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Show WORKINGMEN WEAR MASKS AT MEETING London - Trades Union Members Fear "Victimization" in Oaao They Are Identified. LONDON, Sept. 13 The "masked" worker made his first demonstration in Hyde park this afternoon in favor of trades unionism, efollowing tactics similar simi-lar to those adopted bT tho laborer and artisan, who held moetings in tho vicinity. vi-cinity. The participants, many of whom were women, were all clerks' representing a groat variety of employment. They marched from tho Thamos embankinont to Hydo park wearing black maaka, with the objoct of "avoiding victimization." victimiza-tion." Sandwich boards stated that 25 por cont of tho clerks die of consumption in consequence of wretched working conditions. con-ditions. Spoakors drerw a lurid picture of the undor-paymont of the clerks, the un-Banllary un-Banllary conditions prevailing in a majority ma-jority of the offices and stores, and the slave driving methods of employers. |