Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-04
ANARCHISTS IN LONDON
Determined 10 Hold Their Meetings,
but ara Stopped,
tho Attempt 10 Capture Scotland
Yard Trustrnted.-Othcr
short Gtems'

LONDON, Dec. 8.-Aunrchy today
babe defiance to the law while the
authorities made an imposing display
" police. 1t was known for some time
that tho anarchists intended holding a
meeting In Trafalgar square. Sir Henry
Asluith, home secretary Of state, or
defed sif Edward Bradford, chief
commissioner Of police, 10 prevent the
meeting. The anarchists announced
their Intention 10 bold thVamtutinR In
spite OF the authorities.
The attention Of the house Of conf
mons was called TO the fact that the
anarchists, at their last meeting ON
Trafalgar square, openly advocated
policy VI blend and dynamite, and held
up Tor Qualification the dynamite out.
ragcs ut Barcelona, Narcotics anu uihef
places.
The result was that the home secre.
tafy did not dare 10 allow any further
rope 10 the reds VI London, anu the
police this afternoon mustered a strong
force about Trafalgar square, while
reserves were stationed ia Regent
street, Waterloo place, Chafing CrUss
road, Northumberland avenue AMI on
the vmUankmBnt.
Tho anarchists began 10 muster Of Q
O'Clock. The display Of force caused
many thousands " flock ~ the neigh
bOrnoOd.
Male and female anarchists mixed
among the people assembled about the
square anu began hawking anarchist
literature, which found ready sale
among me people. Copius Of tho COn.
HiOHgeailh, the organ " the anarchists
Oi LJuuUu, found IcaIy sale, he ifOntis-
piece being an illustration Of lnh0r, o.
Samson, pulling down the pillars 81
church aud state, lt also contained an
afliU htatrd "BOmbs," IN which the
writer welcomed the Barcolona outrage
M "a great and good act" AnNrchist
aud socialist maniicstOes were alHJ de-
| tfihutef broadcast among the crowds.
Gradually the number Of socialists
aud anarchists were ~ augmented that
/ they gained courage enough 70 push
/ towards the oeuter Of tue square. The
/ police compelled the TodH 10 move 90.
fhis caused tue anarchists 10 wave
their hats aud ho0t the police, while
some VI tho spectators cherTod aud
others Missed.
Al ten minutes past.thfre O'Clock u
| number OF anarchists maize a rush for
the steps NJ the loot Of the Gordon
statue, and onc Immediately began a.
make u Wild address 10 those who hnu
rushed up to the steps with him. But
the anarchist orator had hardly uttered
| his htst sentence before number Vi
policemen charged up 10 the spot anu
dislOjged the reds from the steps,
Durug the dispensing OF thts9 anar'
chislH groups n number u reds wrrt
pretty roughly handled by tue police
men, who threw them ir0m the steps.
Eventually a further detachment Ol
iiity policemen WIS sent ~ the square.
shortly before $3.50 a further dHtAch.
ment Of mounted police were sum
mOned to Trafalgar square ana aitel
drawing up In line charged upon tn,
mob, scattering them Ia all direc'
lions.
About 1870 large body OF anArch
lists made rush down Parliament
street with the intention OF reaching
Scotland Yard, the headquarters Of th,
police, said TO nave been lott with only
a small guard Of policemen, hut Ia,
supeTintsndsut Of the division police
men promptly dispatched a strong ioro'
OF mounted and foot police 10 Scollaut
Yard, the hofsemen reaching thu pUin
before the anarchists, aud with the a.
.lstanco Of the police on foot, the mol
was scattered after much souilllng.