The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-02

mo statements of some OF hoir leaders given below.
According to a statement made by police detective
yesterday, however they still carefully watched,
md should they suddenly forego their peaceful inten
and repeat the Tompkins square riot on larger
Icaio this intimstes that they Will not md
The police altogether unprcpared.
Ellie NAT.
The writer was sent yesterday among tho Commun-
lists aud Socialists" they prefer to call themselves,
ascertain what they have TO the subject OF
these alarming reports from tho West Mr. Ellie May,
Jeweller, OF Maiden lane. and probably OF tho
most intelligent refugees OF tho Paris Commune, OK.
pressed himself quito freely tho subject. Hc said
these reports from tho West nero .'c,nards''
and not worthy OF the slightest notice. He emphati-
caIy affirmed that tho Communists OF Now York wore
not drilling, and were not in any way preparing for
armed operations.
"You know that a new political party, the national
party, is being formed OF which the socialists
form important element This agitation about
the red spectre only trick to dscou rage the
IN alton OF that party
show many Communists arc there In this city. H.
Mnyf"
Refugees OF the Communes Not over $50 Pco-
pie call US Communists. We are not Communists;
We socialists Our principles consist OF tho abol-
iion OF individual properly and, OF course OF inher
lance, TO pogin with. But tho time has yet come
10 take up arms. To succeed by force we must have
force, and what could $50 300 French Comm unis,s
sided by TOO or 500 Germans, do? They could only
make themselves ridicuIous.'
..But how is tho social revolution 20 To accom-
WAITING FOR "noRAL srAsrox"
"By convincing The people that by tho abolition OF
property alone can mo curse Of poverty and starva.
by the people thon there rs Decd OF lighting for
them. Possessing no force. We are content to wait
until The power OF persuasion has brought the people
10 u.s. II - absurd 10 pretend that ~o are drilling.
Already IN The winior OF 1873, when our hendquar-
tera m fha HOuGf afraa s(.astn
was publicly stated that Communists were
drilling" IN room above ours. We de-
turned out that 1t was rife company that had been
driing. laying hls hand upon his hearty give you
In this city"
Tine Communists have given up all hope TO accom-
.Enlrcly We trica 10 do something at the iime
Of The iompkins square rot aud that was sufficient
why, then. arc tho police watching you stu, A.
COMPLIMENTS TO TIKI POLICE.
'weiL some detective or Official may Dc trying {,
thrust Linssi into promnence BY making out that he
PRISE or is quito possi BILE that detective. SPEAK
ing French, may, by hiring low disrepuiaoic
a tumult and then, II they have once broken a few
windows, will all be LAID at the door the terrible
Paris iDcitsd the rios every wnrre On tho
streets on which they wera n tumult WIS certain 10
occur, he streets which ergentdcriiie mace
his appearance the people were quiet.
NJ May alluded 10 the many fslseno DDS which had
ssKed whether II was not true that they hal burned
na. beautiful and gorgeous iacsdc OF tue Louvre tho
.Certaniy we did" was tho prompt reply .wsr
Bwar, and II had been mmander-in-chicf Of the
Commune IN Paris should have burned the whole OF
Paris. Did not the Union army burn Rchmonds
1hecascs were parallel The Commune represented
the ideas Of the North OF enranchse ment and
progress, while the Vcrsailst army embodied tho
spirit OF the South and It's ideas OF human slavery"
OTHER COMMUNISTS VIEWS.
In the French quartcr, around Houston, Blocker
ana adjacent Streets several other Com
eonvcrscd with, and all were unanimous ia prooounc.
