New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-13
At THE GRAVE OF ANARCHY
A DEMONSTRATION By THE FOLLOWERS ot'
THE RED FLAG IN CHICAGO.
FLOWERS AND SPEECHES AT THE MONUMENT
OVER SPIES AND HIS CoMPANloNs-s0h""n "n
AND FIELDEN SPEAK

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AND FIELDEN SPEAK
Chicago. Nov l2-Altgeld and Anarchy were
named together at the graves of Spies' farso"s'
, Lingg. Engle and Fischer in Waldheim |en'e'e''
to-day. a peculiar interest was given to the memo
rial demonstration by the participation OF 'i'ciaei
| Schwab. Samuel Fielden and Oscar Neeoe' VINO
, were sentenced with their dead comrades-the hrst
| two to be hanged, and Neebe TO fifteen years I'M
/ prisonment.
The Governor Of Illinois was praised for MS eN-
ercise of the pardoning power and Judge Gary was
condemned but Felden and Schwap hau ho h'iu
word to say for Governor Oslesby. who saved their
necks from the hangman's moose Anarchy was
not iaunted with fiery speeches and red i'ass IN
the face of aw-abidIng citizens, but there was IN
the street parade and in the speeches OF rieiueh
and Schwab an undercurrent of deethess hosuhty
TO society, to the "capitalistc class, 10 the IN
sttutons of the country and to law and oruer IN
any form. Compared with previous commeinora-
tons of November IL. 1887. to-days demonstration
of sympathy and tribute 10 the memory Oh 'he
dead tame. No mention was made OF the
bomb throwing by Anarchists at Barcelona ana
the speakers not only silent in regard 10
resort to force which they advocated six years ago
on the Haymarket Square. but they even declared
that there d peaceful solution to be found Tor
the troubles agitating the laborins masses
MARCHING THROUGH RAIN AND MUD.
In a drizzlng rain thousand men and women
| ana some chlldren, wearing Ill many ioiHS INC
red badge of Anarchy. marched through the streets
of the city at noon to the railroad depot, where a
special train conveyed them to the Wadheim bury
ing-ground. The most conspicuous man in the pro-
cession was Oscar Neebe. He acted as marshal.
walking at the head of the column; but at the
grave he silent the five Anarchists who
lay under gray-stone monument faced with fe-
male figure in bronze Beside Neebe came German
band of dozen pieces, playing dismal dirses the
whole way Following the band walked SIX bare
headed girls. all but one being dressed completely
in the color which proclaims the Anarchist an
enemy Of all law and order. Two OF the girls wore
sashes of black which were worked in white the
names of the five dead Anarchists. The sixth girl,
who dressed in black. bore before her a banner
with this strange device in bohemian: November,
lsS7-Tyranny-November II, 1885," and below: mo
Cod No Lord. No Slave" The other girls carried
wreaths of fresh flowers. which were placed on the
monument at Waldheim and brewers union dele
cation bore an immense horseshoe in the centre
of which a sheaf Of wheat A hundred women.
wearing the insignia Of their belief. walked in the
mud and rain behind the girls. The remainder OF
the procession was made up of men Of all ages
and conditions. Turner and singing societies. the
Working Peoples Association and various debating
clubs-which is another name for Anarchist groups
brewers and malsters and labor unions. Red BAN
ners were displayed. but one silk American flag
subdued the effect Of the Anarchists co.ors.
Lucy Parsons's brown face framed in black
the most conspicuous next 10 NeeDeS out tne
widow of the leader of Anarchy In Chicago six
years ago did not raise her voice at the cemetery.
as in former anniversaries Fiedcn and Schwab
preceded the marching body to Waldheim and took
part in the parade. When the procession moved
from the rendezvous at Market and Randolph
SITS. the hands of police officers raised to
check street cars and other vehicles. so that no
break would be made in the ranks. and strange
Ear; OF the demonstration was that no words of
hatred and revenge were hurled from the platform
at the grave against the police When Waldheim
was reached the rain beat upon the motley assem-
blage of 1000. among which were Assistant Chief
of Police Ripley and threescore detectives and
many who came through curiosity only. After the
tributes of flowers had been placed on the monu-
ment and the marchers had passed around 1t, the
exercises began The band played the Celestial
Overture" of the Reds" which is Annie Laurie"
the song which came from Parsons's lips when In
his cell on the of his execution.
