, 1876-08-21
THE COMMUNISTS.

LllE COMM U N1SlS.
THE POLITICAL FIELD, FRO AND con.
Up to the present time the Communists In
the United States have been divided into tllfco
dlffcrent organizations, each one striving to
obtain tho same end, namely, tho emancipation
Of the workfngmen from the chalns of capital,
as they call It, but differing materially as to
tho best manner Of securing this cnd. The In
tcrnationals were the most radical, and believed
TINT the only way in which tho worklngmau
could obtain his rights was to divids equally
sysyhr y ass eo TR9 0a @ cfe fses Hasy
carried on by the Paris Communists during
thrir short hut memorable reign The
Socialists wcrc Ices, radical: They did not
countcnance the scheme for the division
eapta G,0pt5t 5st Tue aey deauded 1 aD1s'on TIA: eight
hours should be legal tlay's work, the dIscon-
tnuanec OF convict labor, that children be
prohibited trom working before having reached
certain age that women By PlaeSd ri on IN equal
Party of Illinois was the title Of tho third or
ganizataon. This one was . cong iomeratlon Of
InteEnationalsts, Socialists, and. soreheadcd
wotklnglncna,; including also number u dead. dead
for tho purpose Ut personal gain They werc
local to Illinuis and wero organized by Carl
Killings, II. XiHlpcl7 aud others about year af-
If Il e ] rs of Il he hs R GRG's s g M Mssfsfg sogy s0'e os
lug to tho constant troubles bctwccn these vari-
Ola organizations, each party pulling III a
different direction, Coi,munism in this
country. has Nalo but little prog
of dissolution. To avert this tue three bodies
elected delegates and sent them to Philadelphia
to elect Union Of all tho Communists In tho
country and unite them into ono organization.
effected, and the Managing Boarta Of the Inter
nationals, tho Socialists, aill tho Workingmcn's
Purity uf lllfn0s8 werc induced to resign.
THE NEW ORGANIZATION
Is called tllc Workingmcn's Party Of the United
States. The progra.1lno is tue !same; rs that Of
thu WorktngIucns Party Of Illinois, adopted
two or three years ago: It seems that the
Workingmen's Purity of Illinois hud gobbled up
States. Tlts latter organization has gobbied
up al tho leading officers, al,d also tho general
be, for the Worhingmcn's Party Of 1tinois, or
rather thy Chlraeo Communists, aro about all
there Is OF Communism i'll tho United States.
Outside Of this city the C0.nmunista arc ns
source Us STRAWBERRIES IN wintor.
Snec changing tllelr names, the Communists
bays been rather netlve, and have been holding
meetings NIL over the city, explaining tho object
ot the Organization to tho worklngMcn. So far
tile meetings have all been very tan,c affairs,
nrl tho one held yestesday afternoon ut Do-
hen,Ian Hall, corner of Portland avenue and
cfal rule. About thirty persons wcre allressed
hy Mr.. Jneob Winncn, the general agent Of the
purity. lie read the programme and explained
It, and then stated that The party had decided
tint they would NOT mix in politics as YET They
Every member OF the Associstion was eniolned
fronl voting or working for candidates In this canl-
palgn. After portrayng the beauties and
glorfcs Of Government controlled by tue work.
ll.erits OF the Communists who wcre trying to
lrlng as'out this fesuls, he gave way to Mr.. II.
Stoclow. the Chairman OF the meeting, who
haErangued tue faithful for half an hour or
more. "Littlu joe" Qruenhut followed with
one Of his forclb!b aud loglcal arguments, after
which an nd J0u1n.nent Was hud
THE BOHEMIAN COMMUNiBT5
ln this city refuse to join Tho German Commu.
Worktngtncn'a. Purity Of Illinois. Nu.nberlcss
meetings. have lately been held, most of them In
tho Sixth Ward, mud at many OF them prominent
Bohemian Communists from the East wc1c
present and took pArt In the proceedings, An
9t!.es Of these secret meetings was held yestcr-
lay atterloun at the corncr0t Morgan and Ming
tcentt streets, whsh lasted until lat1 IN tiia
evening. ~ THE TRIBUNE representative was
aud got In throug the keyEolc. He soon learned
that they werc discussing tho xetton Of tho Ger.
1nan COMMUNISTS tn tabooing all those taking
part In the coming cat,pagn. Nearly all those
' 'was outrageous, and tIiat The bohemian COM Com.
nlIlnssts would Aasr nothing TO do with II. On
the contrary, they decided 10 take part In the
Gaming caMllmtgIl as mich Is they pleased. 1t
WIS lett to tho 1lscrctlu uf each lnatI to vote "a
ho clooscs; hnl, Judging by the remarks inatlc,
agrcat majority intends tt yo,c tile Republican
Ticket, which tIicy rona!,er the beat III the telu
fsr thu interests of the workingman Thcmcet-
lux then lccidel! to effect nl Independent organ
izatiun atid elect un Executive Committee for
thr ,Irxt Isalf ycar. Thr following Committee
was clcetcd: Chlrles l,crum, President; Charles
llabor, Vice President; Josep! lloscl, Secretary
7. R!ny, Assistant SECRETARY; and Frank
Kretrl Treasurer. Tie meeting thun aI.
tuurned subject to tho call Of tllu President.