The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-13
PARIS is UNEASY.
The Great Demonstration of
May 1 Causes Apprehension
AMONG THE TIMID OF THE CITY.
The Number of Men the Socialists viii Mass :
Various Opinions Concerning the
Outcome of the Matter.

Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.1
PARIS, April 12.-[By cable to the New
York Herald The Parisians are begin
ing to look ahead to the first day of May
with some apprehension. On the one hand
are arrayed the forces of socialism; men
resolute TO show by an imposing demonstra-
ton that their demands are such as cannoS
be lightly set aside, and on the other there
are conferred in M. Constans all the powers
of law and order as represented by thou
sands of police and soldiers.
The minister of the interior, it will be re-
membered, has declared his intention 70
prevent any demonstration of the kind
predicted, cost what it may In no wise
staggered by this declaration of the gov
eminent, the Paris Socialists are working
with will to organize their demonstration.
| Despite M. Constans and all his police and
soldiers, they VOW they will meet in such
numbers that the powers vested in the
government will pale into insignificance in
comparison. Thus it is that timid people
are already heard asking if it will be safe
to venture into the streets to breathe the
balmy air of May, and if it will not be
probable or at least possible that those
streets will run with gore.
For the last fortnight meetings have been
held every third day in different parts of
Paris and hand bills by hundreds and
thousands have been distributed among tbs
| toilers. The hand bills set forth the OBJ
jects of the dem onstration. The documents
goes on to recount now the idea of holding
this demonstration of the universe was
hootedt at the international Socialist con-
gress which was held in Paris in July, 1889.
May / was fixed as the date of a univer-
g1l DEM tiOn nf labor no
was chosen as the grand annual fete of the
labOrlng world 1t was unanimously de-
clded that the toilerS of all countries repre-
Sented at the congress shall demand ths
public powers to give satisfaction to their
just claim, and the following added that the
demonstrations will be for the most will
fully blind a revelation of the gigantic
work which has been accomplished in
masses of toilers since the commune was
established and the necessary outcome of
which will be the advent of the new social
istic order of things.
Each country was left to determins
what kind of demonstration best suited
its own purpose. In France the idea was
welcomed with enthusiasm among the
Socialists ana the municipal council even
promised moral and pecuniary support. In
Germany, where the authorities have de-
clded to quash any attempt at demonstra-
ton, the latest news is there is a split in
the Socialist ranks, Bevel and Beknechtbs
being opposed to the scheme In Austria,
the strikes now in progress are believed to
be an augury of what May l will bring
forth. In Belgium the demonstration il
expected to be notable and even in Norway
a demonstration is in progress.
With reference particularly to Paris
Jules Gueside, son-in law of Karl Marx,
whose mantle has descended upon his
shoulders, declared to the reporters that
the demonstration would be grandiose.
1--WE shall number 100000 toilersn He
continued: 1.-TWO hundred thousand
resolute men will crowd the streets
of this capital. The government has
announced It's intention of dispensing us. Ii
is easy to dispense 500, not so 200, 600 How
ever, we desire that our demonstration be
quite pacific, but l am confident that the
good sense of the Partisan workingman will
obviate such an eventuality."
Other Socialistic deputies share the same
confidence, but M. Joufrin, labor candi-
date, whom his political opponents still nick
name "the elect of the minority in conse
quence of his sitting as deputy for Mon
martre instead of Boulanger is inclined to
be sceptical. II am persuaded it will be
fasco,' he said to-day. ''Many of the lead,
ing spirits of the demonstration are Bou-
langists, and consequently have no infiu-
ence on the vast body Of workingmen We
shall see that the French workingman will
not lay down his tools and quit MS shop in
the middle of the week"