Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-25

working class, shall pitch them OFT
their backs forever.
Policemen Guard Auditorium.
Monday night the council, after a
heated evenings debate, ordered .he
reputation of the contract with Mls
Hazlett, and the return of her money.
She refused to accept the money. and
told the committee that she would
stand upon her legal rights for pos
session of the hall.
All day Tuesday an effort was made
to take legal action, when another re-
markable and disgusting. not to say
disgraceful feature developed. Not a
lawyer could be found who would
take the case. AS the time was short
for getting out an injunction, one
out, 1t looked as though II were one
thing to have the law on ones side.
and another thing to get an inter
cessor to make its protection avail
able.
Late Wednesday afternoon an at
torney was found to take the case.
but it was too late to put legal forces
into operation.
At eight o'clock the socialists and
Miss Goldman appeared at thu door
of the Auditorium, which they tried
before an assembled crowd. to have
witnesses that they were locked out.
The chief of police was present, and
half a dozen other policemen In plain
clothes, Ito see that the doors we, p
not broken open by force" The silly
garle was so ludicrous that a clay
image would laugh at II.
The king of France and ten thou
sand men
Marched up the hill-and then
marched down again"
The Meeting Was Held.
A large crowd had gathered of
several hundred people. Carriages
were present with well dressed wo-
men, and a number of Helena's rep
resentative people were on the
subject debated, and to see what
length the city imbeciles would go to.
to violate the law.
Mrs. Hazlett addessed the people
and related the facts of the case, her
remarks being interrupted at various
times with hearty applause.
Miss Goldman then commenced to
speak whereupon Chief Flannery
stepped up and told her she would
not be allowed to speak.
Lies OF Capitalist Sheets.
The newspapers of the state have
shown their subservience to the class
that rule and work not by publishing
the most ridiculous lies about the af-
fair. The statutory rights involved
in the case are never mentioned. the
sympathy and sense of outrage I'm the
assembled crowd. The papers stated
that runaway horse broke up the
meeting. which did not appear TIL
half an hour after the speaking. while
the crowd still stayed around and
talked the affair over.
Socialists and Anarchists All the Same
As was foretold by the socialists the
papers have taken every opportunity
to make IT appear that the socialists
and anarchists were all the same
crowd. and this has been the chief
end OF the stopping of the debate.
Bob Fisk Anarchist In Chief.
The police were hanging on to. and
took their orders from Bob Fisk.
This is the alderman who let the hall,
and whose uncle is commander of the
Grand Army in the state. and who
thought that his country and its flag
would fall TO pieces II he did not
shriekingly rush TO their aid.
Fisk led the fight against Mrs. Haz-
let's meeting In the council, and
asked that the whole affair be turned
over to him and he would see that
there was no speaking. The council
had a sufficient modicum OF sense
left not to make Thinking Bobby the
dictator of Helena, and refused his
modest request.
His ardor was undaunted. however.
He had heard the divine call 10 be
the patron saint OF Helena's morals.
and that call and Lanstrum's party
whip made him Johnny on the spot.
Chief Disobcys Council.
The chief of police violated his in
structions when he ordered Miss Gold