St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12


not believe the Minneapolis policemen
would become SO degraded as to do as
the Chicago policemen did in making
their arrests. Now, what are these men
guilty Of? How can it be proved that
there was any intent to do murder? In
the name OF honor, righteousness and
liberty, we should enter our solemn
protest against any American citizen
losing his life without good
fair trial. When men are to be muir
dered for trying to help the poor work
ingmen and women it is time to call
halt. The names of these men will
shine and glsten on the pages of his
tory. while the names OF Grinnell, Bon
field and the others who were assisted
in the prosecution will be held up as
bloody murdererS.
At the conclusion of Lucas speech,
the chairman stated that he would like
to see collection of $25 taken up, so
sent to the families of the hanged an
archists. While the collection was
being taken up the speaker roasted the
Minneapolis press and the Minneapolis
capitalists.
FIERY FRITZ GELLERUP
was next introduced as disciple of the
executed anarchists. II came not here
to receive applause" said he, "ner do |
come to play upon your passions. L
want tC speak on the damnable murder
committed in Chicago two years ago.
Anarchy has always been misunder-
stood, nearly all persons thinking it
means no government, no rulershlp.
Was there government here when we
came here? There was not. 1t was
founded by man, and can therefore be
done away with by man. Every battle
that has been fought was to gain more
liberty, more opportunities for progress.
As we advance in learning and liberal.
laws one by one. But [ will turn my
attention to the men hanged in Chi
cage. The speaker reviewed the riot
from beginning to end. incidentally he
roasted the press, and all persons
who have any money OF ever eX--
pect TO have any. in a general
way. He insisted that the workmen
who had been shot down by the
police had been murdered in cold blood.
Mr.. Gellerup argued that the men as
sembled to the Haymarket square the
night of the riot went there with no in
tention of doing anything wrong, and
held that the whole thing was con-
spiracy without conspirators. He graph
icalIy described all the scenes and
incidents of the riot, and made des-
perate attempt to wax eloquent. The
executed men. he said, would go down
in history as the greatest heroes the
world has ever known. Notwithstand-
ing the hirelingS of capitaliStic
press, and the STRIPPING imps all over
the country are cursing and damning
us,our cause is just one and will SOON
er or later win. Every step we take
tends to better things. We are doing
all we can to make society reflex of
that better world so little known.
Authority and force may conspire
against this vanguard of civilization,
: but they cannot kill the cause. How do
we propose to accomplish our ends? By
proof that we are right, l answer. Our
movement is not a political one, but an
industrial one.
THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
q At the conclusion of the meeting the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, One year ago five men lost
their lives and three now lie in prison
for no other crime than that of entering
protest against the present economi
cal arrangement OF society; and,
Whereas, This view of the case has
been taken by such authority as Robert
l.
min Butler and other eminent jurists.
Therefore, We, the citizens of Mime
apolis, here assembled, after one years
cool reflection condemn as judicial
murder the hanging of the anarchists
and the Imprisonment of Fielding,
Schwab and Neebe, and tender our SYM
pathy to the surviving family and
friends.
w. III. G. Smart objected to the reso-
luton on the ground that the throwing
of the bomb was due to their mistakes.
but his objection did not count.
Thomas Lucas replied, which COLI
sisted mainly of an attack OH the bible,
and insinuated that ''some Christians
had come to the meeting in hopes OF
breaking it up"
There will be an open anarchist meet
ing at 10 Washington. ayenne south,
when the beautiful principles of an
archy'' will be discussed and an effort
made to further advance them.