eachm ans hallf eelt he· wordl is his and ••• · mans hallt reta with mana sa soveresitagtne witha soveresitgant e ••• Emerson Noo nec anb e peercftyl freet ilall la ref ree;n o onec anb ep erfetcly moral till araelm lo ral; noo ne canb ep erefctyl happuyn tila lla reh app.y Herbetr Spencer AlleF reiheitstaelpo,ss iew axemn iri mmer zuwid:e r WillUkrs uchted ochn ur jederEn deam E Urs ihc. Goethe 4'( ·If JOHN HENRY MACMY GERMANY'SP OET-ANARCHIST JOHN HENRY MACKAY A Contritbout thHieio snt oofGr eyr mLaint erature tur att hTeu ronft hCee ny, 1880-1920 By ThomasA .R iley BowdoCionl lege THER EVISIONIPSRTE SS New York 1972 LibraorfyC ongreCsast alCoagr dN umber 72-87944 InternatioSntaaln daBrodo kN umber 0-787 00-190-1 Copyright © 197b2y T HER EVISIONIPSRTE SS Allr ighrtess erved. THER EVISIONIPSRTE SS Box G.P .0 . 2009 Booln r ky , N.Y . 12102 Printiendt heU niteSdt atoefsA merica CONTENTS Page Foreword i-ii ChapterI . TheP ersnaoiltya ndC hraacteorf JohnH enrMya ck.ay...............1 ....... ChapterI I. TheN aturiasl.t..............1.7. ......... ChapteIrI .I EuropeAannra chi.sm............41. ........ ChapterI V. AmericanA nacrhims.............5.7. ....... ChapterV . MaxS tinrera ndJ ohnH enrMya ckay.......66 ChapterV I. Matuirt.y................8.2. ............. ChapteVrI .I Sagtit.a..........................1..0.4. .. ChaptVerI I.I TheP oe.t................1.1.5 ............. ChapterI X. Potswar 175 .•••••••...•.••.••••.••.•.••••••• ChapterX . Concluison 183 ..••••••••••••••.•.•••.•.••••• Bibliograp.h.y....................1.8.6. .................. Index i-iii F ROE W ROD Theiv nolvedt herdaso fG ermsano ciaanld lipiotcallie f int hep erifordo tmh ee nd tohfeF ranPcruoss-ina Wart ot he outbreak coonft iintu,saW otriloWdna rI ,a ref otrh emo st parts ot ihgtliytn eorwveinn t hef abriocf G ermlatine rature oft hosede cadtehsao tn lwyti hl onsgut dyc na thes utdenste e theimn i sotliaoann dt hurse alulndye rnsdtw aithw hahte i s deagli.Hn oweer,vo neg leiamnrge tdrh eadt hawte asv iets srtangwaey t hroutghhel tieruarteo ft heti mheas ,i ni ts grossearps ec,tb seecnl re faoarl tlo s eaen dh as bgevieenn an ameo fm ancyo nontatnios--Anarscm!h Siod epe wast hei m­ prseisonl efbtyt hea narsctht ihaetv en tmoadnoayfy u ss till evniasgeund ert hwe ortdh er agg,eb dearedd,f atnaibco mb­ threor,ww hok ilhlisps r e,yi sc augahntdb ehdeead,d ying aftea rl unatliiecf mae ainneglsdsea t.h Sutdenotfs the Germalnti eruarteo ft hpe asotn eh undryeeda wrsi lble tter undresantdw hat rtehaebdyy k nowionftg h er eaaln ahricsatn d hidse si;rs eutsdenotfsp oltiicpahlli osophwyi lble tter undetrasnadn rachsimi ft hekyn oswo moef t hel tieruarteo f thisp eri.o Tdhisw or,kt hreefor,we illd ecsritbhee a naricshm oft hec lionsyge arosft hep ascte unrt,yt hpe eriwohde tnh e movemweansmt ak inang extrleyml eoundo isieno urn oiwsoyr ld anwdi ldli usscmsu cohf t e Germlatine rtaurteh astp ranfgr om h anahricstiidcle as. Ind oinsgo ,t hwer itewri lblr intgol ihgt ohters rtangaen dga udtyhr edaso ft hef idne s �icle asnhdo w thiert runea tu.r e Att hes amet imtehi ss utdyo ft