The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-05-09
MAY DAY STRIKES.
Great Labor Demonstration. IN nil
Large Centres but no Disturb

Large Centres but no Disturb.
The daily papen for weeks have bssa tssn
Ing with descriptions Of the great labor strikes
Which were to occur In America and Europe
and predicting that on the first of May, the<
day net apart for the united action ofths~
trades union at home and abroad, there
would be an upheaval of all the relations b.
tween capitol and labor and perhaps par
tial destruction ofour present social system.
But the first OF May has come and gone, and
tho result OF the demonstrations in the lead.
ing cittes may be summarized az follows:
IN CHICAGO.
Ihousands ofthe men quit work for thedsy
70 march In the grand parade. hut by far mnny
more took holiday dressed in their Sun
hay clothes to view tho procession. It was
an orderly, good naturcd crowd and an Or
derry parade. The marching line waa about
four miles long. 1t occupied two hours in
passing given point, and the number of
men IN line was estimated Mt $4,000 to 30,
VoO. The carpenters. WHO have been placed
by the American Federation Of Labor in the
van OF the eight-hour movement, led the dc.
monstration with about G,OOO men, inclui.
ing three assemblies OF the knights Of Labor.
IN NEW YORK.
The New York city end of the worldwide
labor demonstration was not great sue.
cess so for az the numbers who pnraded and
who attended the Union square mass meet.
ing wns concerned. The meeting was under
the auspices of the Socinlistic Labor pnrty.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted by the meeting
which recited the fact that the day had been
hxsd by the American Federation Of Labor aa
Instrumentation OF the eight -hour movement:
that tue International Labor congress ut Par.
10 last July had issued such call to the work.
inRmen Q! the world; that tho carpenters
nkAfIf fho tUl,t -hon 1,ok -
pending strike among the members ofths
trainers union, ind which it was believed
would be inaugurated, Inns been avoided,
IAe bosses announced that they would agree
..s, 70 snc term. Of the men TINT eight hours
are all at work and there is general rejoic,
ing among the different trades.
Fully 900 men werc in limo in the great
labor demonstration May day, practically
under the auspices OF the Amcricnn Fedora.
tion OF Labor, and the parade swelled by the
presence of Knights Of Labor and men made
up OF fbookbindera, shoplastera, harnessmak.
ers,cigarmakers, plnteprinters, collnrmakers.
cooPers and dozen other trades, above ali
being the ten organizations of carpenters
1t is believed that the demonstration will be
followed ly strike in one or more of the
building trades.
LOUISVILLE.
At least II, 900 men we're in line in q pro.
ceasion five miles in length. After the parade
where samuel Gompera. president OF the
federati0n of Labor, and other speakers,
addressed the wage workers.
IN PARIS.
Pnris was the scene of many labor demon.
strations. hut withnl the day pussed off more
quietly thnn was expected. i row occurred
IN The Place de la Concord, but it was quick
a v,rs,r tov,
Eass down the Rue dc In Cirque towards the
Elyrce. Tho police barred the wny and com.
mnnde,l the pnradeto stop, but the paraders
detiett them The guards then charged upon
the mob with bayOncts, wOunding many in
the front ranks. The crowd then broke. A
large numb.r Of arrests were made.
IN LONDON.
The street displays of tho boastctl strength,
anu. uncompromising determination of the
w0rkmen we're positively ridiculous in their
me"gerless. The parades were not directed
by her the trades unionists or the social-
ats and really seemed to have no definate
object The socialists and trades organiza.
tons, however declare, tlnt they are reserv.
ing their forces for Sunday. when they will
give an example of their power that will
cause society to tremble In the possession
today banner wns inscribed "ltcmember
Chicago" md displayed pictures OF chains,
han'irnlis, nooses, cts.. together with the
ions on the gnlows and the last words OF
Spies
QUIET IN AUSTRIA.
The streets of Vienna filed with people, but
the crOwls were orderly. 4 riot occurred at
Prosnitz growing out OF an attempt on the1
part of workngmcn to !il,ern.c some Of their
comrades who had been imprisoned. A mob
o 1000 mnde IL rush on the prison with the
the Intention OF setting the inmates free. but
they we're met by "a strong body Of troops
and repulscd. A few of the rioters we're hurt.
At Trieste, Pola and Crncow there WAS only
a slight observance Of tho day by working.
men and everything was quiet. The latest
reports from elsewhere in Austria and Hun.
gary speak only of quiet meetings in avor Of
n working day OF eight hours, at which the
speakers exhorted their hearers not to break
the law.
ORDER IN BERLIN.
As q aocialist demonstration to the move
ment IN berlin was n complete hasco. Those
who turned out were chiefly young men who
we're bent on nothing more serious than hav.
ing n holiday and there wns no meeting or
other manifestation Of any consequence The
military were ordered out nominaiIy for field
exetcics and the police were instructed to i0-
moro the workingmen as far rs possible and
only to Interfere in case any of the men at
work were thrcntened or moleste.l. Ten
thousand men marched in procession today.
There was not the slightest sign OF disorder
at any place in Germany as far as beard
from.
OTHER PLACES.
In NIL the other cities of tho United State.
and Europe the May day celebration pusved
OIL with little or no excitement