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Title: Propaganda [Aug, 1890] Author: Freedom Press, Anonymous Date: August, 1890 Language: en Topics: Freedom Press, Freedom: A Journal of Anarchist Socialism Source: Freedom: A Journal of Anarchist Socialism, Vol. 1, No. 12, online source http://www.revoltlib.com/?id=3100, retrieved on May 1, 2020. Notes: Freedom Press, London
REPORTS.
ST. PANCRAS Communist-Anarchist Group.-On Sunday, June 22, at 8 p.m.,
the group held an out-door meeting in Regent's Park, Neilson, Morton and
Pearson being the speakers. There was a very attentive audience; no
opposition. 2s. 10d. collected; good sale of Freedom.-On Wednesday
evening, June 25, at 8 p.m. an outdoor meeting was held at Prince of
Wales Road, Neilson and Morton being the speakers. Opposition from two
teetotalers and a Radical, which was replied to by Neilson. 7 and 1/2 d.
collected.-A good meeting was held on Sunday, June 29, at 7.30 p.m., in
Regent's Park; speakers, Morton and Neilson. Collection, 4s.; three
dozen Freedom sold.-A large meeting was held at Prince of Wales Road on
Wednesday, July 2nd, at 8.30 p.m.; speakers, Neilson. Morton, Milburn,
and Pearson. Collection, 91d.; ten Freedoms sold.-The group have Made
themselves a fine banner, inscribed -1 "Communist-Anarchism, Freedom
Group," and are now busy making a platform. They desire to acknowledge
2s., a donation to their Propaganda Fund, from R. Gunderson.-On Sunday
evening, July 20, a good meeting was addressed in Regent's Park by
Blackwell, Morton, and Neilson. Interesting opposition from the wife of
a Workman getting 24s. a week. Several other meetings have been held,
but the reports have failed to reach us at the time of going to press.
EAST LONDON COMMUNIST-ANARCHIST Group Victoria Park, at 3.30, on Sunday,
June 29, a meeting was addressed by Brooks and Mrs. Lahr. Miss Lupton, a
new convert to our principles, also addressed the meeting, dealing
mainly with Anarchism. H. Davis reviewed the history of Governmental
action in most civilized countries daring periods of trade depressions,
dealing with the question from the Anarchist point of view. A large
number of Anarchist Labor Leaves distributed, and 2s. 6-4d. collected
for same.-On Sunday morning, July 13tb, at Heaton Church, a very good
meeting was addressed by Moore (Norwich Freedom Group) and Davis, who
dealt with "Objections to Anarchism." Labor Leaf distributed, and is- 1
and 1/2d. collected for same.-The same day, at Victoria Park, at a large
audience was addressed by Mrs. Lahr, H. Davis, and Burnie, the latter
speaking for the first time in this park, and rendering material
assistance to the doctrine of Anarchism.
A REVOLUTIONARY CONFERENCE was held under the auspices of the Socialist
League on the 24th of June at the Berner Street Club, East London. C.
Mowbray took the chair, and contended that all the members of the League
were practically Anarchists. Tom Pearson, J. Casey, Charley Morton, and
James Blackwell, members of the Freedom Group, pointed out some
important differences between the Anarchists and the Leaguers.
Eventually it was admitted by the whole meeting that the Anarchists were
a more advanced party than the Leaguers, and a debate on principles was
arranged between Pearson and Mowbray. H. Davis, of the East London
Communist Group, well supported the Freedom Group Members. It was
arranged that all should use their best endeavors to spread the idea of
a General Strike, and a collection was taken up for the revolutionary
press, 2s. 1d. coming to the share of Freedom.
Leicester.-Two members of the Freedom Group have paid visits to the
Leicester Branch of the Socialist League in July. On Sunday, July 6, J.
Casey lectured at Russell Square at 11 am. to a good audience on
"Government, Palliatives, and the General Strike,' and at Humberstone
Gate, at 8 p.m., on "Anarchist-Communism." Owing to the coldness of the
weather, the evening meeting was nor, as large as usual. The wind as it
swept up the wide, bleak street, was bitterly cold, which made standing
in the open air the reverse of pleasant. The workers of Leicester seem
to regard Anarchism with favor, for invitations to oppose the lecturer's
views met with no response at either of the meetings. Municipally
Leicester seems to realize Sidney Webb's idea of Socialism,
notwithstanding which-but ten it not in Gath-poverty and misery,
oppression and tyranny, are there, as elsewhere, not unknown, Our
Leicester comrades, though nominally a branch of the Socialist League,
are in reality Anarchist-Communists They are constantly preaching
Anarchism, and they have neither council, committee, rules, nor
regulations. They are at any rate free from the reproach of being unable
to realize that "an ideal is a reality." Indeed, so thoroughly do they
teach that Anarchist-Comunism is the only solution of the labor problem
that they cam hardly even imagine anyone wasting his energies in
advocating anything else. There is, too, amongst our Leicester comrades
a very instructive example of the manner in which the spirit of freedom
abides in families from generation to generation. Our comrade Wardle is
the son of one of the orators of the Chartist movement, and his
daughter, who is not yet seventeen years of age, is rendering good
service to the cause of freedom by reading papers on such subjects as 11
Liberty," etc., at the indoor meeting-place of the Socialist League
Branch and selling literature at the open-air lectures.-On Sunday
morning, July 20, at 10.30, T. Pearson spoke at Russell Square on
"Communist-Anarchy." Bingham, of Sheffield (Socialist League) followed,
saying that, as far as he understood Communist-Anarchy, he was an
Anarchist. The speakers were received with mar" of approval. In the
evening, at 8, Bingham, in the course of a good lecture, said be was a
Communist, and when people were economically free they would not want
laws to control them. Bartlett also spoke.-On Monday, July' 21st, T.
