The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
WAR DECLARED TO BE THE DE-
SIRE OF KINGS AND CAP
ITALISTS.
THE EMPEROR's NAME KISSED.
WILLIAM OF GERMANY NOT POPU-
LAR WITH THE SOCIALISTS
IN LONDON.
PEACE DEMONSTRATION A FIAsco.
Rain Interfered With Plans Made by
the Leaders of the Interna-
tiOnaI Conference.

LONDON, July 26.-Great prepara-
tons had been made for the demon
stration in favor of international
peace in Clyde park today, under the
auspices Of the organization commit
tee for the international socialist and
trade union congress which begins at
st. Martins hall tomorrow. The dem
onStration committee has been at work
on the arrangements since as long ago
as March and had distributed 10000
hand-bills and 1000 posters. had en-
ployed band to head the procession
and had made elaborate arrangements
with the commissioner Of works and
the police, but what they could not
arrange for was the weather, which
proved against them today, and the
downpour of rain practically made
fiasco Of the demonstration
Professions were formed in all parts
Of London of the Socialists and mem
bers of trade unions and their SYM
pathizers and marched to Hyde park,
the peoples forum Of London. When
they arrived there, rain was steadily
falling and 1t gradually increased al
most to a deluge, driving away nearly
all the multitude that 1t was hoped
ers.
Twelve platforms had been erected
for the speakers by the Garments union,
and chairman for each had been
chosen by the demonstration commit
tee. 1t was intended to have addresses
from each platform in French and Ger
man, as well as in English, by the
continental delegates to the congress-
The speeches that were made in other
languages than English were trans
lated from the platforms by 'Tom"
Mann, the Socialist ex-member of par
Lament; Ben Tillett, Bernard Shaw,
the well known writer on Socialist top
les; Edward Aveling, of the gas work
ers and general laborers' union; E. w.
Wilson, Herren Bebel and Liebknecht,
Socialist members of the German reich
stag; DR.. Victor Adler, the Austrian
Socialist; Nine Milleraud, La Fargue,
Jules Guerde and Jean Jacques, Social
ist members Of the French chamber
of deputies, and others. The speakers
declared that the masses of the people
did not desire war, which they said
was only provoked by rulers and capt.
tal;sts. The names. of Emperor Will
Jams, DR.. Jameson and Cecil Rhodes,
when they were mentioned by the
speakers, were Missed by the few audi
tors.
| clared carried at the twelve platforms
in favor of international arbitration, of
the eight-hour law, of universal stuff
rage and of other measures advocated
by the Socialists, and denouncing "the
greed of the ruling privileged classes
who provoke wars in order to control
the markets Of the world in their own
interests
1t was further declared that in order
to insure neace the abolition of the
capitalist and the landlord systems is
necessary.
Mcclure, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, was present at the dem
onstration in Hyde park. Delegates to
the number of 718 have already arrived
in London to attend the international
socialist and trade congress which
opens today. A reception was given
last evening for the purpose Of giving
mutual introductions, which was
crowded to overlooking.