ScHwABS DRAMATIC SPEECH
Schwab introduced "A comrade who
years in prison for our cause" Standing on
the platform, facing the grave of his dead COM
rades, with his little boy by his side, the man who
always more of Socialist than Anarchist
read from proof sheets in German remarkable
speech. 1t mainly an intensely dramatic and
eloquent account of the and incidents in the
county Jail the night before and the morning of
the execution. In part he sad
,,r enbasns my onS we % for the The last last De m m as o,
On Ias way. as he Opened the door he Thspsrea in ny
@ % ws about Sc al dc IA sd sss na SG nv cell M
Spies had cen removed from his old quarters
that teldcn. my. old friend back IN his eek He
o a M aH s ae S Sn ut @ry o G n @
I" hs eys h & was had SnG Sd at hat We We
should arn OF our escape from the galows before the
Now b'ean the most misera,l, nqht in my life. The
clicking Of the telegrah n.trument wa. eoins on al
Of tie civilized world These sounds were
by s' o.sS Gy"a"s to and Of S Se uo"
S"S 20 Sr eyr Ts"r is all &@ &@ cd by y & G' h%Ty
Tsf ,U s as il c 0Psa P s % e % SnSas "o1
How srueI to commit hi. IN the heag Of IT, prisoners
eonaemned The sapitase eass ga nor of onI
are Watched BY The his,i"ss of tnc c.Tsyl.i Their
caa adv to commit murd,r II an aitSmTt should BE-
macs 70 snatch s The @ s ,o JAIL nO ee rsF cEa 3
forth. they smell sehnapIs tlauchtr which they h,i
1sns" pas IN IN se s'"5 murder 70 The voice OF %pf
ecy rns, , In ny ears msg nn TIE me M Of rng
iCa.t not the gaSws wa ady waiting ,s to sssP
laise vim clad voecs and spic. Join ,,eT Not so ;,
1ss %S and e. e., s sonSemd S vce not allowed to speak
% the gave S vent to nsr @ cnf m in fail & 1da sd h's Il
is in'sh,d: on. those asonl7ine %ofnts An cd jail
earnestly: "A great wrong is Being done.''
schwab called upon the comrades to pledge them.
ons ofses labor to work for the e
vation Of their sacred cause; TO subscribe az a,
least to one labor organ, Tedu anu circulate IT,
leave all petty strife behind. because every
waste OF force would help the enemy and strengthen
them In their sovereignty.
He declared that the "cepitalisic class" was
not satisfied with the military forces at it's COM
mand but must hire bayonets and Pinkertons.
The 'workngmen in May: 1887. believed they
had the same rights, and that all which the
armed section OF the Anarchists contended for.
The Hayrnarket bomb was thrown by some one
unknown 10 the Anarchists. The Chicago press had
said Spies and Parsons should be hanged be-
cause labor organizations had lessened the in
come of the capitalists. Every comrade should
read the letter of the courageous Governor OF
Illinois in which he gave his reasons for pardoning
Neebe Fielden and himself He closed by saying:
Now let US go forward with fresh courage"
FIELDE3 PRAISES GOVERNOR ALTGELD.
Samuel Fielden. who spoke next. paid his COM
pliments TO Governor Altgeld thus:
lo.dsy O
up1n t.cC OF whole people
Irl,Ileeo o. tac AiLnough AM there we lind
a man in DO ticai life, VINO, Ike Cove rnor Algei has
the courage oonvctons yet we know great