The workingman's advocate., 1870-12-03
R e p o R It
ANTI WAR MASS MEETING
Cooper Institute, New York,
NOVEMBER 10, 1870.

1hsIlluleS new Ork, OIL the evening OF
November l9, 1870, for the purpose of
protesting against the war, was, so far
as the accomplishment Of its several
objects was concerned, a perfect sue
cess. The several objects were, first, a
desire of many humane societies, in
cluding the three New York sections
of the International Association Of
Workingmen, to express their deep re-
gret and adherence Of the brutal and
reckless career Of few potentates and
their devOtees, in almost indiscrimi-
nately numbering the majorities subju-
gated to their rule. Secondly, a wish
to bring the fact Of these socie-
ties existence into public view, and
thirdly, to test the sympathy Of the
American press toward the industrial
movement generally.
The Mass Meeting was held under
the auspices of nearly all the largest
societies in New York sympathizing @
with labor, excepting those of trades
unions and co operation.
The societies were the French, Ger
man and Tchechian OF Bohemian sec
tiOns of the International, the Freiden-
ker Bund, the Social Democratic So
ciety and the New Democracy.
The evening was clear and very pro
pltious, and at o'clock, the large hall
of the Cooper Union was alive with an
intelligent audience Of about $500 per
sons Of many nationalities At this
time the meeting was opened by true
veteran in the Labor cause, whose face
has been familiar in the American Me
trOpolls a score Of years, Mr.. Jno. +.
Davis, who introduced the Committee :
President, Mr.. F. A. Sorge, as the pre-
siding officer Of the evening. As soon
as the applause had subsided Mr., Sorge
addressed the meeting briefly in Eng
lish, Of which he gave an epitome il
German and French. His address was
much applauded, especially when he
declared: "There is something higher
than patriotism, It Is humanity" He
closed by introducing to the audience
Mr.. j. w. Gregory, OF the Society of
the New Democracy, who read ResO-
lutions and several letters addressed
TO the Committee, among others one
from the Hon. Charles Sumner, who
gave in bis opinion that the abolition OF
the "tax OF blood" must prove a new
era to the cause Of progress Of the hu-
man race.
Mr. Drury, the first speaker, follow
ed with al address which was one OF
the charming features of the evening.
He presented a full and astonishing
catalogue OF statistics on the costs OF
armed peace in Europe, and proved
that nineteen-twentieths of the entire
revenue of Europe was absorbed by the
foolish antipathizing systems Of Ma
tlonal development on the war basis.
and deduced the necessity and practi
cability through the International of a
perfectly feasible system of govern
ment on an anti-war basis.
Mrs. Blake made a stirring speech
on behalf of her sex, proving that the
real, though unexpressed, suffering of
the gentler sex, in view of the exciting
scenes that absorb the soldiers woes
compared TO the distress OF lonely
watchers at home, often starving, and
in view of the fact that death from
anxiety and neglect Is more terrible
than violence, was actually greater
sometimes than that Of the harder sex.
The meeting was then addressed in
German by Mr.. Carl and DIR. Douai
who gave a faithful synopsis of the
present war in Europe from a working
mans point Of view in which the con-
ditiOn of actual affairs in France was
made to appear as it really is, and the
tricks Of royal bidders for power were
lucidly exposed and unstintingIy de.
nounced.
Mr.. Fielder addressed them in French
for the French (society) section, and
to add to the variety, a speech was
made IN the CZechlan tongue, making
IN all one OF the most cosmopolitan, if
not the most interesting, demonstra-
tions ever enjoyed in this city. An
enthusiastic demonstration Of applausg
was given for JAcoBY, the great GerJ
man leader Of the political socialists
movement In Germany, and his associ5
ates, and the meeting was brought tol
a happy termination by Mr.. Gregory.
who stated that certain object Of the
meeting was to enlist sympathy and
action on a great forthcoming move
ment, in which he invited the cordial
concurrence Of all workingmen's socie.
ties.
The President, in adiourning the
meeting, also made alluSiOn to the fore
going hints, stating that it was The
committees object on Behalf Of he
International, to make this the inaupn-
ration Of series Of general propapan-
dism on industrial questions
BY order,
q. OSBORNE WARD,
4. BATE,