The Labor enquirer., 1886-02-20
Will Make Them Face the Music.

make Ihem Face IAe
Capitalistic Telegraph.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-At the hearing on
Wednesday, before Justice Inghan, of
Hyndman, Burns, Champion and Will
liams, who have been summoned TO
answer to the charges of inciting to riot,
contempt oflaw, etc., during the disorder
In London last week, Mr.. Gladstone, Mr.
Chamberlain and Mr.. Broadhurst have
been subpenaed by the Socialists, and
the examination of these gentlemen
will be watched by all parties with in
tense interest.
The Social Democratic Federation has
issued manifesto convening a meeting
for Sunday to demand that the govern
ment begin work on public improve
ments IN order to give employment to
the workingmen who are now idle, and
that the wages to be paid be sufficient to
insure a healthy subsistence. The man
ifesto appeals to the workingmen to as
sist IN maintaining order, and explains
the objects of the Federation. 1t con-
eludes as follows:
"Let the governing classes face the In
evitable downfall of decaying eivilza-
tion without hypocrisy or panic. Upon
them rests the responsibility for the
peaceable or forclble issue of the last
crest class struggle of our times" !
; The Queen has sent a donation of
$500 to the Mansion house relief fund
for the unemployed. The fund now
amounts to fl30,000.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch from
Yarmouth says the unemployed work.
ingmen of that city are making riotous
demonstrations.
BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 15.-A meeting of
the unemployed workingmen was held
here to-day and it was attended by 5000
persons. The addresses were of most
infammatorv nature AMI the assem-,
blage degenerated into mob which at
tempted to run riot in the streets and
pilage the shops. The police were pre-
pared and they succeeded in sup
pressing the riotlng and preventing anv
acts of pillage.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE hearing in the
cases of the Socialist leaders, Hyndman,
Burns, Champion and Williams, who
were charged with melting riot, con-
tempt of the law, ETC., in connection with
the recent demonstration in London,
began in Bow Street police court this
morning. The court room was we'll
filled with spectators, but it was not
crowded.
Mr.. Poland, the solicitor for the treas
ury, in presenting the case for the gov
ernment, quoted from the speeches
which were made by the defendants at
the time of the riots. Several newspaper
reporters were called as witnesses, and
they gave testimony regarding the action
of the prisoners previous to and during
the disorder.
Mr.. Poland asked that the prisoners
be committed for trial. He said the
prosecution had nothing of a political
nature in it, and urged that the men be
prosecuted for misdemeanor. This, ne
continued, consisted of the utterances
| by the different defendants of express
sions and sentiments with intent to pro-
woke a breach of the peace. These utter
ances were made al the meetings held al
Trafalgar square and Hyde park on
Monday of last week.
Burns, at the Trafalgar square meeting
said to the assemblage: "Unless we get
bread, they will get lead" and "The
( next time we will sack the bakers
shops"
| 1t was Burns who suggested to the
mob to march through the West End
When the mob arrived at HYDE park
Burns again addressed the rioters and
/ said: I'VE have shown what stones car
do we will try powder and shot if they
don't aecede, and there will be Revo-
luton
/ Champion, in his speeches to the
rioters on the same day, urged bis
j hearers to influence the police and army
to Join the people. Williams, in mis- ad
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| dress, urged the people to organize, say
i ing he was unwilling to have the stary