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Show I.AROR I'ARAOKS ON MAY 1. Hundreds of Thousands tf Laborer to Take rart In the Mowmmt. Lommix, April IS. Tho movement In favor of a simultaneous inter-national labor demonstration on tho 1st of May is assumiug formidable proportions, and, as far as numbers is concerned, is already an assured success in England, Eng-land, France, Uerniany, Italy, Hungary, Hun-gary, Belgium, Holland and Spain. Tho idea was lirst suggested by a Belgian Bel-gian delegate who attended the international interna-tional Trades congress in St. Andrew's hall, London, in November, 188S, aud a resolution was then passed in favor of setting aside tho 1st of May, every year, for universal labor parades. The scheme, however, got Into socialistic hands and thereby became a suspect in tho eyes of British trades union leaders, so that little came of 11 last year. Since tliou, however, tho movement In favor of an eight hour working day has made such enormous strides that stnti-soclalistio workmen leaders are beginniug to realize real-ize lhat if they do not fall into lino with tho industrial masses upon this question tlioy w ill iiud themselves stranded high and dry above tho mtiiu current of popular pop-ular opinion. Tho Dockers' Union promises to send 80,000 men to join in the parade, and contingents from other organizations of unskilled labor will probably bring tho total gathering in Hyde, Park May 1 up to 200,000. The demonstration will bo held simultaneously in many of the largo provincial towns, aud tho organizers or-ganizers estimate the grand total for England at nearly 500.0JO. Jules (iuisdo, who lias charge of tho movement in France, promises to have 200,000 workmen ou parade. Belgium pledges itself to 250,000; Holland, if the police will permlt.to 100,000; (ierniauy, by tho grace of Kaiser Wilhelm, to G30,-000; G30,-000; Italy to 100,000, and Spain to 50,000. lu this country the demonstration Is looked forward to with characteristic equanimity, but upon tho continent some trouble may result, Kaiser Wilhelm has uol made up his mind whether or not to prohibit the industrial in-dustrial parade. In Paris tho aristocrats aristo-crats and bourgeoise scent socialism and are calling upon the government to bo prepared with horse, fool and artillery artil-lery to preserve law and order; In Italy thero is danger that tho distressed unemployed may make themselves unpleasantly un-pleasantly conspicuous and there is reason to believe that Slgnor Crispi has resolved to suppress tho demonstution in Rome at any rate, In Spain and Holland, and to some extent in Belgium, the movement is regarded re-garded as socialistic and disturbances may' be considered unhappily certain unless tho authorities behave with more forbearance than they have hitherto done. .", ;-. :' ,-. ,, |