The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-12
IN MEMORY OF ANARCHISTS
"Reds" Honor the "Chicago Martyrs"
in London, New York and Chicago.
Louise Michel Exhorts Her Hearers in Incen-
diary Words-Ilerr Most Rather Mild
Since His Prison Experience. 4


Incendisry Uttersnces 1T . Meeting In Mem-
DRY OF the Chicago Martyrs.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Anarchists of
London held meeting at South Place In
stitute. Moorgate street. tonight, to honor
the memory of the so-called Chicago mar
tyrs." The hall was crowded with men Of
all the nationalities who make mp the An
archists and the so-oalled Social Democrat
ic party in this city. The pictures of Par
sons and his companions were draped in
mourning. Above the pic lures and on the
wall behind the platform were Anarchist
notices: ''Workingmen Unite" "Remem.
Der Chicago" Liberty, Equality and Fra
ternity." Death to Tyrants." "Retribution
to Our Oppressors;" and many others in
English, German and French.
Comrade Mowbray. the friend of the So.
cialist poet William Morris, was the trst
speaker. He said that the history of the
Anarchist movement was the history of
the martyrdom of hundreds of noble men
and women. Their blood had been shed
ruthlessly by the Glasses in power. in order
that the monopoly of the worlds good
things by these classes might not be i'm
periled. The protected classes had ap-
pluuueu AL tuo cTlElcS COmmltUcO III tuc
name of the present order OF society
against the Anarchists. The blood of the
Anarchist martyrs cries out for vengeance.
The American government bad shown itself
brutal and despotic in it's treatment of the
Chicago Anarchists. Nor was the British
government any better. 1t had shown
itself lately to be as brutal and ty ranDlcal.
COmrade Barker, who followed Now
bray, eulogized the French Anarchists for
their conscien tiOusness and fearlessnese.
nd NV hnf hnt
was not to be found among the Anarchists
of every country. In closing he limited
that the example set by the Chicago An
archists should be followed speedily by the
An Rrchists of London.
Louise Michel was greeted with cheering
when she came forwa ard to speak. Her ai-
dress was in French, and consequently
only the foreigners in the audience ap.
plauded her incendiary words. She talked
disjointedly about the Chicago and Paris
initiate the examples of their heroes like
Parsons and Rsvachol. The Chicago
martyrs, she said, died for liberty 90 did
Ravachol, and if the Anarchists of London
too might hope for such glorious deaths
had experienced. The last Paris OK.
plosion. she said. was the result OF
police stupidity. The police thought tc
anarchist panic. Their oIumslnss., how
ever, caused an accident which they had
not baraained for. If such accidents
would only happen oftener the police
would be Disguised with their trade OF
death. If the police wished to continue
finding internal machines and destroying
life and property with them Anarchist
should see to it that their wishes were
gratifed.
The meeting ended amid the widest en-
thusiasm. Men and women stood on tn,
seats waving red flags and singing tn.
"Carmanole." Several police inspector
were present in citizens clothes and one o
them took short notes of the speeches