The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-11

1aVoT OF ccnTFhIfZIug pOWuT Ute uauus OF
government; this Is why ve call our journal La CEN
tra&suttoa We desire The government 10 take pos
session OF the Eaii~ays aud All other monopoiiss it
State should he the only proprietor and should use all
property tue good OF ALL II wo camo into power
should decree the abolition OF all individual prop
Twas something OF this kind tried BY the Jes,
uits In Paraguayr'
.Tnere the people lived in community 1t Is not
the thing. We do not propose thai man snail
be Obliged to get up and go TO bed Al certain hours
nor thai there shall be any interference WIN ms IN
dlvdual liberty. We do not want TO turn Inc woria
into barracks where men should DC driied snu
driven; we are not enemies 10 The arts or 70 the
share oil them according his capacity 10 ENJOY
But We desire also, that men shall only enjoy wha
lLey produce and tor this reason We would mako
work compulsory on every citizen"
OTHERS SEE U.s.
"rhen you think the United states also needs re-
.Everythng In IL is bad. You will excuse my frank
ness but here you rotten from head TO heel II 10
worse Europe Your constitution - to!erabie,
but no one respects II only Tor iorm's sake
Tho officials whose duty should be 20 protecti from
lne hi CHEST lowest pay heed TO IT, Your mi.
y.rsn suffrage is influenced by glasses OF beer, ana
the who can spend the most money IS Inc one
who succeeds There rs no prnoipisreseayp gsi,
is seeking his own proh-tne only question 10, WIZ
II payY Then, TO individual liberty there IS less
here under the most despoc government IN Euro
pean countrics-ess even Than IN Germany. inere
is no country know OF where the individual liberty
OF the citizen less respected than here why, with
k25 aud two witnesses wiling 10 serve me- can put
snv one in prison This | know from personal ex-
perience. The corruption OF your public servants -
due 10 their short term OF ONCE II costs these men
q good deal 10 get elected or appointed and during
Their term OF office they must make enough money TO
get back what they spent 10 get In, and also must
maze as much they can in addition, knowing that
within lew years al most they Will be thrown oat OF
office.
Gan the officials take brues. You can do nothing
unless YOU can pay Thorn. When came here
wanted permission to establish kiosques like those
on the Paris boulevards l went down 10 tho city
n Al, and saw one of Mayor HavemeYcrs secretaries.
explained what wanted 10 do. He thought II would
not be bad thing ou, wanted 90 nno" no
quite frankly he would only be short time IN
ONCE he could not lose any chance Of making money
He SAID | would have 10 pay cash down-promises
would not DO AS had no money could not get the
permission. THIS conversation took place IN the
mayors ONCE with one OF the secretaries,
whose pamo l DO 10 mention.
There no sum named, because as !
had no money u was useless 70 a.scuss Inc
brought to the prison was asked wnetneI DESIRED
to pay or not. ! said ! bad no money with me, out
that II the Warden would send letter for me 10 my
house could get some and would be willing 10 pay
tho messenger Tor his trouble. One OF tho employees
tnrned he was drunk and had spent the money he
had received at my mouse. was ordered 70 go INTO
the unpaid cells. out refused Inc man VINO nae
20 at once. However, refused, ~ knew the money
mad been given to him. When examined by the war
den he admitted be had spent the money
A CowARDLY OUTRAGE.
~ afterward learned that when he camo to my house
with the letter tor the money he tried to induce my
daughter, a gIrl OF sixteen, 10 accompany MIN. ho
told her in PRISON, crying, and that wanted
TO see her: this false. He would, no douot nave
friend OF mine In and said, You must not leave
this house madcmoiselle your iather Is crying viii
SO and see him. Il was al nc and nc no aouos Sought
pose. II Is only IN America that servants OF the
government would dare 10 commit such outrages.
have travelled in Germany, France and England out
never saw heard OF such abuse OF authority as
have witnessed here. Your constitution may be bet
ter than in countries. but Il is not observed
ACTIVITY IN ST. LoUIs-sECRET AND FREQUENT
WHY THEY ARE ARMING.
leading Communist, named McGowan, who was
interviewed bv reporter Of the ST. Louis Post. re-
Piled to some oil has questions as foiiows:-
ave have been meeting regularly twice a month,
but are now meeting about times month. at the
call OF the officers"
.You do not deny that you are Communists
mo, We do not"
..Have tho members Of this society got armss'
s.About two-thirds or two hundred men. have arms.
The arms arc rides and musksts. All have revol-
vers."
.Do the members or this association drill at their
ITO be sure; tha. is what meet for. principally.
All OF The instructed In military tactics.
"rhesc meetings arc secret are they notT
Eyes"
.What is the object OF the socioty2"
lhc object is TO protect the rights OF al WORKING.
men and TO enforce their just demands"
"What are your plans Tor The sumfnerY
~ do not know We are instructed by-well, /
don't know anything about the Plans"
"Do the Communists intend 70 have grand parade
on tne l9thfn
$50 the papers say, and suppose they KNOW
"Have you any knowledge Of an intention OF the
workingmen to have a mass meeting and parade In
tho near future at any stated datci"
1.-The workngmen viii certainly both parade and
hold meetings this summer. despite the ponce
force ana the mucn talked OF reserves and militia
When the first meeting is TO take place do not yet
know"
"Do you approhend trouble this summcrW
81 cannot say for that
.Wl The workingmen act togetherYp
ayes. When they act their plans viii have been
laid and their operations having boon preconcerted
will have quite different result from those Of last
year. The strike WAS forced on US then; now we Will
hasten q strike. ("
..Do the Communists intend to commit deeds of
violence, iIcendiarsm and other acts such as were
comm tied at Pittsburg last summerf'
mo. That is not their intention unless they are
forced to-"
.sHow then, Will tnoy make their employers accede
10 their demandsY"
s.Wait and soc.
"How many Communists are there In St Louissn
s.Fuliy i've thousand"
THE SOCIALISTS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr.. Polner, leading socialist, told O reporter Of
the Allegheny PAL Nail that that city there
1900 socialists. Their total strength throughout the
United States $4,000 tho ranks, he said
cciving many new additions. The party has bcen n
existence tour years, but never better prepared
for active work than now They have twenty-tour