August Spies
Som svar på polisbrutalitet under 8-timmars strejkerna i början av maj skrev Spies ett flygblad, "Revenge! Workingmen to Arms!":
"They killed the poor wretches because they, like you, had the courage to disobey the supreme will of your bosses. They killed them to show you 'Free American Citizens' that you must be satisfied with whatever your bosses condescend to allow you, or you will get killed. If you are men, if you are the sons of your grand sires, who have shed their blood to free you, then you will rise in your might, Hercules, and destroy the hideous monster that seeks to destroy you. To arms we call you, to arms."
Spies talade på arbetarmötet vid Haymarket samma dag och som en av Haymarketmartyrerna mördades han för sin aktivitet.
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