The morning call., 1890-04-29
WOTkinSmGn Urged to Join
the EiSht-HOur Move.
Instructions for the Great Demonstration
on the list Of May.
Strike Of Chicago Carpenters Nearing The
EHd-The StOCk-Yards TrOuble-La-
Dor Troubles in Europe
Special by the California Associated Press

New YORK, April 2S.-The General Ex-
ecuiiye Board OF the American Federation
Of Labor has issued the following mani
festo:
ID the demonstrations OF May 1st turn out in
vast numbers and by your presence manifest
your unalterable determination to have your
eght-hour work day enforced though by one
uade at a time, yet for all, as the ultimate re-
suit. Allow no one 10 provoke you 10 a breach
OF the peace, maintain order, refrain from vio-
lence, engage IN no riots, let your watchword be
tue enforcement Of tile eight-hOur work day, be
firm. peaceaUe and positive.
Among the organizations that will par
ticipate in the demonstration here are the
furniture-workers, cigar-makers. cement
masons, Hebrew trades 5000 strong, silk
ribbon weavers and wood-workers. The
German trades of Brooklyn, numbering
1000 men, will join in the demonstration.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-A committee from
the Carpenters Council and one from the
new Bosses Association held a conference
this afternoon. The new association is SO
far favorable to granting the demands OF
the strikers as to have been desirous to
have called the strike off. The men, how
ever, say that they will do nothing until
after the labor demonstration oil May 1st
l. can be taken as an assured fact that this
week will see the end of the strike as far as
the new Bosses Association is concerned.
Concerning the stock-yaTdS trouble, Pack
ers Swift and Cudahy are credited with the
statement that there will not be any strike
al their packing-hUuSes. Nels Morris, how
ever, Is preparing for strike by laying in
supply Of cots Tor the use OF uOn-uulon
men who desire to work, SO they need not
leave the building in the event of any
trouble.
WEST SUPERIOR (Wis), April 2S.-Two
hundred Coal-heayers and duckmen en-
ployed by the Northwest Fuel Company
Sstruck this afternoon for the wages of two
years ago-50 cents an hour for cOal-heaVers
and s. a day Tor dockmen. The present
wages are 10 cents per hour for cOal-heaYeTS
and 81 - d day for dOck-laboTers.
PIIrSBURG, april 2S.-The Baltimore
and ONO Railroad has granted the demand
OF tile employees Tor an advance, ten hours
10 constitute a days work. This is the first
break in the railroad lines.
MEMPHIS, April 26.-The bakers of this
city struck Tonight The men demand ten
hours as a days work. They are now work
Ing thirteen hours. They alSo demand an
increase Of wages and the right to board
where they choose, the men heretofore
being required to board with their bosses.
ROME, ADrll 2S.-Italy has put her foot
upon tie neck Of the proposed dem0nstra-
tion on May 1sL Tonight every city in
the kingdom is placarded with orders for
bidding meetings and professions of any
kind oG that day. The placards announce
that the Government is prepared to use
force. There is no danger of an uprising
here, for the Government has stTangled
every branch and is on the alert to discover
any sign of returning life.
BRUSSELS, April 2S.-It is calculated
that 100000 miners will be on strike
throughout Belgium on May 1st. The or
ganiZers Of the demonstrations at Liege
and Charleroi count upon professions re-
spectisely OF 5000 and 10000 men. In
every town in Belgium save Client labor
demonstrations will take place on May Ist
The Ghent weayeFs yesterday decided to
hold demonstration on the following Sun
day.
LONDON. April 28.-There is a blockade
OF railway goods at H0lyhead, owing to the
Irish stuke.
MADRID, April 2S,-The Government has
given orders to permit labor demOnstra-
tion in Valencia on May day unless dis
orders arise.
ROME, April 2s.-The Italian Govern
ment mas taken precautions looking TO the
maintenance Of order on May 1st. The
Project OF Bologna has forbidden process
slons on that day. All the shops will be
closed.
PARIS, April Pa meeting of the An
archlsts was held at Lyons yesterday, at
which a speech WAS made favoring violence
by the workingmen on May 1st. Eleven
participants Of the meeting were arrested.