The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 2, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCII— NO. 94, SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1502 PRICE FIVE CENTS. BIG ARMY OF UNION WORKINGMEN PARADES IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY T HE working men and women of San Francisco who are enlisted in the cause of the labor unions held a magnificent demonstration yesterday in honor of Labor day. In the neighborhood of 30,000 members of the unions, representing various trades and occupations, paraded through the principal streets in the morning. The parade contained few spectacular featurcs, but wvas an intpressive representation of the strength of the labor movement. {t was the Iargrflt /‘)"Ia- l cession cver attempted in this city. The cmployers assisted their cemployes in observing the occasion, which was madz a general holiday by all classes. All the stores and wholesale. houses were closed during the entiré - day. While the pa was passing the sidewalks along the line of march were thronged by thousands of people. ; ; : : & - After the-parade Mad been disbanded the members of the City Front Federation and the San Francisco Labor Council went to_the Chutes, where appropriate literary exercises were held.. Mayor Schmitz acted as president of the and address paid a tribute to the sterling qualities of the American wworkingman. The excrecises were attended by seveval: thousend people. . SR : ¢ : Building Trades Council held a special celebration, in accordance with its custom, in the aftcrioon at Shell Mound Park, where the members of the unions and. their families and friends were entertained with speeches, games md {‘(u”f"]‘\ » It is cxpected by the leaders of the labor-movement that the cclebration will serve to bring the unions into closer relationship with eack other. | ‘I'”"'”“:h’ : 1l m}lflfl; [" ]uli i | I Trades Are [ b | ; in Line. | —_—— | PROTO ~-ZNGRAVER S . Z | UNION Ne & sand workingmen, n 1y every 1¢ly every variety n marched — = < - — the Labor dz i \VIEWS OF FLOATS AND INTERBSTING FEATURES PRESENTED BY THE ver before in the | | !,/ VARIOUS UNIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN LABOR DAY PARADE hist of any State west | | AND SCENE ON VAN, NESS AVENUE DURING COUNTERMARCH. been given a more | | £ njonism. - When their Jme ,of n the water- Ness'ave- marchers whose 'equip- from e most ation its im- pleasing was the ev f numerical | 00d of those | ubled back | a ‘ which was I the employer and the em- p i wete engaged in a bitter war nst the unions last Labor Ga Jo vds with them in the (“‘]fi-‘ bration yesterday Several of the iron foundries whose doors were closed last year by ists’ and - molders strike had the parade.. The showing of may well be con- sidered an of the prosperity which exists in the ’local trade , as 3 .rule, were well_dressed and.had . the appearance of sober industry SPECTATOBS CHEER MARCHERS. A ig the line of march the sid walks were crowded with people, who heartily cheered the workingmen. Al- tho the day was unusually hot, the people Kept their places until the last division had passed. They stood for al- most three hours. Those who marched in the parade enjoyed the heat even less than their friends on the sidewalk. A tacle of beauty, it had a number of floats which were constructed to represent the workmanship of the men who built them. The fioat which attracted the most. at- tention and won, the most applause was that of the Boiler Makers and Iron Ship- buliders. It was a miniature representa- tion of the battieship Oregon and bore the inscription, “We are the men who built the Oregon.” On the float were a number of little girls wearing pretty white dresses. A bluejacket stood guard t the rear of the vessel. Buflding Trades Council, for the ime in the history of the labor move- iri this city, joined in the celebra- with the Labor Council and the Ci Front Federation. The bullders turned out almost their full strength, 7000 men. They made an exceptionally fine showing. They had a float that was very original, ag well as artistically prepared. It rep- resented the working card of the Coun- efl, which every. member of . the itrades mmions is required to carry. The repre- though the parade was not a spec- | Procession Is Started on Time. the card'bore the Trades and the signatures of P. H. sentation of Coiincil seal McCarthy, president, and O. A. Tveitmoe, secretary of .the Council. Besides this float,; the various unions affiliated with the trade of their members. DETAILS WELL ARRANGED. Probably the most interesting portion of the parade was that which was fur- nished by the Sailors’ Union of the Pa- cific. The men who sail the seas pre- serited a'splendid appeatrance, frequently greeted with cheers. They They were | | Councit had floats ‘representing. the | wore natty sallor uniforms and marched | with the precision of bluejackets. Their float, which represented a bark, formed one of the most picturesque feafures of the parade. the last union in the parade. The mgnagement of thé immense pro- | cession was excellent. Although