Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-09
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. RED FLAGS IN LONDON: A Riot Caused By The So-
 ciaIists. TIE POWER OF REMOVAL. A Burning Question In The
 Senate. WAGES RAISED IN THE MILLS. Pastor Downs Goes Before
 The Ministers.
WAGES RAISED IN THE MILLS.
THE RED FLAGS IN LONDON.

Socialists And Runners Ge9 Up a R1Ot In The Name of The Workinghen- Merchants And Shopkeepers Lose Heavily By Smashed Windows. LONDON, Feb. 8.-The meeting of unem- ployed workmen in Trafalgar Square to-day
 was the largest of it's kind ever held. The estimates as to the number of participants | vary, but good judges say that fully one hundred thousand were present. The square | was densely packed, as were also many of the streets leading thereto. The crowds 1 were harangued by speakers of all kinds, among them several of evident socialistic tendencies. man named Burns, who ran as the Nationalist candidate in Nottingham | at the recent election, appeared to be the leader, and made himself especially obnox- iots to the police. The speakers warned the government that while the unemployed were passive now, if not soon relieved they would attack the bakers shops next. Mo. tions were made and adopted de-
 manding the opening of relief works
 by the government and the appoint
 ment of minister of commerce.
 The workmen after the meeting had broken
 up formed in body and marched through Picoadilly, Regent and Oxford streets, smash ing the windows of the houses along the route. On arriving in front of the war of
 fee some of the leaders made rush as if to enter; but were deterred by the threatening attitude of the sentry stationed there, who brought his bayonet to a charge. Several shops along the line of march were footed by the mob and the windows of the Devonshire o1p fha of Mr and Mir John Morley, the new chief sec retary for Ireland, and other private dwell ings were smashed. Peaceable citizens sought refuge from the mob by fleeing into the stores and houses. The police appeared to be utterly powerless. Several of their num- Der were severely handled by the rioters. The mob came to halt at Hyde Park where an- other meeting was held. Socialists and oth CT speakers addressed the meeting, using the most violent and abusive language against the government.
 It would be doing the workingmen of London great injustice to call to-day's riotous assemblage at Trafalgar Square meeting of laboring classes. There were thousands of genuine work:ngmen there, or perhaps it would be more correct to say men who would work if they could get employment; but the predominant element was the com
  men were there because the meeting was sd- vertised as a demonstration in their behalf. The vicious class there because they wanted mischief and knew there would be opportunity for it. After some rank com mnnist haranguers had compelled the police to interfere the object of the meeting was accomplished and in the confusion that followed the pillaging of shops and breaking of windows was quickly begun. There is no more significance in this rioJing than there has been in half dozen previous instances of disorderly and thieving assem- blages in Hyde Park and other public meet ing places. It merely shows how large a crim inal and reckless element there is in the great city, always ready to avail itself of any opportunity to make trouple for the authori- ties. The most deplorable effect of the event is that it tends to check the sympathy which the undeniably large number of un- employed persons would naturally receive if they could meet and present their statement of grievances in an orderly manner without being overwhelmed and displaced by lawless mobs. The harm inflicted upon their interests, however, is much less than would be the case if the new govern ment were not composed of men who are in favor of relieving the condition of the poor as matter of principle and are not likely to be swayed from that purpose by any law lessness for which the respectable unemploy- ed are palpably not to blame.
 The chief sufferers from the violence of the mob were the residents and shopkeepers of North and South Audley streets and OK ford street, though considerable damage was done in other localities. Probably two hun dred snops and dozen clubs sustained more or less injury and about fifty shops were pill laged. these included jewellers, bakers, butchers and wine shops. Hundreds of inof- fensive people were abused. The police were at first powerless to make headway against the crowd, which for time virtually did as it pleased and order was ultimately restored only by breaking the ranks of the rioters, separating them into small squads and dispensing them. The military has been under arms since Enightfall and will remain so until morning. The police are now pa trolling the streets and there is not the slight est indication that there will be renewal of AI,