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,! HAPPY IDEA ( US+ A PROLET>IAN HOLIDAY CELEBRATION AS A MEANS TO ATTA9 ! EI<T-H\R DAY WAS FIR/ BORN 9 ,AU/RALIA4 ,! WORK]S !RE DECID$ 9 #ahef TO ORGANIZE A DAY ( COMPLETE /OPPAGE TOGE!R ) MEET+S & 5T]TA9M5T AS A DEMON/RATION 9 FAVOR ( ! EI<T-H\R DAY4 ,! DAY ( ?IS CELEBRATION WAS TO BE ,APRIL #b#a4 ,AT FIR/1 ! ,AU/RALIAN WORK]S 9T5D$ ?IS ONLY = ! YE> #a#h#e#f4 ,BUT ?IS FIR/ CELEBRATION HAD SU* A /RONG EFFECT ON ! PROLET>IAN MASSES ( ,AU/RALIA1 5LIV5+ !M & LEAD+ TO NEW AGITATION1 ?AT IT WAS DECID$ TO REPEAT ! CELEBRATION EV]Y YE>4 

,9 FACT1 :AT C\LD GIVE ! WORK]S GREAT] C\RAGE & FAI? 9 !IR [N /R5G? ?AN A MASS WORK /OPPAGE :I* !Y HAD DECID$ !MSELVES8 ,:AT C\LD GIVE MORE C\RAGE TO ! ET]NAL SLAVES ( ! FACTORIES & ! WORK%OPS ?AN ! MU/]+ ( !IR [N TROOPS8 ,?US1 ! IDEA ( A PROLET>IAN CELEBRATION WAS QUICKLY ACCEPT$ &1 FROM ,AU/RALIA1 BEGAN TO SPREAD TO O!R C\NTRIES UNTIL F9ALLY IT HAD CONQU]$ ! :OLE PROLET>IAN WORLD4 

,! FIR/ TO FOLL[ ! EXAMPLE ( ! ,AU/RALIAN WORK]S W]E ! ,AM]ICANS4 ,9 #ahhf !Y DECID$ ?AT ,MAY #a %\LD BE ! DAY ( UNIV]SAL WORK /OPPAGE4 ,ON ?IS DAY #b1 ( !M LEFT !IR WORK & DEM&$ ! EI<T-H\R DAY4 ,LAT]1 POLICE & LEGAL H>ASSM5T PREV5T$ ! WORK]S = MANY YE>S FROM REPEAT+ ?IS .<SIZE.> DEMON/RATION4 ,H[EV] 9 #ahhh !Y R5EW$ !IR DECISION & DECID$ ?AT ! NEXT CELEBRATION W\LD BE ,MAY #a1 #a#h#i4 

,9 ! MEAN:ILE1 ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T 9 ,EUROPE HAD GR[N /RONG & ANIMAT$4 ,! MO/ P[]FUL EXPRESSION ( ?IS MOVEM5T OCCURR$ AT ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S' ,CONGRESS 9 #a#h#h#i4 ,AT ?IS ,CONGRESS1 ATT5D$ BY F\R HUNDR$ DELEGATES1 IT WAS DECID$ ?AT ! EI<T-H\R DAY MU/ BE ! FIR/ DEM&4 ,:]EUPON ! DELEGATE ( ! ,FR5* UNIONS1 ! WORK] ,LAVIGNE FROM ,BORDEAUX1 MOV$ ?AT ?IS DEM& BE EXPRESS$ 9 ALL C\NTRIES ?R\< A UNIV]SAL WORK /OPPAGE4 ,! DELEGATE ( ! ,AM]ICAN WORK]S CALL$ ATT5TION TO ! DECISION ( HIS COMRADES TO /RIKE ON ,MAY #a1 #a#h#i1 & ! ,CONGRESS DECID$ ON ?IS DATE = ! UNIV]SAL PROLET>IAN CELEBRATION4 

,9 ?IS CASE1 AS ?IRTY YE>S BE=E 9 ,AU/RALIA1 ! WORK]S REALLY ?\<T ONLY ( A ONE-TIME DEMON/RATION4 ,! ,CONGRESS DECID$ ?AT ! WORK]S ( ALL L&S W\LD DEMON/RATE TOGE!R = ! EI<T-H\R DAY ON ,MAY #a1 #a#h#i4 ,NO ONE SPOKE ( A REPETITION ( ! HOLIDAY = ! NEXT YE>S4 ,NATURALLY NO ONE C\LD PR$ICT ! LI<TN+-LIKE WAY 9 :I* ?IS IDEA W\LD SUCCE$ & H[ QUICKLY IT W\LD BE ADOPT$ BY ! WORK+ CLASSES4 ,H[EV]1 IT WAS 5\< TO CELEBRATE ! ,MAY ,DAY SIMPLY ONE TIME 9 ORD] ?AT EV]YONE UND]/& & FEEL ?AT ,MAY ,DAY MU/ BE A YE>LY & CONT9U+ 9/ITUTION .<444.>4 

,! FIR/ ( ,MAY DEM&$ ! 9TRODUCTION ( ! EI<T-H\R DAY4 ,BUT EV5 AFT] ?IS GOAL WAS REA*$1 ,MAY ,DAY WAS NOT GIV5 UP4 ,AS LONG AS ! /RUGGLE ( ! WORK]S AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE & ! RUL+ CLASS CONT9UES1 AS LONG AS ALL DEM&S >E NOT MET1 ,MAY ,DAY WILL BE ! YE>LY EXPRESSION ( !SE DEM&S4 ,&1 :5 BETT] DAYS DAWN1 :5 ! WORK+ CLASS ( ! WORLD HAS WON ITS DELIV]ANCE !N TOO HUMANITY WILL PROBABLY CELEBRATE ,MAY ,DAY 9 HONOR ( ! BITT] /RUGGLES & ! MANY SUFF]+S ( ! PA/4 

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