The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-26
THE rEU FLAG.


The Great Labor Demonstration AZ Chtcagoi
Yesterday.
CnlcAao, April 25.-Throughout the
larger portion OF this city to-day all re.
minders that this WAS Easter Sunday we're
few. The day being chosen for display
IL the International Workingmen's Asso.
citation streaming crimson banners and
uurying groups Of swsrthy faced foreign.
srs we're far moie conspicuous In the east.
,tn hall Of the city owing to the eight hour
demonstration under the auspices Of the
Central Labor Union, representing the
Communistic element among the lAboring
oeople. There was a great number in
line, probably 5000 or 1000, several bands
II music. red banners by the score and
very few United States flags.
Tho organization began gathering on
Randolph street In the old hsymatket be-
toro 10 A. N. and marching soon began.
The line Of march was apparently chosen
10 Cross and TGcross as many street car
lines as possible. In many placed cars
jlood in lines over half mile In length
The objective point was TO the Lake front
where 4 macs meeting wSs to be held.
Thp long route OF the procession was SUR
founded BY thousands OF people, but
notably lacking any semblance Of enthusi.
asIn. Those Ia the lanks Cheer0d aud
thouted for "eight hours" and
GdoWn With the capitalist" There
Fas hardly a dcEan banners
In English the entire length Of the pro.
ceesion, Two or three contained instruc.
tions 10 boycott certain individuals or
their manufactures, aud one was as fol.
lows; GPriyate capital represents stolen
labor" Another had the words, Eight
hours day. One banner bore In Ger
man the words, "Dhnk water like cattle,
90 Gays Master Workman Powdetly.p
on the way down Madison street the
driver Of wagon attempted to drive
through the procession, His wagon was
quickly overturned and left upside down
N the gutter. When the procession
reached the Lake front the various organ.
Nations augmented w the Concourse Of
cnFious people, In oil perhaps 10000,
Saihefed about the stands and listened TO
sneeCbps by A. X. Pietson, Michel RChwab
and Mr, HatpaCh from one stand, Par.
snns @ suoke IL English, sChwab 10 Ger.
man and HarsACh Ia BohelmAn. On
tba other stand Sam Fielding, Aug
nst HpieB and John A. Henry
Iafauped the thfoDg. Spies spoke
in German and the oilers IN English.
Fhs speechss were all oi the blood and
thunder order and declared In favor oi the
abolition Of private capital and the
unlicallon Of all the world. Parsons de-
clRfed II starvation was forced upon the
bnasses they would raise the banner ot
| liberty and equality and sveepaWAy theiI!
oppfesBOtu. Henry said heretofore az
strikes had been wrong, The men struck
10 walk out. They must change front, 10
walk In and throw their owners out, II Wa1
better 10 throw out the owner Of factory
than 10 throw out 900 Wotkmen,
While the speaking was In prog
Sees All the United States dag
ai,out the stand on which Parsons stood
wers iufled and tucked ont oi sight while
the IA Ilag was Haunted on ell sides
some one YELLED out, "Where's The etatl
and sifIpes 9D % Parsons spoke ol faleinl
line Gbahnef Of liberty" and pointed Z
The red aaa of the Central Labor Union
No answef Vas youchedt bat In 4 couple
loi mInulss Ihe Stars aud stflpee were an
iufied ifom the platform. When thI
speaking had been concluded ~ eaoI