Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-05
THE PROPAGANDA TOUR.
The Ayelings at Kansas City, St.
 Louis and Indianapolis.

From Davenport the Avolings set out for Kansas City, and with the result of their visit to this wild western town both they and the Kansas comrades have reason to be more than satisfied. On the Sun day pleasant informal little meet ing was held at place known as "Joe and Charley's," (there is q de- lightful free-and-easiness about Kan sas City) where after words of well come were spoken by Comrade Trautwein replied to by the Avelings, and where there was some talk and discussion afterwards. The next (Monday) evening the public meet ing was held at Kump's lIall-and ever since there has been much grieving and regret. No, not be- cause it was failure, but because our comrades had packed in the people in such way that they were positively unable to move, and it became doubtful how they could ever be unpacked again. Still at least 500 people had to be refused admission. Hence the tears of the Kansas comrades. From the fo"e- going facts it will be gathered that the meeting was an enormous one. But the best yet remains to be told. The appeal to form Section of the $. l.. P. there and then was respond ed to by forty men and women, of whom thirty-tive are American, and who enrolled their names after the meeting. Among those who have joined are many who should prove invaluable helpers to our energetic German friends in Kansas City, and not the least invaluable are two quite young fellows, known generally as "the boys" These boys are Walter and Harry Nrooman, and though the elder of them is only lad they edit Labor paper, and will be useful members, because they are earnest and anxious to le0rn as well as teach. Dr. Hammond and Mrs. Hammond, and others whose names we cannot call to mind, also joined us. Surely, such a suc- cess is an encouragement for all Sec tlons; and we must not forget that it is due to the untiring energy of the German Section at Kansas City, who had worked hard to get up this meeting, and who may well feel proud of what they have achieved. This "German" Section is now one with the American Section. All the Kansas Germans speak such excel lent English that it was decided to have On y 0ne strong Section com posed of Americans and Germans. With such workers in the West as we have at Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Kansas City, the East must look out or it will be out stripped by the West. "Competi- tion" to get up the best sections of the s. l.. P. none of us will object to. One of the Kansas papers, the Times, which has been peculiarly foul-mouthed in speaking of Social ists, not knowing the facts, con- temptuously asked Chow many con- verts he had made" To this of course Dr. Aveling replied that "the number of converts was 40, as far as the enrolling of neW members that night was concerned, and doubtless during the next week they would be able to find out how many others. ! Another paper. the Jonrnnl, in its report stated that "an appeal to join the Central Labor Union had not been responded to, the audience filing out quietly" To this jour nal Mr. Aveling wrote, pointing out that the only truth in the paragraph was the fact that the audience went out "quietly." No appeal had been made for the Central Labor Union, "but all sympathizing with Social ism had been asked to join the s. L.. F., and forty responded there and then
 From Kansas City the Avelings