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Show flX THE FIELDOF LABOR. Sewi Itmi From all Ore? the Country f Interest to the Toiling f HtSKt, THE EIGHT HOUR DAT COKEKJ. What the Homy Handed Propone to Do is Begird to the Much Needed JLeform. Ciiicaoo. April S.V One of the lead ing l.dvornien of Chicago said yesterday that the city ai on the erge of the. greatest outbreak It had ever bad. When asked Ms reason for such art. opinion, the speaker said: "Marl 1 the day fixed on which organised 'labor Is to ask for I he eight hour day. Sup, pose the carpeuteiV strike is still ua-emled ua-emled when that day cornea. In such an event at lenMil On) men in the build ing trade n ill lw Idle. The stuck yards employes, 11,000 In uuinber, ara)etr mined to hate eight hours or strfke. Added to these are the gasfitlers, wh go out on Monday; the hurncav.maker. j ho ouit work on the same day; l.tKKV brick layers, who are already out. Put! these together and joii have nearlvJ .Vtoulmen who stop work within thai uet ten days utile something Is dohol to avert the trouble," , t |