The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-27
Eight Hour Denomination.

CHICAGO, April 25.-Throughout the
large portion of the city to-day all re-
minders that this was Easter Sunday
were permitted to attract much less at
tention than evidences that II was a day
of display for the international Work
ingmen's Association" Streaming
crimson banners and hurrying groups
OF swarthy-faced foreigners were far
more conspicuous in the eastern half of
the city than any tokens Of the resur-
rection or Of church-Soing. The day
had been chosen for an eIght-hour de-
monstration under the auspices Of the
Central Labor Union, representing the
Communistic element among the labor
ing people OF the city. There was a
great number of men in line, probably
5000 TO 1900. several bands OF music.
red banners by the score and a very few
United States flags. The organization
began gathering on Randolph Street m
the old hay market before 10 NJ. and
marching began. The line of march
was apparently chosen TO cross and re-
cross as many street car lines as posi-
Bile. At many places cars stood IN the
lines over half a mile in length. The
objective point was Lake Front where
a mass-meeting Of all participants was
10 be held. The long route Of the pro-
cession was thronged by thousands of
people. but notably lacking any sem
blance of enthusiasm Those in the
ranks. however, cheered and shouted
for eight hours" and down with the
capitalist" There was hardly a dozen
banners in English IN the entire length
of the procession. Two or three contained
instructions to boycott certain individ-
uals. or their manufactures, and one
was as follows: Private capital repre-
sents stolen labor" Another had the
words Eight hours per day." One
banner bore in German words, Drink
water like cattle; so says Master Work
man PowdeTly." On the way down
Madison street the driver of a wagon
attempted 10 pass through the process
sion. His WAGON was quickly over
turned and left upside down in the gut
ter. When the procession reached Lake
Front, the various organizations were
augmented by throngs Of curious peo-
Pile: in all, perhaps 1000 gathered
around the two stands and listened TO
speeches by A. X. Parsons, Michael
Schwab ard n Mr.. Harash, from one
stand. Parsons spoke in English,
Schwab in German, and Harasach in
Bohemian. On another platform Sam
Fielding. August Spies and John A.
Henry harang9ed the multitude, Spies
speaking in German and the others in
English. The speeches were all Of the
blood and thunder" order, and de-
clared in favor OF the abolition OF pri-
vate capital and the unifac;iOn of all
wealth. Parsons declared If stsrvat on
was forced upon the masses they would
raise the banner Of liberty and equality
and sweep away all their oppressOrs
Henry said that heretofore ali strikes
had been wrong. The men struck 10
walk out; they must change front
and strike TO walk in and throw
IL e owners and managers out. Ii was
belt-r to throw out the owner OF a
factory than TO throw out over 200 or
300 wOrkmen. While the speaking was
in progress al the United States flags
on the stand on which Parsons stood
were furled and tucked out Of sight.
while the red flag was Haunted on all
sides Some one yelled out where's
the Stars and Stripes" as Parsons
spoke of raising the banner ofliberty, ="
and pointed TO the red flag OF the Central
Labor Union. No answer was vouch-
safed, but in n couple of minutes the
stars and Stripes were unfurled from
the platform. When the speaking had
been concluded at each platform. three
cheers were given for the eight-hour
movement. and the crowds quickly
melted away.
BosToN, April p The Master Masons
and Master Builders Associ atoms have
issued a lengthy report to the Brick
Layers Assembly. Knights OF LsUOr.
which report recommends that the
whole question of the reduction of
hours oflabor be abandoned till more
propiiuous time and that the rate Of
wages remain as at present, but that On
Saturday eight hours be accepted rs 4
day 5 labor.
ST LOUIS. April 26.-The contractors
and blllders here TO the number Of 80
recently organized - take some def
mite action upon eight hour agitation.
said this morning that the builders
generally had agreed 10 consider eight
hours a days work and pay the en-
ployees thirty cents per hour.