The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-02
Refused Eagles Hall
But Spoke on Barre
Street
ANARCHISM DESCRIBED
Eagles Scored for Their Refusal TO Allow
Their Hall To Be Used for the Meeting
Received Many Donations from Sup
porters in This City

porters in This City
In spite of the refusal of the Eagles "
to allow Emma Goldman to speak in their
hall last evening and the refusal of Mayor
Dawley to allow the famous exponent of
Anarchy to speak from the street corner,
as he was requested to do by Miss Cold
mans manager, DR.. Ben Reitman, he
spoke in a hall on Barre street known as
the Socialists Hall" A crowd of about
one hundred was in attendance although
many more waited outside to get a look
at the famous Anarchist agtator.
Emma Goldman arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon, stopping at the
Montpelier House. Last evening at seven
the Goldman party proceeded to the
Eagle Hall on State street which DR..
Reitman had engaged for the evening
and which he had extensively advertised
as the meeting place for the people of
Montpelier to hear the head of the Anar-
chistic movement of the United States
scene the parry found the officers and a
band of Eagles in waiting to inform the
doctor that the hall would not be let for
for an Anarchistic meeting. Arguing was
of no use, so Mrs. Goldmans manager
started to find another hall, but everyone
whom he approached on the subject
refuses point blank to aid him. Finally he
called at the Police Station and applied for
license 50 that Miss Goldman could speak
on the street. Mayor Dawley was sent
for as was Grand Juror Burton +. Bailey
and a consultation was held in Chief j. :.
Durkee's Office the result of which was
that hall on Barre street was procured
and another trip was made to the hotel for
Miss Goldman whittier she had gone.
A crowding, laughing boisterous mob
followed her through the streets until
finally all that could, boarded a Barre car.
while the rest followed on foot.
The hall was the G.. r. Bianchi stone
shed, one end of which con aims a pool
whole party en- ercd and made themselve
comfortable while wai ing for the rest of
the crowd and to allow the doctor to dis
tribute his Ii era ure. The first speake RI
of the evening was DR.. Ben Reitman, of
New York the manager for Miss Goldman
and the chairman of the New York Free
Speech Committee. In introducing the
principal speaker the doctor said:
"We are very sorry TO disappoint you
tonight by making you come so far to hear
our beloved Emma Goldman, but it is
always the case. that the foreigners are
always the first to aid our cause, the cause
of justice, the cause of right and the cause
that is to be reality as it is now dream.
In Maiden, Mass, some silly people who
neither understood, nor cared to under
stand us, refused us their hall; the result
was as here, for friends, Italian friends
procured place for Miss Goldman to give
her message. As for the Eagles, if any of
them tell you that / hired their hall
through misrepresent alton, you etll them
it is lie, and that they knew right along
through nearly week of advertising that
Emma Goldman was to speak in their
hall. O how stupid of them to think that
we meant harm! Their reason for refusing
it, is that tenants who sublet the hall
objected to its being used.
You would suppose that the Eagles
who believe in fraternity would try to
help mankind by hearing the plan of
emancipation, the beautiful ideal for the
brotherhood of man. Do you suppose
that these Eagles knew anything about
Anarchism? No. Do you suppose that
those Eagles knew anything about Emma
Goldman or what she ST ands for? No.
They were simply cowardly afraid of
public opinion, afraid that people might
think that they favored Anarchism.
Friends, if you love fair play, order square
mss. You cannot but denounce the
attitude and action which the Eagles have
have taken this night. The speaker to-
night is to speak under the auspico of the
New York Free Speech committee. One
OF the fundamen al laws of this country
says that the inhabitants shall enjoy fro e
S ot ech and it is the in. ention of our society
to try to uphold and main; ain that law.
In fairness to the Mayor and the chief of
police ! will say that they have treated
us very courteously and thank them for
| i. And now, allow me to introduce to
you the woman with message Emma
Goldman"
Miss Goldman advanced to a tablerand
laying her hands on it and gazing at her
audience as if to hold them in trance
she began;
Comrades, the disagreeable affair of
this night which eliminates in our coming
to this building to hear of the word which
| have to bring to you of the emancipation
of humanity from the bonds which now
bind it and of the great land of peace and
quiet that will come with Anarchism, is in
sad contrast to the action of the Eagles of
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