Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-04-17
MEETING OF ANARCHISTS

At Turn Hall Last Evenlng-The
Anarchists Addressed In English,
German and Italtan-John Most
One of the Talkers-what They
Said.
For some time past there have been dis
tributed in this city, among anarchists,
socialists aud others, handbills which an
nounced meeting of anarchists at Turn
hall for last evening. The bills announced
that protest meeting would be held
against the capitalistic class and their
numbering amongst the working peo-
ple." The bill ended with these blood
curdling words; "Workingmen, the meas
ure of your enemies is full to overlooking!
Prepare yourselves for defense in the fight
for humiliation that the capitalistic class
has inaugurated against you! The question
is not only to save the lives of several of
our fellow workingmen, but also to pre-
serve the honor, the character and the fu-
ture of the whole working class as such!"
The meeting at Turn hall last evening
was not largely attended, not more than
200 being present, and among this number
many probably were in attendance from
curiosity and not from any sympathy with
the cause.
Fred Siebold, who presided, introduced
the first speaker, T. P. Quinne of New
York, whose address was in English. The
speaker referred to the recent strike at
Pittsburg, Pa, which he cited as an out
come of the work of the monopolistic
classes and continued substantially as
follows:
s'The same state of affairs existed in
Rome ages ago, when 2 per cent. of the
entire population owned four-ffths of the
wealth in that country. The French
revolution was caused by excessive taxa
ton. The American civil war abolished
negro slavery and established wage slav.
cry.
Does history repeat itselfa Two hundred
and fifty thousand people in this country
according to statistics, have four-fifths Of
all the wealth. This is the same state of
affairs that existed in Rome before Rome
fell.
Patriotism is great curse. I hear peo-
pie shout-My country! when they never
owned an inch of ground in their lives
Thomas jefferson said - That country
which is governed least is governed best
This country is the home of the oppressed
of all nations, and why is one man better
than another? Is man who wears uni
form better than any other mans Pa
| triotism is the curse of all nations.
Regarding the strike at Pittsburg, I wen
there to see for myself. found the state
| of affairs worse than expected. I founc
| eighteen men who had worked there eigh
years and did not have cent saved, anc
this in the land of the free and the HON,
of the brave. Sugar is ten cents pound
there. The workmen are charged mucl
more for shoes there than they would be il
New York city. A few years ago William
Scott caused lockout by suspendint
| work at one or more of his mines, and a
the same time imported stallion that cos
1000.
At the Pittslurg strike forty-six me,
were arrested. Several of them were sen
fenced to imprisonment and three wer
condemned to be hung. Some of tn
workmen had 81 deducted from thei
weeks pay and were told that the none,
was deducted to pay the Pinkerton detec
tives.
This state of affairs is cause for immedi
ate action. We must do something. Their
must be change, and we don't care how
| it comes. We must ask for more and i
we do not get it we must take it. W.
must do something-and you know what
mean by that.
In closing, the speaker stated that il
New York there existed society called
| the American Workmen's Defense associa
ton. This society has distributed 5O,0O(
circulars. If we can get about $40 more
we can distribute SO, 900 more copies.
John Most of New York, who was the
next speaker, made an address in German
which, as stated, was similar to the re
marks of the first speaker.
| The meeting was then addressed il
Italian by an Italian, who was induced t.
come here from Paterson, N. J.
A collection was taken to pay expenses