Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-19
Herr MOst,s Views.

Herr MOst'S Views
| The sOci ALIsT DELIVERS SPEECH IN COSMOPOLITAN
. HALL-EE BELIEVES woRKINGMEN HERE WILL HAVE
ULTIMATELY TO RESORT TO FORCE IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST CAPITAL
Cosmopolitan Hall was pretty well filled last
night, by an audience mostly OF Germans to listen
To the address OF Herr Most on the labor question
lie was introduced by Mr.. Otto Heldeman, and
proceeded TO deliver, in the G .rmln tongue, a
lengthy speech, from a few brief notes before him.
HIS voice Is rather sharp, but distinct, and he
speaks with graf vigor During the delivery
% the speech he was frequently applauded A
SYNOPSIS OF the remarks. written in English by his
nlntnuen i. was Afterwards read by Mr.. A. NJ.
henaiay for the benefit OF those who did not
uade rstand German.
ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATION
Ills speech was In the main reply TO what he
! Claimed were Misrepresentation by the press
HIS first complaint was that they criticised him
because he had said " 1t would be impossible for
him to make loud lamentation when a monster
like the Late Car of Russia Was executed by the
h1nds OF the oppressed people,, second that they
called him r0bber, because he showed the peo lie
| how they w,re robbed by the capitastic classes
especially the monOpOllStS; third, that they mis-
| represented him In stating that he advised the
people to take away all the capital and divide it
among themselves" fourth, that he was misrepre-
sented as TO his position in regard to labor-saving
machinery, he having shown that every new
the reduction '' Of the daily working o hours ip
| anu for the improvement OF the people ut large,
actually becomes an Instrument OF oppression in
the hands OF a few capitalists From these texts
| he elaborated his views the labor problem
! proposing system which, he claimed would
/ bring about an equitable distribution of the
profits OF production He said that in Europe all
| the legal means for getting reform or progress
| have been taken away from the workingmen, and
| nothing is left but force.
| HIS ADVICE TO AMERICAN woRKMEN
VI told You BEFORE" he said little further on,
"that we In Europe are compelled to fight for
| tneSe principles, and we have faith that will
| be victorious. As to you men, here In America, 1
do not know how 1t will go otherwise. However,
| advise you simply to organize yourselves as we'll
and as quickly as possible, for the organization OF
the workingmen is the principal factor in their
quarrel with their enemies, the capitaliSic
classes. The purpose OF organization is to bring
the political power into the hands OF the people
will be the proper Instrument to get rid OF the
monopolists factory kings landlords stock brokers
ana other highborn robbers Do you think you
VIII be able to acoCmD lish 50 great a change by
legal means only?"
THE DOCTRINE OF FORCE
II cannot help 1t. but my opinion Is that the
capitalists OF this country will not give up their
privileges, their immense power and tyrranous
influence, without being forced to do So AS soon
| as they Will discover a strong and intelligent
workingman's party they Will raiSe the hue and
| cry that you are dangerous set OF men. They
VIII cause the passage OF stringent laws against
YOU They will take away, If necessary, the free
dom OF speech, the liberty of the press, and
| the same as capital has done in all the old coun-
tri6S or Europe-in the French republic as well as
| In imperial Germany. And then the question will
arise: whether you are ready to fight for your
rights and your freedom or come slaves in the
veriest sense OF the word? The universal history
or mankind teaches us that this has been the
usual course OF events, and l cannot clearly see
that now they will so another way. The capital
ISIS themselves know that very well. Therefore
their subsidized press has been used 10 cry out
against me since many weeks because have told
the people,"
w, l.. l.
expected to visit the Washington Light Infantry
FAIR last evening, but In her stead there came
note from her manager explaining that fatigue,
ana her other engagements prevented her from
carrying out her intention. The following led in
the voting for the various articles at the close last
evening: Barber chair-BroOks, 3J2; gold watch
Tor Ice driver-Hutch1nsOD 160; gold watch for
drug clerk-kell. 90; composition stick for printers
-Nabers. 43; butter scaies-CODurn. 10; news
paper deSk-WeSt, IL; buggy harneSS-Dr. A. G.
JohnSOn %; silver pitcher for lieutenant or corps
Lieut. COVE, 153; corps autograph quiit--Col.
Moore. 4; gold pencil for bank meSSenger-DOd-
son, 4: baseball outtit-Crescents, Is: steam
crib-MajOria f. Keefe. 20; letter carriers suit-D
BeTkley, ~; pollceman'S silver badge-HarlOw, II:
corps badge-Bauer, 10; Elk pn-Ellinger, 20;
speeding wagOn-Neumeyer, 8; violin, for must
clan-E. Szamelenyi, 1; punch bOwl-GeOrge w.
Driver, 20; organ-Mrs. Timms, 1s: composing
SUCK Tor printers observation-disclosures, II; gold
head ed cane for honorary member-RObert l. An
deraon,S; lawn tennis set for club-Maple club, H.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-Sold by r. A. Gold
en-, Hsn agent. JohnSOn'S wharf, 10000 shad,
from SIS to $50 per hundred; 10000 herring,
from 50 TO 5 per thousand; t0 punches rock, from
10 to SOC. per bunch.