The morning call., 1893-12-04
THEIR MEETINGS BROKEN UP.
Some Very Lively Encounters in
Trafalgar Square.
SWEPT THROUGH THE STREETS.
Furious Mobs Finally Make a Rush
for Scotland Yard, but Are
Again Checked.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-Anarchy to-day bade
a defiance to law, while the authorities
made an imposing display of police. 1t
was known for some time that the an
archists intended to hold meeting in Ira
falgar square. Sir Henry Asquith, Home
Secretary Of State. ordered Sir Edward
Bradford, Chief Commissioners of Police,
to prevent the NEE ting. The anarchists
announced their intention to hold the
meeting in spite of the authorities. The
anarchists had upon several previous Sum
days held meetings upon Trafalgar square,
and had been tolerated by the authorities
on the ground they were not dangerous
and that the mere fact of suppressing
them would call undue attention to the
class of people whose vaporngs were only
dangerous when brought to public notice
by an attempt on the part of the author-
ties to prevent them, but the attention of
the House of Commons was called to the
fact that the anarchists at their last meet
ing in Trafalgar square openly advocated
the policy of blood and dynamite, aud held
up for gloriication the dynamite Outrages
at Barcelona, Marseilles and other places
The result was the Home Secretary did
not dare allow any further rope TO the
Reds of London. and the police this after
noon mustered strong force about Trafal-
gar square, while reserves were stationed
in Regent street. Waterloo place, Charing
Cross road, Northumberland avenue and
on the embankment. The anarchists be-
gan to muster at 8 o'clock, and the display
of force caused many thousands to flock TO
the neighborhood.
Male and female anarchists mixed among
the people assembled about the square and
began hawking anarchistic literature,
which found a ready sale among the
people. Copies of the 'Commonweai, the
organ of the anarchists, London" found
ready sale, its frontispce being an
illustration of labor. as Samson, pulling
down the pillars of church and state. 1t
also ontained an article headed Bombs"
in which the writer welcomed the BARGE
Iona bomb outrage as great and good
act" Anarchist and socialist manifestos
were also distributed broadcast among the
crowds.
Gradually the number of socialists and
anarchists was so augmented that they
gained courage enough to push toward the
center of the square. Finally a large and
excited crowd of anarchists and socialists
collected inside the square. The police
compelled the Reds tV move on. This
caused the anarchists to wave hats and
hoot the police, while some spectators
cheered and others hissed. Exactly at $40
O'Clock number of anarchists made
rush for the steps at the foot of the Gordon
statue, and one Immediately began to make
a wild address to those who had rushed up
to the steps with him. but the anarchs.
orator had hardly uttered the first sentence
before number of policemen charged up
to the spot and dislodged the Reds from the
steps,
The attempt of the anarchists to hold
this meeting was followed by similar at
tempts, which resulted in a number of
lively brushes with the police. During
the dispensing of these anarchist groups,
a number of reds were pretty roughly
handled by policemen. who threw them
from the steps. Eventually the anarchists
on the square became so demonstrative
that further detachment of fifty police
men was sent to the square. Suddenly an
anarchist rushed through the lines of po-
lice, scaled monument and began to ad-
dress the crowd around him. but had only
uttered a few words when a policeman
seized aud threw him bodily into the
crowd. AS the anarchist still tried to
speak. he was seized by two policemen
and hustled TO the station. followed by a
shouting crowd.
Shortly before 3: 80 o'clock a further de.
tachment of mounted police was sum-
moned to Trafalgar square, and after
drawing up in line charged upon the mob,
scattering them in ali directions, after
which the horsemen took up a position on
the south side, facing the square, and the
police on foot began to disperse the mob.
who made hut slight resistance.
At 4:30 o'clock large body of anarch-
lists made rush down Parliament street,
with the intention of reaching Scotland
Yard The headquarters Of the police is
said to have been left with a small guard
of policemen, but the superintendent of a
division of policemen promptly dispatched
a strong force of mounted and foot police
to Scotland Yard, the horsemen reaching
the point before the anarchists. and with
the assistance of the police on foot the
mob was scattered. After much scuffiing
In other parts of Trafalgar square, the
police had their hands full in keeping the
crowds in movement, and additional re-
endorsements of mounted police were sent
for and made several charges down
Northum berland avenue past the Victoria
Hotel and Grand Hotel. The mounted
police also charged through Pail Mall
driving the anarchists before them. The
police made number Of arrests, the pris-
oners being followed to the stations by
angry and excited crowds of anarchists.
who loudly cursed Home Secretary Henry
Asduith.