Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-20
COMMUNE FESTIVAL.
Some Of the Proceedings Had at Q
Meeting Of AVswtd Anarchists
In Chicsgo.
az ami an An arohist, Let Them Strange
Me II They Dare" RAMS an I'm
passiontd Orator.

CHICAGO, Ill March l9.-"I am an
anarchist; let them strange me- il they
dare" shouted Albert Curillin, the az
srchist editor, to crowd assembled in
North Side hall last evening. Anarchy
was having & holiday, with NO sttemp. at
couceslmens. II WAS tie seventeenth an
niversary Of the French commune, and
the "Rsds" held an indoor picnic. Central
Labor Union assumed the responsibilities
Of the affair, ana arranged programme
which was termed the Commune res
tivsl." There were fully 1900 persons
present, including all prominent an
archists in the city and the relatives
of some CT the men executed last
November. The red banner OF Central
LABOR Union hutterrd st the entrance TO
the hall. At each side # the stage were
pedes,als drsped in blcodred bunting
and besring a card inscribed November
IL, 1887" These bore busts of August
Spies and Lewis Lingg Each head wss
encirled with wreath Of myrtle, sash Of
the same somber leaves entwined with 3
| red RIBBON being k1otted diAgonslly across
the breast. Later IN the evening llte-siz-
| busts and oil paintings OF Spies, Parsons,
Lit gg and Fischer were In turn displayed
upon the stsge and received with trans
ports Of delight. After long programme
of songs and recitations
THE FESTIVAL ADDRESS
was announced and its deliverer was
cheered. Currillin spoke In German over
half 81 hour 10 most impassioned tone.
THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS REMARKS
WAS as follows: "Vive Is commune. Aye,
vive la commune. This glorious sentence
Numbered upon the ears of tyrsn;s
sud money grabbers seventeen years
ago, The world trembled a.
the sound Thieves, OF course. Pulpit
and press shook ike autumn Leaves IL
the wind" Curillin gave what he said
was an account Of the events OF the COM
mune, how the French and Pfusstan ty-
rants combined to crush cut "the patriot
proletarians," and how, ct the fall OF the
Workmen, their wives and children to the
numoer OF at least $4,000 were slsugh-
tered. "This orgy Of blood finished" he
continued, "how money-bags, aristocrsts
and priests shook with laughter. How
thew boosted OF the downfall Of the sup
porter Of the whole social syst m. Did
they laugh with reGsohf Did they 81 J
anarchy at the stamping ont OF the
commune? No, no, and IroDical laugh
ter from al parts OF the hall. "No in
deed" numbered Curriliu. Anarchy
spd socialism have marched right onward
Our principles are abroad IN the world
and are uudying. They cannot De
stamped out" The orator then reverted
to the trial and execution Of the Chicago
anarchists and worked his auditors to 8
white heat. "What say you, you citizens
Of this glorious republic. to the murder
Of your bretherLf Are We
coWedP H.vy they fpresd terror
in our raukt2 Do we kiss
the hands that shed the best blood among
Us? Do we grovel before those who have
pl2ced our champions benta.h the cold
sod or behind iron bars2 Are there no
longer anarchists in Chicsgo7 There Is
one. am an anarchist, let them strangle
me if they dare. Applause and shouts
lasting nearly two minutes.l Ana | sm
not the only one. We live and will live
TO act as becomes US. The combat be-
tween Us and justice is not ended. Past
events were needed to strengthen us for
tne struggle. There has been too much
WIND in orr agitation, too much merry
making. We have
TALKED AND DANCED
while our oppressors have worked and
stsid up nights 70 ind means for our con-
tinued enslavement. The fruitio1 Ct their
labor has been the use Ct Eve gallow trees
ard the hireling press laughs and tries TO
persuade them that they have reached the
end" CurrllinAhen spoke Of the con-
splrscy laws enaated by the last Legisls-
| ture of illinois and said "he man who
| would OBEY or allow himself to be coWed
| by such bastard laws ia coward and pol
troon." He closed with strong
appeal for renewed action and
union among the radical host
"The time has come whenswe must ar
range ourselves in serried ranks. No
bestipg about the bush. II we are anar-
cniss let US evow 1t to the world. Our
msrtyrs live in our midst. Long live an
arcny; long live socialism. Viva la con-
mune" Tremendous applause and ca
cit rnent