,RECLAIM ,MAY ,DAY 
,AN AN>*I/ HI/ORY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,MAY #a/ IS A DAY ( SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE = ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,:ILE IT HAS BE5 HIJACK$ 9 ! PA/ BY ! ,/AL9I/ BUREAUCRACY 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & ELSE:]E1 ! LABOR MOVEM5T FE/IVAL ( ,MAY ,DAY IS A DAY ( WORLD-WIDE SOLID>ITY4 ,A TIME TO REMEMB] PA/ /RUGGLES & DEMON/RATE \R HOPE = A BETT] FUTURE4 ,A DAY TO REMEMB] ?AT AN 9JURY TO ONE IS AN 9JURY TO ALL4 

,! HI/ORY ( ,MAYDAY IS CLOSELY L9K$ ) ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ! /RUGGLES ( WORK+ PEOPLE = A BETT] WORLD4 ,9DE$1 IT ORIG9AT$ ) ! EXECUTION ( F\R AN>*I/S 9 ,*ICAGO 9 #ahhf = ORGANIZ+ WORK]S 9 ! FI<T = ! EI<T-H\R DAY4 ,?US ,MAY ,DAY IS A PRODUCT ( 0AN>*Y 9 ACTION0 -- ( ! /RUGGLE ( WORK+ PEOPLE US+ DIRECT ACTION 9 LABOR UNIONS TO *ANGE ! WORLD 70,AN>*ISM 444 ORIG9AT$ 9 EV]YDAY /RUGGLES0 -- ,KROPOTK97 

,IT BEGAN 9 ! #a#h#hS 9 ! ,U,S,A4 ,9 #a#h#h#d1 ! ,F$]ATION ( ,ORGANIZ$ ,TRADES & ,LABOR ,UNIONS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CANADA 7CREAT$ 9 #a#h#h#a1 IT *ANG$ ITS NAME 9 #ahhf TO ! ,AM]ICAN ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR7 PASS$ A RESOLUTION :I* ASS]T$ ?AT 0EI<T H\RS %ALL CON/ITUTE A LEGAL DAY'S WORK FROM & AFT] ,MAY #a1 #a#h#h#f1 & ?AT WE RECOMM5D TO LABOR ORGANIZATIONS ?R\<\T ?IS DI/RICT ?AT !Y SO DIRECT !IR LAWS AS TO CON=M TO ?IS RESOLUTION40 ,A CALL = /RIKES ON ,MAY #a/1 #ahhf WAS MADE 9 SUPPORT ( ?IS DEM&4 

,9 ,*ICAGO ! AN>*I/S W]E ! MA9 =CE 9 ! UNION MOVEM5T1 & P>TIALLY AS A RESULT ( !IR PRES5CE1 ! UNIONS TRANSLAT$ ?IS CALL 9TO /RIKES ON ,MAY #a/4 ,! AN>*I/S ?\<T ?AT ! EI<T H\R DAY C\LD ONLY BE WON ?R\< DIRECT ACTION & SOLID>ITY4 ,!Y CONSID]$ ?AT /RUGGLES = RE=MS1 LIKE ! EI<T H\R DAY1 W]E NOT 5\< 9 !MSELVES4 ,!Y VIEW$ !M AS ONLY ONE BATTLE 9 AN ONGO+ CLASS W> ?AT W\LD ONLY 5D BY SOCIAL REVOLUTION & ! CREATION ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,IT WAS ) !SE IDEAS ?AT !Y ORGANIZ$ & F\<T4 

,9 ,*ICAGO ALONE1 #d # WORK]S W5T \T & ! ?REAT ( /RIKE ACTION 5SUR$ ?AT MORE ?AN #de # W]E GRANT$ A %ORT] WORK+ DAY )\T /RIK+4 ,ON ,MAY #c1 #a#h#h#f1 POLICE FIR$ 9TO A CR[D ( PICKETS AT ! ,MC,CORMICK ,H>VE/] ,MA*9E ,COMPANY1 KILL+ AT LEA/ ONE /RIK]1 S]I\SLY W\ND+ FIVE OR SIX O!RS1 & 9JUR+ AN UNDET]M9$ NUMB]4 ,AN>*I/S CALL$ = A MASS MEET+ ! NEXT DAY 9 ,HAYM>KET ,SQU>E TO PROTE/ ! BRUTALITY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,MAYOR1 0NO?+ HAD OCCURR$ YET1 OR LOOK$ LIKELY TO OCCUR TO REQUIRE 9T]F]5CE40 ,H[EV]1 AS ! MEET+ WAS BREAK+ UP A COLUMN ( #ah POLICE >RIV$ & ORD]$ ! MEET+ TO 5D4 ,AT ?IS MOM5T A BOMB WAS ?R[N 9TO ! POLICE RANKS1 :O OP5$ FIRE ON ! CR[D4 ,H[ MANY CIVILIANS W]E W\ND$ OR KILL$ BY ! POLICE WAS NEV] EXACTLY ASC]TA9$4 

