The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-04-14
SEEKING THEIR RIGHTS,
Monster Eight Hour Demonstr alton Ia
Chicago saturday.

CHICAGO, April 1l.-FuIly S,OOO working
men crowded into the great armory OF the
Sixth Cavalry on Lake Front last night.
and possibly 1O,UOO more gathered in front
OF the building. The occasion had been ad-
vertised as an eight-hour demonstration
under the auspices OF the Trades Assemblies
Of Chicago. A large proportion OF the
:tssemblage came in organized bodies pre-
ceded by fife and drum and carrying huge
transparencies, but few OF the men wore
any regalia and apparently no attempt at
display was made except in point OF num-
bers. Neither was there anything re-
sembling procession. The various unions
come first served was the rule as to seats
within. Nevertheless excellent order was
maintained, hats were promptly removed
at the first tap OF the chairmans gavel.
and two or three hundred OF the mems
wives and sweethearts who occupied tiers
OF seats in the place OF honor were shown
marked consideration by the heabandonment
OF pipes and cigars in their vicinity. There
were not to exceed dozen police
to be seen in or about the hail.
The interest centered in the trans
parencies and as union after union at
irregular intervals marched into the hall
and as the crowd caught sight OF the mot
toes the speakers voices were lost in rounds
OF cheers that were renewed again and again.
Eight hours and no drones.' ''WOrk
eight hours only and boom the labor mar
kct," and
OPPOSE CHILD LABOR"
were fair samples. Among the trades rep
resented n,lmerously were the carpenters,
plasterers and cigar makers, but long list
of others were not far behind in point OF
number. George A. Schilling acted as Chair
man, and ranged about him On the platform
were the leaders OF the local unions and men
prominent in the labor movement. Among
the latter sat Judge Richard Pcndergast, OF
the State Bench. Alexander Sullivan also
occupied seat on the platform. The ad-
dresses of the evening were delivered by
Thomas 4. Hill, who spoke OF the progress
OF the eight hour movement; w. ii. Salter
on economies and the bearing OF the move
ment on society, and l.. II. Sawyer it's ma
terial advantages to wage-workers. The
crowd on the outside were held together by
speeches from Richard Powers and several
other prominent Knights OF Labors. Just
az the overflow meeting was fully
under headway, there emerged from
the hall in which the Eight-hour demon
stration was being held, file OF men bear
ing q red flag with German inscription
which had been carried into the hall dur
ing the progress OF the meeting concealed.
Samuel Fielding, the Anarchist, delivered a
harangue to the crowd which numbered
about ! 900. The speakers negro wife sat
at his feet The crowd was composed
largely of the foreign element, and the two
men who bore the red flag could not speak
English. Fielding was succeeded by Far
sons. the noted Anarchist, who violently
assailed the Knights OF Labor, after winch
h;s hearers marched to the hall OF the In
ternational Society. The Eight-hour meet
ing was prolonged to a late hour, ana ou1
,tyEpd
few references were made by the SPEAKERS
to the existing railway strikes, ana theh
principally to point moral IN tneir arsu,
ment for the masses to organize till strikes
should be made practically Impossible
anI steady work at reasonable pay
cnuld he obtained by measures such as the
general adoption Of the eight-hour system
SYMPATHY FOR THE STRIKERS.
rhonqh the strikers were apractlcaliy lei,
untouched bv the speakers, an expression OF
- selling Of the multitude was gwen IN tne
tnmaw;ny tnH which was adopted by acclama
ton amid the widest enthusiasm:
Peso we'd, That this mass meeting o 'nt
citizens OF Chicago denounce the pernoy ~ ~
law Gould in breaking his agreement WIZ
tho Knights OF Labor to settle tne ea"1e' "a. ,e'
of the present strike in the South"es' ~
arbitration. BY his letter OIL, OF >"n m.a -,
. Ma rch ES laBU, W
Mastar astm Workman OF the Knights OF Labor
Could Could stated in substance that IT,; the ,g gr,fhx th
o,,.a. ~ the men now on strike oi, ". W
Sn,+hwestern railroads would be s"pIll.
"a tnorhitr ration. This letter was "r'!'e' 's
to powderly after two interview
the s0cS 8; tse by ss" "Ps Sstvss ~s
no,,id and the Knights of Laoo.
n accordance with the same agreeill.eIi. .ai.
Master wosk%sR or n3rke rS'@ssy {" rstSrn 'et
sraphea 1ne ,"'" Gould the next day b.
MH,h talsehood and double dealing violate tn,
nla inly for the purpose OF demoral'zns aas,a ="
knights Of Labor :, G1@i We 5hsF'tGis ri this @ %stte
i,ha hase , in the extreme and we call apon, tn
,h';c I everywhere to familiarize themseaye i've
the facts in the case sentauante aHa to ef Ii
stshs saae e SGs hs city 1T S tset
gathering nstnsf1 ,seSsSv the arss' s
%iou ever held III IHIo cA0.