Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
NOT LIBERTY, BUT LICENSE.
Citizen Schwab, the Sociallstic Blath.
erskite, and His Associates Air
Their Grievances.


CHICAGO, April 25.-Throughout the
larger portion OF the city to-day all re-
minders that this was Easter Sunday were
permitted to attract much less attention
than the evidences hat it was the day Of
display for the International Working
mems Association" Streaming crimson
banners and hurryi,g groups Of swarthy-
faced foreigners were far more conspicuous
in the eastern half OF the city than any
tokens ofthe resurrection or of church-going.
The day had been chosen for an eight
hour demonstration under the auspices OF
the Central Labor Union, representing the
communicate element among the laboring
people of the city. There was agTeat num-
Der of men in line, probably three to four
ners by the score and very few United
States flags. The organization began gath
ing on Randolph street, in the old Hay
market before 10 a. m. and the marching
began.
- THE LII OF MARCH
was apparently chosen to, cross and re-
CROSS as many street car ines as possible.
~ 010uy Pl6SC0 (0I6 OOOOO III I11S6 OtSK HAL
q mile in length. The objective point was
the Lake front, where mass meetings were
to be held. The route of procession was
thronged by thousands of people, but nota-
bly, lacking any semblance of enthusiasm.
Those in the ranks, however, shouted for
''eight hours' and 'down with the capital
ist." There was hardly a dozen banners iE !
in the entire. length of the process
Two OF three contained inst ructiOns |
to
BOYCOTT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS,
or their manufactures, and one was as fol-
lows: Private capital represents stolen
Another had the words, Eight |
hours per day" One banner bore in Ger
man the words: Drink water like cattle, |
80 says Master Workman Powderly." On
he way down Madison street the driver of
a wagon attempted to drive through the
procession. His wagon was quickly over
turned, and left upside-down in the gutter.
When the procession reached Lake front.
various organizations were augmented
by throngs OF curious people. In all, per-
haps 10000 gathered around the two
and listened to speeches by A. r.
Parsons, Michael Schwab and A. NJ. Hara-
zach from nj stand. Parsons spoke in
AN EMMA |
and Harasaeh in Bohemian. On the other
Sam Fielding, August Spies and
John A. Henry h%arangued the multitude,
Spies speaking in German and the others
n English. The speeches were all of the
blood and thunder order, and declared
n favor of the abolition of private capital
md the unifaction of all wealth. Parsons
that il starvation was forced
,pon tie masses they would raise the ban
Ter OF liberty and equality and sweep away
I'll their oppressors. Henry said that
heretofore all strikes had been wrong. The
nen had struck to walk out; they must
hange front and strike to walk in and
THROwT THE OwNER n OUT.
It was better to throw out the owner OF
factory than to thr out 200 or 300
Torkmen. While the speaking was in pro-
ress all United States flags ON the stand
which Parsons stood were turled and
tucked out OF sight, while the red flag was
on all sides. Some one yelled out:
Where's the stars and stripes" as Par
ons spoke of raising "the Banner OF Lib
rty" and pointed to the red flag of the
Labor Union. No answer was
oucnsafed, but in a couple of minutes the
tars n stripes were unfurled from the
latform. When the speaking had been
oncluded at each platform three cheers
ere given for the 8-hour movement and
he crowds quickly melted away.