,A REIGN ( T]ROR SWEPT OV] ,*ICAGO4 ,MEET+ HALLS1 UNION (FICES1 PR9T+ %OPS & PRIVATE HOMES W]E RAID$ 7USUALLY )\T W>RANTS74 ,SU* RAIDS 9TO WORK+-CLASS >EAS ALL[$ ! POLICE TO R\ND UP ALL KN[N AN>*I/S & O!R SOCIALI/S4 ,MANY SUSPECTS W]E BEAT5 UP & SOME BRIB$4 0,MAKE ! RAIDS FIR/ & LOOK UP ! LAW AFT]W>DS0 WAS ! PUBLIC /ATEM5T ( ,J4 ,GR9NELL1 ! ,/ATES ,ATTORNEY1 :5 A QUE/ION WAS RAIS$ AB\T SE>* W>RANTS4 

,EI<T AN>*I/S W]E PUT ON TRIAL = ACCESSORY TO MURD]4 ,NO PRET5SE WAS MADE ?AT ANY ( ! ACCUS$ HAD C>RI$ \T OR EV5 PLANN$ ! BOMB4 ,9/EAD ! JURY W]E TOLD 0,LAW IS ON TRIAL4 ,AN>*Y IS ON TRIAL4 ,!SE M5 HAVE BE5 SELECT$1 PICK$ \T BY ! ,GR& ,JURY1 & 9DICT$ BECAUSE !Y W]E LEAD]S4 ,!Y >E NO MORE GUILTY ?AN ! ?\S&S :O FOLL[ !M4 ,G5TLEM5 ( ! JURY2 CONVICT !SE M51 MAKE EXAMPLES ( !M1 HANG !M & Y\ SAVE \R 9/ITUTIONS1 \R SOCIETY40 ,! JURY WAS SELECT$ BY A SPECIAL BAILIFF1 NOM9AT$ BY ! ,/ATE'S ,ATTORNEY & WAS COMPOS$ ( BUS9ESSM5 & ! RELATIVE ( ONE ( ! COPS KILL$4 ,! DEF5SE WAS NOT ALL[$ TO PRES5T EVID5CE ?AT ! SPECIAL BAILIFF HAD PUBLICLY CLAIM$ 0,I AM MANAG+ ?IS CASE & ,I KN[ :AT ,I AM AB\T4 ,!SE FELL[S >E GO+ TO BE HANG$ AS C]TA9 AS DEA?40 ,NOT SURPRIS+LY1 ! ACCUS$ W]E CONVICT$4 ,SEV5 W]E S5T5C$ TO DEA?1 ONE TO #ae YE>S' IMPRISONM5T4 

,AN 9T]NATIONAL CAMPAIGN RESULT$ 9 TWO ( ! DEA? S5T5CES BE+ COMMUT$ TO LIFE1 BUT ! WORLDWIDE PROTE/ DID NOT /OP ! ,U,S /ATE4 ,( ! REMA9+ FIVE1 ONE 7,L\IS ,L+G7 *EAT$ ! EXECUTION] & KILL$ HIMSELF ON ! EVE ( ! EXECUTION4 ,! REMA9+ F\R 7,ALB]T ,P>SONS1 ,AUGU/ ,SPIES1 ,GEORGE ,5GEL & ,ADOLPH ,FIS*]7 W]E HANG$ ON ,NOVEMB] #a#a? #a#h#h#g4 ,!Y >E KN[N 9 ,LABOR HI/ORY AS ! ,HAYM>KET ,M>TYRS4 ,BETWE5 #a#e1 & #e1 L9$ ! R\TE TAK5 BY ! FUN]AL CORTEGE & BETWE5 #a1 TO #b#e1 W]E E/IMAT$ TO HAVE WAT*$ ! BURIAL4 

