The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-10
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BY capitalistic Telegraph.
CHICAGO, Jan. Sit is understood that
the fact has been clearly disclosed that
number of armed companies Of Social
lists are regularly drilling in this city,
and that they number about 700 men,.
They are equipped with breech-loading
rifles, and drill according to the Prussian
tactics. The entire practice is contrary
to the state law. In view of this fact,
and owing to recent threats by some of
the Socialist leaders, volunteer guards
have been placed in one Of the armories
|lof the National guard.
II In speaking Of the matter editorially
to-day, the Times says: 1T is q rather
Unpleasant condition of things when it
Ills found necessary to guard the city
[armories against apprehended attacks
from men who are engaged in secretly
drilling, and whose announced purpose
is pillage, arson and murdsr
at is stated that small number Of
militia volunteers, possibly squads Of
ten, are on watch nightly at the armory
of the First regiment, to protect It
against these anticipated attacks. II this
be the fact, there is scandalous state Of
affairs in existence. 1t is not the duty
of these members of the militia, who
get no pay themselves, to perform extra
work, sitting up nights to guard the
property of the state. # such work +
necessary to be dong q M IN tpa
order it toSbs done atl q ~
s.t q In, lhj ~ 4,
Is d0he ~ to have tho m0sts lEE''
gated, and If it be found that these men
are drilling in secret for in illegal pur-
pose, they should be put under the su-
pervision of the police, just as If they
were burglars or sssassins who were
planning the death of a citizen"
CHICAGO, Jan. 4-The regular Sunday
meeting of the Working Peoples Inter-
national Association attracted the usual
large crowd to No. As West Lake street
this afternoon, and the gathering, which
included few women, completely filed
the hall. The Times report says:
Dynamite Duzey brought the chatter
ing'crowd to order by vigorous thump-
ing with his fist on the table. G. 8.
Griffin, the first orator, stated that this
world had been created for the purpose
of life, and the capitalists must take the
non capitalists into co-partnership or
else with the assistance of dynamite
they would leave the world. A. R. Par
sons read a lengthy whereas" referring
to the lockouts in Pennsylvania and as
serting that. the bread of the wage
worker is owned by "the privileged
class"
The resolutions which are appended
were adopted with whoop.
Resolved, That the despotic powers
which the privileged class possess. is de-
structive of life, liberty and happiness,
and should be abolished by any and all
means.
Resolved, That the working class must
control their bread, and the means by
which to obtain it, before they can in
any sense be free men,"
Mr.. Parsons said that "the chief pur-
pose Of Socialism was MOTTO deprive the
man who chanced toIown . corner lot Of
his property, but to make it his forever:
to put all men In palaces and to plsee on
their tables the bounties Of the earth.
When Socialism prevailed every man
would be a joint stockholder of the en-
tire earth. and richer than Vanderbilt.
Two millions of men were out ofemploy-
ment and deprived OF work in this coun-
try. They represented ten million of +
people. Socialism had become neces-
sity, and, said Parsons, zone must ac-
cept it or perish"
August Spies advocated murder, be-
cause by it murder could be prevented.
He hoped that the present order of So
ciety was for a murderer. The mission
of all governments was to maintain the
robbery of the people. He offered q res
olution endorsing the action of the Hook
Ing Valley miners in destroying the prop
erty of the syndicate, and it was adopted.
John Surat, an old man, said he be-
lievedin slaughtering a few Thousand
capitalists. @
Miss Lee declared herself ready to
shoulder musket to kill q "mean, dirty,
awful capitalist
Mrs. Parsons chlmed in with the sem +
timents of her predecessors, and asser-
ted herself able to throw dynamite
bomb as effectively as her husband She
closed with the express desire that the
ministers would in the future tell their
starving parishioners TO trust in dyna-
mite." instead of to trust in God"