Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-26
LABOR LORE.
The Red Flag Of Blood Floats Ia Chi
cago, while Foreigners FurI Our
Own Stars and Stripes.
General Master Workman Powderly
Refuses to Talk on the strike
Situation.
A Fight between the iSnighte Of rabov
and tho Amaieamated Iron aud
steel Workers.
MoNsrnR DKMoNsrnArIon


CHICAGO, I'LL April 20 Throughout
the larger part OF the city to-day ali re-
minders that this was Easter Sunday
were permitted TO attract much less at
tention than the evidences that II was a
day Of display for the international Work
ingmeu's association,
streaming crimson banners aud hurrvina
groups of swarthy-iaced foreigners were
far more conspicuous IN the eastern half
OF the city than any tokens OF the resur.
rection or OF church-golng.
The day had been chosen for an eight.
hour demonstration under the auspices
OF the Central Labor union, representing
the communstic element among the
laboring people Of the city. There was a
great number of men In line, probably
from 5000 TO 1000, several bands Of music,
red banners by the score, and very few
United States flags. Organizations be-
gan gathering on Randolph street In
the old Haymarket before 10 a. m,
and marching soon began. The objective
point was the lake front, where mass.
meeting OF all the participants was TO DO
hold. The long route OF the procession
was thronged by thousands OF people, but
notably lacking the semblance of enthus-
iasm, Those In the ranks however oheered
and shouted for "eight hours and tdown
With the capitalists" There were
hardly dozen banners in English in the
entire length OF the procession, Two or
| three contained Instructions to boycott
certain individuals or manufacturers, and
one was as follows, "prlvate capitalists
represent stolen LAHORE Another was
worded; "Eight hours day. One ban
ner bore In German the words, oDrink
water like cattle, so says Master Work
man Powdorly," On the way down Madi-
son street the driver OF wagon attempted
TO drive through the procession, when
the wagon was quickly overturned and
left upside down In the gutter
/ When the procession reached the lake
front the various organizations augment
ed by throngs OF curious people, IN all
perhaps 10000, gathered at two stands
and listened to speeches by A. II. Parson,
M. Schwab, IN German, and MIR. Harasach
from one stand. Parsons spoke In En-
giish, Schwab In German, aud Harasach
In Bohemian Gu the other platform
Sam Fielding, August Spies and John 4.
Henry harangued the multitude. Spies
spoke In German and the others in En-
glish The speeches were all OF tie
"blood and thunderp order and declared
In favor OF the abolition OF private cant
J..
Parsons declared If starvation was
forced upon the masses they would
raise the banner OF liberty and equity and
sweep away all their oppressors. Mr..
Henry said that heretofore all strikes had
been wrong, Men had struck TO walk
out, they must change front and strike to
walk In and throw the owners and mana
gers out, II was better 10 throw out the
owner OF factory than 10 throw out 2000
or 5000 workmen.
While the speaking was IN progress ali
| United States flags about the stand on
which Parsons stood were furled and
tucked out Of sight, while the red aags
faunled on all sides. Some one yelled
out, "Where are the stars aud stripesYD
AS Parsons spoke Of raislug The uban-
ner OF liberty" he pointed 10 The rod fac
of the Central Labor union.
When the speaking had been concluded
at each platform three cheers were given
for the eight-hour movement, and tho
crowd quickly melted away.
AN INTERVIEW WITH PowpERIY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 25.--.Grand
Master Workman P0wderly was asked
yesterday what he thought Of the eItna-
ton In the West. He said ~ am not
prepared TO make any statement. The
/ PoptAo hhfS PlRliNutQ MI L nnvn 10
say and much that | have NOT
said. have been credited with many in
teryiews that l never held. Yes. Il has
been reported that Mr.. Irons was working
In the interest OF the gamblers. but I
place no belief In the assertion. You
must not ask inc TO express my opInion
as to the merits OF the strike. have
been SO frequently mlsstated that
prefer 10 say nothing about
II. 80 far as my dealings with .Jay
/ Gould are concerned, he not only deceived
me, but he deceived all Wall street.
never used such language toward him as
have been credited with, nor did ever
claim victory or state, as d New York
paper credited me with doing, that he
was "squelched" Such reports have
done me and the cause | represent
great harm and are very unjust. The re-
port that have stated I would not be
gubernatorial candidate is true. have
frequently said | would not and
VIII not. ! have no political aspirations
/ ana even u mad could uot neglect the
| hegdn
Mr. Powderly left last night for HamjI-
ton, Ont, via Boston. Mr.. Hayes Of the
Knights OF Labor executive board Iefr
last night for ST.. Louis.
CONTEST BETwEEH LABOR ORG NATIONS.
PiTrsBuRG, IA April 26.--A light be-
tween the two greatest labor orders in
the country, the Knights OF Laboa and
the Amalgamated association OF iron and
steei' workers, Is promised for the
near future. The knights OF LABOR
are charged with cajeling several lodges
OF the Amalgamated, whose charters had
lapsed, into forming assemblies OF
knights Of Labor. II Il also said
that the Federation OF Miners viii aid
the Amalgamated.
PLAsTEBERs AND MoLDERs.
ST. Louis, Mo, April 26--rhe master
plasterers OF this city have agreed TO put
the eight-hour system into effect on May
and 70 pay their men SS.76 per day, the
old rate was $500 for ten hours, 80 the