THE HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATIONS. PROCREDINGS ORDERLY. " THE DYNAMITE OF REASON." ITALIAN ANARCHISTS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 776, 19 July 1890, Page 1

THE HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATIONS. PROCREDINGS ORDERLY. " THE DYNAMITE OF REASON."

ITALIAN ANARCHISTS.

Tho observation of May Jot as a Labor Day wan only partial in London, tho gro.itor celebration being reserved for Sunday, May 4th. Meetings, howovor, wero held on Thursday under tho auspices of the National Federation of all trades and industries Upwards of 2000 con^ ptablcß wore drafted into the Wcat End of London during the aftcruooa in view of tho demonstration, tho forca including a number of mounted men. Tho procession formed about 3 o'clock opposite tho Temple Gardens, thoso assembled numbering oovoral thoua aids. Tho societies represented wero the Woodcu tera Union, tho boot aud shoo trades, the mat weavers, mineral water workers, aud mathomitical instrument makora, jim and picklo makers (male and female), female envolopo makora, and othors. Besides rho Nationil Federation, representatives of a lrirge number of Socialist leagucn attended, including tho Commonweal and J^orfch London Bruuohos, to tho number of about I 101)0, as well aa a largo contu^gont of tho Irish National League. Tho banners, uo v for tho occasion, wero of ecirlofc, with mottoea iv whi-o letters, f=uch as • fhoro who daro uot cclobiato thia day aro olavea ;' ' Motropoli an railway mon boycotted for joining ttio federation ;' and ' Away with authority and monopoly ; wo want free access to tho means of lifo,' whilo tho vocialia'B proclaimed on thoir banners ' Workers of tho world, wo hull you ai brothers.' Mr J- E Williams waa chief maiehal. There was a largo force of polico on tho Embankment, but the proceedings wero very orderly. On tho completion of arrangoinonta tho procossionistß moved iv the direction of Wcatuiinßter to th» Btraina of v. brass band playiog the ' Maraoillaise,' At tha corner of Savoy Btr.ot the Covent Garden Porters' L'aguo joined 'horn, and at various points along tho Embinkm«'ijt numbers of ullerd cheered vocitoroualy aud followed. Tho oceno at Hyde Park corner wag an animated ono, remarkable chitliyon accouut oi! iho arrest of soveral piokpockots iv tho crowd, but tho proco^ston entorod tho Park without tho alighted disorder.

TJJK SCESE Itf TUB I'AIUC. By this time tho crowd hid considerably augmented, anl arriving at tho Reformers' tre« about 5 o'clock, ppjechos waro m:Ho from two platforms, pio«i<lod over respectivi3ly by a Mr Cray, and a Mr Mowbray. Tho speakers iaciud il M"es9ri J G Burns, William Morris, aud and others Resolutions wero past condemning tho tyraunic and d> Bpotio couducb of tho Governments all over tho world m preventing tho workers fr>in celebrating thoir Hbor holiday, and calling upon tlio industrial population to federate, ' with a view to abolish wag a akvoiy, whioh kept; th»m in a degraded condition and iv a buuo of privation, (ioneril order prevailed throughout tho whole of the proceedings.

WKLriNO ON CIiEBKENWELL OREL'N, A torohl ghl; meeting waa ouburquontly hold at Clerkenwoll Green, when Mr Parker prejided ovor a gi'hormg of neveral hundred I pivwwi, Mr Divirl Nicholl expreasod latiafaotioa with tlio aucooss of tho day's detnouatratioi, in spito of the checks sought to bo imposod by the polico. Toey wero not going to nnUe u^e of violent methods to 'hU"uu thoir oud:i; tho? would employ

THE DYNAMITE OL' KVASON. Tlioy wi-ihod to emphaMso tho principle of solidarity and fjderation of the workers of »U oou. trios, and by this moans put oil tho yoko of onpica-jion of tho upper ola-iHCi and li^hton the strain of unhealthy competition ovorywhero. Among other ;<p inkers wero Mr Frank Kitz and Me (J, W, Mowbr »y.

•SmUCCJiK Wit It ANAKCUtVJo, Tlio only oth.'r noteworthy iucidont during tho nay'a proceedit g« was tho turn-i-jv b.iols by tho police of u email body of I.alum Ar aichii'B munboriug abjut -10 pora^j3. Abuut 3 o'clock tho club, or'Socnitiu Autouomio/ marched preceded by a black »ud rod biunor, bu'iring tho legend, ' Vivo i'Aaarchio,' from thoir quarters iv Windmill tjin ot, Soho, dowu bt. Martin'o Id'.io t'j^ardd thu Kmbankmont. They wero dropped by an laaycctor and 30 polico near ii il Ugir Bquaro, aid ordered to turn back a.i'l ai'jpi'iiio. Duriog tho halt, s>.ud whilst a i iuimato 1 disougaiou between tho Icadcr3 uid tho police was iv progress, a ruah was in * lo by tho ootiHUblos toaccuro tho banner. A struyglo onsuo 1, in which tho Italians min»ge.tt) securo * fow piccea of tho ihg ;v'i'i tiio police s\ share of tlio scraps, Uiti' in tie v tho Anarchists turned back aud ro veiled Uydo Pari by anottior roato, whero day adroitly and martiy ropaircd thoir Innucr ar.d added tho former niaoription. No arrenfca weroi mide. —Rcynolja' Now* L» JP«r.