The evening world., 1894-05-02

The first day of May is day which
the International Labor Congress of 1889.
held in Paris, set apart as day In
which working men and working wo.
men in all civilized lands should set
apart for the expression Of the belief
that they are entitled to a shorter work
day. with wages which Wal mean at
least living. There is tinge of So
cialism in this proposition. Hitherto
the Socialistic Labor Party has been the
chief factor in the demonstrations Of
May in this city. Yesterday the Cen
tral Federation of Labor and the
Knights of Labor Joined forces.
WORK FIRST. MARCH NEXT.
Not until the employed had been re-
leased from their toll did the demonsta-
ton begin. Then those who have en-
ployment gathered at designated places
to join those out of work. They were in
three bodies. The men and women OF
the Central Labor Federation formed on
East Fourth street. The United Hebrew
Workers made Rutgers Square their
headquarters. The west side workers,
composed largely of the employees in
the uptown west side silk mills, formed
on West Forty-second street.
East side workers were far In the ma
jority. numbering over 5000 altogether.
The East Fourth street and the Rutgers
Square divisions were marshalled by
Charles Kirchner He gave the right OF
line to 500 women. who wore gayly be-
decked straw hats and carried torches.
With a brass band at their head they
s'arted for Union Square with battalions
OF cigar-makers. blacksmths. carpenters.
cloakmakers. shoemakers. brass workers.
cement workers. painters walters.
tailors, upholsterers. cigarette-makers.
&c, following in their wake.
LITTLE MUSIC, GREAT CHEERING.
There was a dearth OF music for the
narchers. but they were filled with en-
thus!asm. and IL marching they kept time
TO the cheers of their friends along the
route. The 800 won en- who headed the
Ane were mainly strikers from the shoe
factory OF John j. Lattemann, No.
South Fifth avenue
This body marched through Fourth
street to First avenue. TO Fifth street, tc
y Avenue a. to Tenth street, TO Seconc
avenue. and then through Fifteenth stree
TO Union Square. They arrived at th'
square mucn earlier than the west sid'
workers. and massed in front Of the cot
tAge.
FROM THE WEST SIDE.
The body of west side workers, amonl
whom there were no women, numbers
about 1000, They marched down Forty
second street to Tenth avenue, through
-A!rty-ninth street TO Ninth avenue, t
TAIrty-seventh street, to Eighth avenue
TO Seventeenth street, and thence t
Union square They were marshalled b.
Frederick Richter, and all along thel
route tney had az enthusiastic a re
ceptlon as hal the east side workers.
ALL MERGED TOGETHER.
When these two bodies OF worker
came together IN front of the Unlo
square cottage, II was impossible 10
mem 10 presrVe their Identity.
crowded and Iushed to get as near 10 IN
speakers as possible. Yet there was nc
NE slightest disorder. The large platoo
- OF park policemen who were detailed I
She place for the night had nothing I
w me men made way for the womeT
a. a. mat they Cou.d get to the front EN
Snmrn tiofnian protected by two par
tHncelhen stood among the women !
@ sse 'front.' rank and listened with intel
est 10 the speeches.
LEGENDS. BUT NO RED FLAGS.
~ was well-dressed crowd Th
hant hUSt interesting features of II were tn
bttners ana transparencies. These tol
vtter the sentiments which brought tn
Tbhers together than did the speeche
nase We're hundreds OF these trans
'isheies' There were also not fews