,! ,FIR/ ( ,MAY 
,SYMBOL ( A ,NEW ,]A 9 ! ,LIFE & ,/RUGGLE ( ! ,TOIL]S 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO 

,TAGS 3 WORK]S ( *ICAGO1 AM]ICAN WORK]S1 TOIL]S1 WORK]S1 HOLIDAY1 DATE1 AM]ICAN1 *ICAGO1 SOCIALI/1 WORLD4 

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,PHOTO BY ,PETE ,MORAWSKI1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,9 ! SOCIALI/ WORLD1 ! FIR/ ( ,MAY IS CONSID]$ ! ,LABOR HOLIDAY4 ,?IS IS A MI/AK5 DESCRIPTION ?AT HAS SO P5ETRAT$ ! LIVES ( ! TOIL]S ?AT 9 MANY C\NTRIES ?AT DAY IS 9DE$ CELEBRAT$ AS SU*4 ,9 FACT1 ! FIR/ ( ,MAY IS NOT AT ALL A HOLIDAY = ! TOIL]S4 ,NO1 ! TOIL]S %\LD NOT /AY 9 !IR WORK%OPS OR 9 ! FIELDS ON ?AT DATE4 ,ON ?AT DATE1 TOIL]S ALL OV] ! WORLD %\LD COME TOGE!R 9 EV]Y VILLAGE1 EV]Y T[N1 & ORGANIZE MASS RALLIES1 NOT TO M>K ?AT DATE AS /ATI/ SOCIALI/S & ESPECIALLY ! ,BOL%EVIKS CONCEIVE IT1 BUT RA!R TO GAUGE ! MEASURE ( !IR /R5G? & ASSESS ! POSSIBILITIES = DIRECT >M$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ A ROTT51 C[>DLY1 SLAVE-HOLD+ ORD] ROOT$ 9 VIOL5CE & FALSEHOOD4 ,IT IS EASIE/ = ALL ! TOIL]S TO COME TOGE!R ON ?AT HI/ORIC DATE1 ALREADY P>T ( ! CAL5D>1 & MO/ CONV5I5T = !M TO EXPRESS !IR COLLECTIVE WILL1 AS WELL AS 5T] 9TO COMMON DISCUSSION ( EV]Y?+ RELAT$ TO ESS5TIAL MATT]S ( ! PRES5T & ! FUTURE4 

,OV] =TY YE>S AGO1 ! ,AM]ICAN WORK]S ( ,*ICAGO & ITS 5VIRONS ASSEMBL$ ON ! FIR/ ( ,MAY4 ,!RE !Y LI/5$ TO ADDRESSES FROM MANY SOCIALI/ ORATORS1 & MORE ESPECIALLY ?OSE FROM AN>*I/ ORATORS1 = !Y FAIRLY GOBBL$ UP LIB]T>IAN IDEAS & OP5LY SID$ ) ! AN>*I/S4 

,?AT DAY ?OSE ,AM]ICAN WORK]S ATTEMPT$1 BY ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES1 TO GIVE EXPRESSION TO !IR PROTE/ AGA9/ ! 9IQUIT\S ORD] ( ! ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL ( ! PROP]TI$4 ,?AT WAS :AT ! ,AM]ICAN LIB]T>IANS ,SPIES1 ,P>SONS & O!RS SPOKE AB\T4 ,IT WAS AT ?IS PO9T ?AT ?IS PROTE/ RALLY WAS 9T]RUPT$ BY PROVOCATIONS BY ! HIREL+S ( ,CAPITAL & IT 5D$ ) ! MASSACRE ( UN>M$ WORK]S1 FOLL[$ BY ! >RE/ & MURD] ( ,SPIES1 ,P>SONS & O!R COMRADES4 

,! WORK]S ( ,*ICAGO & DI/RICT HAD NOT ASSEMBL$ TO CELEBRATE ! ,MAY ,DAY HOLIDAY4 ,!Y HAD GA!R$ TO RESOLVE1 9 COMMON1 ! PROBLEMS ( !IR LIVES & !IR /RUGGLES4 

,TODAY TOO1 :]ESOEV] ! TOIL]S HAVE FRE$ !MSELVES FROM ! TUTELAGE ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ! SOCIAL DEMOCRACY L9K$ TO IT 7,M5%EVIK OR ,BOL%EVIK1 IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE7 OR EV5 TRY TO DO SO1 !Y REG>D ! FIR/ ( ,MAY AS ! OCCASION ( A GET-TOGE!R :5 !Y WILL CONC]N !MSELVES ) !IR [N AFFAIRS & CONSID] ! MATT] ( !IR EMANCIPATION4 ,?R\< !SE ASPIRATIONS1 !Y GIVE EXPRESSION TO !IR SOLID>ITY ) & REG>D = ! MEMORY ( ! ,*ICAGO M>TYRS4 ,?US !Y S5SE ?AT ! FIR/ ( ,MAY CANNOT BE A HOLIDAY = !M4 ,SO1 DESPITE ! CLAIMS ( 0PR(ESSIONAL SOCIALI/S10 T5D+ TO PORTRAY IT AS ! ,FEA/ ( ,LABOR1 ! FIR/ ( ,MAY CAN BE NO?+ ( ! SORT = CONSCI\S WORK]S4 

,! FIR/ ( ,MAY IS ! SYMBOL ( A NEW ]A 9 ! LIFE & /RUGGLE ( ! TOIL]S1 AN ]A ?AT EA* YE> (F]S ! TOIL]S FRE%1 9CREAS+LY T\< & DECISIVE BATTLES AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE1 = ! FRE$OM & 9DEP5D5CE WRE/$ FROM !M1 = !IR SOCIAL IDEAL4 

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