The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-27
UNVEILED At CHICAGO.
To the Memory Of the Executed
Anarchists,
Spies. Parsons. Fischer. Lingg and
Engel, Unveiled at Chicago.
a Very Qairt and Orderly Crowd of -Reds"
Assemble at Waldh~fm Cemetery The
specches Not Inccndiary. nut 81 mild
Protest ef Existina Government.

CnIcAon, June %. About %. 600 wit
messed tho unwilling of the monument
erected 70 the memory az Spica Par
sons, Fischer and Lingg, executed nn-
nrchietA. Sunday. All tho prominent
anarchists at present in tho city were
present, and they were loud In their
praise Of the down-troddcn slaves Of
mnnoDolistio mower and In contempt of
tho hirling press and the plutocrot
The character 81 the speeches could
not be called inccndinry. but rather
that Of mild protest against the exist
ing order Of government Tho ringing
oratory Of the days when the red ilng
waved where Il pleased was gone, and
oil the enthusiasm tho orators could
bring from their auditors was an occa-
sionai outbnrst Of applause not very
certain IN itsoeonnd.
Lucy Parsons. tho widow Of Albert
Parsons. was present, but the chairman
Of the meeting did not allow her 10
speak On the stand were the standard
bearers Of bohemian. Polish and DER
man societies OF the order with their
blood-red fiaEs Another standard
benrer held sold Glory itself
William Holmes. who apparently has
taken up the work which Samuel
Fielden laid down some years ngo. WINS
the first speaker INTRODUCED andhe spoke
In English from carefully prepared
manuscript IIe declared tho Ave
anarchist leaders were murdered and
then went on 10 declare the monopoiists
had been incensed to this extreme
measure by the newspapers. The chorus
under the direction Of their leader then
sang the "Marseillas" and the national
air Of the French republic has seldom
been more finely rendered.
Another song In keeping with the
celebration was sung by the chorus
but which the leader said could best be
represented In English by the word
"Crise. Il an address In bohemian follow
ed tho singing This was made by Bcr-
nard Herr, and he undertook to demon
strate that al authoritica Of tho coun-
try did not understand their business
and had been compelled 20 close up
shop. After song BY the bohemian
Workmcn's society, Joseph Ribeckouski
closed with an address Ii Polish.
The monument which mnrlKs the last
resting place Of tho dead anarchists IS
In all reality o fine piece, md though
the public may deprecatc the cause
which brought them 70 the scaffold II
can not fail 70 admire the work Of
Sculptor Weinert II IL composed Of
granite and n nineteen feet high,while
at the base II Is ten feet wide by eight
feet deep. Resting on tho ledge which
marks Its base Is heroic group in
bronze, which Is representative Of an
archy defying her foes and sheltering
her fallen. The figure Is that OF wom-
man standing Her right hand IL ont
stretched as though dofying q for,
while with the left she Is placing
wreath ON the head Of o fallen fol-
lower
William Weinert spoke o word in
transferring the monument 70 its trus-
teeA He hardly spoke more than two
minutes. when Of signal two Of his
workmen drew the cords binding the
drapery 10 the monument and disclosed
70 the public the beautiful work Of art.
After the unwilling ceremonies were
concluded the graves and the monu-
ment were decorated with flowers and
the crowd dispersed.