The New York herald., 1879-07-01

seheyitsch John Swinton. Citizen Schwab. DIR. A.
Dona all OF this city. and Charles Marin Of New
the United Labor Party of Germany. He ranked
an agitator with Bebee, Liebknecht and other
many. James ONel at one time chief Of
the Bureau OF Labor Statistics and is ut present at
the head Of the international trade unions of this
country. Paul Grottkan. 81 one time the most no.
torious of German Communists. is at present com-
mander of tho armed forces of the socialstc
labor party in Chicago S. f. shevitsch of this city,
is a Russian nobleman by birth and identified with
the nihilists. He is the husband of the famous
Helen Won Doeninger. afterwa-d Won Racowitz. on
whose account Yanko Won Racowitz and Lassalle.
the German socialist fought the duel in which the
latter lost his life. Charles Marin. OF Newark N. j.,
is also popular Communist. He received q sword
for his bravado i'll Paris. Some of the other
leaders are distnguished by their connection with
the riots OF 1877"
The following are the leading sociaistic press or
gans in this country :-Labor Standard New York:
Labor Standard, Paterson. n. j.. Emdnepator and So
cailst, Milwaukee,; National Socaiist aud journal.
Cincinnati; Socialist. Chicago Star. st. Louis and
Findicdtor. Lynn, Mass. The socialists have also
half dozen journals printed in the Bohemian lam
guage. two in the scandinavian and twenty-five in
German OF the last number twelve are dailies, the
most influential of which is the vois-eitung of this
city, with circulation of about thirteen thousand.
The following declaration of principles, adopted
at the last Congress, OF Newark. n. J is the basis
not differ materially from that of the internatonas
the grievances will be .pooled" and the organiza-
tions Will undoubtedly fight side by side:-
THE SOCIALIST PRINCIPLE.
Tho principles Of ,hs socalistc platform demand that
the OF fethe mssns Of production, public
transportation and communication, land machinery, rail
roads telegraph lines and canmIsbecome fast
s s 'S be
eo-opsrsys ~iib mst distribution of its re
the following additional demands:--
Hs % s u
Sanitary inspection OF all conditions OF labor Of
Bureaus OF labor statistics in ali states as well as tho
national government the officers Of the to be elected
Prohbition of the OF prison labor by private
Of the employment Of children under ourssen
compusoy education Of ali Children under fourteen
al materials books and other things
Prohibition of the employment Of female labor
Of womens with those of where equal service
Strict making employers liable for all accidents
resulting from their negligence the Injury of their
All wages paid in the lawful money of the nation.
and intervals of time exceeding week. vioa-
Ali conspiracy laws Operating against the right of
workngmen strike induce others strike to be
ratuitous administration of justice in all Of
All indirect taxation to be abolished and graded in
All banking and insurance to be conducted by the gov
The right Of suffrage in no wise to be abridged.
Direct popular Legislation enabling the people to
or amy law s their 81 Y and the
recall by the election Of a successor.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE FoURTH
The above are some of the outlines OF the power
full movement which, it is believed, again threatens
peace and prosperity during this summer. As to
the specific programme Of the demonstrations to be
held the Fourth of July, it appears that the
recent failure to organize meetings the Denis
Kearney plan in Union square has rather discouraged
the labor agtators in New York, and that they will
concentrate their efforts in Brooklyn. where .
monster parade and mass meeting are to be held
and resolutions in favor Of the eighthour system to
be adopted. George Winters and s. E. Shevitsch, the
nihilist to be among the speakers in Brooklyn.
In Boston Leander Thompson is to harangue
the socialists in Cincinnati. G. H. Meyer, member
Of the Illinois State Legislature; in Chicago, State
Senator Sylvester Artey, and in st. Louis p J. Nc
Guire, of New Haven. 1t has been all along con-
sidered by the socialists that they moving in
the dark and that the suddenness Of this demonstra-
tion would appall their enemies and strike dismay
into the capitalist camp. They thought their move.
ments were unobserved, and it remains to be seen
whether the publicity given to their preparations by
the present expose will not induce the authorities
to take sufficient precautions, in order that the
scenes of 1877 may not be repeated.