MAY DAY GREETINGS
Is the day to
salute pioneers, martyrs and the workers who have braved the trials and
tribulations and resolve to unitedly continue the long march towards the total
liberation of the working class from the chains that bind them (i.e.) the
exploitation.
On 1st May,
1886 the fourth convention of the Federation of organised Trade and Labour Union
of the United States adopted a resolution demanding that eight hours only will
constitute a day's legal labour.
On May 4th,
1887, a demonstration was held at Hay Market Square (Chicago-USA) to protest
against the brutal attack of the workers of MC, Cormack Reaper Works on 3rd May
1887. The police fired and killed. Blood flowed freely on the streets. The Red
(Blood) flag was then hoisted as the flag of the working class. August Spice
Engels, Fischer and Persons the Workers' leaders were trailed and sent to the
gallows on 11th November 1887. August spice who mounted the gallows declared:
"My
defence is your accusation, the causes of my alleged crime your history. I say
If death is the penalty for proclaiming the truth, I will profoundly and
defiantly pay the cost price. Call your hangman."
The heroes
who mounted the gallows also declared:
"The
time will come when our silence will be more eloquent than our speeches."
We have a
lofty and great objective of eliminating, extinguishing and ending exploitation
in any form or manner.
In memory
of these May Day Martyrs, all over the world, the working class observe the day
as the 'Workers Day'. The first May Day was celebrated in 1890 in many countries
of the world.
May Day
-- The day of
the working class of all claims and countries!
On this Day
let us resolve and act-
-- To end all
that endangers and erodes the weapons of the working
class
-- To efface
and exterminate from this earth every trace of exploitation of the working
class!
-- To react,
resist, rebel, and revolt against all that imposes and defends
exploitation!
DEFEAT AND
DESTROY EVIL
DEATH TO THE
EXPLOITATION.
DESTINY WE
WILL DETERMINE.
DOOMS DAY SOON FOR
ENEMIES.
OBSERVE 1ST MAY AS
MAY DAY BY ORGANISING GATE MEETINGS, RALLIES ETC. AT ALL WORK
SPOTS
"We mean to make things over;
We tried to tool for naught.
But bare enough to live on;
Never an hour for though.
We want to feel the sunshine;
We want to small the
flowers;
We're sure that God has willed it;
And we mean to have eight
hours.
We' are summoning our forces
from
Ship yard, shop and
mill
Eight hours for work, eight hours for
rest,
Eight hours for what we
will."
