The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-02
4 Big DEMONSTRATION.
Thousands Of WOTkmen Attend the Labor
Mass Meeting al New York.

NEW YORK, May 1.-Small armies OF
men, marching to the tune of the ''MarSeil-
laise" aud other airs, carrying red flags aud
traDsparencies, the latter denouncing all
the monopolies, approached Union Square
tonight from various directions 10 partici-
pate in the great eight-hour labor demon
stTatiOn under the auspices of the Central
Labor Federation aud the SOcialistic Labor
party. Many thousands of people cOngre-
gated about the various stands.
The main speakers stand was at the cot
tage of the plaza on Seventeenth street, and
here English speakers talked. while speeches
were delivered IN German and Hebrew
from the stands of Broadway and Fourth
avenue. Shortly after o'clock the meeting
was called by Lucien Laniel. While the
Chairman was addressing the crowd social
istic labor unions continued to arrive in
small and large bodles.
CARRIED THE UNION DOWN.
Marching TO the meeting one of the So
cialistic bodies carried the American flag
with the union down. After the local
speakers addressed the crowd, long pre-
amble and series of denunciatory resolu-
tiOns were read at the main stand. The
features of this deliverance were the in
dOrsemeIt of the demands of the Paris
Convention; the demands for consolidation
against capital; the statutory establish
ment of eight hours of labor per day, and
allegiance TO the Socialistic party.
After the resolution had been read II. G.
Wiltshire, a wealthy Socialist from Los An
geleS, Cal. addressed the meeting, He pre-
dicted that the agitation for an eight-hQur
law was only forerunner 10 a demand
that four hours should be considered a
days labor.
The resolutions were adopted with a
wh00p, and the affair at the main stand was
over.
On Broadway and Fourth avenue were
trucks flied with Socialist speakers, who
addressed the crowd in various tongues.
Among the speakers was E. Wissmann Of
San Francisco.
At least $500 men representing the differ
ent building trades in this city We're out on
strike to-day for eight hours day.
STRIKES IN PITTsBURG DISTRICT.
PITTsBURG, May This morning be-
tween 5000 and GOO railroad miners in the
PittSburg district went out on strike.
Their old scale expired yesterday and they
went out pending the adjustment of wages.
Their strike is having nothing TO do with
the eight-hOuT question. A miners conven-
ton was held here to-day. Tie proposition
OF the operators to pay the old wages has
been received, but no action has been taken
as yet. Nearly the entire session this morn
ing was given up to debate on the wage
scale and it was practically decided Ia
adopt two seales-ODe to run in the coal
trade, the other to govern the lake trade.
The eight-houT strike in the building
trades was inaugurated to-day. About 200C
men are out.
a general review of the situation here at
2 this afternoon. shows the carpenters
brlck-layerS and stone masOns to tue num-
Der Of 5000 are out on strike, with many
planning mill hands also idle. Several in
lr,tr, al 4
the eight-hour demand, and the men say it is
only the question Of a short time when the
Builders Association will be forced to
terms.
Specials from Newcastle, Erie. Washing
ton, McKeesD0rt Braddock and other West
eTn Pennsylvania and nearby Ohio towns,
Indicate general strike among the carpen-
tiers, stOne-masOns and brick-Iayers.
The slate roOters of this district have
joined the caTpenters. Some twenty small
firms have already conceded eight hours
and thirty-hye cents per hour to the carpen-
tiers, but they do not belong to the Build
ers' Exchange. The President of the latter
organization says the contractors propose to
make it a perfect freeze-out.
NO DEMONSTRATION AT NEW ORLEANS
New ORLEANS May NO labor DEM
onstratiOn was held here to-day. On the
1st Of April the employees of the sash and
door manufactures went out on a strike
because the mill-oWners would not exclude
non-unOn men, and there is not at present
any indication of weakening Old either side.
Ten days ago every branch of the building
trades Joined in support Of the operatives
and virtually put stop to all building bush
ness Tor the tine being.
sTONE-MAsoNs GAIN THEIR POINT.
Boston, May IAN agreement has been
entered into by the Master Builders Asso-
citation aud StOne-masonS' Union that settles
wages and the hours for sione-masons dur.
ing 1891. Nine hours day is the basis.
Other expected strikes hung fire I'M Bos-
ton to-day. The cabnet-makeEs have pre-
scented their demand for nine hours, aud il
is receiving the consideration of the en-
plOyeTs. The men are at work. The boiler
makers are also at work. Many men are
anxious to strike for nine hours day, and
would have done so to-day but for outside
interference. The horse-shoers will decide
this evening whether TO strike or not il
their request for nine hours is refused. The
possibilities are that their demands will be
granted.
OHIO MINING DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED.
COLUMBUS Ohio, May 1.-The miners
andl operators OF Ohio have adjusted their
differences on basis OF 20 cents per day
for mining in Hooking Valley and nine
hours Of labor a day. The scale fol-
machine-mining was left open for future al.
iustment. No strike or trouble is antici.
pated In the OHIO fields .fur the next
year.
municipalities ASSAULTED.
CLEVELAND, May To-day at the lum.
Der docks Of Woods, jerks & Co., a mum
Der of strikers attacked Ralph Gray, a part.
neT in Weeds, jerks & Co, n. l. Fisher
President of the Fisher Wilson Lumber
COMPANY, and Wilbur Fisher, foreman fol
the latter firm, ana n0n-uniOn man whose
name is unknown. All were seriously in.
1ured. There were half dozen policemen
on the dockssat the time, and when they
charged the strikers they were struck will
bricks and clubs. Meanwhile squad OIL
officers marched upon the docks and the
strikers retreated. Five hundred carpen-
tiers quit work at l ouugstown, Ohio. to-day
because the contractors refused to recog
nlze the other unions in the building trades
STRIKE OF PAINTERS.
MEMPHIS, May 1.-The union painters in
Memphis lnaueurated a strike to-day fol
eight hours and more wages; otherwis,
there was no labor demonstration in thi:
city.
LABOR PARADEs IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. May lit was a perfect day
to-day. Large crowds and great enthasi.
asm characterized the labor demonstration
for eight hours in Chicago. The Brick
layers Union, about 1000 strong, did no
take part in the parade, that trade having
already been accorded the -eight-hour day
The trades unions generally wert
raurasPntpd and with hands and hannarS