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Show LABOR DAY IS WELLDBSEHVED MARCHING COLUMNS AND ADDRESSES AD-DRESSES FEATURE USUAL ANNUAL CELEBRATION Speeches of Union Chiefs Generally Stress Purposes of Fighting for Policies; Many Parades Are Held Chicago Tho nation observed I.a-jor I.a-jor day Monday by a geneal suspension suspen-sion of business throughout the land and with guttii-rlngs 0f union workers in various titles. Fears of untoward demonstrations proved unfounded. The settlement of the hard coal strike hard upon tho heels of adjustments adjust-ments In the bituminous fields and the textile Industry in New England, togethor with the continuing dcrease In unemployment in all sections, was hailed by speakers as promising a o.uiclc stabilization of the industrial situation and an early revival of business busi-ness generally. Keeent wage increases increas-es announced for the steel industry were also to be regarded as the safe van-ling by the nation of a critical period of industrial readjustment speakers declared. Socretary of Labor Davis delivered an address at Mooseheart, III., on the keynote of the nocessity of finding some means to settle industrial disputes, dis-putes, "without recourse to the futile arbitrament of force" irostmaster General Work addressed the United National Association of Post Office Clerks at Buffalo. President Presi-dent Samuel Gompers of the American Ameri-can Federation of Labor and John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, were scheduled to speak at a meeting of the Cntral Labor union of Philadelphia. Parades wore the principal feature of local programs in many cities. In many eastern communities, however, inclement weather interferred with outdoor festivities. In Chicago no arrangements had been made for the customary parade, although meetings were held by various organizations. |