, 1873-12-19
UNEMPLOYED WORKINGMEN.

UNEMPLOYED W0RKENGMEN.
A Demonstration In Cincinnati
Meeting naid proccssion--CnN upon
tho Nlnyor-.Speechcs on tho OCcn.
sion.
From, The Cincinnati Commercial, Dec. 10.
Out q tho action taken Saturday night at Ar
botter HILL, by mon who want work (and by tho
lonfors who take advantage Of their necessities
to foiat themselves upon thom ab their lenders).
grew tho demonstration TINT waH Witnessed yes
terday on our stroctB.
ON THE EspLANADg.
Around tho fountain. thoro wna gathcrcd as
carly aa O'Clock yesterday morning, a crowd OF
hundreds Of mon, WHO waited patiently in tho
frosty mir FOR their leaders aud tho bnnd thnt had
boon engaged. They clustorod around couple
Of standards, on which wcre orootod tho motto
In English on ono, aud in German OH tho
othor-
1--WE WANT IAnon-NoT DEdoAny."
Four-afths Of thoao people, and tho majority
Of those who Joined them, spoke Gcrman. They
In thus assembling. Ono Of them, when quos-
to the city Office to 60 to work. Another ropiied
that Mayor Johnston waa "going 10 do some-
thing ior thom." A third aaid ho dida't know
shss h TS onpp hspps % o bit ho sx wSsn soESdpg ESSg % %o
road tunnel" Tho only idea that tho creator
portion Of them auomod to haye was that they
were to form procession and march through
tho streets, and that band had boon engaged
for them. Who waa to pay for tho band mono OF
them soemod to hayo MI idcn. Whom our re-
porter asked that question Of ono OF thom, he
sail ho didn't know; but ho didn't bclieyo 1t waB
Haller.
formed shortly before 10 O'Clock, after some
short speeches from Hallor and others, and
headed by band, aud boaring D national flag
and their notices, marched, four abreast, and in
an orderly manncr, down Walnut streot to Front.
out Front to Race, up Raco to Fifth, west to
Central avenue, north to Eighth. aud oass to tho
Eighth street front Of tho city buildings. There
were from 1,000 to !, 900 men in the procession.
Many werc strangers, driven hithor BY want Of
employment, elsewhere. The ajority we're evi-
trndc, profosaion, OF business. Crowds followed
them, out OF curiosity, on tho stroots md side
walks, many from tho Rtarting-point to rhe tor
minus of thoir march.
AT THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE.
It had been inttmated that the purpose OF the
leaders In marching up Rnce street was to givo
the Commercial office aloft-handel compliment.
Quito crowd was gathered on the oornets OF
Fourth and Raoo stroets to Witness this caro-
nlony. As the band and hoad Of tho procession
reached Q point on Race strect about midway Of
tho length Of tho Commercial office, ono OF tho
lenders, ninotocn-ycnr old youth, named Korp.
stopped the band, waved cauo, and, pulling up
a pnir of cheoks on which tho frat down Of youth
II
loaforsh-looking fellow under IN old silk tile,
who waB addressed as RosHcr or Rose. or somc-
thing OF that sort, aud who hasn't beon long
enough out Of Austria to learn tho English Ian
gunRo, groancd, and commanded tho procession
to groan. Korp, at the same timo, waved his
cane IN command to tho procession to hiss As
before stated, thero wexe from 1000 to 900 men
in that procession. OF that number, not over
100 emitted sound. About twouty-0ve Of them
hisscd; tho Same number Groanod, and at 1onat
fifty ohcorodl Evidently there was misundor-
standing. Things hadn't been properly "sot
up" by, KorP, RoBsor, ct nj. TOR that bonolt,
Those who hiascd and groanod didn't seem to
know whether they wore paying, their compli-
nuts on tho northeast corner Of Fourth and Race
Htreets. or to the concern In his rear. Tho Ital-
ian didn't know what to mako OF it. He looked
little worried, as II ho feared he had becn tho
means OF calling down upon Capital tho wrath OF
unemployed Labor. But 1t was plain to The OBJ
sorvors that nine-tentha of tho men In tho pro-
cesaion didn't appreciate tho situation any moro
than did the Italian capitalist.
AT THE CITY BUILDINGS.
The Mayor, Superintendent of Police md
other officials, and Mr.. William Safn, President
OF tie Iron NIoldera' International Union,
waited. in tho Mayors back ot1lco. the arrival OF
the procession. Soon 1t debouchod upon Eight,
Eighth street flout. The crowd that collected
thero soon numbered about 1900 mon,
forming denhe mass commanding tho Eighth
stroot stops. Hero Mayor Johnston, the super
nt,'ars oaon ,nno"rod 1 Harn .ns roan,ta5 ~
ot!ols eron ap,eAlou, uelo "As pfeboltoo ~
~ nsaoa..ea1 ~ n ~ .Du. Tt ~
Wv t1Iaotso I ~ ~ ~ 5lo ne4u " 'rU Sty uuveIn
t;,,a ~ tho 1,;t ~ lahnn a,,,n ~ t.a ota.
sio - IL no oIs.tf ~ 'Ipot eun1 up Wy hiops
mPGu n,s ,,t !ou1n NJ Mth nb coat-seeVo. took Oh
istio pretousious, and Addressed the Mayor.
uALLEn's rALK.
You'll uoSon-We have come to YOU. not expecttpu
that you nro able to relieve our wants tmmetistely
Not in YOUR canocity "a Msyor can you do what w.
want, but wo CONS 10 YOU In this our strait to las
our Krieyapcca before yo and solicit YOUR nssstance
Wo nrcmsn. that whsn orr aovern,nent nec%c1 an
help hardly one Of our class refsoI to bear arl,s tha
the wealth Of lbs country wna maimtaued hy ,,s 'Nn~
Wa seek not for mo,, INV not to Intsmiijntc u II
ask Of lis civ authorities to do In this crisis whnt It Il
IN their noSver 10 ro IVA dnnT iemsm that ro,,
do wrong to relieve our wives our cdren, Who aro
LOOKING In 10 ua uiudnaiiv fia mjIi fIot aun, h
me- Tut Il armenia strongly t9 tla crowd of n.Ensg
faceB before yut. ask you to Induce the city auhor
ties 10 do al IN their power in this strait.
Ihe man a. tho corner q FOURTH nna Aace 'treots
ns'hatss tuat W. ase n'ou. out "o aie hoL = noo