, 1875-12-27
First General nImss-NIcnttnE of tho
Society for tho Winter.
Tho Object, to Protest Against the Cruel
Treatment Of the Prisoners OF
New Caledonia.
Characteristic Speeches by Strocllc,
McAulifT, md Several Others.
Cleveland Workingmen'a symrathy-Tho
stroug1y-Wo Wo1del Resolutions.

&1uhletot tato "-"s~S -" w.
1ufner-hal'' on "oa' 1"e'i'a sssee'' ses'sfoaJ
afternoon. 1hlH '''ue' no"ef''' .iu' "aa ,,os
Assembled ior the raiPoso q, ho"Ans oo~n 1he
NeI'ef anu A'a society," ana ploseas'oR nsai'fs
sho 1ntsapPlcasion oi I'M 1onus' oat ~ 1ake 7on'o
nessufcs " Sh'oh Tue ffehca eo'etoh'ohs
woua be compelea 10 htcp IN ''arpnlo"a r'ae.
lcos toward anl treatment Of tho Communist
prisoners at Now Galndonn. We'll may tho
rrnncb 1ovcrpment tfeu,blo, for the Chicago
ro,nn,rr,.ts ,rs lor.,h,o fc,,owa slcn they arc
eoh''nu",0'a =" ~. ~ o .." n u, sst ,,'au
in earnest, snd that tiloy tro tn eafoess thoy
showed At their meottng yeetofdhy ii tneV
mean 10 carry ont but half tho thrcatB made
hy thcjr anoake.a, not only Franco but
~ .,,a rn.t ~ tno wo.,d vii, In
N 1883 tnan soat IN I1uoiAao VI phi""'se VI
tho workngmen, whore crino and corruption
will be unknown, aud wle1o oue wi11 haye plenty
10 cat ard drink, especially tho latter. Without
Wo.nluE 'os "nw n, meAn" w. sD.aA ~ ~ sAo '"s"'
af nla pso"' 4no hoos'hs'""a
NOT AZ WELL ATTENDED
" was hopod, Yot, considering she state of tho
v..,h.- v., anita m LARGO ns was 10 bava beeu
".., 49,. ON -, oor .,ar.,x,s ,,sI,,.. ,.oao',t
sxpectco' ifoiu ouV ~ puo pe'oot's po'8 plob0p1t
All these, however, Wore not conmnhlsts or
sympathtEcrs NTH thoir fanatic oplnlous. It
1aa eyileut from tle rospectablo appcntaucc
~ 6rinrlz h.h,v,,r of tha .r1ioucn ,h,t ct
4"a olu'', - se. %. .r ~ w. so ,.4a 'as ~
loast ono haii OF tnoae pfeaent had como on. OF
nero curiosity 10 500 Hhas Commnn'sta looRed
like and how thoy wcrc acting. Mr.. u. d. Pfoifar
,nllea Tho ,naotiup to order and stated that thpv
~ ,n.t r.. +ha r,,.no.o ~ .oorrfno 3ustieo
naa iNes 'ot ~ P"."opo =! ao"@Ae ''a"'so
tof she'f po'seea'ea ana enno''nR pfc'nsea ID
Now Caledonia Reaol"tiooa would be tnsro-
brutal and outrageous condnct OF tho french
authorities. IIe nou,,s,atsd MIR. William JefEeEs
for Uh.ir,nan Of Tho meeting. and he mas uuaui
nously eiocsel. Mr. Jacob Winnen was olcctod
lermsn Secretary, and AEr. John Simmons En-
IIish Secretary. fhe Chairman then introduced
XII. H. srnuEuLE,
yonng man hardly out Of his toons, yet
ea1er in tito International Society. Mr. Htroehlo
Is about q years OF nKc, very esiRlt!y built
of nervous Temperament, and though thls was
bis first APPEARANCE in public made quito q
favorable improsslnn. hong really ono ot tho
best ard most eloquent speaker tho Communists
IN this city have yet turned out. Ae
HAT yesterday II Was ,875 years slnco Christ hal
some on oarth and proclaimed peace on earth
And good towards met, yet IN this ep1ightoned
uincteenth century the fearful spectacle had to
totling workers, had to protest against the op-
presasop and basba.eus tseatment undes rh!ct
iLoy wefo suffering Drot1osly jovo aud oauali-
" today ex1sted only in tic novels Of The poor.
In the pa!aces suc!A virtues were unknown. II
must oil tho hearts Of woskingmcu With 10y to
SEQ row many bad turned out In spite Of tho
bad weather to protest against tyrpuny and OPP
prosaion. The reason Of this ontpoursug was
that crY OF pain had reached them from over
tho oceau,-from their oppressed brethren in
Now CaledonIa ysho wero
suY9En1sa FOE THEM rn1xcsr1xa.
It was tbs most bnrbarous outrage over per-
nan to protest against Il. No one could inaeipe
tho Terrible sutYeT,pes aud priyationa these poor
outcasts had 10 endure. Evon tho uecossasY
proy;nlopo we're withheld from the poor sufrer-
wreaked upon them. To satisfy tie crAyinga Of
hunger, they were In the habit OF catching hrb.
but this eyon has now boen prohibited. Tbs
necessary clothing with WHICH to coror their
bolIee WAS withhold, sud women were compelled
to draw thelr acant rattous in cast-auAy men'a
rlothihg or 20 half naked. Hs Kasa nuEnbos.ess
ether tlatapcoa OF parbaroua aud brutal treat-
mont to which tho convicted Commuu,sts wera
subjected. In Wow Of thls. in Wow Of tic tcsti-
ble oulrages perpotrated by Other 0oyornmonts
than tht Fronch upou workipgnle1, WAS il
not timu that eYety human being zoso Ia
pEotess against suoh sh.ueful aess2 Should
iholr Offspring curse Thorn tor having neglected
tbamoiul and atrocious outragoa werc committed
by tue authorities was shown by tho action Of
tho police Of Now York on tho 18th Of January,
1874, whsn .hs, .,,.... .......,-.
for paacefully assembling In = public place.
Thaa there were tho outtxged committed t,y tia
Governor Of penusgi,Auia In allowing the poor
miners to be assass!aAted In cold blood because
thoy tried to secure tustico from The h.njs OF
their oppressqrs. Tho capitalists ead ricL who
were now running tho Government Sol,ld SOON
see Tia "3Ieuo, meme teket uphhrsln Il on tho
wall They had bsen weighed and found wept-
drink ths bitter CUP of sorrow and pPivat,on while
bS duy of
10 protest agaipst tho cruel barbafIsn wLicL was
dsilY utastsSsa agaiuss the exlisd Co,nfn,tn,sta.
II. 49,