The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-02
ANARCHIST LITERATURE.
BLOOD-THlRSTY EDITORIALS CALL
ING ON WORkiNGMeN

May to Meet Pinkerton Bloodliounds
the Police and Militia-The Arbeiter
zeitung's Letter Box'-A Sensational
Story Denied-nIore Resources"
CHICAGO, Aug 2.-Dispatches from Erie,
Pa, late Friday afternoon, stated that the
body of Schnaubelt, the man supposed to
have thrown the bomb at the Chicago riot,
was found in the lake at that place. The
Chicago police authorities have not yet
heard any thing officially from Erie, and
they seem to regard the report as "a mere
newspaper sensation,' and States Attorney
Grinneil pronounces the alleged finding of
Schnaubelt S body canard pure and sim
pie He says be has received four or five
letters from different parts of the country,
purEorting to give information as to the
Whereabouts of the bomb thrower, when in
reality everything alleged referred to men,
not one of whom it is known throw the
bomb
The state has not yet finished their evil
dence Formal testimony in proof of the
time of Officer Michael Degans death was
given Saturday by Officer John began,
brother OF the deceased, and by Officer
Michael Rurns
Eugene Seeger then took the stand, and
identified q number of translations of
articles in copies of The Arbeiter Zeitung,
beginning at April 2s, les5, and running up
to May !, 1886. Tho original manuscript of
the articles was proven to be that of
Schwab in several instances, but that of
Spies in most cases.
Witness was handed copies of German
paper entitled The Torch, which contained
some articles the original manuscript of
which was produced, some being in the
handwriting of Spies and some of Schwab
Mr.. Furthman then offered the articles in
evidence, and read them to the jury.
In the issue of The Arbeiter Zeitung, un-
der the heading Of Letter Box" was pub
lished the following significant announce
ment: Steel and iron are not at hand, but
tins. two or three inches in diameter can be
had The price is cheap"
Another issue of the same journal con
tanned a speech of Spies in which the follow
ing passage occurred: LET the working.
men arm themselves with muskets, swords,
revolvers and dynamite"
In copy of the edition of Dec % the
following announcement appeared: 'tEx-
ercises IN arms. Workingmen willing to
exercise in the use OF arms should call at
$50 O'Clock on Sunday morning at S. ely
bourn avenue"
In the issue of Dec. g., 1885. was report
of a meeting of the north side group at
which Michael Schwab made speech. In
that speech the following passage occurred ;
'lt is only the revolver and the rife that
can succeed on May /. Arm yourself by
May l to meet Pinkerton's bloodhounds,
the police and militia" "
The edition of Jan %, sS6, contained letter
signed R, B., in which the following oc-
cured How is the eight-hpur day to be
brought about Do the workingmen con-
ceive how impossible it is to enforce the
eight hour system otherwise than by force
If the workingmen are prepared to enforce
their demands by arms and to use dynamite
and bombs against the militia and police by
the Ist of May, then and only then will you
have success in the eight-hour movement
Prepare, workingmen, | call upon you TO
arm
On Jan. 2S one August Kiesling had a let
ter published which contained the following
Then, workingmen, arm to the death We
want to demand our rights by the ist day
of MAY. Come on the lst of May"
The Arbeiter Ieitung of Feb u, 1886,
contained report OF meeting at Twelfth
spoke in regard to the London riots.
tielden said the time was not far distant
when the workers of Chicago would wake
up and march upon Chicago avenue.
Schwab compared the condition OF the
workingmen in London with that CT those
of America, and concluded by saying he
regarded the London events as an an
nouncement Of the near approach of the
great social revolution They should,
therefore, rally round the red flag of revo-
luton. The issue of March 26, 1885, con-
tained an editorial headed, How About
Ammunition and The Arbeiter Zeitung
OF April 10 contained an editorial, in which
the following lines occurred: What hap
pened yesterday at st Louis may be re-
peated i'll few weeks in Chicago 1t is
high time to organize and make other pre-
parations."
April 20 the same Journal published
long editorial which contained the follow
ing: "Sneered at and despised the working
men will be as long as he does not arm him
self 1t is true, hundreds have armed them
selves but thousands are still unarmed
Every trades union should make it OBJ
ligatory on each member to keep good pri-
vate armory and plenty of ammunition.
The time is not far distant when such neg
lect will be deplored. Your enemies back
up their position by muskets and the gat-
ling gun. The workingmen should follow
this example"
Attempt to Blow Up Grocery Store.
CHICAGO, Aug. "A case of bomb throw.
ing, accidentally abortive. was reported TO