Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-15
QUESTION Of ANARCHY
Leads to Lively Debate
in House Of Commons.
THE MEMBERS LOCK HORNS.
John Burns, the Labor. Leader, Takes
Part in the Discussion.

LONDON. Nov l5.--Il the house of com.
mons Yesterday Charl j. Darling Con
serv tive moved the Iurnment OF the
house in order o discuss the action Of the
government in permitting anarchists to
meet in Trafalg r square II ed TO an ex-
citing discussion OF anarchy and the
rights Of Engli~ uen to assemble and
com memo rate The d, ath Of the Chicago
anarchi.ts
The Excitement commenced when Henry
Asquith, secretary of state for home
aft irs, replying to question put by
Charles j. Darling Conservaive-U Union
ist), declared that q W Inconsistent with
put C Interests TO give an opinion as TO
whether the anarchists now nc i've ON the
continent were or were not known 10 be
conn cted with the anarchists of Great
Brit in.
1t was evident that from the manner In
W which Mr.. Darling's question was put and
from the way in .,hicn the home secretary
met It that both the goNrnment aud the
opposition were prepared to lock horns
over the anarchist quest on, aud in view
Of the recent dynamite outrage at BARGE
Iona, tie passage ut arms betw en- the
home secretary aid Mr.. Darling attracted
Considerable attention.
Plain Talk From Darling.
Mr.. Darling, soon after b first ques-
tiop, aro - and moved to adjourn Ia or ie r
TO call attention tn the use OF Traialgar
square as a NEE ing plac- for anarchists
who ope ly glori-d IN the outragrs at Chi
cago and Barcelona Mr. Darling, duriug
the course Of his remarks, ssii 1t was the
duty Of Mr. Asquith, rs home secretary, 10
have asserted himself as TO the objects
the meeting a. Trafalgar square before
permitting II to take pace. The object of
this gathering of En- klish anarchists WAS
plainly announced In the newspapers
some days ahead, and was;
"To com enorate the so-called auar-
chist martyrs If Chicago AMI persons ot
the same class who engaged in similar
outr grs with the same objects IN view Ms
that at Barce ,ous."
Continuing, Mr.. Darling reviewed the
doings II the anarchists at Chicago and
ref.rfed To the recent b. mo outrage at the
Lie thester ia Barcelona, coudemning
them In warm terms aud asserting that il
would be- difficult for England to live on
terms Of friends ip with other countries IL
she pro- ected men of the class of those VINO
met on Trafalgar square.
Arthur J. Balfour Conservative leader
supported Mr.. Darling's motion in a
speech, during which hs strongly CEN
sured the government for permitting the
anarchists meeting at Trafalgar square,
in view of the fact that the anarchist &
aimed AT the absolute destruction of ex-
listing society aud from the fact that tie
meeting WAS clearly and distinctly a
breach of the law. Mr.. Balfour's speech
Was loudly cheered by the Conservatives
and Uui' nists
! Burns Argument.
John Burns, the labor lelder, defended
the Trafalgar square meeting as being a
protest against the action OF the Chicago
% lice, saying IL was not fair to conn. CT a
peaceable meeting on Trafalgar square
with the Barcelona dynamite outrage
Mr. Burns appealed to the house to gnor,
the "stupiu vaporings" of a few mer
wh m he had no sympathy with Mr.
Burns also said: "These men were wei
wi hin heir political rights a. citizens in
projecting against the legal murders o
the Chicago anarchists"
Mr.. Burns rem ,rks were greeted with
| loud cries of "Ohv' from those on the
benches. Home Secretary Asquith, rep y.
ing to the ~ ack of Mr.. Darling, said the
latter had given the anarchists a gratu
tous advertisement, as the meeting or
Trafalgar square WAS insgnific mt and
not Illegal aud was regarded ss a safety
valve to feelings which were only dan
gerous when not suppressed or watched
Mr. Asquith also ss d that the government
held necessary supervision over such
meetings, and expr, ssed the hope that Mr.
Dar!ng's motion would not be adopted
The motion to adjourn IN order to cal
attention to he Tr fagar meeting wa.
negatived wi thout u decision.