Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-18

regard to the anarchists and their doings. The
most thrilling and at the same time reliable
story has been told by one OF PinkertOn's men
Capt. John Cornish, superintendent of the
Eastern Office of the great detectiye bureau. 1t
has been an open secr-t that this celebrated
firm OF detectives has had It's men To-
Gated in the very midst OF the anarchists in
Chicago and have been posted as to their doings
all along. It is stated that when the anarchists
began to arm themselves and manufacture
dynamite bombs the Pinkertons warned
the authorities of Chicago as to the volcano be-
meath their feet; but the story seemed so
incredible that they paid no attention to it. and
so fell easy victim to their death1y designs
later on just how the Pinkertons have gained
their information concerning the anarchists is,
of course, unknown outside of themselves and
operatives, but it is generally conceded by de-
tectives that they are better posted than any
one else the subject.
The anarchists, says superintendent Cornish,
are an outgrowth of the socialists, and were
first developed in this country in New York
City, through the exertions of the saloon-keep-
er Schwab, whose name is entirely familiar to
the public in connection with socialstic mat
tiers. While Schwab was hard at work in New
York converting socialists to anarchism q
printer named Paul Grottkau, who had just
come over from Germany, 1aboring with a
similar amount of zeal for the same purpose in
Chicago. His plan was to attend all the meet
ings of the socialists and make speeches of the
most blood-curCtling nature against the capital
lists of the country and society in general. It
was not long before Schwab and Gottkau sue
ceeded in ingratiating themselves with the
socialists and in making many converts among
Germans, Poles, and Scandinavians. and few
who called themselves Americans simply be-
cause they could speak the English language.
One of the first to blossom out as a red-hot
anarchist was A. r. Parsons, a Texas printer,
who had been known for years as a labor agi-
tator. This man is one Of the leaders now
trial in Chicago. In Order to prove to the salts
faction of his followers that he practieed what
he preached-the equality of the human race
he married q negress OF the two Mrs. Parsons
is the iercest fire-eater, and always spoke at
every meeting of the socialists and anarchists.
She is desperate dynamiter, and in addition
to advocating the employment Of that fearful
explosive, advises throat-cutting and the torch
for property owners and their possessions indis-
criminately. Parsons soon took the lead away
from Grottkau, and gathered about him a num-
Der OF outcasts from foreign countries, who had
left their native land for its good. These he
formed into an organization known as the I. ..
w. 2. A, or, in brief Anarchists Society.
Parsons took unto himself q bosom friend in
the person of August Spies. Spies was printer,
and the editor of the German socialist news
paper known as the Ar6eiter Zeitang, which was
published at No. LOT Fifth avenue, Chicago.
Spies brought with him a host of anarchists,
among them the man Fischer, q member of the
staff OF the Arbeater Zestu7sg This paper has
Changed from socialist organ to rank an
archist sheet. This paper had great influence
In making anarchist converts, for it had large
circulation among German and Polish socialists
throughout the country. In order to increase
the membership, advertisements were placed
in the daily papers. and large bulletins pasted
upon the hall door, announcing the meet
ted to speak. The topic discussed was
usually Capital Against Labor. :" These meet
ing were held upstairs at No. 81 West Lake
street and were attended by as bloodthirsty
set as can be imagined. Beneath the hall Was
q saloon kept by man named Grief who is
as enthusiastic an anarchist as can be round
anywhere. There is nothing too murderous for
this man TO believe in with reference to the re-
moval of capitalists and property owners. He
believed so firmly in socialistic doctrines that
he married a widow with q number of children
who owned No. 81 West Lake street started
boarding house, made his wife attend the
boerders and the children the bar, while he
preached anarchy and destruction in its most
ferocious forms. To illustrate what kind of q
man he is TO have in q community will relate
the substance of conversation which
occurred in his bar-room one night after one
of their meetings. Spies, Fieden, Parsons, and
a man named Dusuy We're present. The party
was drinking beer in Grien's bar room and dis
cussing what had been said at the meeting Mrs.
Parsons had made the speech OF the evening in
which she strongly advised that all the men,
bers should at once arm themselves with dyna-
mite bombs. and proceed Immediately in the
ni0l time to the palatial residences Of the rich