The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-05
THE LEAGUE.
A Successful Meeting at the Academy,
Where the League VIII Meet Here
after-Mr. Hankey Speaks.
Secretary Treasurer.

The regular meeting of the League
last Sunday night was held in the Acad-
emy of Music, and a good-sized audi
ence was in attendance when the meet
ing was called to order at o'clock bv
Chairman BehYmer. 1t has been evi,
dent for some time that the League must
obtain larger meeting place for the
summer months, and the Provisional
Committee has decided upon the Acad,
emY as presenting the most advantages
The location Is good; it being easily ac-
cessible, and the management, Messrs
Parsons & Co., having made special
rate to the League for the renting of it.
The change is an agreeable one and will
doubtless result in an increased attend,
anCe.
The exercises opened by sing Labor
Free For ALL" and was followed by the
reading of lesson No. 10 of the Socialist
Catechism eutitled Revolution )" the
responses being made by Comrade S. 7.
Peet.
The remarks upon the lesson were
made by Comrade Shove, who said that
the Socialists wanted a Revolution mot
of war, but of systems and the adnlnls-
tratlon of law that we want to Revolu.
tionize the>industrial system and adapt
it to the masses. He explained that the
Red Flag meant the Universal Brother
hood of Man, and was not "a standing
menace to the country" as a Chicago
Judge has said ; and after calling atten-
ton to the workings of the postoffice
signal service. ETC., sajd that the Social
lists wanted the same principle applied
to all dirtribution Of products. In
conclusion the speaker claimed So
ciaism to be as much higher than indt-
vidualism, as individualisn was higher
than monarchy, and that if any serious
trouble arose between capital and labor,
capital would have to strike the first
blow.
A reading by Comrade Miss Tennant.
called The Old Man and the Stylish
Church," piano solo by Comrade Mrs.
Mantle and few words from Chairman
Behymer, were given close attention,
and the recess was then taken.
After the recess the chairman an.
nounced that the Rev. Thpmss Van
Ness, who had been announced to speak
had been unexpectedly call away to
Fort Collins, and, consequently, would
be unable to address the League at that
time. Comrade Tower made short
talk, during which he made some good
points, and Mr.. F. W. Hankey, who wa
in the audience, was requested to make
short address.
During the course of his remarks, Mr.
HankeY made some strong Sociallstlc
points and said that he agreed with
ideas that he had heard expressed
during the meeting, even while admit
ting that there were some points upon
which he did not agree with US and that
he was not very well posted as to the
doctrines of Socialism, although be was
investigating them. He was IN favor Of
Socialism IN so far as it aimed to Sc
cure to labor a just recompense, and
Iust administration of the laws. he be-
ueved IN labor being paid in full and
capital being allowed to seek It's true
level; that the best governed country
was the least governed, and advocated
sending men to congress and giving
item to understand that ittWould not be
healthy for them to come back to US II
they had not worked and voted in our
interests. he said that man born poor
or that would not cater to capital was
handicapped in his struggle through lie
and that the daily press was subsidized
in the interests of capital. he speaker
did not object to capital receiving fair
and reasonable profit, but strongly ia
yored the abolishing of all interest. AS
Illustrations he spoke of corporations
receiving interest and profit on Watered
stock, and also of the national banks
receiving interest from the government
~ the bonds deposited to secure their
issue of bank notes, and then receiving
interest again on the same money oY
.oaning it out, and he asked the audi
rnce if they had ever heard of WORK
= .nEman receiving interest on the mort
Hage he had been obliged to place on his
little place On the land question he was
as any Socialist believing that the sole
TILE 10 land should be occupancy ana
: PRODUCTION, and then only a sufficient
: tract ior the necessaries Of ones own
ccnsum ton, and he also called atten-
,tion to the fact that any of our senators
would criticise the handiwork of a man
rho was building house for him, and
ye' denies the right Of the people to
crltltjse his official acts, and never once
think of rendering an account to the
men whose votes elected him. Mr..
HankeY speke for about forty minutes,