the | taught to drill or to execute any military | members of the unions have not been swung themselves into line least delay. Early in the morning the streets were allve with marching men. The various unions as they went to the starting place at Mis- sion and Market streets were greeted with cheers. Grand Marshal Casey and his staff had every detail so well arranged that there was not the least confusion in forming the parade nor the least delay in start- ing. Casey’s chief aids -were P. H. Mc- Carthy of the Building “Trades Councll; John Cook, Labor Council; ‘A. M. Tiede- mann, Beer Drivers’ Union; Charles Kel- ly, City Front Federation, and John Me- Laughlin of the Brotherhood of Team- sters. The grand marshal started the pa- rade exactly at 9:30 o'clock. PRINTERS LEAD PARADE. After the grand marshal and his staff came the officlals of the day, siding in carriages. In the first carriage were Rey. Father Peter C. Yorke, orator of the day; Mayor Schmitz, president. of; the day, and Walter Goff, president ‘ot tactics they without the full-rigged | The Sailors’ was | { Floaz‘s Dlsplaymg Work of Mechanzcs Are Features of Interest the Labor Council. 1In the second carriage were Edward Rosenberg, secre- tary of the Labor Council; O. A. Tveit- moe, secretary of the Building Trades Council; William A. Kesler, vice presi- dent, and P. H. Coyle, financial secretary. of the Labor Council. The honor of leading the van of the great parade was given to the Allied Printing Trades. To the men employed in these trades is chiefly due the credit of getting out the great metropolitan newspapers. The printers turned out fully 2000 strong. They had a number of bands and each of the separate unions had a handsome banner bearing its name and the date of its organization. The Typographical Union marched at the head of the printers. It had a float on which was the inscriptions “Our right of trial by jury was established by the American Revolution”. and ‘““Trade unions are against government by Injunction.” The union provided carryalls for those of it meémbers who were unable to walk, H. L. White of the Typographical Union had the honor of acting as marshal of the Allled Printing Trades division. His aids were: F._J. Bonnirgton, E. B. Anderson, George H. Knell, George E. Mitchell, F. L. Dutcher, San Francisco Typographical Union No. 21: George Bond, George Hayes, Printing Press. men No. 24; Bd Smith, George Lampman, Web Pressmen No. 4; William J. Flemming, Henry Marsden, Bookbinders No. 31; A. Nelson, Wi jam A Denahy, Lithographers No. 17 and Mailers No. 18: Herbert Calliman, Stereo- typers . No. 20; A. J. Gallagher, Photo- Engravers No. §. The Web - Pressmen’s Union had.a handsome purple silk banner. and the‘ members wore straw hats and -carried small American flags. . The .bookbinders were headed by the Hebrew Orphan‘Asy- Tum band. They wore white hats and car- ried the national flag IRON TRADES DIVISION. The brawny men who are employed in the iron trades and who perform the work In the great iron foundries formed the second division. James J. McDade of the Iron Trades Council acted as mar: shal of this division. His aids were John Kelly and John Matheson. In. this . sec- tion was probably one of the most pleas: ing features of the parade. The appren- tice boys of the Golden West Lodge pa- raded in their working clothes and made a showing that was applauded-all along the line of march. The boys had their own band of fifteen pieces, the members of which also wore the flat caps and blue working clothes of the machinists. The unions”of -the iron trades had a number of floats that represented 'various branches of the iron industry. They had # huge iron boiler mountzd on a wagon' and several of the men were Lusily en-| gaged fixing the rivets. The Core Mak- ers’ Unlon was headed by the Calde Drum Corps and the members carried canes, while the ship machinist blacksmiths carried huge wooden sledge hammiers. In this section was the float representing the battlexhip Oregon. The Team Drivers' Council, which con- stituted the third division, was marshaled by G. H. Shepton of the Retail Delivery Drivers’ Union. His"alds were J. Fisher,' Hackmen's Union; J. Dowling,. Laundry Drivers' Union, and’J. -de. Martinj of ‘the g 1ivery ‘Drivers’ Union made theé best dis- play in. this division. They paraded 300 strong and wore white caps. There were four floats decorated with red, white and blue. ‘A number of young ladies dressed in white rode on these floats. They were frequently ' cheered. THE LABOR COUNCIL. Affiliated with the San Franeisco Labor Council are 'some of the strongest unions’ in the city. They are strong both in num- ber ‘and in enthusiasm for the labor cause: They joined in the parade yesterday more ‘than: 8000 strong. These unifons did not represent any particular industry, such as do the Uinions of the Iron Trades Coun- cil; or the unions of the Allied Printing Trades, but’ are composed of men from | almost all trades, ‘The division was di- v-ded int6 six sections. It was marshaled R. Speck of the er Drivers’. Union. u aids were W. Stoney of .the