Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-05-06
I LABOR TROUBLES.
Demonstration in Favor Of Eight
Hours Work. M

HOufS WOEks s,
At Chicago on Saturday, mechanics and la
boring men struck for the eight hour rrnle, to
the number of ten thousand. There.was no
particular excitement, many regarding it as
kind of holiday. There were, however,
complications in the way of an easy adjust
ment as many Of the men not only demanded
a concessions in the way Of hours, but also an
advance in wages. There were meetings and
speeches and declarations, but no riotous
conduct ensued except at the Michigan South
ern freight house; but even that was Quilted
without trouble. 4 NM
At New York, the position Of the Grand
Jury and Judiciary against violence and boy
cotting, was SO well understood that no yio-
lence occurred. There were meetings and
speeches but no outbreak. s,. s,yss2 u "
\. In Philadelphia the movement was more
conservative character, The Federation Of
Trades Union, while in favor of the eight
hour system does not oppose reduction in
wages. The men out on strikeswill number
over ten thousand. Nj
At East st. Louis. the employees of the
city in the water works struck for eight hours
but were refused. In st. Louis the strike
was by no means general, and was regarded
as failure.
At Louisville, the strike was prominent
feature; at Pittsburg it amounted to nothing.
At Boston the movement was not strong, the
position of the Knights of Labor being
against it. This is about the condition
throughout the country.
Chicago seems to be the hot-bed ofthe La
Dor troubles, and what makes the matter
more serious is its large number of connmun-
lists, or those who sympathize with the conn
munists. On Monday q serious riot occurred,
when 6,0O0 men, lumber showers, planning
mill hands, and the factory men, assembled
on the prairie at Robey st. and the 'Black
road to hold mass meeting. The meeting
was addressed BY socialists who had the mat
ter entirely in their hands. One German
speaker, particularly, infamed his hearers.
After listening to the inhammatory harapgue
the crowd began to throw stones at the sur
rounding buildings. Then, as if moved by
one spirit, GEO men started toward McCor-
mick reaper works half a mile west. It was
about $50 o'clock when the crowd arrived
there. With yells and fierce imprecations,
now frantic, the men attacked the building
with boulders and stones. Reaching Nc
Cormick's gates, the bowling mob met the
workmen coming from their benches, carry
ing their lunch pals. Immediately they be-
gan an attack ON the Mccormick employees,
applying vile epithets and stoning them with
ont mercy. There were only two policemen
ON the scene. Several revolver shots were
fired, but SO far asis known, no one was shot.
Many were struck with stones. Assistance
was summoned and the workmen were es-
coricd to their homes by platoons Of police
men. Several were wounded By pistol shots
and stones. 4
Another bloody riot occurred in the old
Hay Market at Chicago Tuesday, in which
nine policemen were killed and many wound
cd. II ii reported that about seventy-fve
anarchists we're killed III the melee. Dyna-
mite bombs were exploded w the anarchists
with desdly effect, not only to the policemen
but their own members. The matter wears
aserious aspect ii Chicago aud unless the
communists are taken ia hand at once there
il no telling where the thing win end.