Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-25
EMMA GOLDMAN SAYS
GOVERNMENT is NOT
NECESSARY; RAPS WAR
Conflict in Europe, Anarchist
Leader Asserts, Is Result of
Clique Against the
People
THINKS WORLD is BETTER
By M'LIss


When you meet the lnnocuous gaze OF
her mild, blue-grsy eve and note the calm,
non-assertive manner with which she ex-
tends her hand In greeting. II seems inn
possible to believe that this plump, moth
erly little person is Emma Goldman, hre-
brand orator and arch-asitator OF the an
archists of America, the woman who was
held I'm $4,000 bail for alleged completely
in the assassination of President McKin-
ley, and who seems proud rather than
ashamed OF the fact
Only the fiery CLINT in her red-gold hair
gives any indication of the fiery thoughts
that occupy the head II covers-thoughts
ranging from the immortality OF the pres
ent institution OF marriage to the crimi-
nality of organized government-but II is
when Miss Goldman starts In to expound
her Views that you understand why ar
rests for incitement to riot are as COM
mon In her life as falling leaves In the
month of october,
Like all geniuses, Miss Goldman Is a
paradox. seated in the parlor of the
Hotel Walton, without any thought OF
her inconsistency. she deplOred this morn
ing the present bloody conflict in Europe
and i'm the same breath advocated a vio-
lent revolution as the last means of over
throwing the government and bringing
about that unruled Elysium which is the
anarchists dream. And, despite her lack
with her views, it was impossible not TO
feel the power of this woman's eloquence
and personality; impossible not to sense
the contagion of her ardor.
VIEWS ON ORGANIZED VIOLENCE.
when you have orgsnized violence on
top she said emphatically, you must
expect organized violence on the bottom,
and, although ] should like to see the
Government go down as the result OF an
intellectual revolution, still / would sane
ton a violent revolution, IL no other
means could be found.
Government is not necessary to the
happiness of people. In fact, II is op.
posed to It, Witness the war in Europe
today-the result of the greed of tho
clique that have set themselves against
the people Tomorrow night shall speak
on preparedness the Road to Universal
Slaughter" and 1 hope my words will
have some effect in staying this impulse
on the part of America"
Waving the red flag of her approval
over the act,o Czolgocz, but denying her
connection with the deed. Emma Gold
man declared that America had arrived
at the pinnacle of imperialism at that
time, and that Mckinley, because OF his
attitude on the Spanish american War,
had brought his fate on himself.
'I was arrested" she said smiling, "as
| have been arrested many times-al-
though I have only served a term once
1t is nothing being arrested. They could
prove nothing. Czolgosz had been TO see
me twice, IL is true, but | knew nothing
Of the shooting. However, ne was, OF
course, justified. The situation TO labor
was intolerable at that time
1.-The world is getting better" she con-
tinued, 81 am no longer arrested every
time ] want to open my mouth. 1t is
not that l have changed my opinions
any--in fact, / am even more radical
it is only that the world is changing.
Free speech is becoming more and more
possible. Formerly only my kind
embellishments, a stand for It, Now
even the. college professors are fighting
for their rights"
At this moment DIR. Ben L. Reitman
the anarchist lady's manager, looking
like cross between Captain Kidd and
Svengali, appeared on the scene. and Miss
Goldman having obligingly talked to me
before her matutinal meal. / assembled
my chaotic thoughts and with some little
disappointment at not having seen bomt
or fuse, took a tame departure. Miss
Goldman will speak three times in Phila.
delphia this week, on Preparedness
Birth Control and "Nletzsche."