Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-06
DEMONSTRATION OF IDLE
Police are Preparing for Trouble To-
morrow.

Police are Preparing for Trouble To-
morrow.
NEW YORK, Mar. 6.-New York
police officials are preparing for
trouble such as was recently exper-
fenced in Philadelphia, when the
army of the unemployed" in the
metropolis attempt to hold a great
demonstration in City Hall park to-
morrow afternoon. 1t is expected
that small army of police, both
mounted and foot, will be on hand
in case the demonstration is carried
out on a large scale and will use
harsh measures to put down any
move toward rioting.
Members of the executive commit
tie of the Unemployed Conference of
Now York, who assert that they rep
resent 10000 men who are out of
work. insist that the demonstration
will be carried out in a peaceful
manner and that the only object is
to urge upon the city, state and fed
eral officials the immediate necessity
of starting public works for relief.
The Central Federated Union,
representing union labor in New
York, has refused to give it's sane
ton to the demonstration. Conser-
vative labor leaders declare that the
movement is scheme to further the
interests of the Socialists and their
chosen leader, William d. Haywood.
1t is rumored that Haywood will ad-
dress the meeting of the unemployed
tomorrow.
In their appeal to the unemployed
to take part in tomorrow demon
stration, the promoters of the move
ment say:
This unemployed conference has
been called together in view of the
industrial depression now existing.
which is causing want and suffering
to hundreds of thousands of working
people in this city and to millions
throughout the country. Its purpose
is to demand measures for the relief
of these sufferings, and, at the same
time, to promote correct under
standing of the causes of such indus
trial depressions so that their recur-
renee may be prevented in the flu
ture.
THE conference recognizes that
measures of immediate relief are
imperatively necessary. The confer
ence therefore, calls upon all labor
organizations to give it prompt and
energetic support in inaugurating
great, systematic and aggressive
popular demand upon the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the city, upon
the Governor and upon the Presi-
dent and Congress of the United
States, that these pubic authorities
use the law making and taxing pow
ers to the following ends:
First, to undertake useful public
works upon large scale and thus
give employment to those thrown out
of work in private industry, such
work not to be done by contract. but
under a system Of direct employment
by the city. state and nation, so that
all the moneys appropriated shall go
to the workers and none to useless
middlemen, and all such work to be
done under union conditions as to
hours of labor and wages. so that
the general standard of living may
be raised rather than lowered by
such public employment.
'Seeond-At the same time to enact
and enforce such legislation as will
abolish child labor and establish a
general legal work day Of not more
than eight hours. thus reducing the
competition in the labor market and
distributing employment to a larger
number of persons. while also saving
the working people from the crying
evils which result from the exploita-
ton of little children and from ex-
eessive labor for adults"