The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-18
,THE coMmuxE's ANNIrERsARY.
French Refugees Celebrating Under the Prosi-
denc, Of Edmond Megy.

The anniversary OF the French revolution
OF March 49, 1871. was celebrated last evening
in Beethoven Hall 10y the Society Of tho Rciu-
gees OF the Commune. Banners wore displayed.
one of which quoted n newspaper nssayine. af-
ter the suppression Of the disturbances of Inst
July. Communism is Dead" and gave tho
names of nine communist Journals that have
since been established in this country. Tho
motto on another banner was. The Laws Must
he Submitted to the People, on another. In
tcrest on Money is Direct Tax upon Labor TO
Support Wealthy Paupers:' on others. Free
dom -" Unity."" Long Live the Republic" and
Long Live the Commune"
Mr.. Edmond Mcgy. President Of the society
is a machinist. was born in Paris. and is 81
years of ago He was an ardent Republican
from his earliest manhood. and participated In
rnisini, barrradcs after the arrest Of Henri
Rorhofort. who had attacked Pierre Bonapnrte
in h.s journal for shooting victor NOR. gen
eral arrest was then made of all the harricatle
rnisars VINO could be found. and a call was mad"
hy six police agents at the dnmicile OF Mcgy at
5 o'clock in the mo-ning. Tns door was vo;
ran towards it. Feeling confident that the police
wore his visitors. he carried n. revolver.
On asking who WIS there. the reply
forced. He refused to open and
the door was forced. Mrgy nred n. the head Of
inl ilve rctreated. thinking that others werc on
hand to assist Megy. They soon returned with
seven companions. and Megy; feeling that Ms
no iuthcr resistance. The law forbade ar
rests between in the evening and 6
riod. and rs the police agents had not
announced their mission, on, knocking at
six meetings. decided that Megy had been He
gnlly arrested. especially as tn" police agents
had no wgTrant for his apnrehgensicpn. ,no Fhe
peror Napoleon that the safety of his throne
would be- endangered Il Megy whs ACQUITTED.
and urged him 10 call the High Court OF Blois.
and himself select III" Jury. This was done.
and Mcgy was found guilty In the following Au-
gust In cons Liberation q the illegaity oi me
twenty years in the gall"ys in T0ulon. He
served there but twelve days. for on the procla-
nation OF the republic he was liberated. He
then became conspicuous as a supporter OF the
Commune, and on It's overthrow he escaped.
He wns condemned TO death on three separate
He came 10 New York in August. 1871
and worked Mt his trade. His speech
lnst evening was an euloeium on Blanqui. the
! Clairvaux for having. ms Megy said. refused 10
aid in delivering the republic INTO tn hands o,
that in this act the present pretended republic
committed an act of iniany. and. with ahomi-
MIR. Megy is OF spare frame, and moderate
height. with black hair. q thick black beard. and
red cli eks. Tis erpefsencca brve m'ii him
Wessrs' Finiel and Martelet made speeches
condemnatory ot the present frenrn Hov"rn-
| CAinmune Messrs Lacaznnd Justus H. Schwal
lHve rccitatous. That of the latter WIS ia Ger
| man, and on n tournament between King Hun
! ger and King Mammou. In which the former
| Kills the lnttar after hcinE himself mortaiy
| wounded The poem nsSrrt-d that the s,ri'
! between Hunger and NomWon. OF which Tho
/ tournament WIS an nllegorv. had lasted ioi
centuries but WAS culrlna'ing. II appealed t'
workiugmen TO rise and oNerturn the existing
state of society by perpetual agitation, and 10y
/ appealing 10 the intellect aS well rs the pas
sions OF the masses Thr celebration was con
clnded with n concert and "A ball.
The American and German sections Of the
social workingmen's party held their ceehra
tion in Germanla Assembly looms ana in'
bohemian Socialists in Concordia Hail. Th'
BROOKLYN section also celebrated in German
Hall, MontrOse avenue.