judges on the BENCH
The last resort of these big inter-
ests, he declared, referring to the
Judiciary is to tie up laws and then to
have them declared unconstitutional.
Says Fight Worth While.
The governor declared that it was
a hard fight for progressives against
such odds, and said tina; he sometimes
thought the average citizen did not
understand the situation. He refer
red to the labor laws passed in this
state and declared that the opposition
last winter tried to repeal practically
every labor law that had been put on
the statute books. He. cited the mini
mum wage law, not beirg enforced he
said because it was in court as IAN
other case where the orposition--the
financial interests-haVe taken law
into court to tie it up" He cited the
various labor laws recently enacted.
including the eight-hourlaw for wo-
men, full crew law, and union label
law.
He told the audience that they can
not expect to change conditions over
night, but declared thai The fight must
be kept up for what may come out of
it for future generations as well as!
for the president.
Miners Have Delegation.
The largest single representation of
any union was that Of the miners.
Over 200 miners were present from
Wilton. They drove to Bismarck,
parked their machines at the ball
grounds and went to Mandan in the
special train. They were cheered dur
ing the parade, as they marched IN
white Qveralls and miners camps.
Following the miners in the parade
was the machinists' organization,
which was headed by an automobile.
saily decorated. in which were nun
ber of little girls, followed by the
boiler-makers, carmen, paperhangers
and decorators, the railway trainmen
carrying a banner "B r. T. $4,000
strong"
The brickaayers union Of Bismarck
won the prize for having the best
float in the parade Men laid brick as
the float moved along.
The sports occupied The remainder
of the morning, following the parade
all sports being held at the fail
grounds. The speaking was held in
the afternoon and was followed by a
program of additional sports.
Ford Relay Race
In the Ford relay race Frank Wetz
stein took first place with Roy Kennel
" second and Carl Kohlbeck, third, al
of Mandan.
Bismarck PEOPLE won prizes in man!
a6f the various events. Isabelle Thomp
son won the girls free-for-all 20O-yart
race, S. pair of shoes. Thelm;
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