Ing as cdpdrds tho aarmist reports from Chicago and
CincInnau above referred 10. Nr Eugene Portbicrs,
M old gentleman who was one OF the Council Of
Eighty governing tho Paris Commune, justified the
burning OF the Tuilcrcs upon tho ground that
tho symbol and .nest' oil the kings, when had TO be
torn down emphasize the destruction Of tho mon.
srcny. Like NJ May, he did not know OF any
drills or other preparations TOR outbreak.
aud decidedly preferred 10 prodcntlv watt I'M
power OF ''morai saason SHOULD make itself felI
The earth ana all ~ oouniies, minos woods, should
Always belong 10 the people. Why should chiIdrcn
luxurious hvesy Why should not everybody sork
poiiers SAID there were 900 German soc,as.
Hone IN the country but, unfortunately. they werc
pl. up INTO many sections: NJ Mcsy one Of the 70.
iould not be found yesterday, but several OF his
trends. all tommunists. declared that N. Megy was
sot NJ ali ashamed OF the part he mad taken that
~ ar, nut Uoased OF ~ loudly
II should have snoi tho Archbishop as a hos
lagc, sad one, out only rs m ordinary conspirator
against The Commune. ! cannot resp, ct the v,oct
robe OF an archbishop have more respect Tor an
40 DRILLS ArrARgxT
Dhigent inquiry was made yes.erday al tho various
resorts Of tue Conmun,,s, socialists and "aUor re-
formers" generally IN Houston and Btcccker streets
u tho Tcu,ona anu Gcrmania Assembly Rooms ana
other places, Win view Of astcrtaining whether
any Of their organizations were sccrctiy drilling
Al each and every place not only the rumor
pmphaucaily denied, but from iurthcr investigation
ihc assurance was gained that the DENIAL was true
Whic tue Communists OF New York sti In active
communication With their brethren In Chicago, Gin
rinnsu and other elites, they nave either not yet
taught their warke tone or have covered their
better by selecting rendezvous hilbert
But must be confessed, as frankly by uoto.
nous labor rciormer" yesterday, that In the Com.
nunIstc agitation there Ia vast deal of roth and
TsGgipg-"teaa cup de rarfanteyic 81 dc Einforon..
sdde," IA THIS FreDchman said yesterday. There
are many Of these Communists ana social.
itts who maze a loud cutlery about r.voiu.
uonztng society, levelhpg riches ana poverty
aud MAKING al men equal who AFRO no, IN the least
wiiilns 70 meet the pciccman's cub-noi 20 speak Of
the militiamans quito carry thor high. flown prln-
ripies 20 The road Of victory
The New York public, IN looking for protection from
asudden sanguinary outbreak a large scale, gen.
orally rely not 40 much on the police upon the
much more numerous body OF our brave nlntis,
winch has SO often suppressed riots tumult and
did even last summer such excellent service IN
Saving New York from the sansuinary experiences
OF other large cities The wri,cr went TO General
sbsler commander OF the New York division OF the
National Guard, 10 ascertain u SPECIAL preparations
bad been or were being made TO mcetm sudden Com.
muuistc outbreak such az had been Threatened 10 oc
cur simultaneously IN the principal cities General
Bhalcr tot BONG ivund Colonei Jusseu, his chef Of
stan said that although no special PREPARATIONS had
been made, no had heard tho sunJcct mentioned
smong the oniosrs OF no city regiments, only this
morning u MA been the SUBJECT OF conversation DO.
tween MN Colonel JusscnJ and another ofhocr.
when asked now many men General Shsicr
could call out aud assemble on any gwen day,
Colonel Jusscn said he believed 5000 II very
much depended nj what time OF the day
thc requisI,ion from tho civil authorities WAS re-
teived. Last July tho despatch IRON tho Governor
ordering tho troops 10 be called out was not received
sn,i haIi.past i've r. M and by cisnt o'clock In the
svening about three thousand men had assembled
scr arms II tho ordcr should be received Ia tho
forenoon AMI IN timo TO display bulletins at all the
newspaper Offices down town 1900 would be
fcsdy undcr arms IN tho evening. WITH over two
Thousand police tins would make quite little army
TO hold Mr. Justus Schwab. Mr.. Aery anu vll,er