,9 #a#h#h#i1 ! ,AM]ICAN DELEGATION ATT5D+ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ CONGRESS 9 ,P>IS PROPOS$ ?AT ,MAY #a/ BE ADOPT$ AS A WORK]S' HOLIDAY4 ,?IS WAS TO COMMEMORATE WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE & ! 0,M>TYRDOM ( ! ,*ICAGO ,EI<T04 ,S9CE !N ,MAYDAY HAS BECAME A DAY = 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY4 ,9 #a#h#i#c1 ! NEW ,GOV]NOR ( ,ILL9OIS MADE (FICIAL :AT ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ,*ICAGO & ACROSS ! WORLD KNEW ALL ALONG & P>DON$ ! ,M>TYRS BECAUSE ( !IR OBVI\S 9NOC5CE & BECAUSE 0! TRAIL WAS NOT FAIR04 

,! AU?ORITIES HAD BELIEV$ AT ! TIME ( ! TRIAL ?AT SU* P]SECUTION W\LD BREAK ! BACK ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,!Y W]E WRONG4 ,9 ! WORDS ( ,AUGU/ ,SPIES :5 HE ADDRESS$ ! C\RT AFT] HE HAD BE5 S5T5C$ TO DIE3 

0,IF Y\ ?9K ?AT BY HANG+ US Y\ CAN /AMP \T ! LABOR MOVEM5T 444 ! MOVEM5T FROM :I* ! D[NTRODD5 MILLIONS1 ! MILLIONS :O TOIL 9 MIS]Y & WANT1 EXPECT SALVATION -- IF ?IS IS Y\R OP9ION1 !N HANG US6 ,H]E Y\ WILL TREAD ON A SP>K1 BUT !RE & !RE1 BEH9D Y\ -- & 9 FRONT ( Y\1 & EV]Y:]E1 FLAMES BLAZE UP4 ,IT IS A SUBT]RANEAN FIRE4 ,Y\ CANNOT PUT IT \T40 

,AT ! TIME & 9 ! YE>S TO COME1 ?IS DEFIANCE ( ! /ATE & CAPITALISM WAS TO W9 ?\S&S TO AN>*ISM1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! ,U,S ITSELF4 ,S9CE ! ,HAYM>KET EV5T1 AN>*I/S HAVE CELEBRAT$ ,MAY ,DAY 7ON ! #a/ ( ,MAY -- ! RE=MI/ UNIONS & LABOR P>TIES MOV$ ITS M>*ES TO ! FIR/ ,SUNDAY ( ! MON?74 ,WE DO SO TO %[ \R SOLID>ITY ) O!R WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE ACROSS ! WORLD1 TO CELEBRATE PA/ & PRES5T /RUGGLES1 TO %[ \R P[] & REM9D ! RUL+ CLASS ( !IR VULN]ABILITY4 ,AS ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO PUT IT3 

0,?AT DAY ?OSE ,AM]ICAN WORK]S ATTEMPT$1 BY ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES1 TO GIVE EXPRESSION TO !IR PROTE/ AGA9/ ! 9IQUIT\S ORD] ( ! ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL ( ! PROP]TI$ 444 

0,! WORK]S ( ,*ICAGO 444 HAD GA!R$ TO RESOLVE1 9 COMMON1 ! PROBLEMS ( !IR LIVES & !IR /RUGGLES444 

0,TODAY TOO 444 ! TOIL]S 444 REG>D ! FIR/ ( ,MAY AS ! OCCASION ( A GET-TOGE!R :5 !Y WILL CONC]N !MSELVES ) !IR [N AFFAIRS & CONSID] ! MATT] ( !IR EMANCIPATION40 

,AN>*I/S /AY TRUE TO ! ORIG9S ( ,MAY ,DAY & CELEBRATE ITS BIR? 9 ! DIRECT ACTION ( ! OPPRESS$4 ,OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION BRE$ RESI/ANCE &1 = AN>*I/S1 ,MAY ,DAY IS AN 9T]NATIONAL SYMBOL ( ?AT RESI/ANCE & P[] -- A P[] EXPRESS$ 9 ! LA/ WORDS ( ,AUGU/ ,SPIES1 *ISEL$ 9 /ONE ON ! MONUM5T TO ! ,HAYM>KET M>TYRS 9 ,WALDHEIM ,CEMET]Y 9 ,*ICAGO3 

