The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-08

tonight Jndee Brssxs aid shey were max.
lag fsvoe1A1e pfegTe@- The old Aastez
cUYenter's Associations refused - ian The
coufessB<e-
LorBvxxLx. May L-Ssmues 60mrers,
president 81 The Ameriesn FedRasson q
Labor. arrived here today In N inter
v1sw be sid thss European Eovernnenfu
wers uniting TO resist the eieht-hour move.
uent. but fhsy could not prevent 4,
though they might postpone. The labor Of
The world wss noe working for that singis
object and would attain IL even Il IL should
take ten years-
Of workingmeE in line II Placed ct 500 10
900 The weather Was ine. and there va
. large turn out Of woFkingmsn'S families.
making the number assembled - National
park for the exercises over 1000. When
the procession arrived at the park il
vas reviewed BY President GompeFs.
After dinner . number Of addresses were
delivered The most important was that
by President Gompcrs- Several local
unions held meetings. Among these the
carpenters alone took important action
They resolved TO go on strike fomorrou
unless the master builders sceede to their
demands that eight hours constitute day >
labor and IS cents per hour be the mini
mum.
LcrrsyilLE, May President Gompers.
tn his speech, which vas . lengthy
one. spoke OF the world-wide move
ment for eight hours, and defended
the workingmen against the charge that
the extra hours of leisure would be devoted
TO deDsuchery and the cultivation
of vicious habits. This. he
said. sas a base insinnation
arsinst q majority Of the workingmen OF
this country; ninety five out Of every 100
were condemned for the deeds OF the other
FIVE. The capitalists. said he. say our
movement would break industry and
commercial progress. Il does not
mean that. II means greater
degree Of progress for the whole people.
II means more sdvsncement ard intelli-
gsnee. and q nobler race Of orr people.
Capital accuses US OF being selfish and Of
wanting more and more. We do want
more. and win never cease to demand
more until we shall receive the fruits OF
our labor
LOUISVILLE. Nay 2-Of 100 carpenters
in this city. between 800 and 1000 struck
today for eight hours and IS cents per
hour as minimum wages. Non-unionists
ere fast joining the strikers. BY tomorrow
bat handful viii be at work. One big
contractor only has signed the arbitration
committees agreement The Builders and
Traders Exchange has so far ignored the
movement
SAN FRAxcfsco. May May day opened
here today bright and warm. The ami
versary was even more quiet than usual,
owing to the fact that there was almost
complete absence of building construction.
and several hundred carpenters and their
families spent the day at Shell Mound
park. The intention of the Eight Hour
League to have q grand procession of labor
organisations today win be confined to .
meeting tonight at the headquarters Of the
furniture workers. Tomorrow, however,
the carpenters and joiners viii make their
first move toward securing the eight-hour
day, unless the discussion between them
and the contractors now going on is settled
in their favor. The brewery workmen
have succeeded in their demand for the
day. with a slight increase in
wages, and the plumbers. gasftters and
plasterers have secured the eight-hour day,
but the more important trades propose to
await the result OF the carpenters demand
before making any move.
The eight-honr system went into effect
in Oakland today without any conflict be-
tween the carpenters and their employers.
of this morning. and otherwise the work
ing hours remain the same. The Carpen-
ters' Union has q membership of over CO.,
A resolution regarding mill work in mills
running over eight hours has been held in
abeyance for thirty days. The mill opera
tives are opposed to having their hours cut
down II Ii means reduction Of wages. The
offer the men. In lieu Of the
eight-hour system, q half holiday on Sat-
urday. which seems to be more satisfactory
To both.
New YoRK. May 1.-The end of
the world vide labor demonstration
tonight was not . great success, as
far Is the numbers who paraded and at
tended the meetings was concerned. Prob
ably not mere than e,00o persons were
at the speakers stand at one time In
the procession that marched there were
about 5000 paraders. The day partly ex-
cused this apparent want of enthusiasm.
The meeting was under the auspices OF the
socialistic labor party. Fear that there
might be some trouble had induced
the police to make very care
fui precautions, but they were not
called upon TO exhibit themselves.
The resolutions adopted reeited that eight
hours Is only . temporary form Of re-
lief, and nothing but socialism will solve
the labor question: therefore,
''Resolsei. That demand be made that
the hours OF labor be reduced 10 eight. IL
should lie deereed by statute, but that in
the struggle the ultimate object. abolition
Of The wages system should not be lost
sight of--the triumph of socialism. .
There were taree speakers stands. The
speaker Was sergius L. Shevitch.
lie said the meeting Was the beginning OF
the cad. but the end would not come until
they had the earth and the tullness thereof.
lie concluded by asking all
10 lie true 20 the red flags. There
were eighteen OF these hass
d displayed upon the stand. b,s: among all
Tia banners ard transpareaeies, only two
tffaigs.. states Tags were seen, ard one Of
these had huge skull aud cross-bones
printed on il The other dag had yellow
eros beneath tie stars.
PfrTssCRe. Nav i.--Lshor day in Pitts
burs was uneyentful pesee and harmony
prevailed ia al branches 81 huginess, save
the coruiee ard tlnworkers. Three hun
dred timers came out this morning for an
advance OF = cents day, and seven firms
have already granted the demands. Ia il
thought the strike vii he over by SATURDAY..