The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-04
DISCORD DISRUPTS
ARMY OF THE IDLE
Stormy Scene in Old st. Paul's
When Invaders Enter
Chapel.
REBEL. WELLS spies"
DR.. Gcer Tries to SOOth Savage
Breasts Of Strange Guests
With Music.
REBEL YELLS spies"

Dissension and defiance IN the ranks
yesterday marked ;hs progress OF the
army Of the unemployed. headed by Frank
Tsnnenbsum. the |. w w. agitator. from
one church to another In search OF work
or food"
When about 300 men. many OF whom
had spen; Monday night In the parish
house OF st. Marks Church. gathered las;
evening In the parish house Of 81 Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Chapel at 81 v.sey
street In response to an invitation OF the
Rev. William NJ. Geer. a squabbe started.
There were charges OF Individual an
archists' and spies" that almost started
. nst night and dii cause the exchange
OF many rough words before Tannenbaurn
Quieted the men and the vicar OF the
chapel started music with the hope Of
charming savage breasts.
The men gathered as usual in Rutgers
Square and marched to the parish house.
On the march there were many mutter-
angs In the army"
spies In Army, He says.
Just as the sandwiches were being
served Harry Klein. short. well built
young fellow In neat blue shirt and his
hair plastered down with care. jumped TO
his feet and walking to the front of the
lecture room, shouted.
1--WE got to make a statement" He
Seld . piece of bread In one hand and,
waving II. added There are certain in
dividual anarchists in this crowd who are
police spies and who are marching and
eating with us. but who refuse to sleep
with Us. protest against such action"
Instantly there was uproar. Tan
0enbaum tried to quiet Klein. who on the
previous evening had been one OF the
chief speakers. but VINO for some reason
was relocated to the ranks. Then Henry
I~andworth. a tall fellow with a flowing
necktie and long hair-somewhat poetic
ln appearance-hurried to the platform.
ut breaks my heart" he said. ito have
such charges made against me /. who
an the father of this child the father
~ this movement for organising the I'M
employed to wrest our own property from
the capitalists. think this man ought
20 be put out in the cold for making such
charges. i admit I have not been Sleep
ing with you. have a home, wife and
q child, but ! have struggled with you
and l have been out OF work for three
months. I have no money and II I can
save a little money by eating with you,
I am enough OF a Jew to do that. I APP
peal to you II a man does not sleep with
you men. Ia 1t right to drive him away?
We must night together"
Calls Hin "Dictator."
~You are a dictator" shouted Klein.
Let's have some music" suggested DR..
Geer. who had welcomed the men and
who was In the midst OF the throng.
Lets have n new kind Of music" he
repeated laughinL!y.
Come on. YOU guys" yelled Fred
Miller. one of Tannenbaums assistants,
use up your surplus energy serving
grub"
Then the music started and the voiun-
tear walters brought more corn beef sand
witches and bananas.
But mu lc and sandwiches failed TO
preserve the peace. As two of the volun-
teer walters stood In the aisle posing for
. hashllght picture. Hartman. who had
replied vehemently 10 the charge Of being
q spy. jumped up.
This Is an outrage, a shame. :" he ex-
0afmed This is an effort to picture us
- vagabonds and beggars. and protest"
compromise was arranged by which
enc picture OF the food was taken and
another OF the men with no trays Of FOOD
IN sight. There was a lull for a time
the men voting they did not wish to 90 &c
bed. Then Tannenbaum, who had mad,
one speech, mounted the platform.
He discussed the efforts OF the l. w. W
10 organize the unemployed into one big
group to demand work or food from tn,
city. Then he gave an idea of his plan
for celebrating his birthday. He Is 81
years old to-day.
We want our rights" he announced.
We can't live on these rolls and bananas.
We had little food last night and this
morning and hard place TO sleep. We
can't live on rolls and bananas. II we keep
eating them we will be In hospital. What
DO they care for us In the hospital? Well
b In the refrigerator In no time.
Nov. We have two meals coming to-
morrow and We are going to get them.
We want two square meals. After you
est your breakfast we will look for
Jobs. II We don't find them we will 90
70 restaurant and eat. Then We will
walk out without paying for II. We want
work and II we don't get It we are
gedng to have two full meals"
Haywood Advises Theft.
Big Bill Haywood. who reached town
yesterday. said he was In sympathy with
the campaign for work and insisted the
Spen were right In stealing food II hungry.
He said that the great problem was MOI
to md work for the hungry unemployed
but for the wealthy who refuse to do any
productive labor.
Big Bill Haywood talked to a reporter
for THE SUN yesterday OF his ideals.
''The economic revolution Is on" he
said. land most capitalists do not realize
II. It Ia In full swing and II IL growing
svery day. We are winning men to our
way OF thinking and we have more per.
sons on our side than you realise.
II am not taking any part In the cam.
paign OF the men downtown. because
know the work Is In the hands Of splendid
young men. They are entitled to work
Yes, they are entitled to more than SO q
day. and what we are struggling for IL to
see that every man gets full return for
his hours labor. When we get that there
will be no wealthy class no man inherit.
Ing 100000: no man getting interest
on money that he has saved.
II am In hearty sympathy with the de-
mands Of the men for work or food. and
] see no crime In a man who 10 hungry
stealing bread. Neither did Cardinal
Newman. Christ walking through q corn.
field with His disciples told them to take
what corn they needed and leave the rest
Why shouldn't we do that to-day?
1.-THE big problem that we have before
US 10 no. In finding work for the mer
who want to work. but for the men who
refuse to work."
you admit then that there are men In
the Bowery who do not want to work."
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