The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-04
THE ANARCHISTS IN LONDON.
famine or THE 4T1IMpT ED MEErs
ING IN 1R4FILGIR SQUIRE.

The Police Arrest mn Orator nud Keep the
Crowd Muvinr-MobS start Rushes 10
the Converting streets, srd Arc Casrssi
by Mounted Police 60 Nobody BADLY
lIuri-Thc Anarchists DIstribute Trsst..
LoNDov. Dec. at required / 1000 policemen
on foot, and several squads OF mounted police
to hold Trafalgar square against the Anarchist
mob this afternoon. For the first time In
many years the square was completely closed
against the public. strong Gordon OF police
lined The whole enclosure. few Anarchists
made their appearance. according to their pro-
gramme. They distributed seditious liters-
ture in lieu Of the public meeting. which the
Government had forbidden. The agitators
did not remain long after 3 I. NJ, but their
sympGthzers hung about in great numbera
The police kept them moving and forbade
anybody to address them.
About o'clock tho mob assum ed danger
Gus PROPORTIONS and became demonatrstiva
They organized rushes In tho converRing
streets which tho police at first were unable
to control. A few arrests were made. The
mob followed the prisoners to Whit ehall. to-
ward Westminster. and massed in the neigh.
hothood OF Scotland Yard. The mounted POI
lice which had been held in reserve. were
called out in large numbers and charged tho
crowds vigorously. sweeping all before them.
half hour later the police adopted harshsr
measures. Several hundred were left to hold
the square and many otherE, with the mounted
police. made sharp charges down the con-
verGng streets. There was no real resistance
from tho moi. though there was plenty OF
shouting and bad language When the crowd
did not move fast enough the police used their
fists freely. There was no clubbing and mo-
body was much hurt.
N n half hour this work eufnnad IN aeatta1
the mob and it did not again assume danger
Gus size. At o'clock the denomination was
practically over.
Byn. Uhied P,a
Tho Anarchist demonstration at Trafalgar
square to-day was a nzzle. as few OF the mon
who have threatened to defy tho police and
the Home Secretary showed themselves at
the hour appointed for the meeting. A great
crowd with anti.Anarch!st sympathies gath
cred In the square early, hoping to see .
shindy. Comrades Nicoll and samuels were
comforting at the base OF the column In tho
middle OF the square. but. like the other AM
archist leaders present. did not attempt to
speak.
Finally young man named Laurence. hith-
erto unknown. began addressing the Anarch-
lists from the pedestal. The police arrested
him at once. Tho people In the square were
then told they must keep moving, and only
two Anarchists made objections. They were
arrested. but aiterward were released. No
further attempt was made to hold the meet
Ing but for some time the m on nted police rode
through the square clearing the roadways
Samuels and Nlcoll had bundles Of the
COurnOnredL and Justice. Anarchist news
papers. which they sold In the crowd. Other
Anarchists scattered Anarchist leaflets. One
leanot was headed Facts About the Chicago
Anarchists" another. Down with the Poit>
ticians" While men were distributing the
leaflets other Anarchists came In small groups
to the square.
Those most active In making arrangements
and scattering the literary propaganda were
followed by detectives in citizens clothes
Samuels early took alarm. and retired to the
north terrace to watch proceedings in COM
pany with several hundred pacific onlookers.
Laurence and one other Anarchist have been
detained. but probably will be released during
the night without being compelled to answer
any charge. Nicoll and Samuols, knowing
that any effort on their part would be followed
at once by arrest contented themselves with
decl airing privately that they would make pub
lie their grievances during the week. They
were especially embittered by the way in
which the police treated Laurence. who. whom
he tried to speak. was lifted bodily from tn
pedestal thrown into the arms OF constables
below. and then hurried of roughly to Scot
land Yard.
The Anarchists met at their club In the
evening. and declared that II they could get no
permit for tho meeting In Trafalgar square on
next Sunday they would do as they had done
to-day. except that they would show more do
termlcaton. They said that they had held
six large indoor meetings In London during
tho day.