New-York tribune., 1905-11-08

ties. Sunday afternoon is the most popular time
for these gatherings. which there is just enough
singing to luH suspicion. although groups
gather Wednesday evenings John Most is the
acknowledged leader and guide of the Germans
to-day. The paper he edits. Die Freiheit' which
is their principal mouthpiece, in its editorials is
Of the extreme type and as yrulent against the
Inonarchs of Europe as the Paterson papers of the
New-Jersey Reds" 1t is printed over Goldmans
saloon. in Chambers-st., near North Wfniam-st
Most spends the greater part of his leisure hours
in Herman Kohles saloon at No. 60 Gold-st.
where he has letter box. Here he meets those
anarchists who support the principles promulgated
by his editorials. kohle's saloon is a little
cramped, cupboard sort of place, with just enough.
room for few tables and cnairs. the bar and a
dumbwaiter connecting with a basement kitchen
where cheap but nourishing food is prepared for
the laporing who work in the vicinity Por-
traits of Most adcrn the walls beside anarchistlc
papers
Most personally. is a short, fat, tubby little
German extremely inoffensive and peaceful look
ing a full round beard, streaked with
gray, and his gray eyes are partly obscured by
glasses. Prior to President McKinleys death Most
could be found Kohles nearly every night
seated at table and surrounded by his fellow
| anarchists deep in discussion of the topic which
occupies their thoughts TO the exclusion of all
else. Jacob Knirim's saloon. in North William-st'
is another place much frequented by Most and ms
intimate friends.
1t was while President Mckinley was on his
of an editorial printed in Die Freiheit, which
argued that the assassination of all rulers was
the duty of every man who desired 10 see existing
wrongs righted He explained after his arrest
that by rulers he meant only the royalty Of Eu-
rope. 1t was only few years ago that Most is
sued and had distributed pamphlets in which he
described in detail the best manner to place
bomb so that it would shatter palace or public
building and which explained the effects of vari-
Gus posons the human system. Since his ar
rest at time of the bomb throwing in Chicago
Most has been more cautious and less Sanguinary
In his editorials. 1t only few days ago that
he was arrested for the second time at Corona,
Long Island, while addressing an lnarchistic gath
! his paper from MS cell through the medium of
those friends who are aiowed 10 see him uo
| Before his death JuSIus II. SchWab was more
prominent than Most anarchist leader IN TINS
| city. He even more fiery, still hetcer IN his
which he conducted IN his lifetime sun IN the hanas
is is 10 he found dTaWIng beer behind the
! bar, while Justus waiter Hanging from
! the woodwork in the of The bar is a bronze
silent index to the character and thoughts those
anarchists who gather within range OF It's Vtson a
old-1ashioned, ttntlock pistol hung below II, ppt
weapon was taken down on bIackpoara % m OPPOSITE @
the bar III German script are notices OF singing so
is long and 1Ta-raW- but the bar is short Tables
and chairs range along the wall leading into
back containing long tables, chairs ana d
hile Most advocsies the ASSASSINATION of rulers
and his group as natural sequence diSseIlia' ii @
that doctrine, other German socletes l@hcLne @ 80 70
peaceful methods, such as education along so SO
calion of anarchy TO the conlmunistic theory-no
laws no government, but the ownership OF all prop
The Polish Russian groups are smaller @ in , size
man organizations. Their meeting places are many
Nearly all the saoonkeepers in that section OF tlg
East Side in which the Poles and russians its @ dweii
are anarchists at heart or IN symPathE WIN inoSe
dise9ntentGa areaeIS 5 av mn9 nG Teguer meeting
nights, and stated gatherings are called Drawn
ij, ~ Jo i1+ RS M nscas ana almost every
night in the week the tables in back room or II
The saloon proper the Uf circle of lean
Searded When are by turns stohd, sunen fred
by fierce denunciations Of government Avs rqIsT r
mony with the faces. which bespeak poverty, con
work that wears fesh to the bone There is none OF
The hospita bic. clean cheerful comfort even % oL Ie
saloons nl-lighted, iIl-ventated murky with lamp
and cigarette smoke. with dirty white patches on
the walls and ceilings where the painted plaster
has fallen away they are nj places 69T the |2ik i
character are scattered AL over the district EN-
Honston:st and through Delaney. Grand, Ell
bridge, Rvington and Alien SITS and Avenues A. q
The in saloons and halls az TbaTTT in thgiT
Ssnd 91 are "a anarcbist Headquarters Meetings are
held regularly and win mqre % at5en[9n fties The
Hotel de Colombo basement saloon, rs one of
ths Gtlel ffia srops The Paterson and Hoboken
italians work in harmony with those OF thls el3 ~
ed
these groups and the members are regularly IN
formed when an official meeting Is To take place
save for small Bohemian group unworthy o.
ms ntion by itself on 2d-aye near SSoth-sts tnese
nannrise practically all the anarchists OF New
YorE There doubtless are isolated men IN every
race who are anarchists, but they are not oanoed
together as in the Of the four nauonaIites
mentioned. -, e. -. .;o ,,i,
caused the anarchists here 10 fear that strlcter
measures than have ever been empioyeo beIore
fear that Congress win pass deportation laws
They have abstained from commenting On the
ASSASSINATION OF President Mckinley as a BODY
and none of them VIII avow their principles TO one
uborr Thav do not know the fear that they are
talking TO detective either leading them to pre-
serve Ifter silence to make the declaration that
they are not anarchists II Is safe TO say, however
that the public outcry ana caInor LOT Ihe l+hii1s M
long rs there are classes. the rich and the
moor and the most ignorant and brutal and needy
of the European peasantry continue 10 oe ounptd
on tbese shores anarchy viii smoulder in an lIle
6aUsfjbI suDply of fuel and occasionally give birtn
10 a Bresci or Czcgosz-
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