0,! DAY WILL COME :5 \R SIL5CE WILL BE MORE P[]FUL ?AN ! VOICES Y\ >E ?ROTTL+ TODAY40 

,TO UND]/& :Y ! /ATE & BUS9ESS CLASS W]E SO DET]M9$ TO HANG ! ,*ICAGO ,AN>*I/S1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO REALIZE !Y W]E CONSID]$ ! 0LEAD]S0 ( A MASSIVE RADICAL UNION MOVEM5T4 ,9 #a#h#h#d1 ! ,*ICAGO ,AN>*I/S PRODUC$ ! WORLD'S FIR/ DAILY AN>*I/ NEWSPAP]1 ! ,*ICAGO] ,>BEIT]-,ZEITUNG4 ,?IS WAS WRITT51 READ1 [N$ & PUBLI%$ BY ! ,G]MAN IMMIGRANT WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T4 ,! COMB9$ CIRCULATION ( ?IS DAILY PLUS A WEEKLY 7,VORBOTE7 & A ,SUNDAY $ITION 7,FACKEL7 MORE ?AN D\BL$1 FROM #a#c1 P] ISSUES 9 #ahh TO #b#f1#i#h 9 #a#h#h#f4 ,AN>*I/ WEEKLY PAP]S EXI/$ = O!R E?NIC GR\PS AS WELL 7ONE ,5GLI%1 ONE ,BOHEMIAN & ONE ,SC&9AVIAN74 ,AS ,M>TYR ,OSC> ,NEEBE CLE>LY >GU$1 0!SE >E ! CRIMES ,I HAVE COMMITT$3 ,I ORGANIZ$ TRADE UNIONS4 ,I WAS = R$UCTION ( ! H\RS ( LABOR1 & ! $UCATION ( ! LABOR+ MAN1 & ! REE/ABLI%M5T ( ',DIE ,>BEIT] ,ZEITUNG'1 ! WORK+M5' PAP]40 

,AN>*I/S W]E V]Y ACTIVE 9 ! ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,UNION 7:I* 9CLUD$ ! ELEV5 L>GE/ UNIONS 9 ! CITY7 & AIM$ TO MAKE IT1 9 ! WORDS ( ,ALB]T ,P>SONS 7ONE ( ! ,M>TYRS71 0! EMBRYONIC GR\P ( ! FUTURE 'FREE SOCIETY4'0 ,! AN>*I/S W]E ALSO P>T ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+ ,PEOPLE'S ,ASSOCIATION 7ALSO CALL$ ! 0,BLACK ,9T]NATIONAL07 :I* HAD REPRES5TATIVES FROM #bf CITIES AT ITS F\ND+ CONV5TION4 ,! ,I4,W4,P4,A4 SOON MADE HEADWAY AMONG TRADE UNIONS1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! MID-WE/ & ITS IDEAS ( DIRECT ACTION ( ! RANK & FILE & ( TRADE UNIONS S]V+ AS ! 9/RUM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS = ! COMPLETE DE/RUCTION ( CAPITALISM & ! NUCLEUS = ! =MATION ( A NEW SOCIETY BECAME KN[N AS ! 0,*ICAGO ,IDEA0 7AN IDEA :I* LAT] 9SPIR$ ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD :I* WAS F\ND$ 9 ,*ICAGO 9 #a#i#e74 

,?IS IDEA WAS EXPRESS$ 9 ! MANIFE/O ISSU$ AT ! ,I4,W4,P4,A4'S ,PITTSBUR< ,CONGRESS ( #a#h#h#c3 

0,FIR/ -- ,DE/RUCTION ( ! EXI/+ CLASS RULE1 BY ALL MEANS1 I4E4 BY 5]GETIC1 REL5TLESS1 REVOLUTION>Y & 9T]NATIONAL ACTION4 

0,SECOND -- ,E/ABLI%M5T ( A FREE SOCIETY BAS$ UPON COOP]ATIVE ORGANIZATION ( PRODUCTION4 

0,?IRD -- ,FREE EX*ANGE ( EQUIVAL5T PRODUCTS BY & BETWE5 ! PRODUCTIVE ORGANIZATIONS )\T COMM]CE & PR(IT-MONG]Y4 

0,F\R? -- ,ORGANIZATION ( $UCATION ON A SECUL>1 SCI5TIFIC & EQUAL BASIS = BO? SEXES4 

0,FIF? -- ,EQUAL RI<TS = ALL )\T DI/9CTION TO SEX OR RACE4 

0,SIX? -- ,REGULATION ( ALL PUBLIC AFFAIRS BY FREE CONTRACTS BETWE5 AUTONOM\S 79DEP5D5T7 COMMUNES & ASSOCIATIONS1 RE/+ ON A F$]ALI/IC BASIS40 

