The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-20
ORDERLY IN UNION SQUARE
THEr COUi DN'T SUPPRESS EMMA
GOLDM1S; SHE WAS THERE


About 1,soo Men March to the Square
No Blueconts In sight. but Plenty Out OF
Sight-SprcehmnkinS In Che R.,in-one
Spectator Arrested - Arrest OF n VITA
Man In the Afternoon In Military Hail.
The Union square meeting OF tho unem-
ployed, OF which all the East side orators were
talking in the beer hall meetings yesterday.
turned out to be an orderly. dismal assem-
blage OF about three thousand people. mines
tenths Of them men, and most OF them young.
They stood in the rain for two hours last even-
ing in the plaza. listening to tho speeches OF
advisers. who. it had boon announced. would
suggest remedies for the relief OF unemployed
working men and women. The verandA
OF the cottage served as the speakers
stand. The visible power OF the law
consisted Of eighty-two park policemen.
who had no more trouble in keeping
. the crowd of tho grass and back from the
curb line OF the plaza than they would have
had on any parade day. The power OF the law
invisible to those at tho meeting was moro OK
tensive 800 Of the regular police force being
held In reserve at convenient nearby points in
case the promise to lie orderly should not be
kept The two incidents which occasioned
any approach to excitement were both fur
nished by Emma Goldman. the Anarchist In
defatigablo. who in spite OF the conmittee's
desire to oblige Acting Superintendent Conin
by suppressing her. woull speak. although
she was Kissed.
THE MARCH UP.
Tho east siders who marched to the meeting
had assembled near Golden Rule Hail at 125
Rivington street and some OF them had stood
there since o'clock in the afternoon. Joseph
Barondess left the hall about o'clock. Ed
ridge and Essex streets wero then choked with
people. 1t was the Hebrew holiday. and mon,
women and children turned out to see what
would happen.
Capt. William Devery, with Sergeants John
D. Herlihy and William Mccoy OF the Eldridge
street station. was In charge OF $50 policemen
from the Oak street. Madison street. Filth
street. Mulberry street. Elizabeth street. and
Eldridge street stations. Thirty men from the
broadway squad were there too with score
OF policemen in plain clothes.
Adolph Try of 1871 Suffolk street and anuel
Silverstein OF i Norfolk street were in charge
OF the formation OF the line for tho paraders.
The paraders were five abreast. The side
walks and windows were full OF spectators At
$50 Try stepped to the head OF the line. which
which lay in Essex street. with tho rear rest
ing east in Rivington. AS Mr.. Try was about
to start fashionably dressed man with .
bond moustache stepped up to him.
May march with you ?" he asked.
The procession moved slowly up Essex
street. with Mr.. Try and tho stranger in the
van. then twelve police under Roundsman
Hogan. and then the parnders. The crowd In
the street did not tag on behind. but let the
parade go. woman shook a red blanket out
OF window. A policeman shouted t, her aud
she pulled 1t in. There was no chsecing and
little shouting. and there wore flags or
banners. The column moved up Essex street
30 30. into
Once in Avenue A. it was seen that there wore
less than 300 men in line There were three
women at the rear. On the way to Union
At Second street the column turned west to
SECOND avenue. and moved up Second avenue
to Thirteenth street to march west to Fourth
When the column wheeled into Second ave-
heert OF the ooInmn Mes besi sIeh small woman
The head Of tho column reached the plaza at
6:25 O'clock MIR. Try and his blond march-
ing companion were the first men on the plat
Quiet march" remarked the blond man.
make speechT
EMMA GOLDMAN MATERALrzEs.
Dillon of the Park police stepped up
, Tood evening, Sergeant Mccoy. he said to
~" Good evening" said tho Sergeant and Mr..
Try didn't press him for speech, although
Speakers as i turned out we're scarce 49,,
Dillon had instr%eted noundsman Purcell not
must St stay ani With viii the poSpls ''.o n'' s"
But want to 90 up on the stand" said Miss
But you cannot" said tho roundsman.
cant. chi" and Miss Goldman showed
Roundsman Purcell stood still. Tho crowd
howled. Miss Goldman pushed again. Then
RoHndsman Purcell rstortei in kind and Miss
1t WAS about t:3O. beginning to rain and
growing dark. when Chairman Try advanced
meeting to order: The crowd that had mare marched
up merged quietly with the thousand people
waiting for the Speakers. The Park police
formed iq iine along the cur, curb. turning on the
ronndsd by them on Ihroa Sides S''" Ks H. Try
began to speak there were cries from the
crowd for Emma Goldman. bpt these were met
before the friends and enemies Of Berkman's
mistress permitted the meeting to be formally
the meeting was called Tor the purpose of de-
vising tho best means OF securing work for the
unemployed :.
There is no regular order OF Eeakers-"
,ni Then let Emma Goldman snenaS!' inter-
Mr.. UEY's REMEDY.
Mr.. TRY had a remedy which he thought
that was the abolition Of convict labor.
:, While the prisoners In SIM ing. he said.
lsborors in this city are -. starv l Shut up
the prison workshops and give their work to
fresmen to do. The remedy is in your own
hands, Apply it: psncefuly i you can. Lut il
not-whO can predict the end
ADVICE FROM A sCoT'HMAS.
Chairman Try then introduced John Stew-
art MS one who would address the assembiage
in English He did II in good. broad Scotch
and gave tho WORK ingmcn what he said
was good. sound. sensible advice.
"Workngmen." he began. am sorry to
hear of the events Of the past fnw days and to
learn that You have SO far forgotten, your
selves as to disobey he laws. hear cries for
Emma Goldman. What has she at stake in
this crisis. may ] ask? Does she earn her
bread by the sweat OF her brow? DO not allow
yourselves tobo lie iaway by these anarchistc
agitators. Workingmen never gained any
thing by an appea to unlawful means Labor
never gained point in this way. AZ the his
tory oil hundred years vii! snow. Take
Homestead. There tho worklngmrn havo lost
all they had--and and are liable to lose more"
This Scotch bull raised 4 laugh. but the
speaker minded net Il bit. aud continued with
his advice to do nothing Of an unlawful char
THE laws OF this country are Just and fair
as ! understand them.' said hc. and tho
worklngmcA will DO protected under them.
You have Mayor who isat .your back and
who sympathizcs With YOU In your present
condition. Lot your efforts to bett er your oon-