Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-26
ROW IN BROOKLYN.
Philadelphia Doctor Brought
 Here b Speak 10 Lilhuanlans.

has been the scene of.some warm so-
 cial gatherings and has witnessed
 several interesting incidents at poll.
 tical meetings held in that building. but the session within It's walls last night was the liveliest that has oc- cured in that vicinity in long time. Although at one time 1t looked as If hand to hand battle with more
 than 100 on side would come off those looking for trouble were at length quelled and no arrests were
 made. As stated in the Democrat
 some weeks ago the Lithuanians in
 Brooklyn are beginning to think that
 they should have political recognition
 in this city and to that end com
 mittee was selected to bring some
 well known speaker of their nation-
 ality to this city with view to giv-
 ing the men an insight as to how g political body should be run. The
 committee did not enthuse very much
 over the plan, but nevertheless some
 of the men went ahead and several
 meetings have been held at which
 some interesting speeches have been
 heard But the spirit of discontent
 has during the interim been growing and several of the members of the
 political club have become imbibed
 with the anarchistic bee. At first
 they were socialists; anarchists are
 what they are now. Their opponents call them the "red bellies." At any rate. last evening Dr William Szlupas of Philadelphia was present to speak at a gathering in the hall on Green street and more than 200 Lithuan- ians were present. Szlupas Is moro of socialist than anything else, but half those present did not know what his views were. Some present were wishing for a speech along conserva- tive lines, while others were waiting to hear government of all kinds de- nounced. It was g holiday crowd and the doctor as he glanced over his audience evidently saw that he would have to proceed very carefully as trouble was brewing. He evidently thought that the conservatives were in the majority. for he delivered an address to their liking and they cheered him again and again. But the anarchistic contingent, and 1t was by no means small. began to show it's disapproval at the way in which the meeting was going and their grumbling, though low at the start, increased until their shouts filled the hall and their misses and cat calls drowned the speaker. The presiding officers endeavored to bring the meeting to order, but he might just as we'll have asked the winds to cease blowing. for the louder he talked and the more gesticulating he did the more noise did the red fell lows make. It had grown so warm at this point that several of those who did not care to be around when natures weapons began to fly left the hall. but the majority stayed. The forces finally buckled into each other, but before much blood had been shed hostilities ceased and the wise heads pacifled the fighters. The meeting was finally brought to order, but there was very little speechmaking for the remainder of the evening. The crowd slowly filed out of the hall and although several threats were made no battle took place the rest of the evening. One of the prom inent Lithuanians speaking to re- porter to-day stated that he was sorry the trouble of last night occurred. We intended to have speakers here all during the winter months. but If such outbreaks as last night are as a result We will in all probability disperse with them."