Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

Edward Everett Hale Delivers a
Noble Speech "NO Nation of
Slaves, under Corporation of
Shareholders
The Nationalists of Boston celebrated
the first anniversary of the inauguration
of the Nationalist Club at Trembnt
Temple last Thursday.
Delegates were present from M hny
parts of the country including the Pa tifc
coast.
At $50 President George D. Ayres
opened the proceedings. He said il was
only year since the Nationalist Club
was started, under more encoura Sag
auspices than did civil service reform,
which is to-day recognized as one of
the leading questions of the country.
He concluded by introducing as the first
speaker of the afternoon Prof. Daniel
De Leon, of New York.
Prof. De Leon, in the course Of an
eloquent speech, said the Nationalist
movement is the latest development of
an old cause, whose beginning is lost in
the distant past. Tradition, history and
custom have split in two the ranks of
labor in Europe. The men who work with
their brains are separated as by an abyss
from their brethren who work with
their hands. But the United States
offers far more promising field for
the social reformer.
The chairman then introduced w.
H. Barrett of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Barrett said that Bellamy's book
gives the real solution of the social evils
Of the day, "and l believe" said he,
"we will see the beginning of the end in
10years. Applause. Nationalism means
the accomplishment of all that the Or
ganizations of labor have been contend
ing for"
Mr.. Schmidt of the Washington club;
Mrs. II. S. Lake of Albany, N. Y;
Miss Howard of Oakland, Cal; DIR.
Houghton of Brooklyn, N. Y; Miss
Robinson, president of Nationalist Club,
No. 2, of Boston, Rev. Mr.. Sprague of
Charlestown; Mr.. Dyer of Lynn, and
Capt. Charles E. Bower added their
testimony before the afternoon session
closed,
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session drew very large
and enthusiastic audience and one which
in it's character was a great revelation
to those who had not yet appreciated the
vast and growing force of the move
ment.
The platform was graced by large
assemblage of intellectual men and wo
men, among whom were noted Presi
dent Ayres, Rev. DR.. Edward Everett
Hale, Prof. E. E. Hale, Jr., of Cornell
University, Edward Bellamy, Rev. F,
A. Hinckley of Northampton, DIR. 0. E.
Houghton, president of the First Ma
tionalit Club, Brooklyn; Henry W.
Austin, Prof. Daniel De Leon, Howard
Balkan of New York and Sylvester
Baxter of Maiden,
The organ pealed forth the strains OF
the Marseillaise while the audience
waited.
The entrance of the speakers, especi
ally of Rev. E. E. Hale and Edward Bel
lamy was the signal for hearty and
spontaneous outburst of applause, while
the reception accorded the author OF
"Looking Backward" later in the even
ing, as we'll as the demonstrations made
at almost every mention of his famous
book, were sufficient to warm the hear
of any reasonably ambitious man.
George D. Ayres, president of Boston
Club, No. 1, opened the meeting with {
brief address. He congratulated the
Nationalists upon the rapid progress o.
their movement and elected much ap
plause by his emphatic declaration, tina
the condition of affairs brought abou
by the new economic forces was now
such that we must choose between
government ownership of business en-
terprises or ownership by monopolist
and plutocrats. He then introduced
REV. EDWARD EVERETT HALE
as the presiding officer of the evening
He received hearty recognition ant
spoke substantially as follows:
1T is with great pleasure that wei
come tonight so large number of tn
friends of good government. ZAP
plause)
oIn the face of all the dilettanti an