New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30
SOCIALISM IN ENGLAND.
oprAr MEETING IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE
.uorsANps PREsENT-MR. HYNDMAN ON THE o0'
JrcTs OF THE ENGLISH SOCIALISTS

~uor,sANDS PRESENT-Mt. H1NDMhN ot' A'N
JEcTs OF THE ENGLISH SOCIALISTS
fpv CABLE TO THE rRIBuNr)
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,oynox. Aug 29-Before attending the grca'
s..;al;st meeting held 10 Trafalgar Square To-Day
Fur tribune correspondent obtained the following
...,ement from Mr. Hyndman, leader OF the eoci"
aemocratic movement In England, concerning 'h'
,h,ects of the meeting and the general outlook
sAs the meeting 10 intended 10 be an expression oi
,ouon we ought to be allowed to speak az tne s''eo'
corners That is conceded to religious, temperance
and other orators. We do not claim any right ""S'-
ever TO contravene the law by blocking the s''co's
or interfering with any oue's convenience except "S
otber neople are allowed This we have frequently
told the police authorities and have so informed '"0
Home Secretary BE II remembered we nave oe'"
frat nersecuted by Liberal Government, oeo"'u0
we alone have ever seriously attempted siocc INC
Chartist movement to organize the worhof'' NV
merely for political purposes bnt TO gam 10. 'u0"
solid social advantages. 1t b well known '""'
,hs canning winter aud indeed within the next TWO
,h. ,ra ;u,end 10 renew our agitation in favor OF
the unemployed laborers, many thousands OF whom
on now in the height OF the summer are to be FOUND
an, -, onr streets Hence the Government are trying
to ston our agitation In underband way, nom-
,rv IN accordance with the law but really by arb-
trarv poice Intervention Thus they would suppress
or rht to free speech without seeming to suppress "
In our meetings We protest against unfair uiso'
ton because we know our opinions happen 10 DO uh
,oo,,r with the upper and middle classes Our or
co,repts have been made as far $ possible to Sc
cnre perfec order both In marching to ana rom tne
Square and during the continuance OF tho meeuhg.
We wish to have 1t that we are An ana
disciplined body with thorough knowledge OF wna'
we want and how to seek It,
I've have issued lealet, TO be distributed at the
eet,pg warning our friends against those who might
r 20 oiscredt our Organization by creating disturb
ance Some of the French labor delegates VIII speak
on our p,atforms They practically represent tho same
orderly Socialist movement In France that we DO hero.
Thav come to England to cDunteract the attempt OF
Tho French Government to have partial report upon
English trade organizations and general economical
deyelopments made by the men whose interests are
moi entirely identical with those OF the fnanciors.
Those delegates have been sent over by the Municipal
CouncI of Paris Hitherto all French deputations
have fallen into the hands of our Liberal wire-pullers
and have been used to promote the interests OF mere
free trade capitalists while on tie con rary these
delegates come directly TO the only really active
labor party in England. Their presence here shows
the excellent understanding that exists between tho
workingmen OF London aud those of Paris and gives
nm important international aspect to the meeting,
especially timely In view OF what Is passing oi' 'D'
Continent Those delegates first visited the German
Social Democratic Workingmens Club. a significant
fact which points to the growing union of the working
CLASSES even of France and Germany, q union which
accounts for much of the growing Discrimination OF
Bismarck to provoke. allowsto be provoked any
present disturbance of the peace in Europe"
At the meeting the great square was packed with
dense masses of people. Speeches were made from
four platforms. Numerous red flags were foated,
some of them suspended from the big lions at the base
of Nelson's Monument An army of uniformed police
men. 1000 strong, was in attendance, 200 OF whom
were mounted. Hundreds of police and detectives
were scattered through the crowd in plain clothes but
found no employment. however as the fervid oratory
only moved the crowd to cheer and wave hats and
bandkerchiefs