The New York herald., 1877-07-23
COMMUNISTS IN CHICAGO.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. I

by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHICAGO. July 90, 1871
Chicago has been in fevcrish state OF excitement
all day Her citizcns fear another There is a
large and well organized sociastc party here and they
have been preparing for grand demonstration Tor
weeks when they intend to march TO the City Hall
aud demand the Common Council to collect The back
taxes and give the poor people work. All these
sympathyze with the railroad strikers Meetings have
been hold various parts OF the city to-day and all
await with anxiety what TO- morrow will develop The
city Is usually quiet the country Sunday, but
to-day the newspapers have issued almost every
hour, and general excitement has prevailed. Tho
executive committee Of the workingmsns party
met to-day their hea1quartcrs No.
$50 West Lake street, aud resolved 70 issue
appeal tho workpgmen sustain the
strikers subcommittee was appointed TO draft thu
document and the following being printed o-nigui
and will be circulated Tomorrow
TO ALL SECTIONS or THE woRKiyGMESs' PARTY OF
UNITED STATES.
CoxRApEs--In the desperate struggle for existence
now being maintained by she workingnen oi
the great railroads throughout the land expect
that every member will render all possible moral and
substantial assistance to brethren support all
reasonable measures which may be iound necessary ov
them. 1HE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
PnnP VAN PArrEx, Corresponding Secretary:
CnIcAGO, July ~, 1877.
To ALL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND woKKiscxKs II
COMRADES, we call your attention to the following
questions, believing the measures suggested
II adopted solve the difficulty pcDdIns on al tho
great railroad lines OF the land
Fu@--Proper steps should be taken by the National
government to enaDle u 70 take possession Of and
operate all the railroads and telegraph lines In
country, is now done all the more advanced
countries VI Europe thus destroying tho present and
most powerful monopoly OF modern timca
SeeondTho establishment IN every state and by the
nationa government Of an eight honr work day--thus
employing all the idie workmcn wherever increasing
numbers constantly added TO by tho
rigid Introduction OF labor saving machinery Is
IN n lay0
employ ment, and must invariably reduce wages to q
rate with tho standard OF living The most
ignorant and uneducatcd workers whose labor eau DO
utIllzed
the Executive Committee Of the workingmen's Party
vi the UniIed States VAN PArfEN.
Corresponding Secretary.
These documents will be spread lar aud wide In tho
morning, people here lear terrible re-
suits IRON the excitement tnat will follow among llre
poorer classes who form the great OF the popu-
lat,on OF this hot bed oi communism. Mayor Heath
remarked TO your correspondent to-day that he did
fear the Irish the Germans but thousands upon
thousands half savage Bonemians who innaoit tho
lumber district OF tho cy. along tho south branch Of
the river, most TO bs dreaded These
work for nity ccuts a day, and
rpo for anything as soon AZ a leader appears. Meet
inss oil the emp.oyes Of the Michigan, southern ant
Rock Island roads were held night the SHOPS,
while the Chicago ana Northwestern men me- with tho
Milwaukee and ST. Paul employees at tho shops Of
the former, at tho outskirts OF tho city. No
one knows what took place; but from expressions
cleaned among the men to-day It seems thai they
passed resolutions of sympathy for their striking
brethren East. one thing has been apparent nil day.
Where the men were silent yesterday they freely
discuss the practicabliity OF q STRIKE today Tho
men say tnat the must acccdc the demands Of
the workmen railroad men OF all classes exceed
ingy uneasy, and although they will say little they
aro evidently deeply absorbed In contemplating
the progress Of The revolutionary movement
westward. Along the tracks Of she several
lincs convorging In this city little knots Of
nreincn, engineers, brakemcn and trackmen may bs
engaged IN earnest conversation, but when ap-
proacned by reporters they manifest strong disln.
clinatton TO converse the subject with outsiders
and answer all questions with ominoas looks a du.
bious shake OF the head romorrow will doubt
decide the matter wi.h them, and q suspension Of
work some OF the lines rs not improbable OF
course, all sorts OF rumors aHoat, anu probably
few n any OF them. worthy OF creGcnce, but each
new ono as II appears 10 eagerly discussed by the
parties deeply Interested well by the gen.
cra pubic, and as they are passed along IRON month
to month they tend only to make the
situation moro aud more delicate orders
have been gwen this afternoon 10 suspend
all freight trains on the pittsburs, Fort Wayne and
Chicago road the viii attempt to run any
frcighs OF Chicago until the excitement subsdeS
Two tram loads Of cattle started out this morn
ing, but got orders 10 back wbon
they had proceeded about twenty-five mica
An effort made to nnd some Of the general ciccrs
OF the Chicago Burlington ana Quincy Railroad. us
was rumorcd upon this line that strike was proba-
bie Mono OF the head officers Of the road could bs
found
REGULAR TROOPS FOR BALTIMORE.
NEw LONDON, Conn, July % 1871
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