Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07
MAY-DAY IN AMERICA.
No Trouble Results from Sundays Labor
Meetings in Various Cities-Iied Flags
Seized in Chicago.


Meetings In Various Cities-Rcd Flags
Seized in Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 2.-The Mayday dem
onstration in this city was peaceful
throughout. BY far the larger number
of those who turned out were specta-
tors only about 5000 men taking part
in the parade. The only incident of
note was the seizure by the police of two
red flags as the procession passed Clark
and Madison streets, and the arrest of
the bearers. There was no show of re-
sistance, although the police were well
prepared for such an emergency, about
1,500 officers, most of them in citizens
clothes, being distributed along the line
of march. The speaking at the meet
ings on the lake front was listened to
by large crowds, which were very mild
in their expressions of approval.
When the men who bore the captured
flags were taken before the mayor and
chief of police, one of them, who acted
as spokesman for the party, said they
were told to carry the flags by the So
cieties to which they belonged. They
declared they were socialists, not an
archists. They claimed that as the
stars and stripes are the colors of this
country, so red is the color of all coun-
tries. 1t is the international flag.
After having the red sashes stripped
from them the four men were permitted
to leave.
CLEVELAND, o., May 1.-TWO thou
sand workingmen met at the city
armory Sunday afternoon and listened
to speeches, which were in moderate
| language, and the meeting was
orderly throughout A resolution was
adopted pledging those present to
assist the journeymen bakers to
a successful issue of their strike
by refusing to buy bread baked at
night. There were also long and ex-
citing meeting of 400 iron moulders.
The situation was discussed and it was
decided not to order a strike until the
advice of the international president,
| Mrrtin Fox, of Cincinnati, can be Sc
| cured. A committee was appointed to
attempt to arbitrate the pending diff
culties.
MILWAUKEE, May 2.-The May-day
celebration Sunday night at the West
Side Turner hall under the auspices
of the English and German sections OF
the socialistic party was attended by
less than 300 people Preparation had
been made for 1000, but none of the
labor organizations accepted the invita-.
ton to be present The principal
speakers were Thomas j. Morgan and
Francois Martin, of Chicago, the latter
speaking in German. Both were mod
crate in their denunciation of capital
lists. Morgan advocated intellectual
dynamiters-the ballot and the pen-as
the weapons with which to fight the
socialistic principles.
CINCINNATI, o., May 2.-From 1O,OOt
to $4,000 workingmen celebrated Ma,
day by an excursion to Woodsdale re
sort, 25 miles north of Cincinnati, Sun
day. Five speakers were announced
but only one appeared, and he was Mr.
Samuel Gompers, president of tn,
American Federation of Labor. Hi
speech was devoted to the one purpos
of urging laboring men to persist in de
manding an eight-hour day.
ST. LOUIS, May 2.-May day was oh
served here by 1000 men, members o
trades and labor unions and of the Ger
man Arbeiter Verband. The celebra
ton took place at Concordia park. N
disturbance occurred.