The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
THE DAY 10 STRIKE
Labor Unions With Arms Lifted
for the Blow.
Nh. powDealy snDoRsEs II.


rxse.~. Csrr~ssers via.
r~,~.ro arxa n-Tomcrrow in Chicago
In $3.50. . INSTRUMENTATION Of working
-. - 80 .s~bt-houy cause. UNDER she
sosrt .nsn,css a the Trades Assembly and
-. r~nsrsI Labor rnson- Some ct the or
-s.st.sd 1890 nrea,rt that 50 GO people
-, ~,.,rh g the PROCESSION. bu. this Il
5000 an excessive estimate. A con-
ss~v.fsvs .asor nan ssvs thai at least SOM
s.i.orsng men via b. In tine About leo
800 oyr.nixsssons viii lake part, besides
. lsrre namber a mi.ceiIaneous working
men TIE par.ae viii form ON the West
aide and march through soma OF the prin-
~sr.ai streets 70 the south side and 10 the
LAKE, front. where is IL proposed 70 hold an
enormous outdoor mass meeting with
su~aksrs' stands II three different points
Mayor Cregisr and four OF the county
tndxes have been asked 20 speak. bat II II
nof vet known whether they viii do So
One novel feature Of the parade viii Be
30 or 900 women and girl taiIoresses who
recently organized for the eighthour
day. They mostly work In small shops In
the northwest part Of the city. The iine
will be headed by the carpenters and
bricklzyers. oil whom 1000 viii march
Mayor Cregier tonight issued procsama-
ton referring to the labor troubles. and APP
pealing 70 ali law-abiding citizens 70 CO.
operate In maintaining the good name OF
the city, by preserving security to person
and property.
The carpenters' strike il ended Work
viii probably be resumed Monday BY -
many men - the new bosses association
.,,bnlt,ed IN arbitration. Judge Tuley
- selected ss arbitrator bv the strikers
and Judge Briggs by the bosses. These
two Judges selected Judge o'ConneIl a. the
third .,hitya,oy
Much uneaainess prevailed todsy over
an. r,o,nerts ~ : hig strike Of the packing
ha,,.s d,,,,,e. .nnlove. All sorts of ru-
,no,, ~s,e rifs And Il vas stated in the
sw.n.vg ,,.,~,s ~ a. An. coon~rs butebers
"a ,s,r,sr. wo,Ia ,u,slv strike The
,as.,irv ard received 10 nav NO attention
N tbs ishorers. demands. The coopers
no 800 sight bours were informed that
A.. worhing hours could not h changed
90 Tonieht fear. ri \ strike ara IN :
is,gs m.ssnre ou,rted. The executive
~<~,,,r,,,,.. ,sro,ssa 10 . mas. mee,,,v ~
,,.r ,eeon msna,ng the course dv,sed nv
ths Eeder.,ion ~ Iabor thai for the pre.-
an, An. hthour struggle he confined
20 IN. c.ynentey. Thers v.. a Iopv
-,.ngl. Int the pye.laent Of the un;on
ss,d r. vouIa moi ,ssne : strike ordsr In.
d,c.t,o,. ara thai there NAV he : num.
-, ~ .,r,k.. In m. nackinyhause. tomor.
,ov hu, NJ, general movement
ScRasros, Pa, April a0--General Mas
ter Workman Powderiy, OF the Knights OF
tor,yht for his view, on thu labor demon.
citations throughout thu countrv tomor.
row. Mr.. povderlv said he had always IN.
vored AN eight. hour Law although At ,ome
times ouposed 70 the methods advocated 10
hiring II about. The Knights of Labor had
Also endorsed Il officially. As he under
stood n. tomorrow,s demonstrations were tn
convinee the public that the labor element
vas greatly in favor of shorter hours for
the toilsr. IL had been frequently alleged
that the sisht-hour movement was simply
for effect. and that the iaborers did not
v.slIv favor n After the demonstration NJ
TOMORROW WAS 70 pe nopea sherc would
DC no untrue charges o' sne .ina.
lou WIZ see 'hns the eighenour law Is
= most fisu'eous one ~nen you rememoer
sast man can perform oe1~een tne hours
OF snu - III 'nc 'no.ni"K more 'noor WIN
the implements OF the present IMAM Two
men cona perform IN TWO DAYS Oh ten
hours esoh Win inc implements OF forty
years ago. however the solution OF the
shares the pronts oil his toll. AZ he viii he
then working for himself. he can labor
eight or ten hours a. he may desire.
IiHshVhs, aPfii ~ resluen' camuei
"omPeas, Va ,ee A"e1'e"n eeaersuon Oh
LABOR. In an interview To-Day SAID; our
eAeeuuvu eounea mas ASKED every trades
o'san'1s'ion, eAoep' sa'pcn'srs ana loin-
concessions. When the carpenters fightis
over the miners viii commence their fight
for eigh, hours. and so on until the trades
In the American Federation have gained
the essential sights OF workingmen. The
eIghs-hour movement will commence To
morrow In host OF critics throughout the
Union.
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authorities AT the local headquarters OF the
SoclaliSfic marty there will he An a xtansfva