Chapter IV

Socialism, Theoretic and Practical—Statements of the
Leaders—Vengeance on the “Spitzels”—The Black Flag in the
Streets—Resolutions in the _Alarm_—The Board of Trade
Procession—Why it Failed—Experts on Anarchy—Parsons,
Spies, Schwab and Fielden Outline their Belief—The
International Platform—Why Communism Must Fail—A French
Experiment and its Lesson—The Law of Averages—Extracts
from the Anarchistic Press—Preaching Murder—Dynamite
or the Ballot-Box?—“The Reaction in America”—Plans for
Street Fighting—Riot Drill and Tactics—Bakounine and the
Social Revolution—Twenty-one Statements of an Anarchist’s
Duty—Herways’ Formula—Predicting the Haymarket—The Lehr
und Wehr Verein and the Supreme Court—The White Terror and
the Red—Reinsdorf, the Father of Anarchy—His Association
with Hoedel and Nobiling—Attempt to Assassinate the German
Emperor—Reinsdorf at Berlin—His Desperate Plan—“Old Lehmann”
and the Socialist’s Dagger—The Germania Monument—An Attempt
to Kill the Whole Court—A Culvert Full of Dynamite—A Wet
Fuse and no Explosion—Reinsdorf Condemned to Death—His Last
Letters—Chicago Students of his Teachings—De Tocqueville and
Socialism, 74

CHAPTER V.

The Socialistic Programme—Fighting a Compromise—Opposition
to the Eight-hour Movement—The Memorial to Congress—Eight
Hours’ Work Enough—The Anarchist Position—An _Alarm_
Editorial—“Capitalists and Wage Slaves”—Parsons’
Ideas—The Anarchists and the Knights of Labor—Powderly’s
Warning—Working up a Riot—The Effect of Labor-saving
Machinery—Views of Edison and Wells—The Socialistic
Demonstration—The Procession of April 25, 1886—How the
_Arbeiter-Zeitung_ Helped on the Crisis—The Secret Circular of
1886, 104

CHAPTER VI.

The Eight-hour Movement—Anarchist Activity—The Lock-out at
McCormick’s—Distorting the Facts—A Socialist Lie—The True
Facts about McCormick’s—Who Shall Run the Shops?—Abusing the
“Scabs”—High Wages for Cheap Work—The Union Loses $3,000 a
Day—Preparing for Trouble—Arming the Anarchists—Ammunition
Depots—Pistols and Dynamite—Threatening the Police—The
Conspirators Show the White Feather—Capt. O’Donnell’s
Magnificent Police Work—The Revolution Blocked—A Foreign
Reservation—An Attempt to Mob the Police—The History
of the First Secret Meeting—Lingg’s First Appearance
in the Conspiracy—The Captured Documents—Bloodshed at
McCormick’s—“The Battle Was Lost”—Officer Casey’s Narrow
Escape, 112

CHAPTER VII.

The _Coup d’État_ a Miscarriage—Effect of the Anarchist
Failure at McCormick’s—“Revenge”—Text of the Famous
Circular—The German Version—An Incitement to Murder—Bringing
on a Conflict—Engel’s Diabolical Plan—The Rôle of the Lehr
und Wehr Verein—The Gathering of the Armed Groups—Fischer’s
Sanguinary Talk—The Signal for Murder—“Ruhe” and its
Meaning—Keeping Clear of the Mouse-Trap—The Haymarket
Selected—Its Advantages for Revolutionary War—The Call for
the Murder Meeting—“Workingmen, Arm Yourselves”—Preparing the
Dynamite—The _Arbeiter-Zeitung_ Arsenal—The Assassins’ Roost
at 58 Clybourn Avenue—The Projected Attack on the Police
Stations—Bombs for All who Wished Them—Waiting for the Word
of Command—Why it was not Given—The Leaders’ Courage Fails, 129

CHAPTER VIII.

The Air Full of Rumors—A Riot Feared—Police
Preparations—Bonfield in Command—The Haymarket—Strategic
Value of the Anarchists’ Position—Crane’s Alley—The Theory
of Street Warfare—Inflaming the Mob—Schnaubelt and his
Bomb—“Throttle the Law”—The Limit of Patience Reached—“In
the Name of the People, Disperse”—The Signal Given—The Crash
of Dynamite First Heard on an American Street—Murder in the
Air—A Rally and a Charge—The Anarchists Swept Away—A Battle
Worthy of Veterans, 139

CHAPTER IX.

The Dead and the Wounded—Moans of Anguish in the Police
Station—Caring for Friend and Foe—Counting the Cost—A City’s
Sympathy—The Death List—Sketches of the Men—The Doctors’
Work—Dynamite Havoc—Veterans of the Haymarket—A Roll of
Honor—The Anarchist Loss—Guesses at their Dead—Concealing
Wounded Rioters—The Explosion a Failure—Disappointment of the
Terrorists, 149