The New York herald., 1876-03-20
NEW YORK COMMUNISTS.

WHAT THE COMMUNISTS THINK AND WANT.
The annual meeting of the Communstic fraternity
of New York was held on the 18th inst at No 293
Bowery The object OF the meeting was 10 celebrate
the anniversary OF the 18th of March, 1871
Able in the annals OF modern France In imitation of
Anglo-Saxon customs what the French report terms
''lunch' was provided The meeting began at
r. NJ. Citizen Davis presiding.
Al the opening of the proceedings Auguste Danqui
was elected by acclamation to tho honorary presi
dency.
Letters from its correspondents in Europe and
America 10 the society read, and propagandist
committee, consisting OF the Citizens r. Tispol C.
Reuter-, Y. Estaban, Van Berg and David (secretary)
was elected. Then followed the toasts:-
by Citizen CRossE-To Auguste Blanqui the indefa.
tgablo athlete OF tho great social struggle OF labor
against capital to the great revolutionary Communist
the leader Of the army OF equality to which the
bers OF this society esteem 1t honor to belong may
the expression OF sentiments reach him through
the prison walls within which terrified middle cluss
hold him.
Deah had already opened Blanquis prison doors Tor
him
by Citizen RonxEr-To the union OF true rcvou-
tonists Let be united in order To the courage
OF iaint- t-hcartcd workers But order compass
that union let Us weed out OF the revolutionary army all
hypocritos who look upon the struggle simply a
means Of attaining position, OF gratifying personal
ambition or wicked vanity. Let us unmask the
and other equally odlOus means.
BY Citizen LUcY HAUsER-rO the women OF tho rev.
luton Louisa Michel and Mary Fore. whose devoted
should be xamplc the wives daughters and
sisters who fighting for the recognition Of
rights
By Citizen BURoN-To the triumph of social rights,
to the annihaion OF class privileges, to the advent of
real equality.
BY Citizen DAyID-To the logic OF tho revolution.
In revolution he who wills the end must viii the
means
BY q tizen HAusER-ro the memory Of Fore
Nv "A II he IN Tic
tiGnaTy Society, to It's aspirations ana success.
Friends, thank you Tor having admitted me among
YOU ior, like you, want to speedy revolution.
Too long the yoke has Weighed upon us, and the
violence OF the shock must ovcrcome the tghtncss OF
the grip ! Communist and. like you, want
real equality Is It revolving for us wOrkingmcn
nohings called capitalists society people, revel in
luxury our eXpcnsey | atheist for my mind
cannot admit what science positively denies am Tor
pTolctarian dictatorship In order consummatc the
social revolution We need iron wrist 70 master the
middle class alter its defeat, to mould TO the
conditions II II yieldso grind il powder If
ists. Long live the social revolutionl Hurran TOR
equality
These cries repeated, with tremendous en-
thuslasin, by all present
Cuzen DAVID then remarked that 1t getting late,
and it would bc well for The members OF the society
present themselves Rt the meeting M progress tho
Gcrmana Assembly Rooms favor OF the widows and
orphans OF thc Commune
The motion adopted, aud ;he president declared
the meeting closed Al this time a despatch re-
ccve from Chicago say ing that the rcvOluuonisis Of
tina. city were also keeping the 18th of March IL
supposed that the same was being done al ST. LOUIS
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