Pearson opened a discussion at the hall of the Socialist League on
"Anarchist-Communism" v. Revolutionary Socialism." The room was fall,
and a long discussion followed. Opposition was offered by Radicals.
Secularists, Social Democrats. and Revolutionary Socialists, who all
agreed that they would punish idleness and theft by imprisonment
Comrades Gorrie and Timson spoke in support of the opener. Gorrie said
he always believed we should have to let those who would not work
starve, but now be believed it would be a better and nobler way to treat
them as victims of a bad system, set them good examples, and rely on
their social instincts and human nature. Comrade Pearson having replied,
the discussion was adjourned till the Thursday evening following.-On
Tuesday, July 22. at 8 pm., T. Pearson spoke on, "Anarchist Communism"
at Sandy Gate, Leicester. Chambers, Taylor, and Timson (Socialist
League) also addressed the meeting.-On Thursday, July 24, T. Pearson
opened the, adjourned, discussion on "Anarchist-Communism" vs.
Revolutionary Socialism" at the hall of the Socialist League, Leicester.
A wood discussion followed. Comrade Gorrie advised the members of the
branch to read the literature issued by the Freedom Group and choose
which they would accept, Anarchist-Communism or State Socialism. In his
opinion you cannot compromise between the two. He was glad to say he was
beginning to find out what Anarchist-Communism meant, and he intended to
work for it.
Manchester.-An extensive Anarchist propaganda is carried on here by the
branch of the Socialist League. Several new stations have been opened
lately, both in Manchester and the smaller towns round about. At one of
these, in the City, where we hold very large 'meetings on Sunday
evenings, the police have tried to stop us. They arrested Comrade
Barton, but. contented themselves with Sending him a summons; the case
is now pending. We mean to fight the authorities on this ground till
their attempt at muzzling Socialism fails, as it must do. Salvationists
and others may speak where Socialist- cause an obstruction It is our
principles which are the obstruction in the eyes of the authorities. Our
chief work lies in breaking new ground and pushing the propaganda where
it has been a thing unknown. This kind of work is, as may be expected,
of a very up-hill nature. No new branches or groups have yet been
formed, though we have many in sympathy with our teachings. Being the
only body of Anarchists in Lancashire, we are held at a stiff distance
by our friends the Social Democrats. They seem afraid to permit the
thorough Socialism of our speakers to be heard on their platforms. They
are too busy endeavoring to get their fingers in the pie of government,
municipal and otherwise, to care for Revolutionary Socialism. The idea
of the General Strike is now received with enthusiasm by the workers at
all our meetings.
NOTICES
St. Pancras Communist-Anarchist Group holds meetings on Wednesdays at
8.30 p.m., in Prince of Wales Road Kentish Town, near "Mother Shipton";
on Fridays at Ossulton Street, Euston Road at 8.30 p.m.; and on Sundays
in Regent's Park, at 7.30 p.m.
East London Communist-Anarchist Croup will hold open-air meetings on
Sundays at 11.30 a.m. outside Hoxton Church (bottom of New North Road)
and at 3.30 p.m. in Victoria Park. Comrades are earnestly invited to
roll up and Support
Anarchist League (Individualist) will hold open-air meetings on Sundays
in Victoria Park, at 11.30 a.m. in. ; Hyde Park, at 4:30 p.m. p.m. ; and
discussions in the hall of the Autonomie Club, 6, Windmill Street,
Tottenham Court Road, at 8.30 p.m.
Leicester.-Under the auspices of the Leicester Branch of the Socialist
League, H. Davis (Fast London Communist-Anarchist Group) will lecture On
Sunday, August 10th.
Freedom " Publication Fund.-H.G., 5s. ; collected at Berners Street, 2s.
Id.
Comrade Darnand of Foix, which in near the Pyrenees, sends no two
pamphlets, -0 La Societe Future and 11 Causerie." The first very largely
consists of abstracts from our serial " Society on the Morrow of the
Revolution," upon which it is a sort of eulogistic commentary. The
second is inspired by "Fra Contadini," the popular pamphlet by our
comrade Errico Malatesta. Although we cannot say that there is much
originality displayed in Comrade Darnaud's little books, we have no
doubt that they will do useful propagandist work in the south of France.
El Licoo Cubano, the "Cuban Lyceum," is the weekly organ of the society
of the same name and is published at Tampa, Ybor City. Florida, U.S.A.
Without definitely proclaiming itself Socialist and Anarchist, our
contemporary is pledged to work in the interests of Liberty, Education
and Country, using the latter word in its widest and worthiest sense. We
wish both the society and its journal success.
Land and Labor, the Monthly organ of the Land Nationalization Society is
doing useful work in exposing the results of landlordism.
Pere prinard, an excellent Parisian weekly, Anarchist journal written in
the language of the street and workshop, now appears in an enlarged
form. It still has 16 pages, but these are nearly double the size of the
former pages. The price is the Same and a cartoon is published every
week dealing with the social question.
Printed and published for the proprietors by C. M. Wilson, at the Labor
Press Limited Cooperative Society, 67 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.