New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-01

are Sttll subjects OF italy, they assert tnat
are beyond reach of their Government
s. Colongo is one OF the few promnAnt Italians
in Paterson who does not believe that the muir
derer of King Humbert and Bresei. the silk
worker are identical. Several OF his fellows met
at Colongo's bookstore, No 81 Strai sht-st, yes
terday morning to talk the matter over. They
say that Bresci was also known in Paterson as
Crosse and Gaetano Bresse He knew the man
well, and believed that he was going to italy
to get possession of his share of his fathers
estate from his brother. Angelo. VINO is officer
in the italian army. Colougo said that Bresci
did not know Sperandio the suicide. speak
to- and does not believe that there was any
society connection between Them.
PAPER WITH A LARGE CIRCULATION.
Paterson has had avowed Anarchistic soci-
cites for a number of years. When the Italians
first came to the city in numbers the Anarchists
worked with the Socialists. At last they became
strong enough to attempt to control the Social
lists. On failing in this they drew away from
the old organization and formed groups of their
own. They denounced the Socialists for their
peaceful tactics and called them traitors.
The Dritto ALI Esistenza was the first group
organized and IS still the strongest and most
active. 1t has permanent headquarters at No.
355 Markets.. where its weekly organ La
QUESTION: Socae" is published The paper en-
ploys an editor, manager and two compositors,
is printed in Italian, and is devoid of advertise
ments except those relating to Anarchistic liter
AZURE. IL mas q circulation or three thousand,
mostly I'm New-Jersey and New York City
Regular administration meetings are held in
a dirty front room on the top floor OF the Mar
ket-st. building on Wednesday evenings. The
society has no officers, and the leading spirits
manage the affairs of the organization, each
having equal power Once or twice a week
meetings are held in different resorts on
Straight-st., at which speeches OF the widest
sort are made. The society has been growing
fishing similar societies in various places. The
finances of the organization have been in a bad
way FOR some time according TO the books OF
at the end of July was SD -. which is much
smaller than 1t had been for number of weeks.
Large contributions were received from Passaic,
n. J.; Quincy, Mass; New London, Conn:
Spring Valley. Ill, and Black Diamond Wash.
ANARCHIST BRANCH IN MANHATTAN.
1t said yesterday at the headquarters of
the society that branch in operation in
this city, with headquarters on the second floor
of No 80 East Twenty sixth-st 1t is known
II Circoo Socialista Anarchico The headquar-
ters in Philadelphia are at No. 70S Alter-st., and
the secretary is G. Ferraris, of No. COS Annin-st
At Passaio. ". j.. there is large society of the
Paterson element known as II GTUppO Studi
Social, which meets at No. 33 Monroe-st. The
Anarchists Black Diamond, Wash, recently
gave a festival for the benefit of the organ Of
the Paterson society.
Enrico Malatesta. better known as Count"
Malatesta was formerly editor of La Cues
ttone" The Paterson Italians know him WELL
and he very popular among them until he
became involved in quarrel with Signor Gina
cabila, who editor of "LAurora," a weekly
Anarchist paper published in West Hoboken.
Malatesta tried to shoot Cinacabilla because of
an article in Il Aurora" and finally left the
country account of the trouble. His friends
in Paterson say he is now in London working
as an electrician. They say that he was not
count and did not pretend to be. He was a
medical student before the oppression of the
Italian Government sent him into the ranks of
the Anarchists. They say that Malatesta and
Bresci were not we'll acquainted, and do not be-
ieve that the latter acted at Malatesta's insti-
cation.
ATTEMPTED VIOLENCE IN PATERSON
Pensero and Azione Society," which means
the Society of Mind and Action, is Paterson's
second strongest group The Anarchists who
belong to it will not disclose its place of meet
ms They say it has no regular place 1t was
admitted, however, that the group had col
lected a large library of Anarchstic matter, and
that its members spent much time in raising
money to circulate their literature La Biblo-
teca Libertaria is the third group which -four
ishes in Paterson. The head of this organza-
uon was not IN the city yesterday. and no one
could be found who would speak for him 1t is
said that from fifteen hundred to two thousand
or the five thousand italians in Paterson are
identified in some way with the various societies
Inc Paterson police say that the Anarchists
nave never bothered them except when strikes
were In progress They attempted to blow up
the house Of the late William Strange at the
time of the silk dyers' strike six years ago.
Ihey drove the men who refused to join them
out OF the dye houses and committed other acts
OF violence. The leaders were arrested and
some We're sent to prison. This illustration of
the force Of legal authority made the societies
very quiet for several years. Three years ago
they are said TO have taken active part in
another strike and to have made several at
tempts TO use dynamite They have no griev-
ance against the mill owners at the present
time, and no trouble is feared in Paterson. all
though the societies never made so much noise
before.
The Italians who tried to mob the italian
Consul-General of this city at Homestead, Hud-
son County, n. j., less than year ago formerly
lived in Paterson. The Consul went there TO
distribute prizes at a shooting contest between
italian non-political societies, The Anarchists
raised a demonstration against him, and would
have done him violence had not the police made
a strong show.
Although Esteve is about the only Spanish
Anarchist at Paterson. the official organ Of sew
eral desperate Spanish societies is published
there He said yesterday that his paper, the
"Despertorr," had circulation of two thousand.
He said that the societies which it represented
had headquarters in Brooklyn and among the
cir alr,-rc in lnrid