Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-02
LABOR DAY.
Immense Demonstrations Throughout
the East,
BUT NO DISTURBANCES ENsUE.
The Entire Globe Observe the Day,
and but Few Arrests
are Made.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrCoRD-us1oN.,
FOUR MILES LONG.
Thirty-five Thousand Men Parade
Chicago Yesterday.

Thirty-five Thousand Men Parade in
Chicago Yesterday.
CHICAGO, May 1st.-It now appears evil
dent that the number of strikes here will
not be nearly SO numerous as was altici-
pated. Representatives of the Federation
of Labor have been busy among tie dis
contented workmen during the past week
doing their best to allay the strike, and
with apparent good success They have
been asking all trades to lay aside their
grievances ill thecarpenters get their de-
mands all over the country. It'looks now
as if there only will be few sporadic
strikes here and there, and that none of
the city's great industries will be tied up.
So many are out TO take part in the parade
or witness it, that it Is 51npoes.ble to &C.
curately state the number who will refEse
TO go to work tomorrow. Up to noon not
the slightest trouble las been reported
from any quarter, and the police do not en-
ticipate any.
Az ORDERLY pRRL2E.
May Day, with its demonstration Big or
ganiged labor in behalf of eight hours
work for dag, has come and gone, and the
predictions of riot and bioedshed and an
almost universal strike has not been real
lied. Labor indeed was in greatness
ure suspended, but these who dropped
their tools for the day did not dc so for
the purpose of taking up sticks and paving
stones and induleing insrietous demonstra-
tons. Thousands of them quit work for
the day to march in the great parade and
many thousands made it holiday.
It was an orderly, -good-natured crowd
and an orderly perade. The marching line
was about four miles long. 1t occupied two
hours in passing a given point and the
number of men in line is estimated at
about.30 ,OCO.
The carpenters, who have been placed
by the American Federation of Labor in
theyan of the -eight-hour movement, led
the demonstration. They had about 5000
men in line, including three Assemblies of
the knights of Labor. They were followed
by 5000 stone-masons and bricklayers
Then came delegations from the Unions of
printers, metal workers and molders. These
were followed by dozen German turner
societies, forMing the second division.
Next marched the furniture workers. cabi.
netmakers, carriage and wagon builders,
cigarmakers, boilermakers, rattan workers
and harnessmakers.
Many of the trades escorted in their
ranks gaudily-decorated floats on which
were realistic representations of members
of their craft pursuing their daily occupa-
tons. There were bricklayers building
q miniature house, boilermakers pounding
with frightful noise, coOpers working on
huge casks, carpenters, stonecutters and
many similar exhibitions.
One of the features of the procession was
the enormous number of banners and mot
toes carried. Among the many notices
were the following: Arbitration is our
MOTTO" Down with monopoly" mo car
penters, no houses" Eight hours and ar
bitration is just demand" 1--WE live by
labor, not by war" When arbitration is
compulsory strikes will cease;" "Child Ia
Dor should not be on the bench or in shop,
but in the school," rEight hours for work,
eight hours for sleep, and eight hours to do
what we will"
The line of march was crowded with
people, who cheered the marchers and
mottoes. After parading through some of
the principal streets on the West Side, they
marched over to the South Side and to
Lake Front Park, where the following
speakers addressed the vast audience:
Charles Sieb, of Cigarmakers Union; Judge
Richard K. Pendergast, r. ]. Cowdrey, w.
n. Kliver and Congressman Lawler.
Each OF the speakers dwelt upon the
eight-hour question. and at the conclusion
of LAWYERS speech three cheers and tiger
were given with q will for the striking car
penters, and the meeting adjourned.
There were no strikes at the stock yards
to-day. Calmer council prevailed, and the
men will try peaceful agitation. The car
penters' situation is nearly settled with the
new bosses association, and the men will
return to work soon. The strike against
old master carpenters and builders will be
pushed with vigor.
NO TROUBLE AT DENVER.
DENVER, May 1st.-Three labor demon
STATIONS took place here to. day. The car
penters have been working only eight
not anticipated, as there is no cause for
dissatisfaction. There will be grand
labor parade on next Sunday.
IN MINNESOTA.
MINNEAPOLIS, May ,lst.-There will be no
parade to-day, but an open-air meeting
will be held by the workmen tonight.
Most of the independent trades have al
ready received reduced hours About the
only movement for reduction is by the
plumbers, who take a holiday to-day and
will demand eight hours and an advance
IN wages for second-class men.
ST. PAUL, May 1st.-There was no labor
demonstration here to-day, and no strike
is anticipated, except the tailors. which
has nothing to do with the eight-hour
movement. The carpenters are perfecting
an organization, and will await the result
of the Chicago contest.
IN WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, May 1st.-Tbe carpenters
have demanded eight hours work with
eight hours pay. While master carpenters
have declined to grant the demand as
body. individual members ere left to do so,
and many have complied. SO the strikes, if
any, will be against single individuals. In
such cases the masons and brieklayers will
go out with them. The latter already have
eight hours. There will be no parade to-