New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
MAY DAY IN PARIS.
EMULATING THE QUIET OF SUNDAY IN LON
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Paris, May 6.
| The Nav Day manifestations passed off more
quietly than could be expected. Possibly the alb
sence Of the people was more effective demon
straton than the crowds that filled the streets
of the capital on the first May Day of last year
and the year before. Paris looked so unusually
quiet. from morning till evening, that in going
round the city people could hardly realize that it
was keeping high holiday II seemed as dead as
London on Sunday. Clouds of sandy dust blew
about, and silence reigncd everywhere. The
one place that was crowded the Sale Favie, at
Belleville 1t was often the theatre Of Gambetta's
cloquence. This hall, when filled TO it's utmost
capacity can afford room for 1000 people seated
All the chairs but few rows in front were re-
moved and $500 people were able to squeeze them
selves in. sum of three halfpence was charged
for admission to cover the cost of hire, and the
amount thus collected was $40 Thousands Of
people who were too late remained outside through
out the proceedings.
The meeting was Socialistic. 1t had been called
to let off steam and TO help raise fund for three
trade syndicates connected with the Labor En-
change that on a strike. There were plenty
of loafers. but few Anarchists, who are II
mere fraction in Paris. Not single
speeches breathed ont denunciation and rage. and
even threats Of slaughter, against the bourgeois
and oficc-hunters of the Senate. House of Dcpu-
ties, Government and Administration who have got
on through the votes of poor men. But the gen.
eral sentiment sincere and generous in this
sense that the idea put forward of Socialism
was that it should embrace all people. nations
and tongues, and that reason and not bullets
oh ho aIoI IN in MO
A right good speech that of Citizen Dercurc.
Although i'll, he came TO congratulate the meeting
upon all Socialists without distinction being there
united. Citizen Dcreure. whose name was re-
ceved with cheers said that the manner Of keeping
the First of May was unimportant. The mere fact
Of the date was what gave importance to the
occasion. 1t was longer utopian to say that
peace was within the worlds reach Universal
suffrage would bring it about
Citizen Picheron, delegate Of the Bordcauy
workipgmen, having inadvertently said Gentle
men," several protests were heard and cries Of
mo gentlemen here lie concluded n most en-
cited speech with the cry OF No more frontiers. y
Madame Astie de Valsayre, the famous woman's
rights champion. who claims for them even the
right to iCht duels. greeted with warm
applausc This was because she has been carrying
on a splendid campaign to secure decent and moral
conditions for the girls who act walters in beer
saloons and are really, in the name Of liberty Of
trade condemned to the worst kind 81
prostitution by their employers. The press has
been chatting Madame Astic dc Nalsayre for her
efforts in their behalf. She was smartly dressed at
the Sale Fave meeting in yellow skirt. girllcd
with leather belt and an enamelled backlc.
The body was trimmed with black lace in the
now fashionable Berthe" style. and the sleeves
Of her mantle in "angers wings at the
shoulders and was deeply fringed with jet. Her
bonnet pquant arrangement Of black lace
and daffodls. She might he on the bright side
of fifty, but her Venetian yellow hair is younger
than her age, and came into the general har-
mony of her dress. The sleeves being short, she
wore long gloves She held pencil in ono hand.
and in the other a notebook which she never
looked at Madame Astie de Valsayrc il fcnc-
ing mistress in young ladies' high schools and
in some young gentemcns preparatory schools.
and has been q good deal in the company Of mil
itary men, from whom she has picked MP the slang
and strong expressions with which her speech
was studded She said the bourgeois felt their
blood run cold at this meeting. disturbance
here drew attention from her.
It's nothing" the chairman said. rs moth
ing: only comradc has taken droo too much
Citizen Roussel, representing 222 unions az the
Labor Exchange informed the meeting that the
reconciliation of the different Socialist schools took
place only fortnight back Every one should join
trades unions Union strength. The journal,
la Manifestation du Premier Mai" sold splcn-
didly. Not copy out Of 50. 900 remained unsoll.
II all Joined unions general strike might be easily
Organized and the social revolution brought about.
The speech of the Cheyenne Rerthier, a sad-iaccd
woman in deep, dingy mourning. who seemed TO
have a poor opinion OF bourgeois hcarts-or no
hearts-was followed by the reading from the chair
of a telegram from London to say that 100 900
I.ondoncrs had cheered the French labor delegates
in HyGe Park. The cheering at this was ire
mendous.
Mr.. James Macdonald made speech in
the name OF the British trades unions that sent
him. They were in all 10000. 1t did not matter
10 them what colors any one present hoistcd. All
were suffering, north and south Of the Channel,
classes French and English labor interests were
identical, and lay in the overthrow OF capitalism.
All were joining hands in great labor movement
for the three Fights and the overthrow Of capital
ism. This movement would give each the fruits Of
his toll without the capitalist the land grabbcr
coming in to take what they did not earn. Great
cheers were given ont of politcIess to Mr.. Mae
Donald when he sat down. for he
spoke in English, which few present understood.
l.. &.
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