The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-30
THE FRENCH WORKINGMEN.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE DELEGATEs
TO THE ExHIBITION.
American Industries TO be studied and Com
pared with those Of Europe-A Cordial
Welcome from FreBchmen In New York.

American Industries TO be studied and Com
pared with those Of Europe-A Cordial
Welcome from Frepchmen In New York.
The deputation of French workimgmen
sent to the Centennial Exhibition by the united
workingmen's societies Of Paris arrived yester-
day In the Canada from Havre. Three commit
tees Of Frenchmen, resident In New York, had
pre- pared to receive them that having its head
quarters at q South Fifth avenue that COM
posed Of the Brothers May and Messrs. Eugene
Potter aud Parisen Of ia West Houston street
aud that OF 1R Prince street, composed OF
Messrs. Constant Peron, Anedee Grolbie, Desree
Debuchy, Gustave Leroux, aud Baptiste Hubert.
The last named represent French, Swiss, aud
Belgian workingmen of the international croed,
who proposed to receive the new corners as
workinemen and internationalists. The Houston
street committee, who are not workingmen In
the manual labor sense, intended to receive
them as intern All onalsts, and the South Fifth
avenue committee, representing French editors,
teachers, storekeepers and saloon keepers, de-
sired to welcome them simply as Frenchmen,
without reference to either their pursuits or
their creeds. They hired a steamer on wednes-
day and went down to Sandy Hook to intercept
the Canada, but they returned without success
at three yesterday morning. The Prince street
committee had engaged a steamer with the
view OF starting TO meet the Canada at tel yes
terday morning, out. on reaCuinE IlcF ~, NoTtn
river. they found the Canada anchored In the
stream. Then they sent the steamer to bring
their compattiots ashore As their guests landed
hands were c ordally shaken, and assistance
the hands OF the Custom House in
despatched TO the ST. Charles Hotel,
where rooms had been engaged for the dele
gates, they were conducted to l02 Prince street,
| and there q cold repast was furnished: The
| hall was draped at the southern end with the
French and Swiss naes surmounted by the
words. HOnneur Ouvrlora Francois
Honor to French Workinemen). Placards were
also plentiful on the walls, announcing les
noon and evening OF July In Bellevue PARK.
Mr. Debuchy, IN the name OF the French work
| ingmen OF New York. will probably deliver
formal speech Of welcome.
The following are the surnames and trades of
| the thirti-four delegates, three OF whom are
| from Limoges, one from Grenoble. ana the rect
from Paris: Braley, tanner Brutley. furniture
Mangis, Anselln, aud Fromentin, machiuists;
| Dalbreteau, pattern maker: Daniel, shoe maker;
| Desmoulns, school teacher; Gonod, tortoife-
shell worker; Lamoine and Ferdinand, piano
| makers; Ncrmandin badge maker; Machieis,
worker In fancy woods Leplne, sculptor; wy
| nants, book binder; Bernier, roo ler; Lyonnet
| over; Francois, designer OF furniture; Emile
Francois, printer Martin. halter; Chambrion,
| carriage maker; Danthier, sadiet; Derville,
tailor; Dumouchel. clock maker; Outlet, lock-
smith Lang, jeweller; Donnay, machinist !;
Louis Martin, glove maker. From Limoges
HAL worker 10 jewelry stones; Depietre, nag
| After the lunch Mr.. McGregor, a working jew
eller and editor OF the Socialist, thus addressed
| the delegation In Englist:
| The more advanced Of the American people welcome
you to America You are the representatives Of Pars
city which, more than any otaer CITY in the world.
ngmen Of tnst elly have suffered persecution aud Inn
| their slavish ideas aud render them men. Cert IN
a Liberty 10 ri ~ are yJTs Ss1Ss, e es.
ssT . S liberty IL A n dS, "a osT.
You vii 20 to the cent nni.i tiaoi,ion AID into
various m snufacturing shops n the permission 10
children OF tender years shaving in factories and IN
Pennsylvania wOrknen IN coal and iron, tOiling with
food and clothing on store. owned BY their employers
You VIII return TO France, after finding that the
workingmsn OF France, OF England. or OF Germany
Everywhere throughout the civil word the capt
tast rules and the workman IL under foot Applause
Mr.. Normandin read an address that had been
written In the steamer to the workingmen of
the United st ties. The delegation then wont
to the ST. Charles Hotel, aud each will to- d ay
visit number Of shops connected with his es-
| pecial trade.
Last evening a meeting was held at 102 Prince
street to arrange for the festival OF to- morrow.
Bach delesate has received 100 francs from the
npnicipsd Council Of Paris for his expenses
passage, leaving him $40 for his support and
travel during the months sojourn of tine dele
CATION In this country. The deleg ties will GO TO
| philadelphia on Monday. and there Q French
committee will receive them.
After Inspecting the Exhibition they Will visit
those cities In which their especial trade are
chiefly carried on. 4 committee OF working
INST. ana viii he received on arrival by the
Prince street committee. The wOTkingmen
sent by the French Government sailed on the
18th inst, and will PROBABLY be received Dy the
tender reception and festival 70 all the three
delegations, prior TO their return TO France.