The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23
NEW YORK NOTES.
MARCK's ANrl-sOCIALls LAW.
The German Chancellor Denounced and
German Socialists Encouraged 70
RAstst the G,Oyero m ent

NEW YORK. Jan. pa mass meeting of Amer
the purpose of expressing their indignation
and condemnation of the repressive measures
adopting la Germany at the instance OF Chan
cellor Bismarck.was held in Chickering Hall to-
On the platform were John swonton Adolf
piuai, n. d. Albert De Kawson. II, D.. Fritz
tori John A. Weisse. NJ D.. Cortland Palmer.
VT ,Was5bqrn 4 Of e ,,ston: Henry Evans. Leo
h sevo Robsrt plmssr 2 ens
chief organizer Of the party here and late chief
organizer Of the party in Berlin.
Charles Lothian. n Jastus pn Il. schwab % Aexapder sR
Frey and Edward Krause. English. German.
French and Bohemian secretaries. The hall.
can and German flags. Mr.. Swinton, on taking
the chair, made an address In English. which
he said that Germany to-day had the helmet
the knife at her heart. But beneath the he'll
met was. thinking brain. behind the gag a
tongue OF passion and right. and behind the
ences which the power of Bismarck could not
withstand. He spoke with great bitterness of
Bisnarck's bills. and said that they were framed
thought. He spoke OF the proposed iniquity Of
q European league OF kings. and asked his au-
dience II they knew there were men in this
country who wished to see the government Of
Jefferson set aside. Did they not hear the
hyena howl from Plymouth Church-read the
hssh ln es tSs q sIeh as the C.rsan
clerRymen throughout the land2
= The following resolutions were then re- d In
English. French, German and Bohemian by
the secretaries and unanimously adopted:
Resotped. That the malignant measures OF
repression and persecution. known as the anti
Socialist laws. recently adopted and now re-
lentlessly enforced In Germany under the in
st1gation and menace Of Bismarck, are sub
verslve OF the groundwork Of liberty and
progress; that they are disgrac full to the Ger
man government. and that they have made the
name of their author Kissing and reproach
throughout the world.
ReSOtped, That we as men. as lovers OF ljber-
ty. and as American citizens. hereby conc emn
and denounee these Infamous laws and their
eDfoI cement and that we trust the free spirits
shame Of heir existence.
.ResOlDed That this attempt of Bismarck to
strangle The mind of Germany is sure to end
In disaster and failure.
Resotced. That to the suffering and speechIess
democracy oil Germany, to the no ions who are
wronged by this new scheme of despotism, to
those who are In prison. to those who have been
deSpofled OF their goods and reduced to pov-
erty. to the courageous and faithful editors and
speakers whose papers and meetings have been
l rcloly suppressed. and to all other victims OF
Blsmarck,s overpower. we offer the strength of
pur sympathetic salutations, which pledges are
senk not only by this ass embed multitude but
by millions of American people.
Reso6ed. That copies of these resolutions be
sent to the Federal authorities at Washington
also that copies be sent herewith to the Federal
Counci! ofGermany. the Parliament and Ger
man Chancellor.
:, Addresses were then delivered in English,
French, German and Bohemian. The audience
numbered at least 1000 respectfully dressed men
thoueh. the proceedings were marked BIZ much