The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
C.EVFR|S 10 AN[RssAT
DOCTRINE is INVADING HIGHER
Glasses IN CITY OF
CHICAGO
CONVERTS BEING
MADE
Prince Peter ISropOtkin, Rus
sian Exile, Addresses Large
Audience in Central
Music Hall.


CHICAGO, April 26-(SpeciaI Core
eponuence. prince Peter kropotkin has
mad his Gay in court and the verdict is
not favorable. E en- the anarchists
themselves are not at all satisfied. H s
meeting at Central Muse hall last Sln-
Gay night was attended by large and
fashionable audisnle. If those present
were anarchists then the doctrine has
invaded the h CHER classes and ma e
many converts It may be that Curl
osity alone attracted. but it was no
ticeable that the remarks most radical
We're greeted with applau e. and that no
objection by any one in the au5ience. at
any tine, was a parent The prince
himself was a decided disappointment
There IS MT ing in his personal appear
ance that attracts unuS a at eltioa. He
Is no crater. He seemed WI ar ed or
d1Sgusted and spoke without enthusiasm
or energT. Ee is a great scholar but
nothing IN his speech gave proof of
learning. He presC nted the old argu-
mentS In a way far less effective than
many other speakers have declared
them At the Sunday evening meeting
Mrs. Lucy Parsons was on the plato. m
and Chairman barrow, turning towards
her. began his speech of Introduction ty
saying: Russia eSiles her prophets; we
hang ours" This called forth loud APP
plause. Kropotkin began his address
by saying: 1T is with deep emotion that
1 address an audience on "chism in
city that has been the scene of a trag-
edy that has lost to US four of Off ex-
cellent comrades, whom we regret not to
have with us toms At. fighting for the
emancipation of mankind. Their names
are not forgotten in Europe. nor in any
place where the fight is being carried on
In the cause for which they b; avely
died" In view of that statement his
declaration that anarchists are quiet,
peaceable citizens, depre "ating violence,
may be taken for what it is worth
You have not forgotten the facts of
the ''Haymarket massacre" The strik-
ers were so wrought up that every one
believed that bloodshed was inevitable
and that the meeting was called for the
purpose of melting men to commit murder.
A detachment of police was ordered tn
proceed at once to the rlace and to
preserve order. At the moment when the
police arrived. Fielding, the Englishman.
who was speaking, had finished the SEN
tence, 'fYou must kill the law stab it.
throttle it. kill t!'' The captain com
manded 'the peace" Fielding leaned
forward and exclaimed sneerinGly:
"Why, CaDtain we are peaceable.'' plac-
ing the emphasis on the last word as if
for a purpose Immediately the terrible
bomb. that wrought such havoc, WAS
thrown. 1t was indeed "a tragedy
He claims that all students meetings in
Russia are peaceabie, but he does not
explain or attempt to explain the fact
that ministers of state are murdered by
students. and that these demonstrations
are violent. This shows insincerity. He
spoke before various organizations AMI
beforeathe students of the University OF
Illinois. 1t was not what he said that
will do harm, but the recognition of
NH hu hot xxyfn
evitably bring trouble, He holds that
murder is wrong. but that society has
no right to punish the murderer. In
speaking of foreign missions, he express
ed the earnest hope that China would
never be Cbristianized, as such a result
would undoubtedly destroy the morals of
the Chinese. Nothing that he said or
did while he was here will ever help
any one. nor can any justificatio he
found for the doubtful experiment of
lionizing him by those who seek to guide
public opinion. Let no one be deceived
1t is not government alone that is as
sailed. bat every Institution under gov
ernment-the marriage bond, the sanctitY
OF the home and the church. No one, for
instance. would have believed four years
ago that Prof. Heron would ever have
found himself in his. present plight He
said a great many, good things, but he
held to nothing that gave him any Sc
curity, or served as a point from which
to reckon. However great his ofrense, he
will doubtless be recognized as an ex-
cellent citizen by many and his banetal
influences will be felt in the colleges,
where encoura cement is given to liberal
thought"
That the old is passing away no one
doubts, and that the change must bc
tremendous every one comedies 1--WE are.
not going backwards" and if there be
some fear or anxiety on the part of any
citizens let them be comforted. I'VE are
working out our destiny" say these ad-
vance leaders There is a new American
ism 1t does not find in Washington Or
In Lincoln its highest exemplar leader.
exponent or advocate but does find *his
IN Mr.. Roosevelt. although our Russian
prince could say nothing Better Of hin,
than that he was a ''nimbus," meaning
clown
Although Kropotkin received recoeni-
ton at the hands of the college men.
the ministers held aioof. They SCENE
to have troubles of their own growing
out of the ever old and always new di--
cuss1on of the value of Scriptures. Some
are satisfied that Bible writer's were MT
inspired Others are equally satisfied
that they were. One of the recent W.
erS oeplorsS the omberness of the q n
testament due to the lack of fairy ST
RES An eminent authority is of tba
opinion that there are innumerabie men
vi rehslous bent today who would n
competitive struggle between TIE q a
BaDyioman poet Of the Mardux nv
ana the Lriestly redactor of the fri
cbaPter OF Hebrew Genesis. Give m
PAIN OF superiority to the fornna. -
only Tor greater strength, higher su--
Unity and poetic grandeur. bit fIsrs tfo,.
reiis1ous depth and fits philosof hierc lkci-
ehtinc ccnprfhe nsien Of the crssrlafss,,sriga Al
Proniem- What wonderful ttfsiupsre me-
men nave? DR.. Jenkin Lloyd 5Jtness In "a a.
ao a. assault upon creeds;sesafd:, '.To
cay the new intelligence demansJs a. NV
poe try. The new science dene mis- q 60,
lEcGlogE- Every label in the rel q o1,s
WORLD today becomes dbeI, bcca1 So !.