▁F lem ing ▁moved ▁the ▁motion ▁for ▁what ▁was ▁subsequently ▁the ▁first ▁May ▁Day ▁process ion ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁between ▁Ch ummy ▁F lem ing ▁and ▁May ▁Day ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁when ▁F lem ing ' s ▁an arch ist ▁politics ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁with ▁the ▁May ▁Day ▁Committee , ▁then ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Australia , ▁F lem ing ▁started ▁march ing ▁a ▁block ▁ahead ▁with ▁his ▁red ▁flag ▁with ▁An archy ▁emb la zon ed ▁in ▁white , ▁going ▁so ▁slowly ▁the ▁march ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁him ; ▁or ▁sometimes ▁he ▁started ▁back ▁In ▁the ▁ranks ▁and ▁gradually ▁ed ged ▁to ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁at ▁a ▁large ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁F lem ing ▁and ▁John ▁White ▁moved ▁a ▁motion ▁successfully ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Lord ▁Mayor , ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Snow den , ▁from ▁chair ing ▁the ▁meeting ▁because ▁of ▁remarks ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁supporting ▁very ▁low ▁w ages . ▁A ▁comment ator ▁in ▁The ▁T oc sin ▁art ic ulated ▁that ▁it ▁forced ▁words ▁to ▁become ▁de eds ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Fact ories ▁Legisl ation . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Tr ades ▁Hall ▁Council ▁for ▁attacks ▁on ▁Labor ▁parliament ari ans ▁( dis loy alty ▁to ▁Labor ). ▁F lem ing ' s