The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31
THE COMMUNISTS;
HOW THEY CELEBRATE AND WHAT

HOW THEY CELEBRATE AND WHAT THEY
SAY.
The communists in New York and
Chicago, celebrated on the 18th. inst. the
uprising of the working-men in Berlin on
March 18th. 1S4S and also similar dister-
bance in Paris on the same day in 1871 In
speaking of the gathering in Chicago the
Inter Ocean says: The decorations of the
room were less elaborate than appropriate.
Over the chair OF the presiding officer were
hung two Misunderstanding double bar
relied shot-guns, and on either side were
the stars and stripes and the red banner of
the commune, inscribed thereon the words
in German and English: " Be united works
ing men of all nations" On the east wall
was fixed a small blackboard, upon which
some skilltul scribe had written with piece
of chalk German legend explaining to the
| uninitiated the object for which they had as
sembled. Almost hidden on the roof of an
antiquated refrigerator was a transparency
| bearing the words: United, we stand :
divided, we fall" The guests having assem-
bled, the chairman. Mr.. LETTERS, called them
/ to order by ringing a small bell, and SAID
This is the anniversary of the day on
which the German working men rose in
arms to protect their rights, and the labor
1 ers of Paris followed their example. We
have met to commemorate the day in ap-
propriate manner. Mr.. Klirgs will now ad-
| dress YOU" Karl Klirgs, the orator of the
occasion, mounted the rostruna, and deliv-
cred a speech similar in character to those
which were made by Zimpel, Thorsmarck,
and Winner on Sunday last, a synopsis OF
which appeared in the Inter Ocean. Pre-
missing that it was now twenty-six years
since the German laborers irst protested
against their oppressors, demanded their
rights, and fought for them in the streets Of
Berlin, he sketched the
HISTORY OF THE REVOLT,
the causes led to it, and the results fol
which it was responsible, and grew emo
tional over those who fell in the struggle
and their brethren to whom stern justict
was melted out at its close. He then treated
the uprising in Paris, March IS, 1871, in the
same way; and finally arrived at the organi
, zation of the workingmen of this city las
fall. We now stand united, he said, not fol
the revolution of Paris; not for the revolu
} ton of the whole world. We live here in
a republics republic where every man i:
! free to starye, where every man is free tx
Cypress his neighbor. OF this they had haC
an excellent illustration at the beginning o
winter. While the monopolist were revel
, ing in luxury, the poor, downtrodden La
borer was permitted to suffer the pangs o
: hunger. While the corrupt Office. holder,
were devouring the peoples money, tn,
2 workingmen were compelled to stand freez
! ing in the street in front of the relief anC
aid society to obtain, to beg for the barr
means of subsistence. This was what thel
were opposed to-; this was what they ha(
united to reform, and the monopolists anC
bourgeoisie were assisting them, actually as
{ sisting them by their strenuous opposition
{ Then returning to the Paris commune, h
, dwelt upon the scenes which marked tina
r uprising and concluded as follows: Re
9 member, my friends, how thousands o
good men gave up their lives in the street.
of Paris, and be assured that the blood Their
, shed will rise again in the cause of RICH
against might. The applause which
: followed Mr.. Klirgs' Grafton having sub
{ sided, the chairman called upon MI
Q Winner, who spoke for nearly an hour OF
( the subject which had just been disposed OF
> The ACCORDION then emitted lively polka
| which brought all the young people to tn
floor, and dancing ruled supreme. until lonl
, after midnight.