The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-01
THAT ARMED COMMUNE.
What the Sensational Rumors are BASED
Upon.
Interviews with Prominent Men Who
Ought to Know.

A column and a half sensational article appeau
in morning paper this morning stating that there
is an organized and armed Commune in this eity
drilling for conflict, and that several attempsz
have been made to capture the Gading gun from
the police. The article states that this Commune
force numbers three thousand men, and is armed
with Springfield rifles and breech- -loaders of the
latest pattern and that it comprises branch Of tho
Socialistic Labor Party The article is of the sRmE
tenor as that which appeared in the Chicago
Times, and claims that there is in Cincinnatia q
state of affairs similar to that described in TIM
Times as existing in Chicago.
STAR reporters this morning interviewed nuua-
Der of the leaders of the Socalistic Labor Purity a
the subject with the following result:
The frstman interviewed was Mr.. Frank Hruza.
He was found at his shoe shop on Thirteenth
street, and said, on being shown the item pub
lished this morning by our contemporary: Wen,
well, l am astonished at such ridiculous state
ment There is nothing of the kind going to has,-
pen. 1t is true that there is German organization
formed here in the city, called the 'Lehr und
Wehr Verein;" Its object is simply bodrill lis
members in the of arms, the same as any other
military companies in this city.
They number perhaps about fifteen men, and
meet in open session on Sundays at Teutona Hafa
on Ninth street. west of Sycamore. There is MOTH
ing secret about them. As to Communism here
there is nothing in it, Or at least have heard moth
ing of it. The above Society has about twenty old
loader among any Of our societies. Most of the
aboye company, moreover, do not belong to ous
party.
Mr. G. Luebkert, another prominent member Of
the Socialistc party, was not in the city. His
brother-in-law, however, was found. He had
heard something about the subject. He could
give nothing definite but thought that there was
something in it. He knew nothing OF society
called the Knights of Toll.
Mr.. Van Patten, Secretary of the National Eo-
cialistic Labor, Party, in this city, said: Why.
no such thing being thought of here.
don't even believe that there is anything as 10
such movement even in Chicago If there Is
such an organization in this city it Is news to me
know nothing of the so-called knights of Toll"
told the boys at last Sundays meeting that tho
Chicago affair was OF no account. The report
suppose, originated from the fact that 80 many
men being out of employment made the people
afraid OF another uprising, or that they promsIi
gated these rumors for having an excuse to pIzt
our party down. The report that there is such q
thing in this city is probably to warrant howl oa
account OF our meeting tonight.
l am almost sure that there will be another I'D.
rising here. The aborers are getting desperate, "a
they can find no work.
Mr.. Charles A. Thompson. of Jeffras, Seeley A
Co., one OF the most intelligent men Of the Socixi-
stic party stated to representative that he had
seen the item relative to the matter this morning
He said; 1t is the most ridiculous thing l ever
heard Of 1t is all nonsense There is such stafn
Of affairs. Isuppose the report was iptentionaiis
given to one of the Chicago papers by the scum
anu lLtllScIs-Uil Ol Sutlcbys, WHO dIe est3
on the lookout for something of this kind
The idea is to make the people believe that there
is to be another uprising, and by soaring thela
into this belief give an excuse to heye the police
have a chance to get alsituation. 1t is, think.
the same in this city. Asto The military societies.
there is a one-horse attempt Of the Kind hers.
This is by a German society OF. sharpshoote1x
who meet on Ninth street. They number perhan
about twenty-five men and possess about one
dozen old mliskets. There has been no secret
Nf a.1 H. .s~1T- 49,
Tempt at capturing the Gatng gun, why, such an
idea Is to be secuted. Our party win reply to
these rlimors this week in our new party paper,
the National Socialist" which makes its iirt aJ,-
about as to communism heres are oatrgeoukiy
ridiculous,