The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-31
TWO STRIKE MEETINGS
CHEER J. kerr HARO|E
English Socialist Leader Gets
Warm Greeting From
Furriprs.
URGES THEN TO FIGHT on
Workers. lie Says. Have at Last
Begun to Take Advice Of
Karl Marx.

j keir Hardie the British member OF
Parliament and Socialist leader, adj
,reSsed two mass meetings OF the strik-
ing furriers yesterday afternoon and
was hailed with cheers aud shouts of
applause. the men standing on chairs
and waving hats and the women waving
handkerchiefs.
He first appeared al Arlington Hall,
% ST Marks place. and was almost car
ried to the platform. II was ten minutes
after he stepped on the platform before
the cheering stopped. lie made an
argument for Socialism. and most Of the
audience appeared to be Socialists.
Il did not come here to make a speech,
but to offer my good wishes TO the strik-
ing furriers." he said. Il understand the
points NJ issue in this strike are: first
the eight hour work day: second. payment
for national holidays: third. improved
sanitary conditions. and. fourth the
recognition of the union 10y the employers.
The last demand is the most vital since
without organization the workers are
helpless
IL hope the unions in the oiLer trades
will come forward with financial aid for
the strikers The loss of strike wea kens
the labor movement
You workers must not only he good
trade unionists but good Socialists. 1t is
folly to fight the bosses when the workers
vote for the representatives of the bosses
who make laws to control the workers
The working classes throughout the
world have al last begun to accept the
prophetic advice Of Karl Marx when he
said Workers Of all lines. unite. You
have the world to win and nothing to
lose but your chains"
Then Mr.. llardie went TO the Manhattan
Lyceum. 90 Fourth street. where he
was received with shouts of welcome bv
an audience which had been waiting for
several hours. His speech did not differ
materially from that in Arlington Hall
In the latter his audience was composed
Of the Jewish furriers and in the Manhat-
tan Lyceum OF the German furriers
When seen III the office of a lawyer. one
of the prominent members of the Socialist
party. Mr.. Hardie said he would remain
IN America about six weeks
Il have been invited 10 speak at a num-
her Of meetings in different cities" he
said. Il will go first TO Boston to attend
the Labor Day celebration and on Wednes-
day | will address a labor meeting in an
other Massachusetts, town On Thurs
day ] will be in Bridgeport. Conn; on
saturday, ] will be in Rochester, and
will then cross to Canada to attend the
labor Congress in Guelph. Ont, as dele
gate from the British Labor party
Il have received a number of invita-
tions which | may not have time to ac-
cept To my regret | was unable TO ac-
cept an invitation 10 speak at a woman
suffrage meeting on the Sih of sthis
month. ! believe in woman suffrage as
a logical thing and hope to attend and
speak at some woman suffrage meetings to
which | have been invited
In reply TO q question he said socia lism
undoubtedly was growing in the United
States
Il notice n great increase in socialist
sentiment since ! was here before" he
said, but the workers here have not
reached the stage where the socialists s
and trades unionists unite on candidate es
for Office and work together to elect
them as they do in England Ten years
ago they did not unite in this way even
in England. So there is little doubt in
my mind but that the workers in America
will event ually reach that stage"
He said he was enthUsiast ically in favor
Of the movement for home rule in Ireland
He was one of the first members of the
Home Rule League and always believed
that home rule for Ireland would ult-
mately come Its enemies. he said, could
not stave it of any longer,