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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY MATT M1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE  
,! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD IS ! LA/ *ILD BORN ( ! GREAT SURG+ /RUGGLE 9 ! WORLD'S >5A BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL4 ,IT IS A *ILD VIGOR\S & AGGRESSIVE1 GA9+ 9 /R5G?1 EXP&+ 9 P[]1 & COMM&+ ATT5TION & RESPECT4 ,?IS Y\NG *ILD IS ! PROG5Y ( A LONG L9E ( ! ,E>?'S /ALW>TS :O HAVE 5GAG$ 9 ! ONW>D M>* T[>DS A BETT] WORLD4 

,! ,I,W,W IS URG+ ! WORK]S TO SET ASIDE ! FIR/ ( ,MAY1 #aiab TO DEM& ( ! MA/] CLASS AN EI<T-H\R WORK+ DAY4 ,( C\RSE IF ! WORK+ CLASS >E NOT SUFFICI5TLY AWAKE TO !IR [N 9T]E/S TO COME \T & /& LIKE M5 = ?IS V]Y JU/ & MODE/ DEM&1 ! ,I,W,W WILL NOT AB&ON ! AGITATION2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT MAY AGITATE = A /ILL %ORT] WORK DAY1 SO AS TO KEEP PACE1 TO SOME EXT5T AT LEA/1 ) ! ADVANCE 9 LABOR-SAV+ 7LABOR-DE/ROY+7 MA*9]Y4 ,A R$UCTION ( ! WORK+ TIME IS ! MO/ JU/ & PRACTICAL PALLIATIVE ?AT CAN BE 9JECT$ 9TO ! ISSUE BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL4 ,9 FACT1 :ILE IT SEEMS TO BE A PALLIATIVE ON ! FACE ( IT1 IT IS 9 REALITY NOT A PALLIATIVE AT ALL1 BUT A REVOLUTION>Y MEASURE1 BECAUSE TIME IS ! GREATE/ FACTOR 9 \R EXI/5CE4 

,IT HAS TAK5 EONS ( TIME TO DEVELOP EV]Y P>TICLE ( MATT] 9 ! UNIV]SE1 MAN 9CLUD$1 YET TIME TO MAN IS SO %ORT & PRECI\S4 ,!RE IS SO LITTLE ?AT HE CAN ACCOMPLI% BETWE5 ! TIME ?AT HIS MO!R IMPLANTS H] FIR/ MO!R-LOVE KISS UPON HIS NEWBORN *EEK TO :5 DEA? HAS CLASP$ HIM 9 ITS COLD EMBRACE4 ,IF HE HAS RUN HIS TWO- OR ?REE-SCORE YE>S BETWE5 ! CRADLE & ! GRAVE1 & HAS OCCUPI$ EV]Y MOM5T ( ?AT TIME TO ! V]Y BE/ ADVANTAGE POSSIBLE1 HE HAS ACCOMPLI%$ V]Y LITTLE 9DE$4 

,IT W\LD BE WELL IF ! WORK+ CLASS W\LD HE$ ! CALL ( ! ,I,W,W & CEASE TO LABOR ON ! FIR/ DAY ( ,MAY & TAKE /OCK ( !MSELVES & TRY TO REALIZE :AT SPACE ( TIME ELAPSES FROM ! TIME !Y (F] !IR LABOR TO ! BOSS1 AT AB\T FIFTE5 YE>S--9 O!R WORDS1 :5 !Y PLACE !IR CAPITAL ON ! M>KET1 0CAPITAL0 :I* CONSI/S ( /OR$-UP P[] 9 !IR MUSCLES & BRA9S--TO !IR =TY-FIF? OR FIFTIE? YE>1 :5 ! BE/ !RE WAS 9 !M HAS BE5 US$ UP BY ! BOSS & !Y >E FLUNG \T UPON ! HUMAN SCRAP-HEAP AS USELESS MAT]IAL1 ) NO?+ MORE TO BE GR\ND \T ( !M = ! B5EFIT ( ! BOSS4 

