Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-13
EUROPEAN wORKINGMEN.
Probable Conflict with the Authorities of
Paris.

Paris.
PARIS, April 12th.-The Parisians are
beginning to look ahead to the first day of
the merry month of May with some ap-
prehenslon. On one hand are arrayed the
forces of socialism, men resolute to show
by an imposing demonstration that their
demands are such as cannot be lightly set
aside, and on the other there are centered
in NJ. Constans, whose frmness has be-
come almost proverbial among his coun-
trymen, all the powers of law and order as
represented by thousands of police and
soldiers. The Minister of the Interior. it
will be remembered has declared his in
tention to prevent any demonstration of
the kind projected, cost what it may.
For the last fortnight meetings have been
held every third day in different quarters
of Paris, and handbills by hundreds and
thousands have been distributed among
the toilers of the capital. These handbills
set forth the objects of the demonstration,
chief among which are reduction of the
hours of the working day to eight, the
limitation of female and children's labor,
and the suppression of night labor.
May 1st was fixed as the date of the uni
versal demonstration of labor, and was
chosen as the grand annual fete of the la.
boring world. 1t was unanimously decided
that the toilers of all countries represented
at the Congress should demand power to
give satisfaction 10 just claims.
Each country was left to determine what
kind of demonstration was best suited to
its own purpose. In France the idea was
welcomed with enthusiasm among Social
lists, and municipal councils even promised
moral and pecuniary support, as in the
case of the Councillors of Saint Elienne,
who voted 5000 francs for the purchase of
a banner.
In Germany, where the authorities have
decided TO quash any attempt at g demon
stration, the latest news is that there is
split in the Socialist ranks, Bebel and
Leibknecht being opposed to the scheme.
In Austria the strikes now in progress are
believed to be an augury of what May 1st
will bring forth. In Belgium the demon
stration is expected to be notable, and even
in Norway an sgitation is in progress.
With reference particularly to Paris,
Jules Gueslde, son-in-law of Karl Marx,
whose mantle has descended upon his
shoulders, declared to your reporter that
the demonstration would be grand. "We
shall number 100000 toilers," he contin-
ued, Zoo, 900 resolute men who will crowd
the streets of the capital The Government
have announced their intention of dispers
ing US. It's easy to disperse 500 men, not
so 100000. However, we desire our de.
monsration to be quite pacific. If some
among US forget this fact it will be mis-
fortune, but | am confident that the good
sense of the Partisan workingman will OBJ
viate such an eventuality"
Ferroul, Boyer, Bannin, Lachitz, The.
vaier, Franconi and Cluseret, who compose
the Socialist group in the Chamber of Dep
uties, profess to share Gueside's confidence
in the success of the demonstration, but
Jotfren, the labor candidate, whom his
political opponents still nickname Minor
ity," IN consequence of his sitting as Deputy
for Montmartre instead of Boulanger, is
inclined to be skeptical.
u am persuaded that it will be a fiasco,"
he said to your reporter. MANY of the
leading spirits of the demonstration are
Boulangists, and consequently have no
influence on the vast body of workingmen
We shall see if the French workingman
will lay down his tools and quit his work
shop in the middle of the week"