The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-14
RED FLAGSOVER LONDON
THOUSANDS OF IDLE MEN RALLY
IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE.


Hundreds of Police Held In Readiness
Out of Sight of the Crowd-Many
References TO the Bloody Sunday in
the Same Square Under Sir Charles
Warren's Rule.
LONDON, Nov. 1S-Trafalgar square was
to-day the anniversary Of Bloody Sunday
the scene of a great popular demonstration
In celebration or the restoration by the lib-
eral government of the right to hold public
meetings in the square and to give voice
to the demands of the un-
employed poor upon the government and
local bodies to start ell needed public inn
provements so as to assist In relieving the
existing destitution. There was less sun
shine than on that Sunday in 1887 when
Sir Charles Warren successfully upheld his
orders, prohibi ting the use of the square
against masses which made a concerted
effort to break through the lines Of police
and soldiery.
UNDER THE RED FLAG.
Nothing daunted, the legions of unem-
ployed socialists and other sympathlzers
marched in bodies to the square, most Of
them coming from the east and southeast.
A band was stationed there to greet the
arriving professions, the first three Of
which were social democratic bodies. They
carried red banners, and were led
by a number Of girls waving red
flags. They took up position
at the base Of the Nelson column, about
three sides Of which platforms were con-
structed. The balustrated front of the ma
tional gallery provided three other plat
forms. All Of she professions were amply
provided with banners and bands playing
the "Marseilaise" and other revolutionary
airs.
SOME OF THE INSCRIPTIONS.
The banners bore Inscriptions such az,
Workers Of the world, unite and SOW seed,
but do not let the tyrants reap" Another,
which was greeted everywhere with cheers,
was inscribed. Taken by Warren's bullies
bloody Sunday. Re-taken same dayn The
banners were placed outspread about Mel.
sons monument, forming a bright back
ground to the dark masses surrounding the
speakers. The windows and roofs of build
ings 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 out
Of sight Detachments Of three or four
were also placed every few yards at the
approaches to the square. while an smbu-
lance corps with stretchers and other para
phernalia was on hand ready for service.
Scotland Yard, too, was ready for
emergency.
THE CROWD IN THE SQUARE.
The square was filled with a vast con-
course OF people by $3.50 O'Clock. 1t was an
eminently orderly crowd, however. Ordi-
nary traffic was little impeded. A ma
ioritV OF the processionists were we'll
dressed men. They appeared almost lost in
the great crowd of,spectators, drawn by Gu
riosity. There were forty members. includ-
ing John Burns, M. p; @. A. Conyebeare.
NJ. p. James X. Keir Hardie, NJ. p. {;
H. NJ. Hyndmann. Ben Tiilett, Bernard
Show and William Saunders, NJ. p. The
speeches were limited TO six minutes each.
Owing to the noise only the forty or fifty
persons nearest the speaker could hear him
The majority could only look on and
watch the gesUiculatiorS.
BURNs' SPEECH.
Mr.. Burns. who spoke from the monument,
was loudly oheered. He moved a resolu-
ton about the unemployed. His speech was
moderate. He contrasted the square as it
appeared on Bloody Sunday with the peace
full assembly Of to-day. He said that 80
per cent. of the engineers ard workmen in
the steel, iron. tin plate and shipbuilding
uIed this unfortunate condition to previous
overproduction. With an S>hour day
for work, he declared that this
would be remedied and he advocated the es-
tablishment of labor bureaus. He ex-
pressed regret. that overworked employees
instead of railroad directors had been killed
in the collision at Thirsk.
5 Mr.. Conyebeere, who spoke from the
balustrade of the national gallery, urged
his hearers to compel the government TO
give the people full control of the police.
he deprecated talk about the use of dvna-
mite to secure to the people restoration Of
their rights. Suoh absurd uttsrauces as
were heard at Tower Hill were disgrace
and came chiefly from the lips Of foreign
paupers.
The resolutions we're put from all plat
forms at 4:15 o'clock and were declared car
ried, though the hubbub prevented the
words of the resolutions being heard beyond
the platform. The square was then quickly
cleared and the processionists took up the
march to their respective districts with
bands PLAYING and banners waving. At the
head of one procession was gray beard on
horseback representing the red spirit.