Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-01
ANARCHIST ACTIVITY.
More Vague Chicago Rumors OF whss
the "Reds" Are Duinx.

CHICAGO, Dec. LA local paper, referring 10
the revival OF the anarchistic agitation in this
city, says: The result Of inquiries goes %
show that history ~ rapidly repeating itself,
so far as the so-called social revolution IL con-
cerned, and that already, az least. another date
Tor It's inauguration has been fixed by tho
anarchists all over the country According TO
the information, fully authenticated. nov in
the hands of the Chicago police. not very long
ago committee OF six was appointed in tins
city 20 take into consideration ways and
means for
EESTSISo rHE REvoLurIoxARy CAUSE
Three days ago the names of these six props-
gahdlsts reached Inspector Bonfeld. and unless
the policy of the city government interviews
they viii be placed under arrest within twenty
four hours. They are known as the ssInvisibls
Committee" That is, they are supposed 20 he
unknown 10 the mass of anarchists in Chicago,
notwithstanding they have the sole direction
Of the organization. With thi. sort OF inyis-
ible head. work was begun.about wear ago and
progressed very slowly at FIRST, but az soon as
the revolutionists fully realized that there WIS
a directing fountain head they rallied around
the standard and during the past few months
the work of preparing for the revolution"
has been going forward with great activity
Aside from majority of the thirty two orVani-
cations affiliated with the central labor union,
the invisible" committee has been propagate
ing the revolutionary cause through number
of anarchistic societies.
The "Arbeiter Bund" is
THE LATEST PORN or THE REvoIurloxAsx
AGITATION,
and at its last public meeting, on Thanksciyinw
day, circular Was secretly distributed among
those present who were supposed TO be true
TO the cause. The circular purports 10
have been printed in 1883 at Pittsburg. bus
that rs a deception. The original was issued
by the congress Of the International WorkinR
Peoples association October 16. 1883, but thoss
editions were exhausted long ago. new
batch has been printed in close imitation OF the
old one, and is being distributed in the inter
ests of anarchy. The ''Arbeiter Bund' has
| public career of less than ten days but
its projectors have been at work secretly
for some time and matured plan Of propagst-
ment. very much on the plan Of two years
ago, which eliminated in the terrible slaughter
at the Haymarket. Then il was that the reds
espoused the eight-hour movement--not be-
cause they believed in il, but because IL was
| the sensation OF the day and they were CON-
PEELED to fall in with il. IL was then arranged
for general strike on May in the eight-hour
| cause and the anarchists prepared their bombs
and got ready for inaugursting the socialsrevo-
luton on that day. The result is fresh in the
minds of all.
HISTORY Is REPEATISa ITSELF
| IN this respect. The American federation OF
trades will hold a convention in ST. Louis this
month at which Its delegates representing the
various trades assemblies throughout the coun-
try. will endeayor 10 fix upon some day in 1880
| for another eight-hour strike. The anarchisss
appear 10 have already foreseen their oppor-
tunity. and, besides doing all they can 10 fer
ment the strike into national disorder they
will no doubt be ready with their bombs and
other machines of destruction in order 10 make
another attempt at setting up the new social
system. The police, however, have quite an
other idea. They have been informed, q
stated some time ago. that the anarchists WI
make another destructive demonstration on the
one hundredth anniversary of the fall Of the
Bastile, which occurs in July next, aud the au-
thorities are making preparations both here
and in New York 10 prevent il.
| George Scinlling was asked last evening II hs
| expected another outbreak as the result Of
existing revolutionary forces. He said: Il
| expect something of the kind about the end ol
| the present century-say in ten years. Society
| is jus. now dormant, like a river frozen q
winter time, but some night there will be Z
| mighty crack in the ice. and under the warn
| ing influences of revolutionary forces there
will be a mighty upheaving"