The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-02
EASTERN NEWS.
Anarchists Have the Right
Of Meeting.
LETTER PROM LosGsrEEET
The Railway Mail Services tnder
Civil sersice Laws-Dskots
Esiiread Taxes.
Az ANARCHIST VICTORY.
The Police Have Not Power 10 sup
prsss Public Meetings.

CufrAGo, Jan i-seTeral Gays ago
the Agbeiter Bend. an Anarchist -ect-
ety. appealed 20 the c0art for an in
function 70 prevent the police from IN
Terferinx with their public uieetsngs-
The matter was referred To Master 10
Chancefy Lindes. who male 4 report
Yesterday, He finds 10 precedent tor
Interfering by injunction with ohciai
conduct unless property nights are m
VOWED He does not deem II Siihin
the province Of a mater 70 recon-
mend injsnctions where il j. not clear
~ estahli-bea by precedent that they
should issue. aud contents binssei
uitb suggesting that on the issue a. 20
are facts he finds that the complain
ants have q constitutional right 70
raeet that there is no testimony be-
vnnd the mere belief Of Chief OF Police
Hubbard and inspector Bonfieid that
eofnpiainants desire 70 over
throw the laws OF state and nation.
The statement Of these defendants
that some Of the members OF the Ar
better Bund belong to anarchistle 80
cieties In which the overthrow OF state
and national laws was advocated. -
not sufficient to prove the Arbeiter
Eand 70 be- an Illegal and revolution
ary organization He says the aih
dayits ~ the compiainants and several
sfher citizens declare that the pur-
noses Of the Bund are lawful and
proper.
The master denies that 10 restrain
The police from permitting the Ar
better Bund meetings would be an in
reference with their discretion. On
that subject he says in part; 1T Is
hostile and even dangerous 10 the
genius Of onr institutions and Is ia
conflict with those upon which they
are based, to assume that policemen,
without judicial responsibility
shall exercise Judicial power
10 grant or withhold the right of
citizens constitutiOnaliy TO meet in
public assemblies. II the mere be-
lief Of n police officer that public meet
ings are for unlawful purposes shall
operate 10 the prohibition OF such
meetings, such a belief. created per
haps hy error. malice. big0try or po-
Itical partisanFhip, may be resorted
30 for the efiectual extinguishment Of
a fundamental titutional night
when citizens have assembled. II
they advocate or proceed 10 commits
sion OF unlawful acts or the overthrow
OF the power OF the government or the
destruction Of property, then the con
sefvators Of the peace may e1erci .
their discretion In dispensing them. II
In this case the police have substantial
grounds for their belief they should
not be engaged In a debate before a
master IN chancery. defending an a.
sumed Judicial power, but as con erv-
ators OF peace should arrest the COM
pIaiuants and appear as their accusers
In criminal proceeding.
The attorney for the Arbeiter Bund
considers the report OF the master only
a partial yictsry. George Schilling.
The well-known agitator. said 10 a re-
porter: II does not make much diff
ference what is done by the courts
The police will bulltloze Us anyway.
II they don't want Us 20 gather in
halls connected with saloons they will
threaten 10 have the license Of the sa-
keeper revoked if he permits such
meetings 10 take place
Chief OF Police Hubbard said /.
"When the speakers at meetings Of
anarchists say, "a they have on recent
occasions. that the streets must tlON
with blood before they can get their
rights, IL Is claimed the gatherings are
not for any good purpose. We shall
see that any meeting where the law is
openly deiied Is suppressed