The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-02

II. Lum, and Others Applaud the Assoc.
sin, and Then the Gang 90 Up 70 Tough
Mikes to Wind UP tho NiEht-wss 10
Cnse OF "Unlawfui Asseublyr'
Joseph Poukcrt and his group OF Anarchists
were in their glory last night. For several
DAYS they have been distributing circulars an
nouncing that meeting OF "worknGmen"
would DO held last night in Military Hall. 1913
Bowcry. to discuss the Homestead troubles.
Although tho circulars didn't say 80, the
meeting was merely to glorify Derkman and
anarchy.
Nearly all OF the 200 persons who had
crowded into tho long narrow room by 8
o'clock were heartily in sympathy with Berk.
man. and eager to applaud tho ihfammatory
speeches prepared for them. A half dozen
policemen from tho Eldridge street station
stood ut the back of the hall trying to get .
breath of fresh air now and then. Before the
first speaker had appeared on tho platform the
atmosphere Of the room was unbearable.
The speeches were in English and German
and lichrcw-German jargon. There was Q
long table for tho reporters below the plat
form. ana every speaker nude point Of CALI
ing tho reporters names. Tho first speaker
was Dyer d. LTm. who succeeded Parsons.
tho Chicago Anarchist. rs tho editor OF the
TIE i'nrm. He looked sccdy.
10 spoke IN fhshah. approving OF berks
mans act When an Anarchist like Berkman
decided t. leave this world Lum snid. he con-
sidorcd it his duty to tako n good Christian
like Frick along as his companion.
Joseph Peukert. the leader of the Autono.
mists. was greeted with applause as he walked
up to tho platform. He Is n tall man, with
very black beard. llo addressed his fellow
Anarchists in German. This meeting" he
said lis an expression of approval on
the rart of the working class of the
deed Of Berkman. When tho workingmen
talist- ono man elected himself the champion
Of the oppressed classes and tried to liberat0
them r3'n Their , 5laverynot Sy shooting TIick:
misery lay. Wc approve Of the act most
heartily Y2,nraid yhssals OF the press cannot
awkenns. and they viii crush 's You. with liz
those who Ray YOU. these murderers. these rob-
wh"arr starving. there will he n Bsrkman. and
thGs" h'rk will Sn he without any o9p.
wer,, associated with him. and we don't deny
1t. The workingmen must fight md that
%r Thsss rsporrs % s TO a ae
tn n, r"%nim vi o declare that we are nnwsshed
work W" are tired. and we cannot afford to
change chm eur Shirt twice day; Now TIE 9ues.
been Trained Ike parrots and are the para
III. ItlIiHo. mo llhllun annTCnlSt, IOllOW0Q
Peukcrt. and worked himself IN into aSerrble
frenzy in the course of his speech. waving his
arms. shaking his head. and swaying his body
at n great rate.
,"CoMEADES. AND FRIENDS he said in very
broken English I'VE stand for anarchy. Hae
legally II crime. but in the present society 1t IL
necessary TO commit crime to prevent greater
crimes in any way we can Our crimes are
necessary. while theirs are actuated by greed.
This is the first attempt made to hit at the
rsa' o enemy tI 1s TGrGinEme en- and mss
reyolution is inevitable
There was n momen;ary disturbance asa
drunken listener called for three cheers for
the speakers. but quiet was restored. and
Emma GoIdmnnn. who had been sitting near
thsrep2rts,rs, tphl" got Gtospcak. Thecrowd
nll'through her speech. which was delivered
rapidly in German. Carnegie. she said paid
q, great and manly act when he shot Frick.
His rst"I was rointcd ut the source Of tho
workinEnnms misery in the hopo that others
The pr.".sss SAYS that Trck is recoverine.".
I"ev" it, FricES viii arts! in The future. but
Iirrkmans viii arise to shoe, every one Of
them. "" have unnatural causes before uA,
ana We must confront them with unnatural
means.
Comradc Zimmerman. who lives in the Fifth
street fiat with the G"ldmann woman and the
Sfs t ' '" il 'Hf" "d' hva Ha"5f" and
ByrSmnu in III" sam" breath
The last speaker spoke Il Hebrew. Polish.
and iic, man mixed.
He sail that many Jews thought It was a
stain on their rae" that one Of them had tried
to RssusSnato i'rirk. 1t WAS as an Anarchist and
not as low hat h" committed the deed. and
he should he hunorcd for ii.
As the "ah"r closed u man jumped to the
platform and suid.tcrscly:
The meetings ndiourned."
The crowd got out Of the hall in hurry. and
Emma Goldman and her group" made for
Tough Mixes. III Fifth street.
District Attorney sNiroll said yesterday that
he Should not ASK the Grand Jury to indict
Herr Most. the editor of Die Fr,hej. and Carl
Mnnsur. the editor OF Der Anarchist
If they had made these anarchistic utter:
anccs ut Il mass meeting instead of in print"
said iir. Ncoll. "thov might have been in.
dictra for taking part in an unlawful assem-
hagu. ] don't believe. however. that the Leg
i-@ture intended in that statute to cover ed.
torial utterancrs.'
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