, 1890-05-01
THE EIGHT-HOUR WAR
Thousands of Workmen Will
Parade To-Day.
THE SITUATION IN CHICAGO
Master Workman Powderly inter-
yiewed-t5reat Precautions
Takeh to Prevent Riots.

under the joint auspices Of the Trades
Assembly aud the Central Labor Union.
| Some of tho organized leaders predict
that 5000 will march In the procession,
but this Is probably AN excessive esu-
mate, Conservative labor men say that
at least 20, 600 laboring men Will be In
line. About 100 trade organizations Will
take part, besides a large number OF
miscellaneous workingmen. Tho parade
will form ON the West side and march
througl. some OF the principal streets To
| the South side and 10 tho lake front
where II is proposed tohold an enormous
I out.ol.door mass meeting with speakers
/ stands at three different points Mayor
Cregier and four of the county Judges
have been asked TO spcak but 1t is not
yet known whether they will do SO. One
novel feature OF the parade will be 800 or
4 100 women and girl tailoresses who re-
Gently organized ior an eight-hour day,
| They mostly work in small shops in the
northwest section of the city. The line
will DO headed by tho carpenters and
brclSayers, of whom fully 10000 will
march.
TnE PACKIso-uousE EMPLOYEE.
Much uneasiness prevailed here to-day
over the prospects of "A big strike oil the
packing house employees. All sorts OF
/ runors were rife, and IL was stated In
the evening papers that the ooopers,
| butchers and laborers would surely
strike The heads ol the big packing
houses held IA meeting and resolved to
pay no attention to the laborers' de-
mands. The coopers, who asked for
af.ht hafnra fnfnrmg1 that thp
working hours could not be changed
now. Tonight the fears Of strike are
in u large measure quietod. The executive
committee reported TO q mass meeting
OF men recommending the course ad-
viscd By the Federation OF Labor. that
for the present the eight-hour struggle
| be confined TO the carpenters. III was "a
long wrangle, but the president OF tho
union said that he would not Issue n
strike ORDER The indications are that
there may be a number OF strikes IN
! packing-houses tomorrow, but no
general movement
PRocLAMATIoS ISSUED.
Mayor Cregier tonight issued q proc
lamatiOn referring to the labor troubles,
and appealing TO all law.abiding citi-
gems to cooperate in maintaining the
good name of the city 10y preserving Sc
curity to persons and property.
CARPLNrkRs' sTRlKE SETTLED.
CHICAGO, April 3O.--The carpenters'
strike here Is settled and work will
probably be resumed Monday by as
many men as the new bosses associa-
ton can employ. Two small differences
will be submitted to arbitration.
Judge Tuley was select ted rs arbitrator
by the strikers and Judge Drigges by the
bosses. These two judges selected Judge
Mcconnell as the third arbitrator.
PowDERLY IsTgRvIEwEp.
Scranton Penn, April 3O.-Gcneral
| Master Workman Powderly, of the
knights OF Labor, was asked by an
Associated Press reporter tonight for
hisviews on the labor demonstrations
throughoutthe country tomorrow. Mr..
| Powderly said that he had always
! favored an cight-hour law, although at
] the same time he was opposed to the
methods advocated to bring 1t about.
| The knights Of Labor had also indorsed
il officially, as he understood 1t, to-
mOrrows denominations were TO con
vince the. public that the labor
element was in favor OF shorter
hours for the toilcrs. 1t had
been frequently alleged that the eight
I al.
and that the workmen did not really
49, - &, ha honoJ ,bat tbers
"'oi,C" ~ "'-9 sta-,,as ,s no
SinH TU'IN
You will see,' he said, "that the
\ eight hour law Is the most righteous
one, when you remember that a man
/ can perform between the hours OF anu
/ II In tho morning more labOr win We
/ implements OF the prescnttnhn TWO men
/ could perform in two days OF ten hours
each with ihs implements useu LOFTY
/ years ago. However tne soiu.l3n o' we
wnole ItoDeUi W.. ,,s,o ~ t;s ,oiIs ms
hs "i Nil then bo WORKING for himself lie
cnn then labor Tor ton nours, as he may
desire"
IliE fEEPi RATIoNs At NEW YORK.
Nn Youx Apri go.-According to
the authorities at the local headqu arsers
of The socialist labor party. there will be
an extensive demonstration to morrow.
Arran q ments have been made for a
parade OF 1000 men from fiity'iive dii-
ierent laOor otsahlaatlonss. Is nesJ in ~. W.
pv ~ t' cvc.a,,ie",,o, Iii march rom
;,s avn hsiI to Ifnion square, where a
mass meeting win be held
,,,,,s,n.,r a,,,,n,,,, r,,vs
"hN' -, "" no n.a-,ha,, sa
al ,t',,,,,,or' or mo A,,orcan E.dora-.
zion Of Labor. In an interview to-day,
aid. "Our executiye council has asked
-, ,..ias orra,,,,a,io,, sxcent tbe
oNeIS . ~ a, arl,
carpe"'ets anu J'i"eiSi " s'"y
anu NOV uehAiiu any ooiieeaS'o"'' T'
the carpehlefs i,ght Is over, Ig i,nvs' hnnss
WI, son go nn n' ,,,,;i tIv ~, ,he tr,dcs i'm th.