The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-15
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS
The Action of the Police Is
Strongly Condemned.
1T LACKED WARRANT OF LAW
Public Opinion on the Matter-Ex- Mayor
HarrisOn's Views-NO Overt Act
Was Committed.
Especial to TIE Observation-Disclosures

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner-D ispatch.1
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-There is g great di-
vision of public sentiment here as to
whether the police were justified in sup
pressing Thursday nights Anarchist meet
ing and ordering the American flag to be
unfurled at the meeting at the previous
night Judge Tuley's famous decision was
that except in cases of riot warrants
should be obtained and direct charges made
before the police were justified in making
arrests. Of course this was not done
Thursday evening, and it is not even
charged that any of the speakers melted to
riot or did anything more than give utter
ances TO the oft repeated Anarchistlc ex-
travagRnces.
EX-Meyor Harrison, in an editorial In
the Times, denOuuces the raid, and saws:
The law guarantees to American citizens
the right of free speech. ANY violation OF
this sacred right, except on extraordinary
occasions, brings sympathy to men who
otherwise would meet with contempt.
Chief McCaughry should remember that
this is Chicago, and that it is not confined
by the walls Of states prison (Note-The
chief Is eXWarden Of the Joliet penitep-
tlary), and Mayor Washburn, if he be in
town, should advise his police force to ex-
"The people wish order maintained and
the law preserved, but they are not willing
10 see violated the very charter of our rights
TO enable ambitious blue coats to show their
prowess. Chief McCaughry is quoted as
saying that New York has sent Weissman
here to hurt the reputation Of Chicago. II
so, New \ ork has found in the chief of DO
lice willing tool to help the Anarchists"
The Herald, referring to Inspector Hub
oard's order compelling the Anarchists to
hoist the American flag, says: "The duty
to De performed was to arrest any speaker
who promulgated treason against the COM
monWealth OF Illinois, to have competent
and truthful witnesses TO testify to his IL
legal words, to take him to the station and
hand him over to the courts. This is the
mandate Of the constitution of Illinois; this
Is the meaning of the statute covering the
violation Of its provision for liberty of
speech. Instead of doing this simple duty,
Mr.. Hubbard ordered the president Of the
meeting to put an American flag on the
platform. He had exactly as much legal
right to order him TO read the constitution
of the United States to the meeting or the
constitution OF Illinois or the statutes or
any subject or the laws and ordinances Of
the city of Chicago or the Bible or the
spelling book. Not having made an arrest,
any act on MS part disturbing the meeting
was Illegal. He was himself engaged in the
Whatever we may think of anarchy, VIC
must not become anarchs ourselves The
law is sufficient, as has been grimly shown,
to put down treason. Had the chairman
elected Hubbard had a riot or massacre
easued, Hubbard would have been respon-
siOle. One Haymarket is enough"
ExChlef of Police John Bonield, who
led the police IN the Haymarket riot in 1856.
said in an interview this evening: THE
police have now given the Anarchists a
grievance and they are likely TO be helped
| by many sympathizers who possess the
American idea OF justice. There is where
our trouble lies. Previous TO the raids,
| the reds had only themselves to ho5uo6
/ with and to echo each others woes Now
they have a great following of people who,
while they may detest an Anarchist and
may aonOr the very ideas he expresses,
will stand forth and argue that the police
were wrong; that the men in meeting were
committing no overt acts; that the officers
/ exceeded their authority liz forcing an en-
trance, and even advocating the arrest of
/ the bluecoats who executed the raid.
bitter experience with these people has
taught me to respect human rights. The
police are in the wrong. The Haymarket
riots and the incidents preceding are no
/ parallel. We marched up, and in the name
| OF the law, asked that the people dispense
/ Until then no actual overt act had been
committed by the people; but we were
answered by bomb before the police had
drawn club or gun. That explosion was
| the overt act and thence came the right Of
! the police 20 aot"