, 1874-03-19
a Patriotic Beer Band.

It waB just twcnty-sx yoars yontordny Binco
Tho Republican rebclH of Germany fought against
the regular troops in tho HtreetB of Dorlit, COM
polling Prince William. now tho Emperor OF
Germany, to ileo from tho city disguised In tho
uniform Of D position. 1t was also tuRt threo
years Binco tho workingmen Of Paris established
tho Commune and their reign OF terror In TINT
city, from tho offoc.B Of Which it las not yet re-
covered.
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.
To commemorate theso events, the Commun-
iatB Of our city assembled last ovouing at tho
hill OF tho Internattonalists, No. 1870 West, Polk
street. This hull, which is about the sizo Of an
ordinary lager-boor Baloon, and hna probably
dono duty rs such in former years. WIS brilliant.
ly illuminated with the light from four small
Kerosene Tampa. On large ico-box was placed
transparency WITCH bore tho inscription,
"Unitcd VIC stand: divided wo fall" At tho
hond Of tho room, right over tho spoakers' plat
torn. were suspended two fags, one the rcd
flag Of our country. tho Stars and BtripeB. These
wore sur1nounted by two pop-guns which boro
the inscription, "Thou Bhalt not kill" Some
ono suggested tho placing Of d korosene-can or
bog Of nitro -gycerino oil tho top oil, but these
articles not boinE handy, 1t waB not done. on
tito platform, noxt to the spcakors' stand, there
was
BARREL OF LAGER nEEn
for tho Thirsty participants OF tho Festivities, but
cRch ono Ind to pay cents for achuit. Tho
money thus mado went into Q box whicl, bore
tic inscription, "Agitation Fund" md right
over tho box, on tito wall, WAS tho inscription in
German, .'bol Dr3nkon !, und Essen, Dieso box
't aS not Y 9oyss{ ystS1sss s n eating and drDns
THE ATTENDANCE,
All tho loading Communists OF tho city woro
thoro, but tho nassos Of tho workingmon,
about whom 90 mitch nolHo was nndo. did not
written with CHALK on blackboard hanging on
tho wall. While at tho festival Sunday evening
there were about 1000 worlsingmen preaent, thero
could have been hardly moro than thirty in the
laboring mon havo undoubtedly found out TINT
they were only tho tools i'll tho hands Of such
mon aa Kings, Trimbel and othels, aud they
therefore camo to the conclusion TINT this was
"none Of their fuueral," and therefore remained
at homo.
band waB there, too; it consisted OF an
accordion aud q broken guitar. No ono present
could play tho guitar, but q young Communist
who WAS mounted on o chAir OH table managed
to squeeze melody out Of tho accordion which
somewhat rosemb!ed tho well-lsnown mir Of tho
''NIarseillnise." Some Of tho gentlemen wore
red ribbons in their buttonholeH, whilo most Of
tho ladies' wore red hair
At about o'clock A1r. Jeffers mounted the
platform, and rung 4 s1nall dnner-bill, saying
"SHot Gshollt," which means. ~ the bell has
r,lpg." Io said that tho day waB tho aunivor-
also tho anniversary of the Paris Commune Ho
would therefore introduce hlr. Carl Kings, the
great Socialist speaker. as tho orator Of the day.
MIR. KL1Sos.
Mr. Curl Kings, tho prospective President Of
tho Chicago Commune, then mado his bow, and
commenced by snying they all wero aware of
the CAUSE OF the anniversary, On tho 18th Of
March, twenty-hix years ago, tile GcrmRn poo
plo tried to throw of tho yoke Of the arBtocrats
aud bourgooisie, and gained somo SUCCESSES. The
of tho victory woro lost bCcauso tho people
were not ripe for liberty. Those who lad then
riBkcd their lives mud staked thoir oil Oh tho sue.
cess Of tho cause were chased to America and
other counties, and they had to suffer severely
for their liberalism. But now thoro WIS no long
or the question whether tho workingmen should
hnve ltborty. They wanted moro thau that
thoy wanted tho right to exist aud to live.
Paria took up arms again three years ago. md
established tho Commune, and they, also, had to
pny with thoir lifo-blood for their a,ldacty. Had
tlioy followed up their victories at that tl1no, tic
result would haye been different one. Instead
pnblio and p,iYate funds in tlie city they guard
cd them and preserved them for their do
stroycra
Tic workingmon in this country should profit
by this lesson. They did not stand before a
revolution at Berlin or at Paris, but before O
revolution that would spread ovor the whole
world. They muHtnot idle, and wait for others
to begin. II they had any honorable foolings III
thoir breaHts, they all would put their shoulders
working1non. The only liberty working gmen now
had WAS to Btaryo, They should remember tho
thousands Of innocent men and women killed ut
Inria, and thoir fnto would bo tho Banlo if