hemo sth gihlpyub liczied sidoefG erman anrachsimi sa na cucnoto ft hel iefa nwdo rokf JohHne nrMya ck,aGe yrman'ysb esktn owlnti eraarnya hrics,t theo nlayc counoftt hep oetth aatmi sa tc omparacto�imlevtee ­ ness. Thef ews eoruisattemopftu sn pjrudeiced ctr<Jie txi­cs . plain wohriks bheaevsenk techayn do fm anyye arbsac .k "aFst immer hattiec h Gdeahfsltt, d asdsi ,ew eclhettb erm icshhc rie,b en garn ichrti chgteilge ,s ewnorsttibeeh rr sbicee,nl" complianed thea lomstfo rgotstpeetnu agenianr1 i93a,2n a nd ptrheeenst wrietrh asf ounvedry f ewa rtcileosnt hep oetth aatr weo rth reandg.i "iNei satu cdhe rl esiesVteres ucgehm a,cm heitnAre­ beiatl Gsan zezsun ehmeunn dz ub ertacehn.t Nied e,ri hrien ­ nereZnsu amemnh�nagufez puttsreunn di hnenna czhuge,h12e1 andded 1 Abrechnnug,p .6 3. 2 Ibi.d p.2 3. I ii Macyk.a Ia mt he fitr sevteomr a ktehe atetpmt. Snicneo w ork oft hist ypec oublede hxatuisv,e hIa vietn endemder eltyol ya a broafdo utnidoanc oncewrtinhea dl sli doefst hep ote onw hich coubledb asae dft uurer eevatluioan. AlhtougMha ck'asnyam ei s metnoinebdr ifeliyn m osth itsorieosfG ermalnti earturteht a discsut she modernlt iearrmyo vetmsev,ne rlyti tleh ase vebre en knowno ft hmea 'nsbo osko ro fh isl ief eihtebry shuicoshrt ians orb yt her eadpiunlbig c. SinMcaec yk iasn ol ongleviri n,gi t isp ossbilteo p ublibsihgo rahpicmataler iatlha tf oermrlwyou ld havhea tdo b e speaodsv re ins lien.c e Im yesldfo nwoitst ho e vatleufa ullyt he m'aswno r;k wIi sh mainltyop reste wntihc omptairvaoe bjcetvitiya m ass uonfk nown matreiaclo ncewrtinhead s entsoianablu to tfen minsduetrosoid­n trenatimoovneamlte cnonnectedp hiwolistpohh, yp oliitc,se co­ · n�mlcs,a n,da tl eta isnt hiso nec asoefM ack,aw tyihl tiertaure. Toj dugewh teherM acyk awas ao ra g oboadd d oemsan no tc omwei ht­ int he pronv�ieo ft hiss utd.y Mackhaiysm elmfai ntaiinnhe ids aoglted ha th eh adf our calimtso f am,e mae tried famteha th adb eedne niheid:m hes aid ofh imstehaltfh e wtahes f itr Nstauralits inG erm;at nhayth e watsh eo nmea nr espoinblsef otrhe sduderni steor enoowftn he grte pare-Ntizsehcee ogitsicp hliopshore,M axS tirn;et rhath e wasa creaet airivtts inh iosw nr ighti nb tohv ersanedp ros,e a manwh osaetr istry profeisosncarlt iicsh adr efeudts ot ake sreioubselcya huesh ea d ghoinosew nw ay tieandos fc taering tol tierarfya shi;ao nndfsn ial,lt yhath e wtahes o nloytu tsand­ inGge rmawnr ietro fb ellleestr terse psreteningt hep hliopshoy ofan arhcims.M yi nvsteigatoifot nho sfeo upro tisnw ilbler e­ portoendi nt he follwoinwgo r.k Noo �n otusideo fa small circelveek rn emwuc hm ore thiosf mysetriomuans' lsi eft hant hatw hicih sr eptoedr int hef ebwa ld facitnsW er its'sa,ndi nh iwsi lhles tiupltaedt hata lhli s paeprsa ndco rresopndebncece o mtpelledye tsroyed. Ih avbee en fortu,nh aotweeer,vi nd icsoevriingnt hicso tunrty hrede ifferent grouopfsl etetrwsr ietntb yJ honH enMrayc yk bateweetnh ey ears 189a1 nd19 3.3 Ones eotf e ihtgyf-oulrte terasn dc ardissi n the LabiaedC ollteiocn, rae srecahc oeltclionf osru tdtenso f laborq usteion,si nt he Unievrtsyio