The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-23
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remembered that N me lime an internal
machine was found ou Judge Trees
premises In this cliy few weeks ago,
there WA an immediate suggestion that
II had been placed there BY Socialists,
and might be- The opening move of dos.
ultory dynamite warfare on wetllhy
property owners, and when publicity was
given 10 the fact that somewhat aiml.
lar explosive had been left In the build.
Ing occupied by The Chicago, Burlington
Quincy Railroad cumpanys general
Offices, unthInklnR alarmlsts jumped to
the conclusion that this was Intended 10
be the second gun Of the dynamite attack
Much conecrn was manifested by many
citizens, Notwithstanding the matter was
made little Of by well.lnformed
people, and with view To ascertalnlng
how much truth there was In tho rumors,
local paper Instituted an investigation
into the character Of the two suspicious
machines, and as TO the present doIngs
Of the little band Of Chicago Socialists.
SO far, this inquiry has been productive
Of most alarming givngs out In the way
Of revolutionary talk, and amost reassur.
ing pauclty Of facts 10 justify a fear that
the community Ia any more In danger
now from Socialists than II has been
In the last dozen years At the
outset, II was claimed that the
Socialists and trades unions had ioine
hands to carry by force the strike for the
cight-hour law on May LIST. There Is no
evidence Of any such union, beyond the
fact that, week before last, the metal
workers voted funds TO arm themselves,
and week ago Tuesday the cabinet.
makers set aside one.hali OF their entire
surplus for the purchase Of Winchester
rifles. The Socialists boast that they have
over 1000 bombs loaded and distributed
in the han'ls Of trusty persons. The So.
clalistlc Brotherhood has the advantage
OF possessing an organ printed IL the Ger.
man language, which, week after week,
dIsseminates incendlary ideas, while from
It's Job press go circulars, maps, etc, de.
scriblng the streets, sewers and tunnels Of
the city, and giving instructions In street
warfare and In the practical use Of ex.
plosiyes. Socialist leaders claim that
they have established depots for the fos.
tering Of various bombs, but none were
found, and that they have lists Of promi.
nent persons 10 be disposed Of by dyna.
mite, but none were shown. They claim
that every Sunday morning for year
bands Il Socialists have been going 10
the country 70 practice the throwing Of
bombs and that tests Of their effective.
ness and the manner of explosions have
been frequently made, but nobody has
seen or heard these experiments. 0ne
thug The investigation did 20 far TO prove
the lmprohabllity that the Socialists
had anything to do with placing tho In.
fernal machines al Judge Trees house
or in the Offices Of the Chicago, Burling.
ton & Quincy Railroad Company. The
disslmilarlty OF these from each other, as
we'll as from the dynamite bomb manu-.
facturcd for the Socialists, is very
marked. Besides the bombs men.
toned the Socallstlc leaders refer mys.
teriously 10 the possession OF internal
machines which explode by clock.work
or electricity. They are Intended for
guarding approaches, mining the streets
or Tor the destruction Of property. When
properly placed two or three Of them
would demolish building or so tear up
street as 10 render II impassable. I'M
derstanding the effect Of yaguencss on
the public mind as well as on the faith OF
their followers, the SocIalistlc leaders
are very chary Of facts In their replies 10
pointed inquiries. They delight In little
hints Of sanguinary preparations and
claim that since they were forbidden by
Governor Oglesby to arm with rifles and
publicly drill, they have resorted 10
dynamite, and say that from being aglta
tors they have become Nlhilists. As Il
the ramliications Of their organization II
Is said 10 be divided Into clubs Of two.
Beyond this they are not supposed 10 bo
known 10 each other, thus insuring them
selves against betrayal.
The leaders profess TO be In possession
Of perfect plans Of the underground sys.
TEN Of Chicago and careful reports Of tho
ways by which the house.tops at the yari.
Gus street corners can be readily reached.
From these reports, locations have been
selected f0r congregation and defense.
The principal ones are the Lake Front,
Market square and West Randolph street
between nesplaInes and lialstead streets.
The plans are accompanied by sugges-
tions a. 10 the principal street corners
which should be fortified and the way 10
90 about II. About the only man who
thinks that the Socialists may fnd an op.
p0rtnnity for ineeDdlafy work through an
association with trades unions on May
LIST, ls hr. Joseph Greenhut, who IL the
author Of the elght-hour agitation. lie
processes 10 think that the Socialists and
the labor organizations are 4 unit on the
question, aud that the movement win
dwan all previous ones In the labor sys.
TEN. He says that little dependence Il 10
be placed In the social orders, that the
men talk dynamite, treason aud blood
shed.
''But there are men," says he. "cool,
collected, thoughtful, iaboripg men. In
the ranks Of the Socialists, who will do
the work. They are secretly banded to-
gether, and not BY open organization.
Bombs are being made In considerable
numbers and distributed. The labor or.
ganlxations are armlng with rInes, and,
while they are not permitted by law 10
drill on the street. they drill In their lodge
rooms. think the great crisis will come
on the lat u May, or soon after. think,n
he continued. 'that the movement, II
properly opened here, win extend ali over
the couni-~, and Of It's success have no
doubt. The Socialists arc heartily In The
movement, and they have been talking
dynamite 50 long thai The trade viii be
los, u not productive Of something In this
issue"