Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-08
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paper, referring to the revival Of the
Anarchistic agitation in this city,
says:
So much has been written in the
past two years in wholesale denuncia-
ton Of the Anarchists that the public
may have become accustomed, if not
insensible, to statements that would
otherwise be alarming. For this
reason this paper has confined its
statements concerning these meetings
to the bare, unvarnished announce
ment of them until practical investi-
cations warranted more. The re-
suits of inquiries go to show that
history is rapidly repeating itself so
far as the so-called revolution is con-
cerned, and that already at least
another date for its inauguration has
been fixed by the Anarchists all over
the country. The movement is local,
national and international.
According to the information, fully
authenticated, now in the hands of
the Chicago police, not very long ago
committee of six was appointed in
this city to take into consideration
ways and means for reviving the
revolutionary cause. No one at
present knows how this committee
originated. 1t was less than three
days ago that the names of these six
prOpagatOrS reached the private
drawer of Inspector BOntield, but he
has them, and unless the policy of the
city government intervenes they will
be placed under arrest within possibly
twenty-four hours. They are known
as the "Invisible Committee"-that
is, they are supposed to be unknown
to the mass of Anarchists in Chicago,
Notwithstanding they have the sole
control and direction. They work
with other Anarchists Individually,
and not as body, and hold their
identity sacredly secret. This plan
was adopted because of the failure of
the central organization plan, which
brought Spies, Parsons and the others
to the gallows.
This sort of "invisible headwork"
was begun about year ago, and it
progressed very slowly at first, but as
soon as the revolutionists fully realized
that there was a directing fountain
heaibthey rallied around the revolu-
tionary standard, and during the
past few months the work of "prepar-
ing for the revolution" has been going
forward with great activity.
Aside from a majority of the thirty
two organizations affiliated with the
Central Labor Union, the invisible
committee has been propagating the
revolutionary cause through num-
her Of Anarchistic circles, prominent
among which is the newly formed
"Arbeiter Bund," the "a. r. Par
sons Assembly, No. l." and a re-
organization of the expelled knights
of Labor Assembly, No. 1907, OF
which Parsons was leading mem.
Der.
The plan of campaign, as nearly
as it has been comperehended by the
police, so far as the public associa-
tons and meetings are concerned, to
teach anarchy, to create in the minds
of thesocialistic adherents hatred
of the law and the law officers, and to
inspire spirit of revenge for the exc
cution of Spies and his comrades.
Their teachings are carried out by
speeches more or less incendiary,
, The movement is growing holder
every day.
The Arbeiter Bund has a public
career of less than ten days, but its
projectors have been at work secretly
for some time and matured plan OF
propogating anarchy under cover OF
the labor movement, very much on
the plan of two years ago, which
eliminated in the terrible slaughter
at the Haymarket.
The result is fresh in the minds OF
all. History is repeating itself in
this respect. The American Fedora
ton of Trades WILL hold a con
vention in st. Louis next month
: at which its delegates representing
the various trade assemblies through
: out the whole country, will endeavol
to fix some day in 1890 for another
eight-hour strike. The police, how
ever. have quite another idea. They
! have been informed, as stated som,
time ago, that the Anarchists viii
make another destructive demonstra
ton on the one hundredth anniver
sary of the fall of the Bastile, which
occurs in July next, and tn
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