The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-04
CELEBRATION
ON LABOR DAY
BRINGS CROWD
People from Wilton, Mandan,
Bismarck and Other Cities
Join in Celebration
JUDGE GRACE SPEAKS
Declares Labor UniOnism Is a
Bulwark Against Radical
ism in the United States
JUDGE GRACE SPEAKS

The tri-city Labor Day celebration
brought great crowds to Bismarck
from Mandan. Zap, Garrison, and
other cities in western North DaSo-
ia. More than 1900 people we're At
the baseball park for the Labor Day
events held in the morning and after.
noon, following the parade.
Former Supreme Court Justice Il
H. Grace was the principal speaker
of the day.
Judge Grace sketched the history
of labor unionism, told how it was
founded and said that it was based on
the oldest of all principles of civili-
zation--that people must unite to
stand off q common enemy or for
common benefit.
1 Labor unions, he declared, have ac-
complished good not only for the
members but for people generally,
by raising the standard of wages and
living conditions, the speaker said. The
unions, he asserted, had for the most
part been tolerant in their attitude.
J. Labor unionism, the speaker con-
| tinued, is a bulwark against radical
! ism, and he asserted that he had no
use for MISUNDERSTANDING that in a
democratic country where the people
have the power to steer the course OF
government there could be no place
for "direct actionists" or destructive
4 forces. He called America the most
free, liberty-loving nation on earth.
Speaking on the subject of living
wage, Judge Grace defined 1t to mean
that q man through an eight-hour
workday could obtain enough to get
reasonable happiness out OF life' TO
clothe and educate his family and lay
aside something for rainy day.
Judge Grace pointed out that agri.
| culture was being conducted at a
loss. that the farmer was gradually
becoming impoverished, and said he
greatly favored taking of steps to Tx
the price Of agricultural products SO
as to insure a profit to the farmer
over the cost of production, thereby
strengthening the nation and all bus
mess institutions.
Support Strike
Preceding Judge Grace, ]. E. Sny
der talked briefly upon the anthra
cite strike called in the east. Among
other things he declared that unions
would oppose the bituminous field!
attempting to break the strike b,
supplying bituminous to make tn
strike ineffective. Snyder spoke OF
request of Wilton miners.
A resolution declaring support fo
the anthracite workers was adopted.
The celebration opened in tn
morning with a parade, headed b!
: St. Mary's band. The parade includ
ed many interesting floats. A stree
, dance was held at night.
Prizes Announced.
First prizes in the various Labo1
Day contests were announced - 1oI
lows:
: Best float in parade-Bismarcl
t bricklayers.
Best attendance Of union-Bis
marck painters. :.
: Mems shoe race-George Werdt.
Married women's three-legged rae
,l-Mrs. Anderson, Sternert.
, Fat woman's race-Mrs. Georg
. Pfeiffer.
Girls race, under 12-Majesty Dot
4 son.
Married women's shoe race-Mr.
Angerhofer.
Girls race. under eight-Kat
: Dwaych, Wilton.
> Race for United Mine Workers
i Mr.. Finn, Wilton.
d. Boys's race under eight-Fran
Q Wetch.
d Girls race under Ave-Doroth
Q Bono.
: Boys race under Ave-Robez
O Neson.
Most popular union mans. s. Nc
Donald.
~ Labor day mems committee race
~ George Coles, Wilton.
= Potato race, girls under 16-N
= Papatek.
= Boys race under 12-Micha'
) Eolze.
n Young married women's race
= Leonora Stewart.
n Married mems race over ~
y George Balling, Fort Rice.
Married women's race, over 40
a Mrs. Pfau, Wilton.
: Ladies' race, pver 1s-Miss Ar
> belle Thompson.
o. Girls race, under 1e-Lueille Moo
Wilton.
Married couples open race N
and Mrs. o. N. Loe.
- Fat mans race. w. Black, MAJ
"A dan.
ls Boys race, under 16-Henry Brow
y Union mems wives race-Mrs.
III n. Loe, Wilton.
J. Married couples race, union men
]. Bismarck only-Mr. and Mrs. &.
Arns,s.