The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-18
ANARCHISTS hail BEUEMAN,
MAN VINO SHOT PRICK TALKS TO
CROWDED MEETING.

NINA Goldman Greets EIim WIN q Klss and
Introduces Him as One brought Bac1i
From the Dead Russian Prisons Bet.
ter Than American. lie Explains.
Alexander Berkman was hailed al the
chief Of New York's anarchists in Grand
Central Palace yesterday afternoon.
Emma Goldman, who calls Mr.. BerkInan
Aieck, acted as chief master Of ceremonies
at the meeting and saluted the new king
with a holy kiss.
Each of the 500 persons present was
taxed 10 cents. The money thus raised
will be devoted to ~defraying the expenses
OF publishing Mr.. Berkman's forthcoming
exposition Of prison life in America. From
He'll to Breakfast is to be the title Of the
emancipated prisoners contribution to
muck rake literature.
A bald headed anarchist In a oelluloid
collar opened the meeting and introduced
Mr.. Oga whisky as the chief spellbinder Of
the day.
Mr.. Ogawlsky spoke a r%aucous, cultural
variety Of German and spoke it forcibly
for thirty minutes. Emma Goldman fol-
lowed and she spoke in English.
"0n Thanksgiving Of the year 1892, 0
she began, Il went to Pittsburg to see
Alexander Berkman. I saw him. The
police did not know l was Emma Goldman.
They never know anything
Good boy, Emma" came an encourag-
ing interruption from the gallery,
THAT was the last friend Berkman saw
for fourteen long years. Because he has
come out OF prison alive, because he has
come out with a bigger, greater heart for
the sufferings of downtrodden humanity,
we should be proud of him. We are proud
of our boy"
Miss Goldman continued to give other
reasons why the brotherhood should enjoy
a communal pride in Berkman. Then she
introduced the hero himself.
This way, Alecky.' said Miss Goldman,
o gi1n she g T fitted G up her her I hpsa and s saiated di sim
with a kiss. Berkman received the caress
dispassionately and with due humility
Then he spoke for fifteen minutes in careful
English.
Berkman believed that in the matter Of
resurrections he held the record They
say that 1000 years g a man was raised
from the lead after having been buried for
three days. They called it a great miracle.
But l think the resurrection from the peace
full slumber Of three days is not nearly 80
miraculous az the actual coming back to
life from a living death of fourteen years
d~uration-'tis the twentieth century resur-
~rection, not based on ignorant credulity,
nor assisted by any Oriental jugglery.
The Russian prisons are better than the
American prisons, The prison pens in the
Cars land, frightful as they may be, at
least foster the spirit of solidarity, of fell
lowship among the prisoners. The Ameri-
can prison ~jailers suppress every mani
festation Of charity or sympathy by the
prisoners.
"A man was put on a ball and chain be-
cause he tried to saw out of his cell in the
Pittsburg prison. Why? Was it not this
mans right to endeavor to escape and was
it not the duty of the wardens to see to 1t
that he did not? Why should a man be
put on a ball and chain for exercising his
God given right?"
In the end Berkman announced that he
was the same man who shot Mr.. Prick at
Homestead fourteen years ago and that he
archy at the same old stand .
Though I've lost my hair in prison., said
he in conclusion, I've kept my head