New-York tribune., 1877-07-24
A COMMUNIST MEETING.

The Gclmania Assembly Rooms were filed
last even; . win motley crowd Of worlngm. ho
were supposed be representatives, OF the various
trades unions and labor organizations Of the city
called together to make ARRANGEMENTS for u
grand public demonstration, to take place I'm Tomp
kin's square tomorrow evening for the purpose Of
giving the woring-cl, ,sscs opportunity to express
their sympathy for their fellow worngm"n and strikers
Many the speakers allowed to give vent to their
feelings in laud aud iufammatnry specches, which
were frequently Interrupted bv riotous dccltma0ns.
David Couroy. 81 tie Hois,->lOers' Union, who was
rI"ctcd Chairman made speech OF some length. in
winch he referred the duty which workingmcn owed
tbcIr suffering brethren OF the West IN Their struggle
between "exacting capital aud rhe Impoverished labor
cr" Tney were called upon 10 assist them by lawful
means, he said, and 10 show that New-iork was
in lull sympathy with the strikers. The month
of July he ref rrcd to memorable one
for riots. and claimed that the riot Of
1868 was OutsrOwth OF tne conict between labor and
capital llusiun Ia Mr.. scott and the reduction ot
the wages Of rirold empl YES, ics Of Hang HIM"
rep aef UNTIL N confusion became dcatshlns,
speaker, the raj roads, and appoint apfaisGI
to what tine lab rDs men were emit ed To: ne
wished the maicp pl authorities to control the street
rai,rO ia, a.d wanted the gas companies aDoii'h =
This wa tue sentiment of the sp ihers VINO ii
low ii. TAcy ed 10 mOuopoIcs wlch lhef oecidIt
were an incentive to riots, murders houss-plrhi1s l
ge cic An address was tlsb lo'dly demanded, To pF
sent 10 President Hayes tc ln tiat ne did n0t con
trul h. wOrkugncn aud tHat hlN mandates uelehulAs
mo. D. ,Oiics should not b. obcyed.
Ieani,r Tnom.s. followed hr C0nr0y and called for
rcp0r,s the several Committee iht nr3t beng me
Committee wicu applied Ia the farh comm r of
pcriuSsion tp mold a mt-sincctlug ~ lonpknssqldie
After cosd, r,tl delay the COmmt a. secured Tue fO
lovins from t.e President of the 30 I'D:
"Pcrnissiou is AervDy given t0 the Worknsmen's or
eauzat ous represented hessrs. David CiurOy, jus
us H. scw b ud Robert Petir asa committee To hold
a i,u1Ic ulc tiug "Wednesday July -, at f:3O b. m
Oh me ccutra! plaza of Ioupkins rlLlie."
Wutcr. q German, next addressed the meeting
and alluded culdriy 10 Mr. Bercher rs one who al
yocatcd a with wfo ana SIX children cOilc
sutort them a day. This provoked more cries ot
{. Hang him all over tAe hOu-e. NJ Cully Presdent
Of the Ma hniss' aud Biacksulths' Union, ana william
eastman, also addressed the meeting. The latter was
fl cucuty Ia s~cd, and told To sit down. particularly
when he ii "a elt some political theme.
The following were nominated speakers for We'd
ncsday evening Lander Thompson, David CODrOy,
(roi ge Winter Alexander JOuas, john sHIuton and d.
otto Malist,r. Justus 5chWdb, john sNlnton and hr
D,marrs,, Communist, VIII preside Il; Tie several
sian4s Considerable excitement AMI confusion pre-
vailed ia eiect NIX speakers. collection taken up
10 drray tse enscs. which II reported would be
$500 The col cton amounted t. Sl2 90, and "A second
cJItct.u Naa ordered.
In Spreading Oi tie meeting proposed TO be held In
Tunipkius square tomorrow evening, Police COmms-
siuncr Ern sad tHat TIE rign O peaceabc ASSEM-
blage could be denied To the people. hen tue,
ceased To- peceble the police WOud take the matter
IN hand, they would not move untll II became ncces
.ary That they should decisive action, aud then
their would bc vigorous enough To suit the
most ardent lover Of ltw aud order.