fM ichgianL ibr;at rhey sec­ onod fa botutwo hudnreddi efrfenitetm ,si na farhmou sien b ack­ cuonrtyP ennsyalnavi.T hte hidr grouopfo nlsyxi letetrwsa si n thep osseosnso ifM r.H ..LM enckeonfB atlimo.r eEvemno rfeo tru­ natwea sI ihna vnigt he vekriynh de lapn de ncougreamte onft he ltaeP eralJ honsoTnuk ce,r widoMwa cyko'afsl iefolngf rie,n d BeamnijnR .T ucrk.eI t wasw hops thu ei tnom yh ands onnloyt the lragseto ft het hreec oltloiencso fl teterbsu ta lssoee vral ofM ack'asbyo okisnr arferi ste dtiion.s T.A .R . BowidnoC ollege CHAPTERI THEP ERSNALOI TYAN D CHARACTERO FJ OHNH ENRMAYC KAY Anarchsim, lookeadt f roma broasdt andopin,t isa ne xtreme devleopmenotf t hei ndividiuasiltct rendosf t heR enasisnac,e a repleamcenotf a utohritanr itardaitni obiyn divuiadld eciiso.n Thef ocrest hatp roudcedt he Renaissnacei nE uropelainef en­ couragiendd ivuaildst ot ake itrhd eetsiyn intot hiero wnh ands and makei tw ohfa tt heyw olud. Itw ast her aiisngo ft hev alue oft hei nidvidutahla tp roudcedt heR eforamtio;n itw ast hed is­ coverbyy t hec ommoner ofh iso wn indivuiadliy tthatc ausepdo ­ liitcaplo wetro s lpi fromt heh andosf k ingisn ot thsoeo ft hier · subject.s Asr espect foirn dtihvueiald so fa nyo neg rouipn - creass,ee achi ndividtueanld tso b ecomea kinghi mslef,a s Emersno,t he agtrseetAm ericani ndividiusatnl otic.e d"The worl,d"s aiEdm ersno," habse eni ntsructbeydi tsk ing,s who haves om angetiztehde e yesof n atio.n sIt hbaese nt aughbty thisc olosssaylm botlh em utuarle evrencteh ati sd uem ant o man. Thej oyfull oyalwtiyht whcihm enh avee verywhseurfe­ feretdh ek in,g then olbe, ort hep rporieotrt ow alkam ongt hem bya law oft hiero wn wast heh ieorglpyhicb yw hciht hey ob­ ••• scurleys ingifietdh ierc onsicoussnseo ft heiro wnr ihgta nd coemlnies,s ther ighotf e vreym an." Thee nnbolinga nd tehvee ntukailn ghispo fe vermya nt hrough thei deaisnt roudcedby t heR enasisnacew eref orseee,n wiht dis­ . gust, byS irRo bertF ilmera sf arb ackas1 648, whenh ew rtoe: it lflowost hatt heo rigailnf redeomo fm ankinbdein gs up­ "• •• pose,d eveyr mani sa tl ibertyt ob eo fw hatK ingdohmeep leaes, and esov erpyet tyc ompanhyah t ar ihgtt om akea Kingdome of itesl,f andn oto nlye veyr Ciyt bute verVyi llgae, ande veyr Faiml;y na�, ande vreyp articurl maana libertyt oc huseh ismelf tob eh iso wn King if hpel esae, and hew erea madm ant h�t be­ ingb yn aturfer eweo ulcdh usea ny m�autn hismeltfo r e hiso wn Govern.o luu rIfd eomcracyme ans ruleby m ajoriyt con�smt,t hen anrachismme anrsu leby u nanimocuossn ent.- ifd emocracyf rowns onm inoirtiewsh o rumlajeor iti,e tshena narhcismf rownosn t he rulinogf anybwoitdhyo utth atp ers'onsc onse.n tSincmeaj oriyt rule, mionriyt rul,e or rublyeo nem ana lle ntali att imse vio­ lents ubjetciono fa parto fa popluatni oto twhie llo fa notrh e par,t thea nrachsitc ondemntsh ema l,l forh e seenso d ifference bewteent hev iolesnutp psrseion ofa minoirty and tshuep psrseoin by force hoisfm elf.A narchsim, ini tsb roasdtes ens,e ist hree­ fore the belieevfey r itnhdaitvu iadli sa king inh iso wnr ihgt,