The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-05
THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNISTS.
How they Take Their imprisonment

ST. LOUIS, July 3O.-There. are. now
about fifty. Of the rioters Ia jail mere,
but it has been arranged 10 affalgn Tue
bulk Of them on mere charges OF us
turbing the peace and turn them loose
on nominal penalties.
The authorities propose to deal out
heavy penalties to the four principal
leaders who are responsible for all the
lawleHsness here, and who are said to
he four Of the most dangerous Commun-
ists in this country. They are p. A.
I,ofgreen. Albert Curtin, J. Il. Cope
and DIR. Emo Allen, the former being q
man Of unusual shrewdness and an
orator, and the three latter having
been compelled to flee from Europe for
their connection with the International
cause. The Herald correspondent met
them at.the jail this morning.
Curtin, who Ia alleged to have been
paid $4,000 per year by the Communist
societies Of Europe and America to man
age their interests here, and who on
Thursday night last, 1t Is said, sent
cable dispatch to Leipsic announcing
that st. Louis, city Of half million
souls, was "ours," was found to be very
much depressed by the situation he
complained of his cell In the jail. OF the
food furnished him, Of the brief liberty
afforded him, and of the failure OF the
workingmen to see their own interests
and follow his teachings. He seemed
fearful of the consequences for himself.
though declining to say anything upon
that subject.
Lofgreen has an abiding faith In the
future of the Observation-Disclosures, and 80
proclaims what he suffers to-day will be
made up to him In the future out OF the
successes of the society. 1t is SO large
and powerful, he AYERS, that In time IT
"a
arms. He stands rather In the attitude
of a martyr to the society's interests,
ready to bear and suffer all for the good
that is to come. He takes his contine-
ment quietly and without complaint,
Cope is dyspeptic and does not like
confinement. Being rather determined
little man, with ready flow Of volcanic
language, he Ia not a bad companion Tor
the guards when allowed to take his ex-
ercise. He has been assigned to an up
per tier OF cells where he has chance
to look down with contempt on all be-
low. Cope does not apprehend any pun
ishment of serious character, and says
when those boobies get through playing
soldier and the excitement dies out he
will be set free.
Fischer says he Is going to have
damages. He practices the riot manual
in cell No. 1903 and swears vengeance on
Gnp CHUTE Ill ltICS vi obs AdOulcs 1Oh'
Smith and the Committee OF Safety in
cluded. One of the fundamental prin-
ciples of government Ia the right OF revo-
luton, he proclaims; and he, q citizen
of the United States by adoption. has
been curtailed of his privileges. He will
defend himself to the bitter end, and
will not quietly submit to the exactions
of discipline. Fischer works himself up
over the wrongs OF the workingmen, and
he believes that when they come to
understand their rights there will fol
low a revolution such as swept over
France at the close of the last century
DIR. Allen is proud Of his position and
proud of what he has been made to un.
dergo. In conversation he said that he
had been an active member OF the In
ternational-in fact, secretery OF the
executive committee. He had preached
the doctrines OF the Commune and was
ready to preach them again. He had
written the so-called incendiary circu
lars issued by the committee to the pub.
lie, and took pride In the fact that atten
ton had been drawn to him through
them. He was sorry for nothing, be-
cause he did not believe he had any
thing to be sorry for.
These are the men who led the MODS
that closed by force every factory, mil
and shop In the city limits.