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Show IW isfcj t ii hi -- - LABOR DAY IS WELLOBSERVED MARCHING COLUMNS AND ADDRESSES AD-DRESSES FEATURE USUAL ANNUAL CELEBRATION 8peeches of UnlonChlefs Generally 8tress Purposes of Fighting for Policies; Many Parades Are Held Chicago Tho nation obsorved La bor day Monday by a goncal Buspen-lon Buspen-lon of buslnosa throughout the land and with gatherings of union workers In various cltloo. Foars of untoward demonstrations proved unfounded. Tho sottlomcnt of tho hard coal strlko bard upon tho hools of adjustments adjust-ments In tho bituminous fields and tho textile Industry In Now England, togethor with tho continuing dcroaae In unemployment in nil soctlons, was bailed by speakers as promising a quick stabilization of tho Industrial situation and an early revival of busl-boss busl-boss generally. Recent wago increases increas-es announced for tho steel industry were also to be regnrded as the safo nn.Btiiif .litf iliA nnMnn f n frtHnnl BE porlod of Industrial readjustment H spoakors declared. BE Secretary of Labor Davis delivered Hi an address afMoosehenrt, 111., on tho IK koynoto of tho noccsslty of finding BJ eomo means to settle industrial dls. H putos, "without rccourso to the futile BJ arbitrament of forco" H Postmaster Qcnoral Work addressed Bj tho United National Association of H Post Office Clerks at Buffalo. Presl- Bf dont Samuel Qompors of tho Amerl- H can Federation of Labor and John L. flj bowls, president of tho United Mlno Bj Workers, wore scheduled to speak at a meeting of the Cntral Labor union B of Philadelphia. Parados wero tho principal feature fl of local programs in many cities. In many eastern communities, however, Inclement weather lnterferred with outdoor festivities. In Chicago no arrangements had been made for the customary parade, although meetings wore hold by various organizations. |