Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-10
Of the streets being no where less than
SIX men deep.
THE MOB PITT TO FIIGHT

finally alarmed the authorities, and they
putforth all their energies to suppress the
Incipient riot. The police force on duty
at trafalgar square was enormously in
creased and prepared for we'll defined
and exhaustive assault. This, after a
long struggle, resulted in pushing the
mob into the side streets and thus
splitting itup. The police followed up
their work and drove each fragment OF
the broken mob until its elements disap-
peared in the alleyways and byways of
the town. Every precaution was then
taken to prevent the reassemblage OF the
mob. Many OF the rioters were arrested.
Some Of these were fined and discharged,
others were remanded for trial, while
number were sentenced to Imprisonment
Tor various terms, ranging from one to
six months.
CALL ON CHAMBERLAIN.
Burns, Champion, Hyndman and Will
liams, the four Socialists who inspired
yesterdays riots, called this afternoon
upon Mr.. Chamberlain, the new President
OF the Local Government Board, at his
office. Mr.. Chamberlain declined to re-
ceiVe the Socialists personally, but con-
veyed to them his willingness to give at
tentiOn to anything they might have to
say, provided they placed 1t before him in
writing. Burns and his colleagues there
upon drafted a statement Of their wishes.
They say they called to obtain from Mr..
Chamberlain declaration of the govern
ments intentions with regard to provid-
ing work for several hundred thousand
unemployed people who were at present
starving in the city of London and else
where in England. The statement contain
ed an assertion that the pressure which the
workingmen's societies had brought to
bear upon the local authorities to secure
relief for the distressed had entirely failed,
and that the letters sent to the local gov
ernment by persons authorized to speak
for the distressed were left unanswered.
Burns and his colleagues added that they
had personally come for some statement
of the governments intentions In order to
be able to report something definite to the
meeting OF unemployed workmen of
London which is soon to be held in the
city.
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN's REPLY.
Mr.. Chamberlain replied In writing
that he did not think that any of the
remedies proposed by the Social Demo-
cratic Federation would prove effectual to
relieve the prevalent want and misery
existing among the unemployed in Eng
land. He was on this account unable to
support these proposed measures, at the
same time he felt the urgent necessity of
having something done, and he was now
having an inquiry made for the purpose
of ascertaining the exact extent and
character Of the distress. Wherever it
should be found necessary to do so, boards
of guardians. unless they were already
empowered, would be authorized to grant
outdoor relief when labor tests had been
arranged sufficient to prevent inFesture.
The question OF public works, continued
Mr.. Chamberlain, was not within the
province OF the Local Government Board
THE CALLERS DISSATISFIED.
The Socialists departed dissatisfied with
the outcome of their visit. Hyndman and
Champion were quite angry over what
they called Mr.. Chamberlain's evasion of
the real points at issue. They denounced
his scheme OF inquiry as a device to Sc
cure delay, while the very men in whose
behalf the alleged inquiry was claimed to
have been started, were actually starving
to death. "The unemployed OF London"
the Socialist continued, ''dO not want out
door relief. They do not want charity.
They want nothing but honest and useful
work which will enable them To earn
bread. The proposition TO give them dOles,
accompanied by servile and degrading
labor tests, gals them, and is calculated
to exasperate them into revolt"
AN INDIGNATION MEETING.
A meeting of West End tradesmen was
held this evening tor the purpose of
giving expression to their indignation at
the want Of confidence in the authorities
for permitting the riot. W. IL. Smith,
member Of Parliament, who was a men,
Der of Lord SahsDury's Cabinet, presided
Mr.. Pickett stated that the loss caused
to his firm by the rioters amounted to
$4,000. Several members of Parliament
addressed the meeting. Mr.. smith
said he sympathiZed with genuine dis
tress. He condemned, however, the
present mode of agitation, and appealed
to wOrkmen 10 resent the interference Of
Socialists as detrimental to their own iu-
terests. He said be had seen Mr.. Child
ers, the Home Secretary, and had given
him notice that he would question the
government on the subject in Parliament.
A resolution was adopted to send a me-
mortal to the Homo Secretary asking him
10 receive a deputatiOn OF tradesmen for
a conference.
THE POLICE CENsURED.
Mr.. Kelly. Secretary or the Unemployed
Workingmen's Organization, accused the
Socialists Of causing the recent trouble,
and lays part OF the blame on the police
officials, who, he says, were perfectly
aware of the intentions Of the Socialists.
Alr. Kelly on Monday distributed 10000
circulars among wOrkmen urging peace
ful proceedings. He threatens that un-
less the police proceed against the Social
lists, the workmen themselves will en-
deavor 30 punish them. Mr.. Kelly had
his eyes blackeDed and was otherwise
badly bruised IN the fights yesterday.
The city is quiet tonight.
SOCIALISTS TO BE PROSECUTED.
LONDON, Feb. 10, A. M.-rhe Ddtly
Telegraph says that the government in
tends TO prosecute the more violent or the
Socialist speakers who addressed the mob
IN Trafalgar square. The news OF the
riots here has created a sensation in
Europe. The Socialists OF Paris and Ber-
lin are jubilant. Meetings are being call
ed IN those cities TO express admiration
for the London Socialists aud 10 encourage
them TO take further action.
HYNDMAN's REASONING.
The St0nd0rd this morning prints a re-
port OF an interview OF Hyndman, the
Socialist leader. lie denied that bad har-
vests or over population were the causes
Of the distress prevailing among the
working people, because, be said, SINH
lar social troubles existed in Ameri-
ca and France. The real cause was
the universal fact that the produc-
ers had control over the amount paid