St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-22
THEY MAY BREAK IN.
lncendiary Talk by Labor
Union Workingmen at a
Meeting.
They Talk About Tearing
Down the Fences at the
Worlds Fair.
A Methodist Minister Makes
a Strong Plea for Sum
day Opening.
Tens Of Thousands OF People
Get as Near the Fair as
Possible.

CHICAGO, May 21.-The worlds fair
Sunday opening question was vigor-
ously discussed at the meeting of the
trade and labor assembly today. 1t was
brought up by the introduction of a
resolution by Delegate Mcclure, which
declared the labor unions in favor Of
Sunday opening. In the discussion
which followed President Linehan took
the floor. and said:
"When efforts were being made to
raise money for the fair, promises were
made the workingmen of Chicago that
the fair would be open on Sundays.
Hundreds of workingmen in Chicago
have contributed to the fair stock sub
scriptlons according to their means, and
their wishes Should be as much consult
ed as those of any other subscriber. l
propose that we say to the fair authori-
ties: we are willing to pay so cents
each to get into the exposition on Sun
days, and if you do not let us in on
those terms we will go in anyhow Let
US name day and hour when we shall
march to the ground and tear down the
fence if our just demands are not acced
ed to-"
Vice President Pomeroy proposed
that public meeting be called to dis
cuss the question. This suggestion was
adopted. and it was decided to hold
meeting Wednesday evening, at which
plan of action will be decided upon.
Rev. James Miller, of the Marshfield
Avenue Nj. E. church, surprised his
congregation this morning by devoting
his sermon to a strong plea for Sunday
opening of the worlds fair. He declared
the greatest need of the time was re-
taxation of strict Sunday observance,
and nothing could do SO much to ad-
vance Christ's teachings as Sunday
opening.
Tens of thousands Of men and women
paraded up and down OH the thorough
fares outside the worlds fair grounds
today peering Wistfully through the
closed gates of the White city and mur-
muring regrets at their inability to
gain admittance. Some Of the loud
spoken ones called down maledictionS.
on the powers that sealed the beauties
to them, but on the whole the crowd
was an orderly one. Men kept their
tempers, evidently Duoyed by the be-
lief that the day would be the last day
of Sunday closing. 1t was by far the
largest Sunday turnout since the eX-
position opened. Transportation lines
and the army of fakirS located in the
vicinity of the grounds did an enormous
business. From early morning until dark
the elevated road, the cable lines,
the steamers and the suburban trains
poured a continual stream of humanity
into the streets surrounding the
grounds. Dozens of policemen were
kept busy in preventing blockades.
The pressure was. no doubt. due to the
belief that the Sunday closing order
might be revoked during the day. Many
doubted the story that the fair would be
closed today until denied admittance by
the gate keepers. The fakirs flourished
as never before. The crowd had money,
and being able to spend it in the eX-
position, they turned to the cheap
amusements in the vicinity. Hundreds
of shouGers yelled themselves hoarse
and rendered the day hideous in their
efforts to secure their share of the
golden harvest. AS night drew near the
rush for home began, and for tw hours
every means of transportation was
tested to its fullest capacity.