Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-08

TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
The Best and Largest Labor Day Celebration Ever
Held in Newark Big Parade---EIoquent
Speeches and General Good Time

clared that SO per cent of the violence
was caused by these men.
The speaker declared the national
administration was subservient to and
was governed by the Wall street in
terests, whom he designated porch
climbers" which had issued orders to
the chief executive that unions were
to be crushed out, "Never in all our
history" said the speaker, "has there
been so great an effort to DESTROY the
American Federation of Labor, but
present conditions were foreseen and
predicted by Lincoln, when he said:
81 see in the near future a crisis
approaching that unnerves me and
causes me to tremble for the safety
of my country. AS a result of war,
corporations have been enthroned and
an era of corruption in high places
will follow, and the money power will
endeavor to prolong its reign by work
ing upon the prejudices of the people
until all wealth is aggregated in a
few hands and the Republic is des-
, troyed. Labor is superior to capital,
and | bid the working people never to
surrender their power, which if lost
will be used to shut the door of ad-
VancemenC.
Mr.. Shanessy praised the labor
unions Of Newark ror their loyalty to
the cause and to each other, especially
complimenting the present celebra-
tion stating he had never seen its
equal in any city of similar size in
the country. He also paid high COM
pliment to the Newark Leader, and its
power for usefulness in aiding and
upbuilding the organized labor move
ment, and urged his hearers to give
it the united support and encourage
ment it deserved, taking special care
to patronize the men who evidenced
their friendship by advertising in it's
columns.
He closed bv urging his hearers to
soak their enemies and remember
their friends, but above all to respect
the law and refrain from overt acts.
George ]. Bowen
George J. Bowen, of Cleveland, or
ganizer for the International Associ-
alton of Machinsts was the next
speaker. He first announced that he
would not attempt to discuss the re-
cent injunction, because he was not
familiar with it's provisions, not hav-
| ing yet had the opportunity to read
| up.
His address, like that of his pre-
decessor, dealt with present working
conditions, and the results of organ
ization and concentration by the great
trusts and ombines-contrastin the
difference of few years ago when
the employer knew his men bv name
while now they were designated by
numbers and did not even know who
the real boss was.
He spoke of the advantages of
shorter working hours, and told how
it heightened the lives of the workers.
and called attention to the iniquitous
provisions of the Esch-C -Cummins law
which even in it's modified form, was
designed to uphold capital in its
efforts to crush labor.
He blamed the people themselves
for some of the ills they had brought
about, saying ga short time ago things
were fine; but the people wanted a
change, and two years ago they nut
in power the present administration
and God knows they got the change
But there is going to be another
change, men are waking up, the coun-
try is in danger, and the people will
save it,"
Mr.. Bowen closed by calling atten-
tion to the fact that We are in the
midst of critical struggle, but de.
clared that victory was sure, and il
we continue to organize and not lay
down our arms sunshine and joy are
sure to crown our efforts.