New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-19
SOCIALISM IN ENGLAND.
THE MEETING IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE AND
WHAT CAME OF 1T.

A
Socialists and Socialism. but the average Ehglisn-
man is CAPABLE of hearing even more without tax
inc much Thought of the matter. There has oeen
Trade Union Congress in Paris, where much
revolutionary doctrine was taught. There mas peen
n delegation of French workmen IN London, but
their proceedings excited more amusement 'han
sor;ons attention. There was a meeting in Trafalgar
Souare on Sunday with some OF the usual hacks III
charge. And there was dinner l"S'
night at the Holborn restaurant
rben English Socialism said good-by
20 49, French brethren. The French brethren de-
mart to- day and it is really difficult to discover the
least sign of regret or thankfuness among the
Ioodoners whom they abandon. The Londoher
thinks the world goes very much as perore
had n glimpse of the Trafalgar Square as
sembly The afternoon was one OF 'he ho.'o''
known The Frenchmen must have learned ohe
thing. that the sun does sometimes shine In Eng
lord To have turned out beneath its burning
August beams is a proof of zeal, no DOUBT. rev
very jealous myself when reflected tha'
| / had walked quarter OF hiiio
TO witness this scene. The Square was pretty
fell. and thought that had been Socialist
| .horld NOT have cared to own all these roughs as
colleagues and supporters of great cause. lhey
had collected to protest against the Imprisonment
| of Holm Williams | omit the Mr.. because under-
stand thew prefer no title should be applied 10 hl
| A hero and martyr has no need OF hahde u his
name Most of the men | saw would just as reaulN
| have protested against the imprisonment ol any
bodv else They obviously had prejudices against
| imprisonment, and enough practical knowledge
of it to Justify their dislike. The meeting
was not composed OF the criminal classes eAcluS-
ivelv Int tbev were so far as saw, the majority.
If they had had scarlet letter. or any other letter.
branded on their faces, the stamp could have been
M nlainer than it was. | asked policeman what
| no tbongbt of the crowd About AS rough as they
make 'em, sir"
There was no disorder. These men knew their
| business too well to repeat the experiment OF
last February. Sir Charles Warren, the ne"
| Chief Commissioner of Police. was on his
| frlal He had something over 2,Ooo men
| on duty The fear of irritating n MOB DIV
| a display of force had no weight with INN. IoHce
| ,vcro TO be seen everywhere; horse and foot, ana
plenty of superior officers in uniform. The MOP mao
A. GOOD chance to be irritaed they could Wish.
perbans they were irritated, but they kept it TO
themselves. They certainly did not conide II TO
the poLce. nor to me. | approached some OF them
in sympathetic spirit but to no purpose. Some
| body less sympathetic than was interrupted MT.
Hyndman and Mr. Hyndman promptly retorted
that his opponent wore tall hat We'll, l, too' wore
tall hat and perhaps that rriated the SOCIALISTS
n whom tried to talk But they treated me better
than they did Mr.. Hyndman's interrupter VINO wa
promptly hustled away.
The scene was lively one for sunday AFTER
! NOM. trafalgar Square has great advantages fo
such a demonstration. The base OF Nelson
coIumn offers cogn of vantage to hearers on the
! south side East and west are hotels and CLUBS
north the ground rises, that the whole length %
the balustrade by the roadside makes a balcony OF
long platform and above that again Is the porch OF
the National Gallery, while to the east the climbing
steps the church OF St Martin in the Fields are al
excellent perch for the disnerested spectator not
bent on hearing too much soclalistlc discourse
There were banners mostly of blood red, mitigate'
% BY gilt Inscriptions, though some OF the inscrlp
Is TONS too implied thirst for blood on the part
% those who composed them. The stewards an
9 speakers and many others wore blood-red necktes
. or badges, sashes, as If dipped In human gore
! which hope and believe they were not. 1t won
Il be idle to deny that a sangunary hue pervaded tn
u platforms The speeches to match, or some o
" them we're. Many amusing things were said. Man
20 of these orators chose their texts or Illustration
% from such recent events as had most interested
10 them. Lord Lonsdale's name was used wit
> freedom. Mr.. Herbert Surrows who was chairman
" on one platform, thought 1t unfair that William
should be picking oakum while Lord Lonsdale wa
- let of with a fine of 80 for chucking anothc
10 woman's husband down stairs" Mr.. I. Walker, q
+ termination that the caSses-those mIserabl
j. classes. he called them-shoud rob the people bu
III for a short time What" cried Mr. +. Walker
j. "dothe classes do Why, some of them paid a
U much as goo year for back-r0om aud an oil
lady to keep it clean in order that they might us
!" it for certain purpose This point-blank shot a
~ the correspondent IN a recent trial was received
with cries of shame. which l understood to h
"a meant for the CO. respondent, who hired the bacl
~ room and not for Mr. L. Walker
Then we heard something from our Frenc
l. friend NJ CourtouX one of the interesting ban
re of Twenty-one, who have soourned here so lon
~ and consortcd with such various classes Now "
ST learned on VI. Courtouxs authority that all Il
" Twenty-one were present in the Square. and all
u sympathy with the Socialists who filled 1t.
10 looked across to the National Liberal Club jul
&c opposite its windows filled with members an
IL walters and wondered how it happened that
&c Courtoux and his twenty Socalistic comrades ha
'h been entertained in the club, and what the ente
=" taners now thought of their guests. r
- =, hected also that NJ CourtOux's views of VIII
y, constitutes freedom of speech must have undergone
Nv change since he LEFT home. This vast meeting ";
held III London by the will of those who summonC
~ it. Nobodys permission was asked. No cOmmi
- sary of police present on any Of the platform
81" Nobody had a right TO interfere. or did nterfer
with any speaker, no matter what he said.
- COurtonx knows that such meeting couid ha'
been held in Paris that at any public meeting Il
:. police would have taken charge not of ord
~ merely, but of the proceedings, and that theywou
AZ have stopped him and his feow-orators. Yet he
o' this Frenchman stood on an open-air pla
=. form in the sunlight Of English .afternoo
~ denouncng at his WILL aud in such words
-, he pleased, the tyrannlcal interference of Il
W. British Government with free speech. sense
Il. humor however, IS not what we expect from
- | Frenchman.
=" Presently, Mr.. Hyndman appeared. Mr.. Hvn
~ man is man of education, has been at universir
NV and Is even something of a journalist. He ca
" write, when he chooses, something that is not no
NV sens e. That is when he addresses or tries 10 q
NV dress tho Wicked classes When he talks tn