St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-06
AN ANARCHIST BOYCOTT
Mrs. Parsons Receives No FaVors From
New York Reds.
MOST WANTS NO BABY SHOW.
They Think the Fair Lucy Is Too
UppiSh Tor an Anarchists
Relict.

The popularity of martyr is not al
ways inherited by his widow. A strik-
ing illustration of this is afforded in the
case of Mrs. Lucy Parsons, the Indo-
Mexican widow Of the late Albert Par
sons, who expired on the gallowS in Chi
cago last November, a martyr to An
archy.
Though no expression to that effect
has been publicly given by the local
apostles of anarchy,it is well known that
their relations are strained with the pet
ticoat expQunder of revolutionary Senti-
ments. 1t is an open secret that where
Mrs. Parsons two years ago had ten en-
thuSlaStlc admirers in this city she has
a hard time to find one now. The per
s0nal dislike to ''Our Virgin in Red" as
she was named by her followers in Chi
cago at the time she led mob against
the new Board of Trade at its Inaugural
ton banquet, is so general as almost to
amount to boycott.
When Mrs. Parsons came to New
York in the fall of 1886 with her manu-
script speech, arranged by her con-
demned husband. committee of fifty
female anarchists held vigil an entire
night and journeyed laden with floral
tributes to the Pennsylvania railway
depot III Jersey City at daybreak to ten
der an enthusiastic reception to the fair
champion of universal riot.
80 great was the contention for eX-
tending hospitality to the darkroom
pleXiOned Lucy at that period of her
evolution that she was nearly dragged
apart by the fifty maidenS, wives and
spinSterS, who each desired to secure her
as guest. Hugo Schlag. the saloon
keeper at Fifth street, drew the first
prize and entertained the lady at his
home for short time. The experience
of hOspitable friends with their fiery
sister is said to have decidedly cooled
their admiration.
At the time the fact was kent
well guarded as a matter of policy,
as any dissenSiOn would have af-
fected the great agitation the an
archists and their sympathizcrs
all over the country carried Oil TO save
the lives of the seven condemned men
i'll Chicago. Yet it was related from
mouth to mouth that Lucy had temper
no person could endure for any length
of time.
Leading anarchists charge that she
has persistently and flagrantly abused
the ethics of anarchiSm by her AFRO
gance and dictatorial manner. They
would gloss over her illiteracy, but not
even the ldndeSt-hearted brother could
overlook the fact that her doctrines
tended in the direction of KnOw-NOth-
lngiSm. She despised particularly the
German element of the party, though
they constitute the majority and have
been the means of her support to a large
degree.
Hence the lack of enthusiasm when q
small delegation of the local organiza-
ton contracted for Mrs. Parsons to come
to New York and address meeting at
Irving hall on Thursday evening of last
week.
Herr Johann Most was in a furious
mood,as he had been requested to make
the Introductory speech. He was told
that she would bring her children with
her OH the platform for dramatic effect,
and this so enraged the FTeiheit editor
that he loudly protested against being
made part and parcel of IA baby show"
Mrs. Parsons failed to put i'll an ap-
pearance at the Irving hall meeting,
and it was charitably announced that
she was delayed in Philadelphia by rea-
son of the stow storm.
Those who know the inside history of
her non-arrival at the time advertised
consider it simply another slight, and
they believe from the repeated expert
ence that the woman takes personal
qualification in disappointing an audi
ence just to emphasize her Importance.
Mr.. WiiZig, the best known of these
bOycOtterS, who was released out of
Sing Sing, received a Philadelphia dis
patch that she would come Wednesday.
In behalf of the committee Mr.. Wilzig
went to Jersey City and waited for four
teen hours for her arrival
Train after train clme laundering
into the depot, but the great and only
Louise MicheP' of America, had
changed her mind, without thinking it
worth the trouble to wire few words
to the thousand men and women in
Irving hall. Unexpectedly she turned
up on Friday and at once made her de-
mand for another meeting.
Saturday coming an anniversary cele-
bratiOn of the Paris commune. under
the auspices of the organization OF
which Herr Most is chieftain, will take
place at ClaredOn hall. Mrs. Parsons
wanted to make her appearance in pub
lie there, and overtures have been made
THAT she should be given a show"
ethe ticket office yesterday the re-
porter asked Most whether there was
any likelihood that Lucy would be i'll
trusted to eulOgiZe the commune. The
query produced a broad smile Oh the
hoary anarch's face as he colloquially
replied: mot much" Mrs Parsons is
the guest of boarding house at No.
2l0 Second avenue.