The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-24
ANARCHIST MOVEMENT.
Conservative Element controII-
ing the Organization.
RALLYING THE OLD MEMBERS
Who Became scatterd after the Chi
cngo observation-disclosures Devcl-
Opments-Not Such Blood
thirsty Set as They Were.

CmcAeo, March 23.-Referring to {
vague threat made yesterday by Otto
Reichel, who was arrested at the in
stance ofthe Socialistic Publishing Com
pany on charge of misappropriation Of
funds that he would expose the secret
meetings OF the Anarchistgroups in this
city and their plans, the Times this morn
Ing, says: "Reportshave been circulated
among people interested in. the labor
movement, particularly the conservative
ones, within the last few weeks to the
effect that the Anarchists are reorganizing
in this city and renewing their plotting
against the life and property Of its citi-
zens. The rumors have become 30 gen.
eral that they even reached the police
department, and the speeches made at n
recent celebration of the Paris Commune
were sufficiently violent to lend some
color to the reports. Investigation
shows that the rumors are in part true
and in part exaggerated. The fact is,
that since the outbreak OF May 4, 1886,
the Anarchists have been compelled to
HIDE THEIR HEADS,
and the persons whose leadership they
had assumed, by some sort of means,
have been and are still returning to the
association of those whom they left a
few years ago when the Anarchist agi.
tatiOn in this city commenced.
When the international Working Peo.
ple's Association was organized in this
city five or six years ago, it drew its
membership from the Socialistic Labor
party, which, since that time until with
in a recent period, became almost an
empty name. The massacre on the Hay
market brought about change. The
groups" dispersed andthe International
disappeared. Recently the Socialistic
Labor party has been organizing and is
once more quite n numerous body OF
men. The disintegrating influence Of the
Anarchists has made them an object OF
universal dislike among the Socialists
who constituted the Socialistic Labor
party and the International in the early
part OF its existence. OF late, however,
there has been an attempt made to
RALLY THE SCATTERED MEMBERS
of the groups that were scattered by the
Haymarket riot and the execution of
the leaders. The men who belonged to
the groups at that time were for the
most part not Anarchists. At all events,
il they were, they were cured Of their
folly. They do not want to admit their
mistake by joining the SoCialistic Labor
Party, which they once disrupted. But
they want to reorganize, and have hit
upon plan that helps them out OF the
difficulty. There have been organized
within the past two months number
OF societies in different parts OF the city
called eithe- Debating Societies or
Working Peoples Educational Societies,
or some similar name. These societies
are devoted to the discussion OF economy
and social questions. The lectures and
discussions are entirely socialistic, or, ut
least, extremely radical. The object OF
recognizing the members OF the dis
persed groups OF the international in de-
batting societies is explained by promi.
nent Socialists as an initial step toward
bringing them back to the Socialistic
Labor Party, and driving
THE IDEAS OF DYNAMITE
and poison out of their heads. Even
the name Of Anarchist is avoided by
those who used to glory in it, except
few who still believe in dynamite. The
few extremists, although still able to
create great deal of Infectious enthu-
siasm by speeches, such MS were made
at the commune celebration, are not re-
garded with favor by leaders In the new
movement, who say much talk and ac-
tions spoil their work, and retard the
advancement of their cause. One OF
the most powerful causes that broke up
anarohism in this city is the political Ia
Dor movement, which developed consid-
erable strength at some OF the late cleo
tions. 1t is a remarkable feature of this
movement that some OF the most indus
trious workers for the party are those
who formerly were the most rabid An
archists.