Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19
THREE CHEERS FOR TIE COW.
MUNE.
A sunday Meeting Of Socialists in New
YOrk-iferr Most Wants to Unfurl the
Black Flag of Famine-A Red-handed
Communities shouts for Dynamite.


The blood-red flag of the Paris commune
waved from either side of the stage of Irving
haH, in New York, last Sunday afternoon and
threw its folds over the members Of the Paris
workingmen's deputation, in whose Honor a
mass meeting, under the auspices of the Work
ingmen's international Society, had been called.
Eleven Of the fourteen members Of the deputa-
tien attended the meeting and occupied seats on
the platform. The other three members were
not in the city. The platform was occupied by
a number Of well-known advocates OF sOcialistic
doctrines, nearly all OF whom wore the red rOsette
of the commune on their brests. The hail was
filed with several hundred foreign looking men
and q Numb T Of women. many of whom bore
the same cOnmuniStiC badge As the meeting
proceeded. the New York Herald says, an en-
thUs.asm was developed which at times amounted
almost 10 frenzy. The mention of Bismarck. or
OF the word capitalist" was each time greeted
with angry Kisses. Any reference to the bONy'-
ge9jSie had the effect Oh drawing forth groans
and dersiye laughter.
The meeting was called to order by Victor
Dr1ry. who. assisted by JuStus Schwab. acted
"a chairman. In the course of an opening adj
dress in which lie introduced the Paris deputa-
ton. he said that the spirit of interlati0HaiiSm
cannot be crushed out by the rope or the krupp
gun. By imprisonment or by exile. Speeches
were made by several Of the French deputies.
st. Martin. a Partisan blacksmith said that the
de9utaTion would carry back to France the as
surance that the workingmen of America were
ripe lor revolution.
4 series Of resolutions advocating the spread
of iIttTuatIOnaism was then passed amid ap-
p.ause.
TAKING THE AUDIENCE BY STORM.
II. Baulisch then spoke in Bohemian and said
he hoped that the day was not far distant
when the WOrhingmen would all be in line and
ready to fight the battle for social revolution
He was followed by Herr Johann Most. and
presently q scene of wild confusion ensuad.
/ Herr Most spoke in German for nearly an hour
anu his speech was of a most violent descrip-
/ ton. He dashed his auditors into such q pitch
/ o. excitement that at times many OF the men
aud women rose from their seats. brandishng
/ their arms and making the hail ring with their
approving shouts Cries Of - Wee la Conlnl,t,le,'
Mort dllr trutS!" "a bas Ia bo1t,,qe0isjp rose
/ on all sides. Herr Most spoke with great
vehemence. His features worked cOnvulsiyely
! and seemed to aid force to the violence of his
/ utterances- Every reference the speaker made
/ to the overthrow OF existing social Institutions
( TO bloodshed. to communism and to dynamite
was wildly appIauded.
In the course of his address he sad-Thn time
/ Is conspicuous for organization on both sides of
/ the Atlantic. Let US take advantage of it.
/ say 10 this deputation. Go back to our brothers
/ in Paris and say to them that we are DreTaTin o
| AGAINST the ruling classes to the bitter extremity
! and to victorious conclusion. Tell them that
we look to Paris for an example What Mecca
/ IS to the Oriental Paris is to the advocate of
revolution for social reform. As the events
which have occurred in France since the storm
ln@ OF the Bastiie pass in review through my
mind see in them just so many steps toward
the accomplishment OF those ends we have in
view.
DESTROY AND SPARE NOT.
f+nr
| tionary movements in France during the last
hundred years, the speaker went on to say
Some Of these events will have to be repeated
We will not finch from unfurling the black flag
( of famine from above our barbados and fight
Ing beneath its folds to the bitter en1 Gap
/ plause.) Some of the glorious deeds of tile
Paris commune Of 1871 will have TO be again re-
. hearSed in the attainment of that social reyoIu-
/ ton which We seek. All existing social institu-
| lions must be destroyed, wiped out. swept away.
/ (PrOiOnEed apP.ausc.) 1t has sometimes been
asked of Us what we propose to devise after this
general destruction which we pant for-and
| which we shall yet accOmpiiSh-has been brought
about. With this question we have naught to
DO. Let Us first DESTROY everything 1t will be
time enough TO think Of a new order of things
afterward ovid applause)
Inc speaker was followed by Francisco Pedro
IL, who spoke in Italian and declared that as he
| emancipation of labor could not be accom-
Pi,ii'u ny paCLliC Ht.io uTes IL must De attained
10y the use of force" The speakers further re-
| marks in this connection We're greeted with en-
/ thuSaStic applause. At one point in the adj
/ dress an individual on the platform rose. and.
| holding alOft his hands. stained to a bood-red,
/ calculated with furious emphasis the single word
| Dynamite" In an instant the assemblage ex-
| ploded into hoarse roar of approval, and from
| many sides of the hall the cry was re-echoed
back, dynamite! Dynamite, Viva Viva"
The meeting adjourned with three cheers for
the commune. The Paris deputation is to sail
| for France ON Wednesday,