,I SAY IT WILL BE WELL = !M TO /OP = ONE DAY AT LEA/1 & TAKE /OCK ( !IR /OCK--?AT IS ( !MSELVES1 & SEE IF IT IS WOR? :ILE = !M TO SP5D ?REE-F\R?S ( !IR TIME TOIL+ = A B>E EXI/5CE3 NOT = A LIV+1 = ! VA/ MAJORITY ( !M DO NOT LIVE1 !Y B>ELY EXI/4 ,IF !Y %\LD /OP TO ?9K !Y W\LD SOON BETT] !IR CONDITION4 

,! FIR/ GREAT /RIKE ( ,AM]ICA = A R$UCTION ( H\RS ( LABOR TO EI<T P] DAY OCCURR$ ON ,MAY ,FIR/1 #a#h#h#f4 ,9 ,OCTOB] #a#h#h#e1 A CONV5TION ( LABOR ORGANIZATIONS WAS HELD 9 ,*ICAGO2 AT SAID CONV5TION A RESOLUTION WAS PASS$1 REQUE/+ ! WORK+ CLASS TO SET ASIDE ! ,FIR/ ( ,MAY1 #a#h#h#f1 TO DEM& A R$UCTION ( ! H\RS ( ! WORK]S TO EI<T4 ,! ,KNI<TS ( ,LABOR WAS NOT REPRES5T$ AT ! ABOVE M5TION$ CONV5TION & DID NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ! /RIKE AS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION1 BUT MANY ( ! .<,KNI<TS'.> 0,ASSEMBLIES0 DID SO4 ,! RADICAL ELEM5T 9 ,*ICAGO W]E DIVID$ AS TO :AT POSITION !Y %\LD TAKE REG>D+ ! PROPOS$ /RIKE1 SOME TAK+ ! POSITION ?AT IT WAS ONLY A PALLIATIVE AT BE/1 ?AT IT WAS NOT WOR? SU* A GIGANTIC /RUGGLE AS MU/ BE 5GAG$ 91 IF IT WAS TO SUCCE$4 

,FOLL[+ IS P>T ( AN 9T]VIEW BY ,ALB]T ,R4 ,P>SONS PR9T$ 9 ! ,*ICAGO ,DAILY ,NEWS1 ,M>* #a#c1 #a#h#h#f3 

,! MOVEM5T TO R$UCE ! WORK-H\RS IS 9T5D$ BY ITS PROJECTORS TO GIVE A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO ! DIFFICULTIES BETWE5 ! CAPITALI/S & LABOR]S4 ,I HAVE ALWAYS HELD ?AT !RE W]E TWO WAYS TO SETTLE ?IS TR\BLE1 EI!R BY PEACEABLE MEANS OR VIOL5T ME?ODS4 ,R$UC$ H\RS1 OR EI<T-H\RS1 IS ! PEACE-(F]+4 ,FEW] H\RS MEAN MORE PAY4 ,R$UC$ H\RS IS ! ONLY MEASURE ( ECONOMIC RE=M :I* CONSULTS ! 9T]E/S ( ! LABOR]S AS CONSUM]S4 ,N[1 ?IS MEANS A HI<] /&>D ( LIV+ = ! PRODUC]S1 :I* CAN ONLY BE ACQUIR$ BY POSSESS+ & CONSUM+ A L>G] %>E ( !IR [N PRODUCT4 ,?IS W\LD DIM9I% ! PR(ITS ( ! LABOR EXPLOIT]S4 

,! ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,UNION ( ,*ICAGO1 CONSI/+ ( #b#e1 ,G]MAN TRADES UNIONI/S1 PASS$ A RESOLUTION1 REQUE/+ ,AUGU/ ,SPIES1 $ITOR ( ! ,>BEIT]-,ZEITUNG 7,G]MAN DAILY71 & ,ALB]T ,R4 ,P>SONS1 $ITOR ( ,! ,AL>M 7,5GLI% WEEKLY71 TO ADVOCATE 9 !IR PAP] & SPEE*ES1 ! EI<T-H\R DAY4 ,?IS SETTL$ ! CONTROV]SY3 ,P>SONS1 ,SPIES & ALL ! ACTIVE REVOLUTION>Y SPIRITS 9 ,*ICAGO W5T TO WORK 9 E>NE/4 ,! RESULT ( !IR ACTIVITIES WAS MADE MANIFE/1 = :5 ! FIR/ ( ,MAY1 #ahhf >RIV$1 IT F\ND ,*ICAGO ! BE/ ORGANIZ$ CITY 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,9 ?IS CITY ! WORK+ CLASS /RUCK BETWE5 #e1 & #f1 /RONG & TI$ UP ! CITY MORE COMPLETELY ?AN ,I HAVE EV] SE5 IT TI$ UP DUR+ ! ?IRTY YE>S ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 A RESID5T H]E4 

,ON ! AFT]NOON ( ,MAY #cRD1 !RE W]E L>GE NUMB]S ( /RIK]S 9 ! ,S\?WE/]N PORTION ( ,*ICAGO1 AMONG !M ! ,MC,CORMICK ,REAP] ,WORKS' EMPLOYES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! CAPITALI/ PAP]S !RE WAS RIOT+ AMONG !M4 ,! POLICE W]E CALL$ \T TO QUELL ! RIOTS4 ,AS IS USUALLY ! CASE1 :5 ! POLICE W]E CALL$ \T1 ! WORK+ PEOPLE W]E /ICK+ TOGE!R 9 L>GE NUMB]S2 .<?\< ! POLICE.> DID MANAGE TO QUELL SOME ( !M4 ,ON ?IS OCCASION1 !Y %OT SEV5 WORK+ M5 & CLUBB$ MANY HUNDR$S UNM]CIFULLY4 

,! NEXT EV5+ ! ,HAYM>KET MEET+ WAS CALL$4 ,! ,HAYM>KET MEET+ IS REF]R$ TO HI/ORICALLY AS ! 0,! ,HAYM>KET ,AN>*I/S' ,RIOT40 ,!RE WAS NO RIOT AT ,HAYM>KET EXCEPT A POLICE RIOT4 

,MAYOR ,C>T] ,H>RISON ATT5D$ ! ,HAYM>KET MEET+1 & TOOK ! /& AT ! ,AN>*I/ TRIAL = ! DEF5SE1 NOT = ! /ATE4 ,! ,MAYOR TE/IFI$ ?AT HE ATT5D$ ! ,HAYM>KET MEET+ AS ! HI<E/ PEACE (FICIAL 9 ,*ICAGO = ! PURPOSE ( DISP]S+ IT1 %\LD IT REQUIRE HIS ATT5TIONS AS SU*4 ,! ,MAYOR FUR!R TE/IFI$ ?AT :5 ! MEET+ WAS AB\T TO BE ADJ\RN$1 HE W5T TO ! ,DESPLA9ES ,/REET POLICE /ATION1 & ORD]$ ! 9SPECTOR TO S5D HIS RES]VES TO !IR SEV]AL BEATS AS ! MEET+ WAS ADJ\RN+1 WAS PEACEABLE1 & ?AT HE ! ,MAYOR WAS ON HIS WAY HOME4 ,NO SOON] WAS ! ,MAYOR \T ( SI<T1 ?AN ! 9SPECTOR1 :O WI%$ TO DO SOME?+ (FICI\S AT ! TIME ( ! GREAT /RIKE1 RU%$ A COMPANY ( POLICE UPON ! MEET+ ?AT HAD PRACTICALLY ADJ\RN$4 ,AT ! ONRU% ( ! POLICE1 SOMEONE ?REW A BOMB4 ,:O ?REW ?AT BOMB1 NO ONE TO ?IS DAY KN[S1 SAVE HE :O ?REW IT4 ,HE HAS NEV] BE5 F\ND4 

