Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-20
THE RED FLAG AGAIN.
ANARCHY DEFiANTlY PREACHED
ONCE MORE AT CHICAGO.
The Seventeenth Anniversary of the Paris
Commune Celebrated - Incendisry
Speeches, Nihilistic Declarations and
Unquliied Threats Openly Made.

CHICAGO, March c0.-The strike of the
engineers, and the accompanying demon
strstions, have excited the anarchists OF
this city, who have been unusually quiet
since the execution OF their brethren, TO
more open declarations of their bloody
principles. At 4 meeting held on Sunday
no attempt at concealment was made. 81
am an anarchist was heard on all sides. II
was the 18th anniversary of the French
Commune, and the "Re,ls'' held an in-dool
picnic The Central labor Union assumed
the responsibilities OF the affair and ar
ranged the programme, which was termed
"A Commune Festival" There were fully
fifteen hundred persons present, including
all the prominent anarchists and the rela-
tiveS OF some of those executed last Novem-
Der. The red banner OF the Central Labor
Union tiuttered at the entrance TO the hall.
At each side of the stage were pedestals
drapcd in blood red bunting. and bearing
a card inscribed November Ii, 1887.
These bore the busts of August Spies and
Louis Lingg. Each head was encircled
with u wreath of myrtle. slShes OF the same
sOnbre leaves, cntwined with red ribbon,
being knottrd diagonaliy across the breast.
Later in the evening hfe->iZe bust oil
paintings of Spies, Parsons, LinES and
Fischer were in turn displayed upon the
stage, and were received with transports of
delight.
After long programme of songs and
recitations the FESTIVAL Address WAS an
nounced, and the deliyerer, Curtin, was re-
ceived with tremendous cheering. Curtin
spok in German for over a half hour in the
most impasSionate manner. The substance
of his remarks was as follows:
"yive Ia Commune Aye, Nive La Com
mune This glorious sentence thunder>i
upon the ears Of the tyrants and money.
grabberS seventeen wears ago. The world
tremhled at the sound The thieves OF the
Bourse. the pulpit and the press shook like
autumn lv.ves in 4 high wind.
Curtin then gave what he said was an
account of the events of the Commune;
how the French and Prussian tyrants COM
bined tn crush ont The Patriot Proletari-
ats" and how, at the fall, workmen, their
wives and children TO the number of at
least 5000, were slaughtered
This orgie of blood finished" " he con-
tinued. 'how the money bags, aristocrsts
and the priests shook with laughter. How
they boosted OF the downfall of the sup
porter of the whole social system. Did
they laugh with reason? Did they kill
AnarchiSm at the stamping out of the Com
mune? (''No," No." and ironical laugh
ter from all parts of the hall. No indeed, :"
thundered Curtin. Anarchy and Social
ism have marched right onward. Our
principles are abroad in the world and are
undying. They cannot be stamped out"
The orator then reverted 10 the trial and
execution of the Chicago Anarchists and
worked his audience into a white heat
What say you, you citizens of this glori-
Gus republic 10 the murder of your breth-
rem? Are we cowed? How they spread
terror in our ranks. Do We kiss the hands
that shed the best blood among US? Do
we grovel ebefore those who have
placed our champions beneath the cold sod
or behind iron bars2 Are there no long
er Anarchists in Chicago? There is one.
am an Anarchist. Let them strangle me if
they dare. Applause and shouts lasting
nearyl two minutes. And / am not the only
One we live and will live TO act-as be-
comes US. The combat between barbarity
and justice is not ended. Past events were
needed to strengthen us for the struggle.
There has been too much wind in our agi-
tation. Too much merrymaking. We
have talked and danced while our oppres-
sors have worked and stayed up nights to
find means for our continued enslavement
The fruition of their labor has been the
erection OF five gallow trees, and their hire
ling press laughs and tries to persuade them
that they have reached the end
Currlin then spoke of the conspiracy en-
acted by the last legislature OF Illinois, and
said: The man who would obey or allow
himself to be cowed by such such bastard
laws is coward and poltroon." He closed
with strong appeal for renewed action
and union among the radical host THE
time has come when we must range our
selves in serried ranks. No beating about
the bush. Ii We are Anarchists let us be 50
with the world. Our martyrs live in our
midst. Long live Anarchy. Long live So
cialism. Niye Is Commune" Tremend-
Gus applause and excitement1