New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
In MEMORY OF FERRER
ANARCHISTS 1T MEETING.
Emma Goldman and Berkman
Ealogi2e the Spaniard.

Avowed anarchists like Miss Emma Goldman and
Alexander Berkman were the principal speakers
yesterday afternoon al the Francisco Ferrer me-
mortal meeting at Clinton Hall. IN Clinton street.
near Grand. Another Thomas II. Bell. was the
only one who suggested possible violence the out
come Of the execution OF the Spanish educator and
anarchist. when he said
Thank God for the stupidity Of our enemies.
If It were not SO AlfOnso's wife would not be so
near widowhood as she Is now"
With few exceptions the speakers compared the
Ferrer incident with the outcome of the Haymarket
riots In Chicago. and these references cheered
by the five hundred men, women and children in the
audience. There were numerous policemen about,
and when the hall filled they held back several
hundred persons who remained in Clinton street
until well toward the end Of the meeting. One of
the men who addressed the meeting, Arthur Bull
lard. had met Ferrer in Brussels.
Emma Goldman. in a plain black empire gown,
relieved only by lace collar. made immediate
appeal for the sympathy and applause of the audi
ence. She was the last speaker, but everybody
waited for her. The man who preceded her Alex
ander Rodriguez, spoke in Spanish and at such
length that Miss Goldman became impatient She
was the platform like shot when he finished.
She said:
-, cane "a here no: to mourn the death OF Ferrer.
nS snS his his qsh Sa " %hfn zen yog consider his gnsssh life
He was killed beeaSse Se darea sei "a tbinI and
taught children how to think. That is the great
ernment Spain dafes not say that he was killed
Rsd S seaus e psfng ef his at He Sy Tss s
unholy trinity the Church, the State and capital
Miss Goldman gave brief sketch of Professor
FerTer's educational work. his establishment OF
free schools, and said that the day and evening
before the uprising in Catalonia he was at meet
ings OF his teachers. discussing their work and
planning for the future. In the Montjuch prison.
she declared, there five thousand persons be-
ing tortured because they believed in Ferrer and
his work. Then she drew a comparison between
the Haymarket riot convictions and the execution
Of the Spanish professor and added:
vengeance on Mover. Pettihone and Haywood: and
Il would have been done hut for the uprising Of
bp not permit @ ther iiT brothers to be killed When we
viii be af rs @ fs m sse tbs d @
is dead; but his work has not ceased. His voice
nine or ten years Would you ike to be in the
boots Of Alfonso?
Berkman paid warm tribute to Ferrer. who. he
said, had been 'assassinated not because he
dangerous to society or advocated murder. but be-
cause he humanitarian, was working for the
brotherhood Of man.
None of the speakers classed Professor Ferrer as
anarchist-that s OF the militant class. La
Marseilaise' was played by an orchestra, collec-
ton was taken up and resolutions were adopted.
They follow:
The meeting in Clinton Hall declares the murder
Of Ferrer was committed by the unholy trinity
venged itself because Ferrer instigated free anti
clerical schools wherein the results of independent
The meeting denounces the murder Of Ferrer as
one of the worst and most cowardly crimes ever
committed under the disguise of the law. and ex-
presses its sincerest sympathy and solidarity with
struggle IN the clutches OF the Spanish 1nquistuon
One Of the most uproarious meetings ever held in
Manhattan took place yesterday afternoon at the
headquarters of the Yuaneln Club No. $40 East 25th
street 1t was called TO arrange for mass meet
ing either in some big hall in the open air to
-
Ferrer Nearly all the people present Italians
and the proceedings conducted in italian. The
audience consisted chiefly OF representatives OF
italian socialist and anarchist societies and clubs
fraternal organizations and lodges Of Italian
Free Masons.
mass meeting at Carnegie Music Hall for next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, to be preceded by
a parade up Fifth avenue. in which flags draped
in black will be carried. A pamphlet is to be pub
Ashed containing the sentiments OF the representa-
tives of all the socialist, anarchist and fraternal
societies as to the shooting of Ferrer.
The chairman OF yesterdays gathering Dominica
Mollica' said before the final programme was ar
ranged that he favored an indoor mass meeting
At this an anarchist named Giusto made his way
TO the chairman's table. and. talking in italian
with many gesticulations, declared that he would
not stand for an indoor meeting
I'VE want to show the police that we will have
free speech, he said. There will be more of them
meeting,
they will try to stop II they DO then whatever
violence occurs they will be responsible for''
Those in the audience who had chairs stood on
them and shouted number siding with Giusto,
but the greater number shouting that they would
not stand for violence The chairman raped fran
tcally for order with unusually heavy gaveI
but was unheeded. Some of the audience tumped
on the table in front Of the chairman and began
to talk loudly in Italian and as many of the rest
as could find chairs stood them and shouted and
gesticulated.
The shouting. which could be heard block
away. lasted. with few intermissions for an hour
Hugo Lupi. of the Socialist party, finally obtained
a comparatively quiet hearing, and declared that II
was disgraceful that much time was lost while
no business done.
I'VE don't want Violence" he said 1--WE are in
too good cause to menace it by violence. and we
want to show the world that we modern Socialists
have conscience and will not proceed by foul
means. but by fair means"
There was more shouting and wrangling as soon
as the chairman began 10 put motions but s. Mos
kovitz Of the Socialist Labor party and an Irish
Socialist named Beirne quiated the audience long
enough to get the programme adopted, Moskovitz
saying:
This kind of conduct you have been indulg,ne
in is calculated TO discredt US. If the Spanish gov
ernment lost its head there is no reason why vo
should lose yours"
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