The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-29
ANARCHISTIC SENTIMENT
AT THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC DEM
ONsTRATION IN NEW YORK.
Strikers Urged to Ignore the DEGREES
Of the COurt-Great Parade Fol-
lowed by Several Speeches.

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Thirty thousand
persons took part tonight in the May day
parade of the Socialist Labor party and
the Central Federated Union. After the
parade there was a May day demonstra-
tion in Union Square under the auspices of
the May day conferences. There were about
2.00e women I'm line. During the march 600
of the striking cigarette girls sang 1.-The
Labor Marseillaise." A striking feature of
the parade was the carrying of small in
candescent lamps in the hats of the elec-
trical workers. The workmen of the So
cialistic cooperative publishers were ac-
companied by a gigantic float on which
stood a handsome woman impersonating
Liberty. Below her stood young girls rep
resenting various branches Of labor.
Many banners We're displayed favoring
Debs and Hartman for President and Vice
President. They gave to the affair a politi-
cal tinge, although 1t was intended as an
eight-hour demonstration. More than 100
organizations were represented. Some
came from Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken,
Paterson and Elizabeth Before the process
sion had wound around into Union Square
the space set aside for the paraders was
filled with great multitude. and the
speakers of the evening found themselves
facing a mighty audience. Speeches were
delivered from the park cottage and from
trucks.
There was a big crowd in the plaza at
Union square when Chairman Benjamin
Hanford called for order His introduc-
tory speech apprised the crowd that only
those Immediately around the speaker
could hear, and the big mass disintegrated
rapidly.
One by one the red banners of Socialism
and whole bodies of men departed. Three
cheers for the eight-hour day and interna-
tional socialism opened the meeting. In an
extremely radical address Mr.. Hanford
denounced the action of Judge Freedman
in restraining the striking cigar makers
from establishing pickets, and advised his
hearers to pay no attention to the in
functions of corrupt rascally judges" He
hoped that all present would vote for Debs
and Hartman.
Job Hartman, the Social Democratic
candidate for Vice President, was then in
troduced. Charles H. Matchett introduced
a set of resolutions which were adopted.
They contained a greeting to the prole-
tdrldnS or all NATIONS, Teiterateu the inter-
national solidarity and identity of interest
of the wage slaves of all nations and de-
cared that the government of the United
States, national. state and local, had
again proved itself to be the enemy of Ia
Dor and the servie tool of the capitalistic
class. not less than any European nation.
and that the working people must look to
themselves for relief.
Long live international socialism," it
ended
Morris Brown made attack upon
Judge Freedman. Joseph Barondess. the
next speaker said that as a Social Demo-
crat he believed in obeying laws, but they
must be laws made by the representatives
of the people. This law by judge he
said, referring to Judge Freedman. 'is not
a law made by the representatives of the
people, but one of a czar. and as I have
said before in the Central Federated Union,
1 advise you TO ignore IT,"