The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-20
TILE RED FLAG IN ST. LOUIS.
FORMIDIBLE DEMONSTR4 TTON or TIE
SOCIILISTTC LABOR PIRTr.
a Procession Hair "A Mile Long-Tcn Thou-
sand Persons Listening 10 the Speeches In
LindeiI Pnrk-rhe New Pnrty's Objects.

ST. LOUIS, May 19-During tho past two
months the socialstc Labor Party OF st. Louis
have becn max ing preparations for thcir grand
procession and picnic. which came OF to-day.
The various organizations were on the march
AT an early hour this morning. and at Q o'clock
began concentrating in the opon space between
the south side of Lucas Market and Washing
ton Park. AT 10 o'clock the procession got In
motion. 1t was made up as follows:
The first section. headed by threo grand
marshals was composed OF the Workingmens
Protective Association OF st. Louis and South
st. Louis. Turner Hall Branch OF the Social
istic Labor Party. and the Labor Protective So
ciety OF Bcevie. ILL.,. composed OF Coo miners
at present on strike for higher wages.
Section two was composed OF the st. Louis
Bakers Union. Hyde Park Branch Of the So
cialistic Labor Party. the Lowell Branch of the
Socialistic Labor Party. Cabnetmakers' Union.
Carpenters Union. and Bohemian Turner'S So
ciety.
Section three was composed Of the Teutonia
Hall Branch Of tho Sociallstic Labor Party.
Topographic Socialistic Labor Party. Tailors'
Union. Coopcrs Union. and the Bohemian
Branch Of the Socialistic Labor Party.
Section four was composed Of Concordia
Lodge No. 8. Seventh Ward Socialistic Club.
First Ward Sociallstc Club. Rock Spring Branch
Of .socalstic Labor Party. Carondelet ,Branch
makers. Sixth Ward Club. and Aravois Road
Branch Of the Socialistic Labor Party.
The procession. which WIS about half n milo
In length was supplied with bands and sported
anumher of banners, The route ~ march ran
along Market. Third. Chestnut, Fourth. and
passing the Offices Of the daily newspapers.
About the middle Of the procession was wagon
containing dozen beautiful young Jewessrs.
and bearing the device. Jude part arbeltci-
lung"
Having rarndcd through the business por-
ton of the city. where It's passage caused no
especial remark. the procession mar he'd 10
Cass avenue. through which II passed. 10 in
dell Park. private pleasure ground leased tor
the OCCASION. On its way through the northern
part Of tho city the demonstration mot win
many expressions Of enthusiasm on the part oi
The park was reached at about noon and tho
procession cutgrcd the grounds and dshantrd.
the event. and n literal display Of red iings and
other communistic cmhlcms were placed ia con-
spicuous POSITIONS. Within an hour after the
arrival OF tho procession the park was crowded
not less than seven thousand persons being
Tney Sqoyfd b bleG%sesd Grrs 81 I2r o SS INV
appeared on the platform, which had hcen
erected for the occasion. and began to address
The first speaker was Prof Walstcr. tho
leader ~ the Socialists in this city and one ni
the most successful orgauizer- oi thr order in
the West. In opening he referred t. tne fnet
that the police force WINS well represented on
the ground, aud said tnat the Police Comms-
- i,'i 'i'i " - '.'iH ~ " " 10, -,
was hot t'ssih y Sl"p tne 'l,sr,i W .,lii''l M n
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LUZ" ii{ 2 10 V,,i ~ ~, "ut Wv olr us,|' ,b h., ,,,,
He said that the demonstration had been gotten
~, u. Whun III" pr"pi' U' ~, i'u'7 w. ,',.' @ w., Nv,
Labor party was "A distin'u ana l.lruehdrht
party in politics and that the leading news
papers I'd wilfuly misreprcs- -nt"d It's Iur;
p,s"' i, n'MS Yapr9 ~ , nnr 'n,mI' % w., ,I
itS pnlN VII nw' pnv ~ NV NV ''1'ii 49,.
and ni"ntv cnuii ma wouli fuht rorr,,pto1
wherever found. and insist upon securing an
nvist.u .n fnr tham..iv,s and inmilrs IL in
sf,,i t.t ,li ,h., S'.,,ti.,t. ,,,r,v inn,n, i'I
wa the'ir ririt-. whicn ihcy w'uld have. fifty
,nriuni,i.s f,r I'M" ennufsiti,, Of immense Or
| iun.- Whnra In this roufiiry 1un man nos
/ .,..-.. ,nn ,i,,nsau1 nn,n. ~ lnnI thrr. nr,
| uins hundred nni rinntv-nine Starving work-
,n,u,nn Ue nlln ,ei MIN fn't thntfhr statistics
! Of oi'Francn and Germany alone showed Tint tho
| nnuuul Vlufuea nf thnir lnuls was surf .leut 10
smi'rjv n1ah Ind every innaiitant Of m. globe
viii, "A bottle Of wine daily flr,linner Thrwork-
! in,n,ru nf ~ i"uis JiI moi a,nt nnd Ali NOT
! w.nt wine tut they claimed that They had a
| rirht ~ ireaI and hron1 they would have.
I'll" spoeei. witch was vocifcro1sy apnlauici
| thrDurhout closed with the words. Stand hv
! .uch 0thrr Won who hold views in common u
| the bitter end. and hy some means an oNi.tence
! ro, h"nnath n nnn a. accent ~ nj ho v,urs'
/ Tho n"xt sr"akn nr wns tihr,t Curtin. ono 81
| mn nditnrs ~ thr Initsfs'itne Dies Ussfe,s th,.
socialistic n"wspaper Of this city, and the most
srrn61' n o @ ~, , foct ~ Gt
two venrs AGO tho Socialists Ind hold nicnir in
ms cIiy' which was very small analr c9m- n.
tnrv Ia the aei thnt III. noli', vera ont i'm LARGE
| force at thiS picnic, and maie s'inslng ht-
! tack upon the Chlrf oi Police ana tho Police
! Commis-ioners. who have recently been
in ,Ln ,Gr cnn,rory bn bean soil of tbnm he
u "i S,iali,s, %au % ,h,n 9', ~, 4,
! You will-dld not desire an appeal to arms. but
u, me -hlh1 unie IL tnI nc,'s1l'S WE I3IoeI
| of the land would mot be found wanting in the