The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-11
LUCY PARSONS TALKS
 ADMITS SHE KNOWS EMMA GOLDMAN.
Declares, However, That for Several Years She Has Held Aloof from the Active Circles of
 Anarchy.

Chicago, Sept. 10.-When found by a representative of the Associated Press this afternoon Mrs: Lucy Parsons was engaged in the garden of her cottage in North Troy Street, cJntentedly feeding A number of chickens. When their wants had been attended to, she climbed to her apartments on the second floor and com posedly read the story of the arrest of Emma Goldman.
 T met Miss Goldman" she said while on q lecture tour. That was at Phila-
 Mrs. Parsons Is the widow of Albert R, Parsons, who was convicted of com plicity in the conspiracy which had its culmination in the Haymarketl riots in Chicago, and was hanged therefor.
 Mrs. Parsons declared, however. that for several years she had held aloof from evidence of her sincerity, expressed the greatest pleasure when told that Presi- dent Mckinley undoubtedly will survive.
 I have known the Isaaks,' admitted ths Pacific Coast in January and I have called at their home in Carroll Avenue many times. have not seen any of the family for several days"
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 Despite this statement, Mrs. Parsons displayed after a few moments hunt the latest copy of Free Society, the edi- torial columns of which were filled with the killing of King Humbert of Italy, the first anniversary of which has just been celebrated by anarchists.
 Mrs. Parsons declared that Czolgosz was undoubtedly a lunatic.
 No person of sound intellect" she said. would assail the head of this re- public. With only few years to occupy could come of the attempted assassina- tion? The President is the Chief Exec utive through popular choice, and in him, no person of sound judgment could dream of benetitting mankind by at- tempting to bring about his death It could have heen the deed only of a lun- atic.
 "I have never met Czolgosz. He was, l am sure. connected in no way with the persons under arrest in this city It Is true, however, that he had visited Chi cago and was acquainted with the Isaaks. But he was not supplied with funds by them, nor was he urged to do the shoot ing by any person connected with the cir cle in Chicago.
 The Trusts the Main Evil.
 What could be gained by the wanton shooting of the President? Nothing. It is the trusts-the heads of the trusts with whom We should now contend. The trusts and those persons who control the necessities of life are the ones against whom the energies of all classes must be focused. Every article of food, the necessities of life, are becoming so dear as to be beyond the reach of common people. Such a state of affairs cannot continue. Everything 1 wish to purchase for the household has doubled in price and its increase in value Is chiefly due to the manipulation of prices by combi- nations of capital. But, with this, the President of this grand nation has noth- ing whatever to do. Therefore, I say, CZolgosz, In his mad crime. acted, not as as the agent of any circle of organized enemies of the Government, but strictly on his fevered imagination.
 What can I say about my relations with the, Isaaks? Nothing; They are in how they can even be extradited. They have committed no crime. But while they are in the hands of the police, they are in the hands of the enemy :,