,BUT ! CAPITALI/ CLASS DIDN'T C>E :E!R !Y F\ND ! BOMB ?R[] OR NOT2 :AT !Y WANT$ WAS ! LEAD]S ( ! GREAT /RIKE1 TO GET !M \T ( ! WAY & TO FRI<T5 ! SLAVES BACK TO WORK4 ,& ! S*EME WORK$ MAGNIFIC5TLY1 = AFT] ! BOMB WAS ?R[N1 ! SLAVES = ! MO/ P>T =GOT !Y HAD A GRIEVANCE4 ,( C\RSE1 TO GIVE ! B>E/ \TL9E ( ! TRIAL & DEA? ( MY HUSB& & COMRADES1 W\LD MAKE ?IS LETT] 5TIRELY TOO LONG4 ,BUT ! KEY TO :Y !IR LIVES W]E SACRIFIC$ IS F\ND 9 ! FOLL[+ EXC]PTS FROM ,/ATE'S ,ATTORNEY ,GR9NELL'S ADDRESS TO ! JURY4 ,HE SAID3 

,G5TLEM5 ( ! JURY1 !SE DEF5DANTS AT ! B> >E NOT MORE GUILTY ?AN ! ?\S&S :O FOLL[ !M4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 SELECT$ & 9DICT$ BY ! GR& JURY BECAUSE !Y >E LEAD]S1 CONVICT !M & SAVE \R SOCIETY4 

,! GREAT /RIKE ( ,MAY #a#h#h#f1 WAS AN HI/ORIC EV5T ( GREAT IMPORTANCE1 9ASMU* AS IT WAS1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! FIR/ TIME ?AT WORK]S !MSELVES HAD ATTEMPT$ TO GET A %ORT] WORK DAY BY UNIT$1 SIMULTANE\S ACTION4 ,TO BE SURE !RE HAD BE5 SOME E>LI] AGITATION1 BUT ALWAYS AMONG ! POLITICIANS 9 LEGISLATIVE HALLS & 9 CONGRESS4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY SU* AGITATION WAS ( NO AVAIL4 ,BUT ?IS /RIKE WAS ! FIR/ 9 ! NATURE ( ,DIRECT ,ACTION ON A L>GE SCALE1 ! FIR/ 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,IT HAD ITS LA/+ EFFECTS1 BECAUSE IT BROKE ?R\< ! /ONE WALL ( ! LONG-H\R CU/OM4 ,:AT WAS GA9$ BY ! WORK]S WAS NEV] :OLLY LO/4 ,! H\RS ( LABOR HAVE NEV] BE5 AS LONG1 AS A :OLE1 S9CE #a#h#h#f1 AS !Y W]E BE=E ?AT TIME4 

,( C\RSE ! EI<T-H\R DAY IS AS ANTIQUAT$ AS ! CRAFT UNIONS !MSELVES4 ,TODAY1 WE %\LD BE AGITAT+ = A FIVE-H\R WORK DAY1 OR SIX AT ! MO/1 BUT ! ,I,W,W1 ,I PRESUME1 HAS TAK5 UP ! EI<T-H\R CAUSE ON ! PR9CIPLE ?AT WE MU/ NOT GET TOO F> AWAY FROM ?OSE WE WI% TO 9FLU5CE OR \R LABORS >E WA/$4 

,! WORLDWIDE UNRE/ AMONG ! WAGE CLASS IS ! MO/ HOPEFUL SIGN ( ! TIMES4 ,LABOR IS LE>N+ ?AT ITS MO/ P[]FUL & EFFECTIVE WEAPON IS 9 ITS MUSCLES & ITS BRA9S4 ,LET IT )DRAW !SE & ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM IS P>ALYZ$4 ,:AT LABOR WANTS IS L& = ! L&LESS1 PRODUCE TO ! PRODUC]1 TOOLS TO ! TOIL] & DEA? TO WAGE-SLAV]Y4 

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