New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-09
SOCIALISTS MERRY
AT LONDON VICTORY
Raise Roof with Songs and
Noise at Big CeIebra-
ton in Garden.
TEN THOUSAND CHEER
NEW CONGRESSMAN
James Larkin Defies Kings, Kali
SerS and Cars and Cahan
Sneers at 400"

"The big noise" Is the most fitting
manner in which 20 refer TO the So
cialist celebration, at Madison Square
Garden yesterday. of the election TO
Congress of Meyer London, the first
Eastern member of his party 20 win
seat at Washington.
Almost ten thousand people (expert
roise makers, Mr.. London termed them
cheered themselves hoarse, and al
though the session lasted more than
four hours they were strong at the fin
ish. An excellent band and divers
groups of vocal performers added their
mites. and, taken all together, the meet
inc was the largest and most enthusi
astic held in this city since the begin
ming of the recent campaign. 1t was.
however. almost a case Of London
celebration with London left out
The trouble was that Mr.. London had
been scheduled TO speak last. BY the
time he appeared the pangs of hunger
had got in their work. After aiding in
L p
Representative-elect fully half of the
audience started for the exits. and The
tramp of marching feet caused the
speaker 10 cut his address to seven
minutes.
Nevertheless, the meeting was a sue
cess. and everybody went out with a
smile on lis face, even as he had en-
tered. Admission had been charged
and a generous collection also went TO
replenish the campaign Golfers of the
Socialist party.
Demand Food Depots.
petition was circulated through the
auditorium. urging upon the President
and Congress the necessity Of estab
lisnine food supply depOts at which the
people could avoid what the petition
termed arbitrary increases" on the
part of the food spectators. The
Church Of the Social Revolution dis
pensed with its regular Bryant Hall
meeting and held a "mudgutter' ser
vice i'm Madison av., marching into the
Garden in body later.
AlCclnon Lee, chairman of the meet
inp. referred in his opening address 10
the 18th Congress District. from which
Mr.. London was elected. as district
long ruled by the thug and gunman
I'm the interest of Tammany Hail.
William Karlin. the next speaker got
a volume Of applause when ne said:
al o'clock on the morning following
the election. when il was known that
our candidate had won, the sun came
out as red as the red flag Of social
ism"
lie declared that the socialists had
done what neither of the other parties
could do-killed Tammany IN the 18th
District. Tammanv had to be over
come. he said, in fight for more bread
and smaller holes IN the cheese lie
stated that, since Election Day, 10000
foreigners, residents of the East Side,
had promised 90 become voters and TO
vote the Socialist ticket.
Much interest was aroused by the
appearance on the platform of James
Larkin. Of Dublin, who arrived here on
Election Day Larkin took a prominent
part in the English railroad strike, and
was imprisoned for some time.
Women and men," Larkin began in
rich broguc, your fight is just begin
ming. You have elected Meyer London
10 Congress because he is an able man
and because you love him and have
confidence i'm him But IL Is not the
individual that counts. i it is men
YOU are fighting for your cause is
damned; if it is the movement, take
heart.
what can | tell you Of the British
labor movement? There is no British
+ labor movement. The so-called states
men who babb.cd of the rights Of labor
are out on the platform 20 cajole men
TO give themselves up for gun FODDER
i'm the interests Of kaisers and kings.
Force is the only kind of argument thai
4 hn J. frHtr nf
ENGLAND and the Gar of Russia under
sand. Now, ! am going TO ask you to
contribute TO the collection. Either
nut up or shut up"
While the money was being gathered
/ in and at intervals throughout the al
tcrnoon the band played the "Marsell-
laise" and Russian revolutionary IRIS
and thousands Of red flags kept time TO
Abraham Cahan. editor Of "Thc jew
isb Daily Forward" lauded the political
activities of the Jews in this city. In
cidentally he paid his respects TO the
900" "Think of it," he said, 100000
people in this city and only 400 in its
social life.
Victory for Voters.
1--WE are two years late with this
victory. Meyer London was elected
TWO wears hBDf buN NV f'e w
W. had the voters, but they had the
counter. This year we beat out even
The professional counters"
Morris Ilillquit, Jacob Panken and
BENJAMIN Feigenbaum each delivered
short addresses before Mr.. London was
introduced. When at last the winning
candidate took the platform there was
little ground left to be covered.
lie stood patiently waiting while the
crowd shouted. sang, whistled and
/ efamped. Although tired out with his
ardu6us campaign, his face showed hi:
Measure at his reception. In his brief
mech he called attention TO the fact
/ nat Democratic administration, even
/ though it had had full sway, had failed
20 rr1uce the Socialist following in the
+ limited States, as shown by 1OOO,OOO
votes cast last week.
/ Il do not expect 70 work wonders,
ba concluded. "but | do expect 20 de-
/ iivor a message to Congress-the mes
SAGE of socialism. The governments
/ of Europe are paying a horrible price
| for not needing the advice OF social
;sn, and unless we wake up here in the
i-nited States we shall regret it,
Dny YrEMAN INJURED.