Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-23
THE CHICAGO ANARCHusrs
Ir"e snSardncss os the Reports Thas
they ARE again Active.

CHICAGO. March 2sl-Referrlng 20 a vague threat
made yesterday BY otto Reichel, who was arrested
at the instance OF the socialistic Publishing CON-
pany on charge OF misappropriatlon a FUNDS
that he would expose the secret meetings of the
anarchists groups In this city and their plans, the
Times this morning says:
"heports have been circulated within the last
lew MeeAs % tne eject that the anarchists are
o gaining In this city and renewing their plot
An ,nsesIiSsiion M anu property OF lts citizens
part true. The tact l. that since the outbrsak OF
May T. lssd. the anarchists have been compelled
10 hoe Their heads ana the persons whose leader
ship they had assumed. by some snrt of means
have been ana still returning 20 The assoatlon
ol cnose s Mhom ,ney left lew years ago when the
anarchists agitation In this city Commenced
When the International Working Peoples AsSoci-
uon was organized In this city nve sx years ago
II drew It's membership from the sOclallstic labor
party, which, since tuaJ time until within A >A-
cent period. became almost an empty name Tbe
massacre on the Haymarket brought about q
change. The groups dispersed and tne Interua-
uonal disappeared. Recently the socialistic labor
party has been reorganlnng and Is once more
quite numerous body OF men. The dsintegrat-
lag iniiuence OF the anarchists has made them an
object Of universal dislike among the sociallstS
who constituted the soctalist,c labor party and
the International In the early part OF ils exist
ence. OF late, however, there has been an at
tempt made 10 rally the members OF the
market riot and the execution OF the leaders
The men VINO belonged 10 the groups
at that time were for tue most part, not anarcn-
lists. AT al events. Il they were they were cured
OF their Iony. 1hey do not want 10 admit their
mistake by Joining the sociallstic labor party
which they once disrupted. But they want 20
reorganze, ana nave MT upon a plan that helps
them out OF tue difnculty. There have been
org ganzed within the past Two months number or
soceues IN different parts OF the city, called either
debating societies or working peoples educational
socl ties, or some other similar name a he.e So
cieIies are devoted 10 the discussion OF economic
and social questions. The lectures and discussions
are entirely socialistic or al least extremely
RADICAL The object OF reorganizing the memb-rs
or the dispersed groups OF the International into
detailing societies is explained by prominent
socialists as an initial step toward bringing them
back 10 the soclastc labor party, and driving the
idras OF dynamite and poison out Of their heads.
Even the name Of anarchist Is avoided by those
who used 10 glory ln II, except few VINO still he-
lieye IN dynamite. The Few extremists although
still abe 60 create a great deal OF enthusiasm oy
speeches, such a. were made at the commune eel
ebration, not regarded win IaNor by the lead
ers In the new mo.ement, who say such talk and
actions spoil their work ana retard the advance
ment OF Their cause. one OF the most powerful
causes that brose up anarchlsm In This city the
political LABOR movement, which developed con-
siderable strength sat OF the late elections
IL L. "A remark 4ue feature OF this movement that
some OF the most Industrious workers OF the party
are those who forl..erly were the most rabid n
archists."