The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04
GERMANY'S LABOR FIGHT
EMPLOYERS TO UNITE IN A FOR
MIDABLE COMBINATION.

They Look Upon the Mayday Events
as Victory for Their side-The
Socialists on tho Other Hand Claim
That No Violent Outbreaks Were
Contemplated.
copyrighted, 1890, By the New York associated
Pressl
BERLIN, May 3.-The first prominent re-
ult Of the Mayday agitation has been a
formidable movement among manufactur-
ers, merchants, mine owners and others
employing large numbers of hands to
promote the formation of a German union
against strikes. The idea had its origin in
communications that passed between the
merchants and manufacturers associations
here and kindred organizations In Chem
nitz, Hamburg, Bremen and Frankfort re-
garding the Mayday demonstration, at time
when the celebration threatened TO paralyze
trade. These communications led to fur
ther united action. At a meeting OF the
Chemuitz manufacturers yesterday, which
was attended by representatives OF several
Berlin industries, it was decided to create
an Employers Protection union. II this
plan is carried out league will be formed
covering Germany with net work of en-
| ployers' associations.
AIM OF THE SCHEME.
The declared aim of the scheme is limited
| to cooperation against wanton strikes, but
there will be an easy and inevitable transi-
ton to cooperation against workers claims
in general. The speakers at Chemnitz, re-
fecting the opinion Of a majority OF the
| employers, hailed the Mayday fasco as
| a victory of the masters over the
men, Most of the newspapers
similarly draw the conclusion that the
employers, if working i'll unison, can
defeat the utmost efforts of the malcontent
workmen. The failure of the demonstration
is held to be set off to the socialist sue
cesses. The Freisinniger Zeituag says:
"After the socialist leaders had by their
ambiguous manifesto betrayed their desire
for as extensive an abstinence from work
as possible, the limitation of the movement
TO isolated groups demonstr ltes how weak Is
the influence of the socialist deputies In
everything beyond the registering OF
secret vote at elections"
FACT OVERLOOKED.
But both employers and the commenters
of the press overlook the fact that the social
ist leaders. with nearly the unanimous
approval of the workmen, opposed any
form of demonstration that might lead to
| collision with the authorities or employers.
The socialist organ of Berlin declared on
the eve of Mayday that no workmen in the
possession of their senses would resort to
illegal manifestations when trying peace
fully to win over legislative bodies to con-
cede their demands.
The socialist leaders do not deem the cele-
brations failure. In conversation upon
the subject Herr Liebknecht said the puolic
expectation of demonstrations menacing the
peace arose from erroneous reports, which
were widely circulated, ,,as 10 how tie work
men intended to observe the day. 1t was O
pacific and orderly celebration, in ac-
cordance with the plans of the socialists.
An article in to-day's VolksbLdtt extols
the day as the grandest and most complete
celebration conceivable, establishing an
International socialist holiday. The writer
adds: Although many German workmen
were compelled to work this did not detract
from the success of the festival"