The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-26
Mother BIOOr Will
Speak on May Day
at Union Square
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spirit at that anniversary meeting
that he had seen in the Commune.
When one speaker cried 'Vive La
Commune, it went through the
whole mass. And so, too, it reused
that MAJ Day demonstration.
And then as the years went by
and I became organizer of many
of the needle trade strikes, I saw
the masses increase in Union
Square They became more politi-
cal It was no longer merely a
union holiday"
Tells Of Her First May Day
In the U. S, S. r.
Mother Eloor, told of her first
demonstration in the Soviet Union.
She was a delegate to the first in
ternational trade union conference,
which organized the Red Interna-
tional of Trade Unions. There were
delegates in Moscow from all over
the world. And Mother" was the
American workers representative.
THAT first May Day I expert
enced in Red Russia was one Of
the happiest May Days of my life, !"
declared Mother Bloor.
1T was in 1921, just after the
Rehabilitation Of the Red Army
and we had assembled q good many
Trade Union delegates from al
over the world. Early in morning
of that first May Day in the land
of the Workers and Farmers Gov
eminent we were reused by mass
singing, and much to our surprise,
it was in English. We rushed to
the windows Of the Hotel Lux and
looking out we found about 80
Russian-American workers, who
had come from Detroit and Cleve-
land to help build up the factories,
and they we're singing for us to
come out.
1--WE went onto the balcony and
Joined in the singing We marched
with them to the big house of the
Moscow Service. We made noise
singing there, that some of the local
comnissars came out and thanked
us for helping to build up their
machinery. Then we all assembled
in Pulaski Square. and they had all
the trolley cars available in town
masses in front Of Pulaski Square,
with circus trains, and speakers.
They rode all over town and we
with them. We spoke to workers
groups everywhere. That was my
first May Day in Moscow.
Many Of Her May Days Spent
In Strike Struggles
Mother Bloor spent another May
Day in Moscow. This time it was
entirely different. 1t was in 1890. The
Soviet Union was near to complet-
ing the first part of the Five-Year
Plan, They had successfully passed
their fir st struggles, and had
achieved victories. 1t was great
pageant of rejoicing. One million
and half people marched. 1--WE
stood in front of Lenin's tomb"
solemnly stated Mother Bloor, "and
reviewed the gigantic march, The
workers passed by singing, dancing,
and shouting. as we'll as parading
The parade was the greatest one
I've ever seen. 1t was thrilling"
Many of the American May Days
which Mother Bloor has lived
through were spent in the midst of
strike struggle, when threats of all
kinds were made against her.
Will Ride With ScottsborO Mothers
She spent May Day in the midst
of strikes with the Colorado miners
and with the workers Of Southern
California. She demonstrated on
May Day with the copper miners of
Calumet, Michigan. and with the
farmers of the great Dakotss and
Montana.
And every May Day that Mother
saw, became greater May Day, g
more significant one.
This May First she will ride at
the head of the parade with the five
Scottsboro mothers, who are coming
to New York especially for this
monster May Day parade.
She will speak in Union Square,
and let her voice be heard, as an
expression of the hundred thousand
massed into the Square, against
fascism, hunger and war.
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