The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
N4YDAY GOES IN PEACE.
nEn EXPECTED RIOTS FAIL TO
MATBRIALIzE.

r,.o dangerous Element Kept Down
Nv the show of Police and Military.
Faw Bombs Exploded in Various
Parts of Europe but No Loss of Life
or Serious Damage to Property Re
suits
LONDON, May 1.-The expected and long,
,roDsred for labor demonstrations were
bol5 to-day in most of the large cities OF the
.on+;nent md the various manufacturing
ond mining Cistriots. In many places the
a,,,borities had forbidden the holding OF
,rocessions, and the workingmen observed
tbs holiday by taking their families to the
suhurban resorts and passing the day IN
q quiet manner. In view of the many
ortrepes perpetrated by the anarchists DUR
IN, the mast few months and many threats
,tot have been made to make, the day
,renorable for its disorders the, authorities
=, all the continental cities adopted the
most stringent precautions to prevent or
snppress any outbreak. Every city has its
contingent of socialists and anarchists, and
Nav day was the appointed time at which
thew we're to show Themselves
in force and to give proof Of
tbe,r mower. Thus far the advices
racaived here show that in most places the
day passed harmlessly, il not quietly.
There we're assemblies of workmen. where
sneeobes Of a somewhat infiammatory char
acter we're made, but the police were gen
erally on the alert, and good order, II it
was not absolutely preserved, was easily re-
stored when breaches OF order occurred.
THE DAY IN LONDON.
Mavdav was observed here in a very
quiet manner. A large procession formed
on the Thames embankment and marched
10 Hyde park, where monster meetings were
held. A large crowd Of speakers addressed
the crowd, including Cunningham
Graham. socialist member of the House of
Commons, Tom Mann and Ben TilleSk
labor leaders. and Stepniak the Russian
nihilist. Resolutions were adopted declar-
ing in favor of an S-hour day and calling
upon parliament to pass an o-hour
BILL There Yves no disturbance. The
meeting was the largest demonstration Of
workingmen ever organized Ia thls Guy
The workmen began to assemble on the
Thames embankment at 10 O'Clock in the
morning. Each contingent was headed by
band OF music and every band of paraders
carried badges, while the men themselves
we're bedecked with rosettes and favors.
Altogether the procession made bright
spectacle and the applause was frequent as
the toiers marched along in perfect order
and with almost military precision. An
idea may be given Of the magnitude
of the demonstration when it is stated the
procession occupied nearly three hours in
entering Hyde park. The number Of per-
sons who took part is variously estimated
at from 300 COO to 100000. The speeches
made and proceedings generally were in
accordance with the programme. A large
force Of mounted and foot police aud con-
tingent of the st. Johns Ambulance Asso-
citation were present. The assemblage dis
persed quietly. The Women's Trades
Union passed resolutions in favor Of coop
Grafton to secure fewer working hours
In Portugal and Switzerland Mayday
was less observed than In 1891. Large
demonstrations were held in Copenhagen
and Christiania in favor of a working day
of eight hours. The day was not observed
in Australia.
Demonstrations were held in Dublin,
Manchester, Glasgow and most of the
large towns of Great Britain and Ireland.
They were modelled after the HYDE park
meeting, but on a smaller SCALE There was
no disturbance.
The anarchists had an improvised plat
form in Hyde park from which Louise
Michel and others spoke, but they failed to
attract much attention.