Show THE MAYDAY MAY DAY demonstration THE fact that there was no great amount of disorder attendant upon the universal celebration of labor day does nut not detract from the significance ni ance of the movement the further fact that smaller numbers of working people actively participated in the tha demonstration than had been expected ought not to mislead in estimating the importance of the occa occasion there was a general disposition shown by the laboring classes in nearly every civilized couin to signalize the day anti and such concert of action was never before manifested in any age of the world so far as history discloses this is the first attempt ever made to create a universal holiday and the first celebration of the anniversary fixed who cern can doubt that its second celebration will be far more extensive than its first the extent to which the day was observed the first time an attempt was made to call out the toiling masses of all civilized nations upon it proves the ripeness of those nations for such a movement and presages its rapid and extensive growth for the most part in all countries the day pawed passed oft off peacefully in there was disorder and the soldiery bayoneted a few rioter sand in one or two places in F france rance there was bloodshed but the violence was trifling in comparison with what had been feared lu in austria where labor troubles are most serious and extensive and where the anxiety had been the greatest the day passed without any breach of I 1 the peace though not as universally observed as had been hoped the day was a success as showing the practicability tic of securing concert of action among the wage earners of all the civilized nations let it once be thoroughly understood that this class of mankind without regard to race or nationality can be depended upon to net act in harmony and in accordance with plans and times previously agreed upon and all that remains to be done before turning the world upside down is for the leaders ot of the employed millions to decide upon doing it and the time and method of accomplishing it |