New-York tribune., 1908-01-26
WAR OF THE WHISPERS
ANARCHISTS IN PROTEST.
Mention Of York at Socialist Meet
ing Causes RiOt-Irish QuetHs.

ing Causes RiOt-Irish Quietus.
The East Side Crisis Conference held meet
ing yesterday afternoon in Clinton Hall.
SO did the Anarchist Federation OF America.
although it not pro schedule
Then Patrolmen Tom Lynch and Andy
Reardon in and decided who had control
of that hall, anyhow. Many faces on both sides
of the argument found slightly marred
when the dust settled
1t all started this way There is a vast army
OF the unemployed in New York City. The East
Side Crisis Conference wished to organize
parade, and as of the speakers expressed it,
despite the helmets and nightstiCks. march into
The office of the little gas Mayor and demand
work" The idea OF demanding work made the
other party fretfui and that is how the fight
began.
When the meeting was called at / D. m. under
the auspices OF the Eighth Assembly District
Socialist Club. it was presided over by Louis
Slotkin, who played prominent part in the
East Side rent strikes. Several hundred OF the
unemployed. including several women and the
foreman and workers OF a street cleaning gang
in the neighhorhood. Wer,. present IN l,uncb ,b.
good ship Trouble
Slotln wasn't alone on the stage. for sure
enough. there were Louis Davidson Max Pcin
OF the United Hebrew Trades: Charles F-rommer
OF the Fur Workers Union; Louis Zetner and
several reporters
Hy virtue of his title Slotkin was permitted
To open the engagement. and he started off we'll
Alter abusing everybody who he'd over 81 Conlv
one reporter, whose ghost" had walked that
afternoon. looking the least bit conscious ont
"l the whole crowd, Slotkin told his hearers
Hat the only thing to do to make an impress
SION IN New York TO form a parade and
demand work in Il body. We will march to the
city HalL' said Slotkn, ''and march into the
once OF the little gas Mayor. Don't let helmets
or nightsticks stop you. but force them aside
Mcclellan will sneer and laugh al you as only
man Of this kind Didn't he steal the
election in 1863"
Yea" yelled the audience and there was pro-
longed cheering.
COMPLIMENTS TO MAYOR
Mcclellan is only Tiger dummy and We VIII
get no redress from him. hut will succeed"
he ended. and he sat down we'll satisfied.
F'rommer VAS next the impromptu pro-
Gramme, and he said that he thought that If
plans for such a parade were formed over one
United Hebrew Trades would march and see |
that the unemployed had fair play.
Davidson came next and with him came that /
peevish bird Disorder During the meeting rep I
resentatives Of the Anarchist Federation OF |
America had been busy in the audience distrib- |
utIIe circulars In large type with the heading. /
To the Unemployed and Homeless The |
In strong language denounced every |
body who had bank account OF over 81 In the |
following manner. words TO that effect:
Fellow sufferers. Shall we starve while the |
capitastc thieves and dlers roll In luxury and |
waste the wealth we have created Shall We |
and our families suffer for the necessarIes OF /
life while the stores and warehouses over
filled with all the things need and which
We ourselves have created? We have fed ard
clothed and warmed the country: shall we now
be content To starye and freeze?
There is plenty OF food in our country. Why.
then should we starve? There Is plenty Of
ciot hing Why. then. should we about half
clad? There plenty of houses. why. then.
should we be shelteress?
Fellow sufferers, We must deprive the rich |
robbers OF the wealth they have stolen from |
rs. We must take away from them the control |
hey have usurpad over the soi,Acea of Iife ard |
he means of production. We the workingmen |
Fill labor IN comradely solidarity for the benefit
IF all producers shall slave no more for the
profit and theft privileges Of band of ptal-
Long live anarchy direct action and the gen
,ral strike Let us become truly free and put
nto practice the noble teachings of anarChism,
which means free cooperation. solidarity and
liberty.
After this verbal vitriol had seeped through
be matted locks OF the red flag followers for a
tw minutes q tall. bewhiskered man in the
audience arose If by signal and. interruptine
he speaker. asked that he might be allowed TO |
az few words.
The desired permission granted and the |
unknown then asked that he Nigh: be allowed | !
o speak from the platform; ,
ARRIVAL OF TROUBLE I
Before any one had chance TO say yes the
ewhiske7ed one. assisted by several friends, had
cached the stage and launched forth.
Whats the OF walking down to see Nc
eIlan?" he asked. Don't take that trouble
ie can't do you any good 1t is the capitalists
hat want to get at. Use gatling gun on
hem. and if you cannot get a gatling gun use
ombs. / know where there are some good ones u
nat won't fail"
The hall was in uproar by this time dis
ples Of the anarchist faith who had ev!- d
emily been planted in all parts Of the hall e
1eerinS their representative while the So
alists groaned in Yiddish. Il
The anarchists clustered around the stairs q
aiding to the stage and seemed determined tha. n
leir spellbinder should finish his harangue k
Il don't often believe in murder" yelled D
Nhskers" but in case like this think that y
urder is a profession" o.
More Yiddish cheers and groans e
Bombs the only but the social lists X
,uld stand the strain longer and some L
.ntlensn of socialstc aspirations landed CT
Vhiskers' a jolt on the solar pexus that landed a.
m in heap at the foot of the stage and fo
atory all off
The order Of the day hit the man next
you. preference given TO men with whiskers
ne participants in the battle royai' played
W favorftes, however. and reporter who r,
injured too close TO the firing line lost his ~
ties and the natural cooring of one eye