Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-18

by the announcement that Emma
Goldman was to invade its placid bor-
ders.
All guarantees of constitutional
right. freespecch. personal liberty are
forgotten in the determination by
those who do no reading and know
nothing Of economic or philosophic
questions, that this advocate of am
archy shall not speak In our midst.
Alexander Horr Of Seattle. who is
managing Miss Goldman's western
tour. arrived in town Friday to make
arrangements for her meetings, The
socialists of Butte had challenged Miss
Goldman tn meet Mrs. Hazlctt in de-
bate. and she had come to Helena to
fulfil the challenge, The socialists
the money and took receipt for It,
Mr.. Horr engaged the Electric Hall
for Miss Goldman's other meetings.
AS soon as the advertising was out
and ii became known that Miss Gold
man was to speak here the old men Of
the Grand Army took 1t into their
h.,
Miss Goldman gives lecture on
Patriotism" i'm which she gives a
strong argument on anti-militarism.
Anything that opposes blood and
thunder, cannon and butchery is eI-
cessively offensive to those who have
and made a trade of legal murder
These people complained to the town
council. and Bob Fisk. foreman at the
Record office. who Is the alderman
who lets the hail, posted up TO Mrs
Hazlstt, told her she could not have
the Auditorium. and rendered her
back the money she had paid. But
Mrs. Hazlett refused TO take the
money, and insisted on her right to
hold a meeting. She was told she
was at perfect liberty to use the
Auditorium and hold any meeting she
wished but that Miss Goldman could
not speak there. Mrs. Hazlett said
that that matter was between the
authorities and Miss Goldman.
The incident has stirred up the
whole town. Great Indignation Is
felt. among the working people par
ticularly, that an attempt should be
made to keep the public from hearing
a presentation OF the two cases.
Everyone is interested. one hears
grumbling all over town saying:
They are always calling the social
lists anarchists, and now when they
have a chance to explain the diff
ference they want to shut them off.
Hundreds have said they were going
TO hear the debate.
The old soldiers are trotting zeal
ously about town with petition to
keep Miss Goldman out OF the Audi
torium, or any licensed hall In the
city.
What liberty What breadth of
COMPREHENSION. democracy and schoi-
arshipi Is II possible that the
dweIlers of modern republic are so
contracted. ignorant. and oppressive?
These are the men that boast that
they fought for liberty, yet would
deny that liberty 10 all ideas but their
own. Because Miss Goldman is OPP
posed to their soldiers murder and
butchery she must be silenced. And
this after all the peace conferences OF
The Hague. They have forgotten
they never knew--that Tcnnyson'
the poet-laureate, sang OF the time
"Tlll the war-drum throb no longer
and the battle flag be furled
In the 'parllament 'oi Hlah' wv
ton OF the world"
Miss Goldman disapproves OF tn"
form of organized society that they
call government yet the constitution
OF the United States must be set aside
that she may not speak OF her beici'
ID. j.. Miles. who signs himself
Commander wadsworth Post, q. A.
r." rushes into print to protest "
and grandiioquently announces That
Miss Goldmans teachings are antag-
onistic to home, public and private
purity and to all forms OF govern
ment."
IL is dollars TO doughDuts that the
old man cannot give one single sem
tence OF the tenets OF the anarchists,
and " he can prove that one single
member Of his post is privately pure
ALI .yIya nm the debate, Aaito pub