The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-04
folice Chase Anarchists Out of
Trafalgar Square.
NO MORE VIOLENT HARANcuws.
The Enemies Of Law Make Desperate
Efforts to Hold Meetings.
orators Threwn on the Monum.vss.
and kxcited Crowds CHARGED Too,
by Mounted Polsee-Th. N.v rr...n
aud Itaiisn Cabinets.

LONDON, Lee. S-Anarchy today hade
defiance TO the law. while the authorize.
made an imposing display of police. II
had been known for some time that thu
anarchists intended TO hold q meeting in
Trafalgar square today. Sir Henry As
9uitn, home secretary, ordered SIR Ell.
ward Bradford. chief commissioner Of
police to prevent the meeting. The an.
srchssss announced their intention Ia hold
meeting IN spite Of the authorities. They
had upon several previous Sundays held
meetings IN Trafalgar square. and had
been tolerated by the authorities on the
ground that they were not dangerous.
ana tnaf the mere fact of suppresssnc
tnem would call undue attention TO class
OF people whose vaporings we're cnly
dangerous when brought to public notice
oy an attempt upon the part OF the police
10 prevent them. but the attention Of the
house OF commons was called to the fact
thst the anarchists at the last meeting in
trafalgar square openly advocated poi,cv
of blood and dynamite. and held un for
giorincation the dynamite outraees AT
Barcelona. Marseilles and other places.
The result Was that the home secretarv
did not dare to allow any further rope to
the reds Of London, and the police this
afternoon mustered strong force about
Trafalgar square, while reserves were sta-
TONED in Regent street, Waterloo place.
Charing Cross road, Northumberland
avenue ana on the emban kment
The anarchists began to muster NJ
o'clock. The display Of force caused many
thousands to flock TO tho neighborhood.
Male and female anarchists MIXED among
the people assembled about the square and
began hawking anarchist literature. which
found ready sale among the people. Copies
OF the Common Veal, the organ Of the an
archists of London. found ready sale. its
frontispiece being an illustration OF SAM
son pulling down the pillars OF church
and state. IL also contained an article
headed "Bombs." in which the writer
welcomed the Barcelona outrage A "a
great and good act" Anarchist and so
cialist manifestoes were also distributed
broadcast through the crowds. Grsdually
the number Of socialists and anarchists
was 30 augmented that 10 gained courage
enough TO push toward the center OF the
square. Finally alargs and excited crowd
Of anarchists and socialists collected in.
side the square. The police compelled the
reds to move on. This caused the anarch.
lists to wave hats and hoot the police.
while some Of the spectators chssrsd and
others Kissed.
At exactly $40 number Of anarchists
made arush for the steps at the foot of the
Gordon statue. and one Immediately began
TO make Wild address 70 those who had
rushed mp to the steps With him, but the
anarchist orator had hardly uttered his
first sentence before . number Of police
men charged mp TO the spot ana dislodged
the reds from the steps. The attempt Of
the anarchists 70 hold this meeting was
followed BY similar attempts, which re-
suited In number OF lively brushes with
the police. During the dispensing OF these
anarchist groups . number Of reds were
pretty roughly handled by the policemen.
who threw them from the steps. Eventu.
ally the anarchists on the square became
so demonstrative that . further detach-
ment of fifty policemen was sent to the
square.
Suddenly an anarchist rushed through
the lines Of the police. scaled monument
and began to address the crowd around
him, but had only uttered q few words
when policeman seized him and threw
him bodily into tho crowd. Az the an.
archist still tried 10 speak he was seized
by two policemen and hustled Oft to the
station. followed by a shouting crowd.
Shortly before go further detachment
Of mounted police was summoned to Ira
falgar square. and, after drawing up in
line. charged the mob. scattering them In
all directions. after which the horsemen
took up position on the south side facing
the square. and the police on foot began
20 dlsperss the mob, who made but slight
resistance. About 80 q large body OF
anarchists made rush down Parliament
street with the intention of reaching Scot
land Yard. the headquarters Of the police,
said TO have been left with only q small
guard of policemen, but the superintend-
ent OF the division policemen promptly
dispatched q strong force of mounted and
foot police 20 Scotland Yard. the horsemen
reaching the point before the anarchists,
and with the assistance OF police on foot
the mob was scattered after much scuiHing.
In other parts Of Trafalgar square the
police had their hands full keeping the
crowd in movement Additional police
men were sent for and made several
charges down Northumberland avenue.
past the Victoria hotel and Grand hotel.
Mounted police also charged through Pail
Mail, driving the anarchists before them.
The police msde . number of arrests. the
prisoners being followed TO the stations by
angry and excited crowds Of anarchists.
who loudly cursed home rule Secretary