,9 ADDITION TO !IR UNION ORGANIZ+1 ! ,*ICAGO AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ALSO ORGANIZ$ SOCIAL SOCIETIES1 PICNICS1 LECTURES1 DANCES1 LIBR>IES & A HO/ ( O!R ACTIVITIES4 ,!SE ALL HELP$ TO =GE A DI/9CTLY WORK+-CLASS REVOLUTION>Y CULTURE 9 ! HE>T ( ! 0,AM]ICAN ,DREAM40 ,! ?REAT TO ! RUL+ CLASS & !IR SY/EM WAS TOO GREAT TO ALL[ IT TO CONT9UE 7P>TICUL>LY ) MEMORIES ( ! VA/ UPRIS+ ( LABOR 9 #ahgg /ILL FRE%4 ,AS 9 #a#h#h#f1 ?AT REVOLT WAS ALSO MEET BY /ATE VIOL5CE74 ,H5CE ! REPRESSION1 KANG>OO C\RT1 & ! /ATE MURD] ( ?OSE ! /ATE & CAPITALI/ CLASS CONSID]$ 0LEAD]S0 ( ! MOVEM5T4 

,! ,*ICAGO AN>*I/S1 LIKE ALL AN>*I/S1 W]E APPLY+ !IR IDEAS TO ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,!Y W]E =M+ UNIONS ORGANIZ$ & ANIMAT$ ) ! LIB]T>IAN SPIRIT4 ,!Y SAW ?AT AN>*ISM WAS NOT A UTOPIAN DREAM BUT RA!R A MEANS ( ACTION -- ( 7TO USE ,BAKUN9'S WORDS7 0CREAT+ NOT ONLY ! IDEAS1 BUT ALSO ! FACTS ( ! FUTURE ITSELF0 BY MEANS ( DIRECT ACTION1 SOLID>ITY & ORGANIZ+ FROM ! BOTTOM UP4 ,?AT WAS :Y !Y W]E EFFECTIVE & :Y ! /ATE FRAM$ & MURD]$ !M4 

,ON ! #a#a#e? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! FIR/ ,MAY ,DAY1 WE MU/ APPLY \R AN>*I/ IDEAS TO EV]YDAY LIFE & ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 9SIDE & \TSIDE 9DU/RY1 9 ORD] TO MAKE AN>*ISM A POSSIBILITY4 ,AS ,KROPOTK9 PUT IT1 0AN>*ISM WAS BORN AMONG ! PEOPLE2 & IT WILL CONT9UE TO BE FULL ( LIFE & CREATIVE P[] ONLY AS LONG AS IT REMA9S A ?+ ( ! PEOPLE40 

,RECLAIM ! AN>*I/ SPIRIT ( ,MAY ,DAY4 ,MAKE EV]YDAY AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,DAY ( SOLID>ITY & DIRECT ACTION6 

0,I SAY TO Y\3 ',I DESPISE Y\4 ,I DESPISE Y\R ORD]2 Y\R LAWS1 Y\R =CE-PROPP$ AU?ORITY4' ,H,A,N,G ,M,E ,= ,I,T60 ,L\IS ,L+G 

0,! EXI/+ ECONOMIC SY/EM HAS PLAC$ ON ! M>KETS = SALE MAN'S NATURAL RI<TS 444 ,A FREEMAN IS NOT = SALE OR = HIRE0 ,ALB]T ,P>SONS 

0,Y\ MAY PRON\NCE ! S5T5CE UPON ME1 HONORABLE JUDGE1 BUT LET ! WORLD KN[ ?AT 9 ,A4,D4 #a#h#h#f1 9 ! ,/ATE ( ,ILL9OIS1 EI<T M5 W]E S5T5C$ TO DEA? BECAUSE !Y BELIEV$ 9 A BETT] FUTURE2 BECAUSE !Y HAD NOT LO/ !IR FAI? 9 ! ULTIMATE VICTORY ( LIB]TY & JU/ICE60 ,AUGU/ ,SPIES 

0EV]Y AN>*I/ IS A SOCIALI/ BUT EV]Y SOCIALI/ IS NOT NECESS>ILY AN AN>*I/ 444 ! COMMUNI/IC AN>*I/S DEM& ! ABOLITION ( POLITICAL AU?ORITY1 ! /ATE 444 WE ADVOCATE ! COMMUNI/IC OR COOP]ATIVE ME?ODS ( PRODUCTION40 ,ADOLPH ,FIS*] 

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