The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28
ANARCHIST MEETING STOPPED.
HELD IN MEMORY or CZOLGOSZ
-SPEAKERS ARRESTE ID.
three Hnndred Men and WOmen in Gloomy
Fast sid HAL Hear the Assassin
Glorined and Anarchy Proclaimed
IntII Poly glOt Policemen Get BusS.

Fast side HAL Hear the Assassin
GlOrined and Anarchy Proclaimed
IntI Poly glOt Policemen Get DusS. :
4 meeting of anarchists 10 celebrate the"
execution Of Czolgosz. the assassin Of
President Mckinley, was broken mp by the
notice last night after several more or less
jncendiary speeches had been made. Czol-
gosz was executed five years ago yesterday.
About three hundred anarchists, men and
women, met in the Progressive Lyceum at
= 100 Forsyth street, between Grand and
Broome streets. IL is on the third floor.
The police lac been notified and about u
dozen detectives were on hand. As the
speakers at these meetings do not speak
English the detectives were chosen because
~ their knowledge Of foreign languages.
They were Petrosini, Rafsky. Schwartz,
Book, Brown, Murray and WerEanski. who
were TO listen to the different speeches.
Werzalski is a stenographer and ne took
notes of the proceedings.
The room, a gloomy one at best, was
Cloomier than ever last night. Pictures Of
Herr Most, Emma Goldman and other
notorious Anarchists were visible through
the gloom on the walls, and around the
sdes were lanterns old and dirty that were
burned in memory Of Czolgosz, according
10 the traditions Of the Anarchists,
There was an uncanny feeling about
the place, too. Every one seemed suspicious
of his %neighbor. Every one on entering
the hall was closely scanned and each
seemed nervous. Bombs seemed to he
the uppermost idea in every ones mind,
and when during the meeting some one
struck a match the noise almost cause ed
a panic.
Abraham Edelson was the first speaker.
IL said that as the police had heard Of the
meeting and were present il would he inn
possible for the members to express their
ideas as freely as they might wish, but they
would simply meet in m 'mory of Czolgosz,
who had died n martyr to the cause. He
paid his compliments to the police by char
acterising them az knowing nothing and
having big feet. He said hat it was not
the wish Of anarchists that Mckinley per-
sonally should be killed, but that Mckinley
as a tyrant and the head of5the trusts had
10 be removed.
John Michel was the. next speaker. He
called attention to the way the people were
running after the little promises made by
William r. Hearst. He said Hearst makes
little promises while we promise every
thing. IF the Government meets US with
force we will meet the Government with
force"
Max Moscow began his remarks with
Friends and enemies He said there
should be no crocodile tears shed over
Mckinley. "He was said TO he a religious
man and We gave hin a quick passage to
heaven" .r -
John Rubinstcin followed and abused
conditions in general. He declared that
he approved the act of Czolgosz and that
the latter died as a martyr and a hero.
Long live anarchy" he cried, in con-
Guiding.
Policeman Sebwartz Jumped to his feet.
end almost At the same time Detectiv @
Sergeant Brown arose in another part Of the
room. Both Tusacd for the speaker and
placed him under arrest, along with Edelson
and Moscow: Otler detectives crowded
I'D, and amid hfs&Ss and ieers jammed
their prisoners ont Of the little room, which
was crowded to SuffocatiOn.
The women were Interest, apparently,
and grasped the clothing of the sleuths.
All hands followed down the dark narrow
stairs into Forsyth street hooting and shout
ing: "Tbis / a pretty free country " lib
erty besmirched' and like sentiments. The
Dolice led the way north, followed by several
thousand people of the homebound Satur-
day night crowd. Some one started sing
ing the Marseillaise in Iiddish.
People preceded the band of policemen
and attempted TO block their way into the
station house, Then Capt. Mannion ordered
out the reserves IN a bury and ~passageway
Once inside, the prisoners gave their
~pediRrees as Abraham Edelson, 10 years
old, a linguist, Of 81 Stanton street; Max
Moscow, "a years old, a tailor. OF l94 Ridge
street, and John Rub nstein, 81 years old, a
Cigar maker, of 225 Monroe street.
Capt. Mannion stated he would hold the
prisoners as suspicious persons for the night
and that a formal charge would be made
out by the Detective Bureau to-day when
they are arraigned in the Essex Market
police court.
For several hours after the arrests a crowd
loitered in the vicinity of the station house.
calling menacingly at every policeman
that passed in or out. One girl. rather
pretty and neatly dressed, made q speech
10 a knot OF listeners and cried out
GLORY be to Czolgosz-may he rest In
peace!'
A cop chased her. but the crowd blocked
the way and she escaped.