Year: 1871




don Of the Projected suuday Parade.


Tho Internatlons soc;etlcs of New York
having decided to hold memorial funeral SER
vices In honor of the members OF the Paris
Commune recently executed 10 France, the
procession was fixed for tomorrow, and all
the preliminary arrangements hadbee made.
Yesterday, however, the subject was brought
before meeting Of the Police Board, and
after considerable discussion the Commits
sioners adopted resolution directing the
Superintendent to notify the societies that no
Sunday parade or demonstration would be
permitted, and further instructing that officer
to take all necessary measures to enforce the
order OF the Board should the societies
attempt to carry out their programme in de-
hance of the authorities. This action OF the
Police COmmissl oners was quite unexpected,
and will occasion much surprise and excitement
among those Interested in the matter. There
will, no doubt, be division of sentiment In
regard to its propriety. Many will approve
and large number will condemn the order
It seems difficult to understand what con-
sideratioDs led to its adoption. There could
scarcely have been any apprehensions Of
disturbance OF the peace growing out Of tho
demonstration, as there certainly would
have been no active opposition to
the sentiment that prompted 1t. The Sabbat-
arianism OF the Commissioners cannot be sup
posed to hava prompted their action, for
under our existing police regulations we enjoy
a remarkable freedom on the seventh day of
out of free trade in Sunday rum between mid
night on Saturday and midnight on the Sab
bath will testify. Besides, we are constantly
having semi-religious parades and delnonstra-
tions of all sorts of organizations held on
Sunday, not to mention the tremendous
gathering at Bill Poole's funeral aud the
funeral memorial services In honor OF the exc
cuted Fenians both Of which, wo believe,
occurred on the Sabbath, without the Inter
ference Of the police.


this International Sunday demonstration
should be prohibited in New York, while the
same thing is permitted In London, where
Sunday radical meetings In Hyde Park, with
monster professions through the principal
streets, are now OF common occurrence.
However, the Police Commissioners have
thought proper to issue their order, aud,
right OF wrong, the International
societies should make up their
minds to obey it. They have now an oppor-
t,,n rIv a., In fnr tba
pie of New York proof Of their prudence
and honesty Of purpose. 1t will do them no
good to get into conflict with the police. 1t
will not advance the cause they uphold to
take part in street brawls aud fights. But 1t
will enure to their credit to yield peacsabiJ to
the authorities, even should they believe
that their rights have been Invaded.
BY such course they will disarm those ene-
mics who use against them the weapons Of
denunciation aud brand them in connection
shed and rebellion. Let them remember that
the InternaHonas of America are especially
bound to set good example to the
brotherhood in countries nominally less
free and liberal than our own, and
that au Internationalist riot in New
York would do serious injury to the
cause all over Europe. Their enemies on the
other side of the Atlantic would hold up such
an event as conclusive proof of the destruc.
tive and dangerous character Of the organiza-
ton, aud would ask 'What are we
to expect If we suffer the existence
here Of societies which even in the
republic of the United States are
found in violent opposition to the constituted
authorities p Probably the Internationals
fixed their demonstration for the Sabbath in
order to give the working classes the opportu-
nifty of uniting in it without loss to themselves;
but they can well postpone 1t until Monday
or Saturday, and they may depend upon hav-
ing on any day an imposing gathering.