The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
HEAR ANARCHY'S SCREAM.
MASS MEETINGS D~ENoUNCE THE
SHOOTING OF RIOTERS.

Socialists nt Cooper Union and Anarchists In
Clnrendoa Hail Make tho shooting OF
strikers ut Lnttimer tho Occasion for An.
other bathurst Against Law and Order.
The United Brotherhood OF Cloakmakers held
q mass meeting in Cooper Union last night to
pro est against tho shooting OF the riotous
miners at Lattimcr. Pa. Tho hall was crowded
with men and women. J. Hourovitz acted 40
Chairman. Ho said that the shooting Of the
miners was far worse than the shooting of
twenty-five men by the Russian soldicry in
Siberia eight years ago. He declared that the
men who were fired upon in Lattimor were SOW
~ereigns. Ho also referred 10 the audience az
sovereiEns. The cloakmakers looked pleased at
this.
Meyer London, the first speaker, declared that
tho time for words had passed and the time for
action had come. Il want the audience to
stand up as a show of sympathy for the muir
dcred men, he said.
Thrcc-fourths OF those present arose, the
others appearing to think it too much trouble.
The speaker then denounced Gen. Goblin, and
n voice in tho audience shouted. "Wcll make 10
pleasant for him some day" Several policemen
advanced in the direction OF the voice and the
Chairman raped for order. He was obeyed;
the services OF the policemen were not needed
then.
Abraham Cahan began to speak in Yiddish.
but WAS received with Kisses and shouts of
speak English He looked surprised, spoke
n few words in English, and relnpsed into Yid-
dish again, speaking for about an hour. He
called for cheers for the red flag Of socialism,
which were given, and he wound up VITA q CO.
operative commonwealth haranguc.
Joseph Bnrondess abused politicians and
asked: Have you ever heard OF Seth Low
raising his voice against the shooting of the
miners :"
Whats the matter with Sanial T. shouted Q
man in the body OF the hall.
Sanial Is the Socialist candidate for Mayor,
and as Barondcss Is an anti.Socialist, his friends
made u terrible racket Mt this sally. The So
cialists checrcd and the anti Socialists yelled,
Put him out" The uproar was so great that
the police had to escort the Sanial man out OF
the hall before order could he restored. Several
others spoke and then the following resolutions
"Uhcreas. The cowardly shooting by order OF
gathering of workingmen was but another proof
that goverenment BY the people and for the
people has been suspended by u new political
systcm-government by injunction for the bene-
"Whcrsds. This murderous system of Ameri-
can government Is a MT counterpart. OF the mod
ern economic system characterized by private
ownership Of capital; Therefore, be It.
women of New York, in rcslonsc to the call is
sued by the United Brothcrhon! of Cloakmnkers.
in mass meeting in Cooper Union assembled.
ers and their hcnchmcn, the puhlic officers.
"RcSoirfR. That We condemn the outrageous
action of Gen. Goblin. who dcics by bayoncts ut
his the course o; justice by shelter
ing n criminal claimed by the law.
"IIcSOirCt T.. That we urge upon all united work.
ingmen and women to benefit b? the example OF
their ,capitalistic oppressors, and combine into
one independent party of labor to vindicat0
American liberty by the Introduction OF the CO.
operative commonwealth
One hundred and fifty Anarchists. n dozen of
whom were women. attended n mass meeting
held in Clarendon Hall TO protest against tho
Lattimcr shooting. Inspector Thompson. two
detectives and three policemen in uniform were
in tho hall. II. NJ. Kelly. who presided said:
know nj least where THE SUS stands
among the newspapers. 1t is fair and out
spoken. and nobody can mistake its attitude.
1t is against us. It differs in this respect from
such papers as the ~ Grid and the Journal.
which pretend to be in favor OF labor. and so
sincere sentiments that they cannot be misun-
derstood by workingmen.
Emma Goldman declared that America
wouldn't be anywhere II 1t. wasn't for the
foreigners. and incidentally defended foreign
| manner labor.