The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-05

Impressive working class dem
onstration held since the world
war, 25,000 cheering, wildly
enthusiastic workers invaded
Park Avenue, street of the
ruling class of New York, and
marched down toward Union
Square on Saturday in the
parade of welcome to William
Z. Foster and Benjamin Git
low, presidential and vice
presidential candidates of the
Workers (Communist) Party.
To the stirring revolutionary air
OF The International" the parade
marched in blaze of red between
cheering throngs and under YER
table storm of confetti. The BOOM
ing OF flashlights, the footing of
automobile horns and throaty shout
ing of the masses which lined the
sidewalks punctuated the triumph
ant march as it went on its enthusi-
astic, cheering way.
Seated in automobiles, pIacarded
with Communist slogans, the candi-
oates smiled ard acknowledged the
4 1oaring welcome. In the rear of
each car two Young Pioneers stood
at salute as the cars slowly followed
the Red Flag which headed the line.
This is the first time since the pas
sage of the infamous Lusk laws of
1919, which barred the workers
flag from the streets of New York,
that it made its public appearance.
AS the parade doomed its way
into Union Square, where it finally
disbanded, thousands of workers,
prominently displaying red hats,
bands, scarves and ensignia, shouted
a lusty roar of greeting to the on
coming parade. Thereafter for
more than an hour tens of thousands
Of workers staged an impromptu
demonstration in front of the head
quarters of the district office of the
Workers (Communist) Party, which
fronts the square on the east side.
When the candidates finally APP
peared at window, the masses in
the street below accorded them a
tempestuous ovation which lasted
for more than half an hour. At
nightfali, when the tired and hoarse
workers eventually dispersed, it was
unanimously agreed that New York
had just witnessed the most, stir
ring and successful revolutionary
demonstration in its history.
Rain No Obstacle.
Despite persistent drizzles of rain
all day, at 2 o'clock more than two
thousand workers gathered in the
vicinity of the Grand Central sta
zion in answer to call to rally in a
welcoming demonstration to their
candidates. Pretty girls in red tam
@ shanters, workers with red arm
bands, youths with miniature red
flags waited about in the face of
the most disagfeeable weather in
expectation of the appearance of
their standard bearers.
In the side streets leading off
from Park Ave. unions, fraternal or
ganizations, sports clubs and others
stood lined up in correct marching
formation waiting for the order to
march.
! The Candidates Appear.
"Where are they?" the workers
asked one another. In the station the
masses We're informed that the Fos-
ter-Gitlow train was delayed and
would be fifteen minutes late. Tin
horns footed, rattles ratified and
workers stamped their feet impa-
tiently. Near the information booth
of The station group Of Pioneers
chanted, 1--WE want Foster; we want
Gitlow." 1t was $3.50 and the train
was due in at 3:35.
"All over to track AZ" shouted q
station attendant. Workers lined
the ropes which fenced off the pas
sage area.
Suddenly, up from the sloping
ramp, Foster and Gitlow appeared,
holding enormous bouquets of red
! flowers. Like a clap of thunder q
shout filled the station.
\ Bespectacled business men looked
in amazement as the crowd now
swept out toward the entrance.
"Hurrah for Foster" Deafening
cheers. Noise. Excitement. A
young girl worker threw handful
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