New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-20
SOCIALISTS HAVE A PICNIC.
WELCOMING PROMINENT VISITORS.
DIR. AvRLING SAYS THE POLICE WE'RE BRUTAL
THE OTHER SIDE OLE IHE STORY.

DR. AvRLING SAYS THE POLICE WE'RE BRUTAL
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
Socialism, music and beer were to be had
yesterday afternoon In unlimited quantities at Bonn
mers Union Park in East Thirty The Social
lists OF this city neghborhood gathered to enjoy
picnic and to welcome officially DR.. and Mrs. Edward Ave-
ling. the English Socialists, and Wilhelm Liebkneckt, the
German Socialist About s. 900 visited the park and
10000 tickets were sold. The park looked
Hke miniature Germany. and there un-
bounded enthusiasm. The pavilion was packed
with enthusiastic believers in the future revolution
wore rosettes. cheered Justify and sang the Marseaso
after each speaker had ended his speech The Carl
Sahm Club furnished the instrumental music and nno
socalistio singing societies from this city Brooklyn
Hoboken. Newark and Morrisania furnished the vocal
music
tive Committee of the Socialist Labor Party
presided. He welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Aveling
and Herr Lebknecht 70 this country
and said the large meeting showed the strength Of
the Socialism in America. 81 predict" he said, that
in short time shall have Co operative
monwealth that we want and the socialist State in
stead OF the Capitalist State" Herr Liobknecht who
was received with cheers, said that he
considered 1t his duty to como here. Social
ism must go forward or die, but M
the Germans here are free from tho prosecution OF the
police they can enter into the OF Socialism lie
been instrumental in Introducing Socialism into this
country. DR.. Aveng said that Socialists hero arc
Germans, but he claimed that a good many
Americans were Socialists lie thought that the
papers par no, had G,,., so far ire ated him and
grateful" said he SOCIALIST methods by meeetins
liko this. eoucation and organization. socialism
merely Germen. bnt humanity. hope the police here
Will learn lesson IN good behavior that when they
sSv thai back to reHS as no rGye; hey
spoke briefly aud promised TO do all could further
tbe OF socialism, Editor schewitsch Of the Toks
Ieung was called for loudly ana he came forward to
that Liebknecht's coming hero proof that the
"Proetar" " had a home anywhere.
Directly after the meeting the people be
TO pass out slight excitement was raised In the rear
O. se avGn Gy aS y sn snsd ha wa pesn
put OF the platform for interruPting me
Aveling ana Herr Jebknecht to THE TRIBUNE Of
flee last night and made the statement that the police
had tried their best to make the meeting disordery
They claimed that when they passed out Of tho pavilion
pushed and struck the people. and that they themselves
forebeardnce the part OF the crowd prevented al
outbreak. They sal also that they had never seen In
ndiydaals M as !Gey saw In IN Rs country proynro'ay
said that the police had made ak arrests.
Sergeant Wallace. of the Thrty-thr Precinct who
was in command of squad OF twenty men detailed by
Captain Bennett to preserve the peace at the picnic,
sad last night 10 a TRIBUNE reporter " The state
c" the pdes es ns' and these people ng trouble %
false was at the park ali day.
had given ,he men under my comTand special instruc
obeyed TO the letter No complaint was made
he must be- ont FMS @nG he SAYS that the police
acted hrually or struck anybody We understood that
tne Anarchists rad threatened 10 break up
prevent anything Of the sort When DR.. Avellng was
speaking had man IN citizens clothes next to him 10
protect him in case attempt should he made to
ont the AnarchisiS threat to XII him on the platform
Only arrested This was the only trouble
OF any KIND during the day.