The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-20
THE ADVOCATES OF SOCIALISM.
The Foreign Speakers Complain of Lack OF
Liberty in the Great Republic.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, Sept 19-There was a largely.
attended meeting In the large hall in Brommer's
Park to-day, called in the interest of the social
istic propaganda which is being conducted by
the German statesman Socialist, Liebknecht, the
English reformer, DR.. Aveling. and Mrs. Avel-
ing daughter of Karf Marx, the famous author
of "Das Kapital" The three persons
named, and others. delivered addresses which
were moderate in tone. and everything passed
off quietly within the hall AS the audience
passed out, there was some crowding and confu-
sion. owing to desire on the part of many of
those present to get good view of the distin-
guished foreigners and to exchange greetings
with them personally There was quite
a large force of police present
who had, up to this time, found no
occasion for any action. The officer in charge,
acting upon general Instructions applicable to
such cases, requested the people to move on and
refrain from gathering in crowds around the
passage-w ways. The request not being promptly
needed, the policemen we're ordered to move
among the people and direct them to disperse.
The officers accordingly mingled in the crowd,
and, using their clubs as tenders. be
gan to push the people back from
around the speakers. A man in the crowd be-
came excited and shouted out in German male
diction upon the police. This was interpreted by
German policeman to the officer in charge,
who thereupon ordered the arrest of the offend
err The arrest heightened the confusion, and
the crowd, becoming angry, showed less dis
position to yield to the efforts of the
officers to disperse them. Shouts of in
dignaton were heard on all sides,
and Dr. Aveling and Herr Liebknect personally
requested the officer in charge to withdraw his
men, as there had been attempt at disorder
and no excuse for police interference. The
geant refused to comply, and said that his
original interference was for the purpose of
protecting the speakers The latter dis
claimed any need of such protection, and said all
they asked was to be left alone with their
friends. In the surging of the crowd
and the police around the speakers Mrs. Ave-
ling was pushed about with the rest rather
rudely, and her husband claims that she was
struck on the breast by policemans club
Half dozen members of the crowd were taken
into custody by the police before things quieted
down; but the German who had expressed an
unfavorabe opinion of the minions Of the law
was the only ono who was held and taken to the
station house. His name is VIM. Guss, and he
lives at No. 40 Allen street. He was locked up
for the night. and will be arraigned in the morn
ing. DR.. and Mrs Aveling and Herr Liebknecht
were quite indignant over the affair, and they
united in preparing the following note to the
public:
we nave JUST naO a perfectly orOerly meet
ing in Brommer's Park-a meeting thu. The
police did their best to make disorderl,. Thu
addresses given in the hall listel e0 TO
in perfect order by an immense audience
The speeches over, we passed out into the
open air. followed not unnaturally, by a
considerable number of people, who were
led by The desire to speak with the orators
whom many of those present knew personally.
The police pushed and struck the people, nclud-
ing two of the undersigned. Nothing but the
greatest forbearance on the part of the thou
sands present prevented an outbreak. We have
seen, in Europe. such interference with
the liberty of the subject we saw in country
proverbially known the land of the Free ;"
1t is estimated that there were 10000 people
in the park during the afternoon. They were
mostly Germans, and women and children
were as numerous as men. If any Anarchists
were present they found themselves in such
a small minority that they ventured upon
no demonstration, and no red flags or
other symbols were displayed. The police claim
that the reason that such large force of officers
was present was that information had come to
headquarters that an attempt would be made by
few reds to turn the occasion into an Anarchist
demonstration, in spite of the wishes of
the moderate leaders. 1t was for this reason
that the officers in charge insisted preventing
any gathering outside the hail. and also to pro-
tect DR.. Aveling aud his friends from any unex-
pected trouble Messrs Liebknect and Aveling
and Mrs. Aveiug will speak tomorrow night at
the labor mass meeting az the Cooper Union