The New York herald., 1877-03-19
THE BLOOD RED COMMUNE.

CELEBRATION OF THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FRENCH CoMMuNE--sPEECHEsI IN THREE
LANauAaEs-AN INNOCENT THOUGH CORY
SHOW.
Tho 'Great celebration Of the sixth anniversary or
the revolution OF March Is, 1871" the programme
styled H. held last evening by the ''Sociey OF the
Refugees OF the Commune, the Socalisc Singing So
cetios tho Freethinkers and the Socialists OF New
York" at Beethoven Hail. in Ffth street II consisted
revolutionary music speeches. rectaons, banquet
(''optiona, price alty cents), and ball. The tickets
admitting whole family, wore only twenty i've cents
and tho only tho hat check, which cost the
very moderate sum Of ten cents The object OF the
celebration most mertorious one, the proceeds
being "dcvotcd TO tho widows and orphans Of the
Commune and those communists who were trans.
ported to New Caledonia"
BLOOD DECORATIONS
The hall usually occupied b. the Beethoven Maen
nerchor presented unique appearance. Painted on
the walls were the pictures OF the great masters of
German music, but they were oil cnveloped in blood
rcd flags Everything about the celebration blood
red from the tickets Of admission tho ribbons neck
ties and roses worn by the audience. great number
OF flags embems and inscriptions, all blood red, deco.
rated tho hall
Right behind the speakors' platform was great lurid
banner
Commune expands the Of the executioner falls
upon the necks OF the martyrs" On one side o this
was flag bearing the word Unity" the other
displaying Freedom" Next to this o French
motto in scarlet letters, as follows:-
Union des Peuples.
Pas DO Deyoirs sans Droits
The words being ntrcnched behind bIood-red arrows
cannon and scale OF Justice crowned with crimson
chapeau. Then there was sangunary placard with
this lerend:--
Products OF the past
6houd be IN equal inheritance
To the living generation.
Over the entrance CORY banner with this lively
German cjaculaton:-
Es lcbe die eociae Repsblik
And next to this another crimson banner 1oated
the entrance headed az '"'lows'-' =
1.-THE workcr."
'.Equaiity in Law
"Fraternity in Interest"
THE AUDIENCE.
Tho audience had also cnsangulned appearance.
A number OF tho danes and demoscllcs wore red rib
bons and red roscs while many OF the displayed
scarlet neckties Tho vermillon color OF the whole
place contrassed strangely with the wd and placid
character oi the spectators, among whom there
u large proportion OF women and babies The littio
Communists toddled about very happily and showed
tneir uuruly and revolutionary dispositions only when
they kept nterruptng the orators OF the evening with
their shrill shreKs. The men bore highly respecta
bio look and seemed to belong to tho wclto-do class
Of French residenta Several were quito gayly ut
tired and sported white ncckties anu wnto gloves,
and had gvcn themselves ID festive air in general.
THE PRESIDENT OF HONOR.
The celebration was presided over by Mr. H. Hanser
but the programme, with faceous dryness announced
as the president OF Honor NJ Tringue,, 'transered
TO Now Caledonia" Tho President OF Honor. Ian gush-
ing tho shady retreat OF ha. delightful French
tIemen wanted only the telephone To hear tho praises
Of his French fellow sy m pahizers in Now York.
Tho exercises we're opened with tho "Marseaisc -
performed by an orchestra consisting OF tho following
peces:--One bass violin, one piano, ono violin.
caronet, ono cornct, one trombone and one drum
Tho drummer did his work with merry enthusiasm, ana
the bass viOin was as passioned as could be possi-
bly, expected on such u irgid night
SPEECHES IN THREE LANGUAGES
n. Hauser, the President, piacia looking gentle.
man Wild head OF fair hair and soft features,
read brief address III French, which cxollcd the
pershablc glory of tho '.prcsident OF Honor trans.
ported to New Caledonia and gave due credit TO Ferro
and Blanquin.
CITIZEN fondcvillc u dark, grim man. with slow
and deliberate delivery arragned the bourgeois as the
egotistcai anu heartcss enemy OF the oncrier and
placed the latter IN his "true position" namely,
Citizen Fondcvile decaimed the intention often i'm.
putcd Ia the Communists oil wanting 10 divide tho
wealth OF the rich, they only desired equal chance
OF education, work aud progress for ALL
The Marscaiso OF the workingmen was sung by the
Sociastc singing sociay aud then Citizen alexandra
Jones recounled IN German the rapid growth and
the progress Of the socastc movement In the Father
land which, had Bismarck only been thcrc 10 listen
TO II. would have certainly made him quake In his
shoes
Thc best speech OF tho evening, and tho only ono
cvincing any thought or scholarship was that OF
Citizen John Swinton, VINO delivered In English an
qucnt apostrophc OF the principles OF the commune,
and defended It's purposes as noble and benchcent TO
the progress OF the human race.
Citizcns Martelct anu Justus Schwab followed,
the nrst IN FRENCH the latter IN German. Mr. schwab
give ssJeciamation' OF the commune Of PARIS, and
told OF the 900 votes cast IN Germany during tho
last elections the Relchsag as being the best proofs
OF the growth OF tho commuhistic doctrines IN tho
fatheraud All speakers, whether In English, French
or German agreed In thls-that truth crushed TO
earth VIII rise again, aud that the communists though
whipped by the vcrsailliss, are yet destined to
ouer The world This made the audience very happy
Tnc babies screamed with delight and tho supper
{. opt,onarD and banquet conciuded the innocent and
harmless though blovdless show.