The Helena independent., 1893-12-04
ANARCHY DEF|EO THE Law
The London Reds Give the Police
a Lively Sunday After
Moons Work.
Meetings In Trafalgar Equare
Arc Broken Up by the
Authorities.
Resistance Com psIs tho Use OF Force to
Prevent the Anarchists Carrying
Out Their Intentions.

tor some time that the anarchists intended
to hold meeting In Trafalgar square. SiE
Henry Asquith, home secretary Of state, Of
dsrsd Sir Edward Bradford. chief commits
sionsT Of police. 10 prevent ths meeting.
Ths snarchists announced their intention |
to hold the meeting In spite Of the authori-
Ties. The anarchists had upon several pre-
vious Sundays held meetings In Trafalgar
square and had been tolerated by the au-
thorities on the ground that they were not
dangerous and the msie fact Of supprsssina
them would call undue attention to clsss
Of people whose vaporinRs we're only dan
asrous whom brought TO public notice BY On
attempt UPON the part Of tho police to pre-
vent them. But the attention Of the house
Of commons WAS oalled 10 the fact that tho
anarchists, at their lass meeting in Trafal-
Gar square. openly advocated a policy OF
blood and dynamite, and held ny for alori-
hcation the dynamite outraRes OF barcelona.
Marssiiles and other places. The result
was the homo secretary did not care to al
low any further rope TO the reds Of London,
and the police this afternoon mustered a
strong force about Trafalgar square, while
the reserves were stationed in Regent
strset, Waterloo place. Charinq Cross road,
Northumberland avenue and on the en-
bank ment.
The anarchists began to muster about
three O'Clock. Tho displny Of force unused
many thousands to flock to the neighbor-
hood. Male and female anarchists mixed
among the people assembled about the
square ana began hawking anarchist liter
atu,e. which found ready sale among the
- At,A hA
organ Of the anarchists OF London. found
| ready sale. its frontispiece being an illus
tration az labor as Samson pulling down
the pillars OF church and state. II also
contained an article hended "Bombs." in
which the writer welcomed the Barcslons
archist and socialist manifsstoes were also
distributed broadcast among tho @ owds.
Gradually the number of socialists aud
| anarchists was 30 augmented that they
xainst. courage enough TO push towards the
center Of the square. Finally large and
collected inside the square. Tho polics
compelled the reds to move on. This
caused tho anarchists to wave their hats
and hoot the police. while some spectators
oheered and others hissed. Exactly ten
minutes past three q number OF anarchists
made rush for the steps at the foot OF tho
Gordon statue and ono Immediately began
to mako wild address to these who had
rushed up the steps with him. But the
| anarchist orator had hardly uttered his first
sentence before q number of policemen
charged up to the SPOT and dislodRed the
reds from the steps.
The attempt OF the anarchists to hold
this meeting WAS followed by similar ct
tempts, which resulted in n number OF
lively brushes with the police. During the
dispensing Of thess anarchist groups the
rods were pretty roughly handled by the
eka afo
Eventually the anarchists on the square be-
came so dsmonstrative that o further de-
tachment OF fifty policemen we're sent to
the square. Suddenly an anarchist rushed
through the lines Of Lollce. scaled monu.
mont and began an address to tho crowd
words when n policeman seized and threw
him bodily into the crowd. AZ the anarch-
jst still tried to speak he was seized by two
policemen and hustled of to the station,
followed by a shouting crowd. Shortly be.
fore $3.50 q further detachment of mounted
ind after drawing up in line, charged upon
the mob. scattsrinx them in all directions,
nfter which tho horsemen took up posi-
ton on the south side facing the square,
md tie policc on foot began to dispeTse
tho mob, who made but little resistance.
About 4:3O q large body of nnnt chists
made rush down Parlismant street witt
tho intention of reaching Scotland Ynrd
tho headquarters of tho police, which wal
said to have been left with only small
guard Of policemen. The superintsnden
of q division OF policemen promptly dis
: patched strong force OF mounted and foo
police to Scotland Yard, the horsernsr
reaching the point before the anarchists
; and with the assistance Of the police or
foot the mob were scattered after more
.. scu1fling. In other parts OF TrafalRa
square the police had their hands full keep
. ing the crowd In movement. Additiona
policemen wore sent for and made severa
: charges down Cumberland avenue past thu
Victoria hotel and the Grand hotel
Mounted police also charged through Pal
Mall, driving the anarohists before them
! The police made . number of arrests, th
prisoners being followed to tho stations b.
angry and excited crowds of anarchists
.. who loudly cursed The home secretary. 81
! Henry AsQutth.
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