Horse- ‘shoers’; Union, E. Shaérer, Bakers’ Union, and Charlés Holce, Hatters” Union. " The. Bakerd® Union, the ‘members of which woré' natty. white uniforms . and | caps and carried flags,” led the - Labor Council's ' host. They. were. followed by the steam Taundry workers. The men of this unfon wore white caps and ‘trousers ‘andy the ‘girls were attired in pretty white’ dresses and rode ‘in _carryalls. They were the feature of this.division and ' were loudly cheered during the counter-march by the various unions. They shared their popularity with-the ladies of the French 'Latndry Workers' Union’ and also of the. Garment . Workers’ Union. © ., - Three -hundred members of “the Brew- ] Contlhued on Page 8, Gblm 6. . Sdl""nry Drivers’ Union... The Retail De- | e it Umon Men and Their Famt- lies Enjoy Day at Chutes. i\ = HE /Chutes was turned over to; the workingmen and their fam- ilies yesterday, and for several ~ hours after the parade a gay- ly dressed, happy crowd throngéd - the grounds and made -merry. - While the wives, mothers and; chjldren. of the mechanics made it a _gala day by patronizing the' hobby hosses "and the 200 and shooting the chutes,.thé fathers and sons.spent the time in lis- tening to. addresses in the 'big. theater, where ‘the. cause. of labor was - extolled and’'the beénefits of unfonism explained by ‘men gifted " with powers of oratory aud 2 knowledge of existing conditions. “The litérary_ exercises arrarged by the Labor ‘day ‘celebration committee did. not commence until 4. o'clock., At that heur the theater was comfortably filled, those present being prepared to cheer and ap- plaud the remark¥ of Mayor Schmitz, An- drew, Furuseth -and Rev. Peter C. Yorke, who were the speakers selected. In ad- dition to the addresses. selections were rendered by Dijeau’s band and several songs were sung by the California Quar- tet. - * Seated on the platform when the cur- tain ‘arose were Mayor Schmitz, Andrew Furuseth, Commissioner of Public Works Michael Casey, R. I. Wisler, Rev.. Peter C. Yorke,” A. Roncovieri, Walter Goft and R. Jones. Wisler, as chairman of the Labor-day celebration executive commit- tee, announced- that Mayor Schmitz would be “the first speaker, and he introduced the Magor, who upon stepping to the cen- ter of the stage was greeted with hearty applause by the big audience. The May- or, who acknowledged the introduction with'a bow and a smile, said in part: “This_great outpouririg 6f the Hosts of labor on‘the day, legally set apart in offi- | clal recognition of the rights of labor is an inspiration and an Incentive to higher. things and to more advanced results. Tt should strengthen the arms of those who are striving in the forefront as leaders in the great battle to secure equal rights and conditions, ‘and it should %spur the army of toilers behind them to united and :| whole-souled effort in thefr support. “Not.so very many; years'ago a-dem- onstration like this would have been an '| impossibinty. The- wnsmrker was'in'a “he tould not make his voice heard. sense not. a_ free agent. The formation and extension of trades unténs‘gave him a’power and.a standing In the commu- nity, and through these organizations, un. der conservative direction, the pasition of the “Arferican labbrer has becomie truly American. . Through- his unions he. has become fre¢ and independent. Fle.is his own master.” And with independence and freedom have 'come strengthand influ- ence, a bettering of.the congditions. of the individual and an improvement:of - the conditidns of ‘the community. “‘Organization -has ‘secured ‘rights and recognition and the 'workingreh of Amer- ica are ko-dny 1o6ked upon n men in every serise of the word. 3 “They.have secured ‘reasonable pay. for aifair day’'s work, which enables them to give to their familles the - attention which every.contented home requires and to their children the opport\hu!y and the education’ which in reality, as well as in theory, will make all men equal. Continuing the Mayor .spoke of the number-of States in the Union that have, tike California, recognized organized labor and created a holiday known as Labor day. . ““There ‘are thirty-five of theee States at present,” sald the speaker, “and we hope and trust that within a very short time there will not be a State in this glorious Union that has not sef aside a day devoted to the peaple.” ‘DENOUNCES INJUNCTION. Mayor Schmitz was greeted with pro- longed cheers as he thanked the people for the honor conferred upon him. He then introduced Andrew Furuseth of the Sailors’ Union. Furuseth’'s appearance was the signal for tumultuous and pro- longed applause and for several minutes He waved his hands in protest, but the sons of toil and their friends were not to be quieted and it was only when “three cheers and a tiger for Furuseth” had beencalled for and given that he had an opportunity to commence his address. Hfs subjéct was “Injunctions.” He said in part: ‘“The -injunction is like u sore in the side of labor. It was first heard of 200 years ago. It is the result of a strhggle between the patricians and plebes of - Continued on Page 2, Column §,