Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-05-13

arch with sufficient space between to
aiiow several thousand people as an
"uuIehce TO each. The main process
SION usually forms on the Thames EN-
Oahkment, marches from Charing
cross through several of the West end
streets, enters the park at HYDE mark
corner and then proceeds northward
along one OF the wide paths until II
reaches the platforms. The contin
gents from North London, to spare
themselves an unnecessary and tedi-
GUS journey. organize in their own
nelghborhood and form subsidiary
procession, much smaller in numbers.
winch enters at the Marble arch and
can then reach the platform I'm a few
minutes
Anyone familiar with previous dem
onstrations who arrived by the Marble
arch entrance could see at a glance
what exceptional interest had heen
aroused by this meeting. Four o'clock
was the time fixed for the beginning
or the speeches. BY that hour tho
northern processionists had arrived
and scattered themselves around the
platforms, together with the peonIe
VINO had made their way to the
ground before. There was not vet
sign OF the main body from the
south. Yet the multitude was al.
ready far larger than a normal 70
tai Of what is considered a very suc-
cessful Hyde Park demonstration
Walking south to the Hyde Park
corner entrance. one found the van
guard OF the chief procession be-
ginning to pass through another dense
crowd. 1t was not until about six
O'Clock that the last detachment made
its way in
The style OF the procession itself is
very much the same at one Hyde park
demonstration as at another The Brit
ISM workman wears no special uniform
on his parades, but badges and sashes
40 something TO relieve the mc.Iotony
or every day dress. The gayest colors
are contributed by the banners car
ried at the head of the several
branches OF the trade unions repre-.
scented. Most OF them show picture
OF categorical device appropriate to the
particular trade Railway men gas
workers, builders. carmen. farriers.
general laborers, compositors. press
minders thus the display OF present
day occupations, with their divisions
and subdivisions. unroIs itself at be.
wildering length Only a few special
banners and notices had been pre-.
pared
The deported leaders themselves
marched under the words "ExiIedt
Iney Conquer Other legends we're
Welcome 10 the Deported." Unity
Now International" Your Liberty at
stake Workers Of London and
workers Of South Africa stand United
Against Botha" out Of the hundreds
OF notices displayed on these banners
Only t"o or three could be considered
at all violent or abusive
Not every one. of course. among the
hundreds Of thousands Of persons pres
ent could be claimed as sympathizer
with the objects OF the demonstration
AIthough the date was March /. the
weather would have been seasonabIe
in the middle Of May. II was Just the
Kind Of Sunday afternoon. with it's
bright sunehine and genial air. that
would tempt into such place as HYDE
park its pleasant sward fenced on
by no Keep of the grass" notices
large numbers Of people who cared 1T !
tie about politics. Doubtless, too. mere
curiosity to see what the deportes
leaders we're like drew a good many
ne Monday papers published snap
shot showing F. f. Smith, NJ p. with
'Siik/ hat on his head and. II In his