The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-17
IN HONOR OF THE REDS.
Annual Glorincation of Spies, Parson
and Their Comrades.

uuu Aheir NOnlrnueos
CHICAGO, Nov. l3.-Services in com.
memoratiou Of the death Of the five an.
archists-August Spies, Albert Parsons,
Louis Lingg, Adolph Fischer and George
Engel-were held at the monument erect.
ed In their memory in Waldheim ceme-
terry, where some $500 people gathered.
The occasion was made notable by the
fact that Samuel Fielden, Michael Schwab
and Oscar Neebe, comrades Of the exc
cuted anarchists who were sentenced to
Joliet, but were pardoned recently by Gov
ernor Altgeld, were present, Fielden and
Schwab being the orators of the day.
When the men were pardoned it was said
that the condition of their release was
that they should make no more anarch-
istic speeches, but they made them, never.
theless. The ceremonies at the cemetery
were preceded by a procession through the
downtown streets. Services at the ceme-
terry began by the rendition of "Annie
Laurie" Parsons ~favorite song, and then
Schwab delivered an Nldress.
The Night Before the Hanging.
The earlier portion Of his speech was
taken up by an account Of the last night
In Jail prior to the execution Of the an
archists. lie said: "'1was the most
wretched night Of my life. The clicking
Of the telegraph instruments conveying
every act Of the martyrs throughout the
world, alternated with the monotonous
hammering on the scaffold and the awful
thumps when the ropes were tested. At
last the day dawned. The servants of the
law, with distressed faces. were running
back aud forth, smelling Of s~chnapps
which they had taken in order to be in
spired with courage for the murder In the
execution OF which they were the instru
ments. AT II o'clock Sheriff Matson ap.
peared. Spies. Parsons, Fischer and Eugle
were handcuifed and the death caps
thrown over them. As they stood before
the cells they called to us n last farewell,
and the march to the gallows began"
Causes Of the IIaymarket Tragedy.
The speaker then reviewed the causes
which led up to the Haymalke massacre.
He said: "The preparations of the capt.
talistic class caused our leaders to advise
us TO arm and defend ourselves. This ad-
vice was perhaps foolish and imprudent.
1t cannot be called wise under the circum.
o'"h'so' ior Jul the spuere OF physical
power the capitalist is far superior to the
workingman." Regarding the throwing
OF the fatal bomb. he said: 1--WE defy the
police to trace the thrower of the bomb to
our ranks,or show that the man who threw
1t was Il workingman." In relation to the
pardon by Governor Altgcld, the speaker
said: 1.-The action of Governor Altgeld
brings to us the hope that there are yet
men OF stern honesty of purpose who
have courage to stand up for truth. and
there is II bright future before us in
which truth and right shall prevail"
Fielden Hopes for Justice In the Future"
He concluded by earnestly appealing to
the audience to submit all questions of
difference between capital and labor to
arbitration.
Fielding next spoke and said: To-day
we stand in the face Of a society based not
on equal rights, but on the rights OF privi-
lege, and the only thing that gives us
courage is that here and there a man rises
up like Governor Altgeld who has the
courage OF his convictions. The men
buried yonder will receive justice in the
future. ! beseech that you 20 to your
homes and resolve to do your duty in
rishting the wrong done them" After
singing the assemblage dispersed.