New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-14
LONDON'S UNEMPLOYED.
THEY MEET AGAIN IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
IT is FIVE YEARS SINCE THE soUARE WAS
CLOSED TO THEIR UsE-AN ORDERLY
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London, Nov l3.-Trafalgar Square was To-
dey. the scene Of great popular demonstration IN
celebration of the restoration, by the LlDerh "o'
ernmenn of the right to hold public meetings. III
the square and 20 give voice TO the demands OIL 'i'e
unemployed poor upon the Government Dils"U
sunshine ushered in the morning when orous"'
crowds OF people 60 tho spot which VIII douo,,eSs "
ever Ike associated with the memcraoie cohni00
crowds of people to the spot which VIII uoupie70
of that Sunday in 1887 when Sir Charles N"'ic"
successfully upheld his order prohlDlting ''c u'o
of the square, against the masses winch ul"uo I"
concerted effort 10 break through the lines OF
police and sOldiery.
The weather in the afternoon was less favor
.h,e The sky became couded and threatened
rain Nothing daunted, the legions of unem-
n,oved. Of Socialists and other sympathizers,
marched in bodies the square, most OF them
coming from the east and southeast. band was
stationed there which greeted the arriving pro-
cessions the first three Of which were social demo-
cratic bodies They carried red banners and were
led by n'lmber of girls waving red flags 1hcy
took up position at the base Of the Nelson
colynn about three sides of which platforms were
constructed.
The balustraded front of the National Gallery
movIded three other platforms All of the pro-
cessons were amply provided with banners and
bands the "Marscillaise" and other revolutionary
afrs being played. The banners bore Inscriptions
such as Workers OF the Word, Unite and Sow
the Seed. but Do Not Let the Tyrants Reap An
ether which greeted everywhere with cheers,
was inscribed "Tal1cn by Warren's Bunies,
Bloody Sunday. Retaken, Same Day The ban
ners were placed outsprcad about Nelson's monu-
u,ent. forming a bright background to the dark
masses surrounding the speakers The windows
and roofs Of the buildings overlooking the Square
were crowded with spectators.
There was noticeable absence Of police within
the Square, but hundreds on foot and numbers OF
mounted men were stationed back of the National
Gallery and at other convenient places CUT OF
sight. Detachments of three or four were also
placed every few yards at the approaches to tine
Square, while an ambulance corps with stretchers
and other paraphcrnalia was on hand ready for
service Scotland Yard, too, was ready for an
emergency.
The square was filed with q vast concourse OF
people by 3 80 O'Clock. II was an eminently
orderly crowd. however Ordinary traffic was
little i'm peded. 4 majority of the paraders were
well-dressed worldngmen. They appeared almost
lost in the great crowd Of spectators, drawn by
curiosity. They were forty speakers, including
John Burns c. A. Conybe NJ P; James
Keir Hardie VI P; H. or. Hyndman Benjamin
Tillet Bernard Shaw and William Saunders
NJ P The speeches were limited to SIX minutes
each Owing to the noise only the forty or fifty
persons nearest a speaker could hear him, the
majority could only look and watch the gcs-
ticulations.
Burns. who spoke from the monument was
loudly cheered. He moved the resolution anent
the unemployed. His speech was moderate. lie
contrasted the Square it appeared on " Bloody
Sunday" with the peaceful assembly Of to-day.
He said that 30 per cent of the engineers and
workmen in the steel iron, tlnplate and snip
building industries out Of WORK, but he at
t,ibute1 tins unfortunate condition to previous
over PRODUCTION With all eight-hOur day he
declared this would he rcmedied, ami he advo-
Gated the establishment OF labor bureaus He
expressed regret that the oycr-workel employees
instead Of the railroad directors had been killed
in tie collision at Ihlrsk
Conyteare who spoke from the bnlustrade III
the National Gallery, urged his hear'rs 20 coul-
Del the Government TO give the people tuu con-
trol Of the police. He deprecated TUX about The
use of dynamite 10 secure 70 the people the re-
storation Of their rights Such absurd utttrdllces
as were heard at Tower Hi Were 4 disgrace,
and came chiefly from the lips of foreign pau
pers Other speakers followed.
The resolutions were put from all OF the pat
forms at 4I5 p. m, and were declared carrie t.
though the hubbub prevented the words of tho
resolutions being heard beyond the platforms.
Tie Square then quickly cleared and the paraicIs
took up the march to their respective districts
with bands playing and banners waving. AT the
head Of one procession a graybe1rd on horse
back, representing the Red Spirit.