The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-30
ANARCHY 1t G[RMAN|A HALL
EMMA GOLDMAN DIsCOURSES On
LIBERTY AND POLITICS.
Locks Like . BOston TeaeheE'
Thinks Like m Atheist ana
breaches the Gospel 81 Disinae-

Cermania hall last evening was the
Auditorium devoted TO the use OF Miss En-
ma Goldman, the woman apostle OF anaF-
chism and disintegration of existing soeiai
conditions The hall was something over
half allied. the audience numbering some
$50 or 80 people among whom We're quite
a sprirkling OF women All sorts and con-
d.tions OF mankind seemed TO be there.
from the weil-dresssd To the pooriy-ciad,
from the curious inquirer and the mihity
Interested 10 the enthusiastic believer in
sociaiistie and kindred theories But 1t was
an orderly gathering. attentive and we'll
behaved. and at no time gave any sign
that il was in any sort of sympathy with
the violent methods that the ordinary
miEd is apt to associate with anarchist
teachings and meetings. II did not seem.
however, to be much of an anarchist meet
ina. the most prominent symptoms deyei-
cped during the evening going to Indicate
that the majority OF those present and
actively Interested were socialists. or
members OF the Socialist Labor party.
Shortly after O'Clock Miss Goldman
made her appearance on the stage amid a
storm OF applause, and began her address.
Though during the course OF her remarks
she took occasion to say that she was not
a person liable TO be lost sight OF in
crowd, there is nothing unusual in her
general appearance. Dressed quietly in
which dangied black silk guard. she
might easily have been taken for Bos-
ton lecturer on ethics. Her dark hair
crowned a rather pleasing face of bright
and clear complexion, and there Was moth
ing 10 distinguish her makeup from the
majority of women. unless il were in the
fact that her hair was parted on the side
instead of in the middle.
Certainly there was nothing In the quiet,
iGOEirq
on the stage TO ind. cate that her BRAN
whirls and teens with thoughts that are
nothing IL they are not radical She spoke
with clear. strong voice that reached all
parts Of the hall with case and fuency and
with an earnestnesS that showed her dis
satisfaction with mos; things that are even
II she did not disclose how she would cure
IT,
II any one attended the meeting with an
Idea that he would have an exposition Of
anarchy or be treated TO an explosion OF
anarchistic sentiment he was doomed 10
disappointment. The only sign OF bomb
or ether disconcerting element was the hot
shot she poured into the local socialists on
account OF what she deemed some incon-
sistent proceeding at Socialist meeting
Eeld In TINS city on Sunday. Through the
whole of her address there was no insima
ton OF belief in violent methods her
conception of anarchy or. at least her ex-
position OF It last evening. being an educa-
ton OF the people in the principles of free
dom. When she came 10 define freedom
she was not quite 50 clear unless II be
that every man and woman is free 10 act as
ne or she pieases at any tine and in all
things.
She announced her subject as being "Poli-
tics and lis Effects Upon Men" and after
pleading for lenient Judgment on account
OF having been III during the day she pro-
ceeded 10 Jump uron political parties of all
names. The keynote to her argument was
in the phrase. when men think they have
need 70 elect other men to hold office and
attend to affairs for them they evidently
think they have no; that capacity them
selves.
Out OF this she wove discourse which
meant III II meant anything, that man Ia re-
sponsible TO himself alone. disciaiming for
herself any belief in God and showing but
little faith in man. She did not intimate
how she would bring about this state Of
freedom and there was nothing In anything
she said that was sensational There was
some apparent comnotion among the social
lists in the audience when she stated that
they were falling short of their duty in
seeking TO organize a political party to
work through the ballot box for saws she
the ballot IS a fraud and not the means
TO be employed"