,FRANK ,KITZ 
,BLACKLI/$1 ,LONDON ,/RIKE-,LEAD] & ,ORGANIZ] 

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,BIOGRAPHY 3 

,BORN 9 ! ,K5TI% ,T[N >EA ( ,LONDON AS ,FRANCIS ,PLATT1 HE WAS ILLEGITIMATE & GREW UP 9 POV]TY4 ,HE LAT] CLAIM$ ?AT HIS FA!R WAS A ,G]MAN REFUGEE FROM ! REVOLUTIONS ( #a#h#d#h1 AL?\< HIS BIOLOGICAL FA!R WAS ASS]T$ BY ,FLOR5CE ,BOOS TO HAVE BE5 ,JOHN ,LEWIS1 AN ,5GLI% WAT*MAK]4 ,HE SUPPORT$ ! IDEALS ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION 9 HIS Y\?1 & ATT5D$ RADICAL MEET+S1 SU* AS ?OSE ( ! ,RE=M ,LEAGUE1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! ,HYDE ,P>K RIOT ( #a#h#f#g4 

,PLATT COMPLET$ AN APPR5TICE%IP AS A DY]1 & TRAVEL$ EXT5SIVELY LOOK+ =1 BE+ P>TICUL>LY IMPRESS$ BY ! POV]TY HE SAW 9 ! 9DU/RIAL CITIES ( NOR!RN ,5GL&4 ,ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS1 HE SUPPORT$ HIMSELF BY 5LI/+ 9 ! ,BRITI% ,>MY & !N ABSCOND+4 

,>\ND #a#h#g#d1 HE TOOK ! SURNAME 0,KITZ01 & SETTL$ 9 ,SOHO4 ,!RE1 HE JO9$ ! ,DEMOCRATIC & ,TRADES ,ALLIANCE ,ASSOCIATION1 SOON R5AM$ AS ! ,MANHOOD ,SUFFRAGE ,LEAGUE4 ,9 ?IS ORGANIZATION1 HE MET VET]ANS ( ! ,*>TI/ MOVEM5T1 & ALSO ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+M5'S ,ASSOCIATION1 & S]V$ = A TIME AS ! LEAGUE'S SECRET>Y4 ,BY #a#h#g#g1 ! LEAGUE WAS 9 DECL9E1 & ,KITZ1 FLU5T 9 BO? ,5GLI% & ,G]MAN1 F\ND$ ! ,5GLI% ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIETY1 :I* BR\<T TOGE!R LEAGUE MEMB]S & REC5T ,G]MAN IMMIGRANTS4 ,?IS MOV$ 9TO PREMISES ON ,ROSE ,/REET1 & BECAME WIDELY KN[N AS ! ,ROSE ,/REET ,CLUB4 ,9 #a#h#g#i1 HE SET UP A PR9T+ %OP ON ,B\ND>Y ,/REET 9 ,%OR$IT*1 & BEGAN PUTT+ \T PROPAG&A1 P>TICUL>LY FOCUS+ ON SUPPORT+ R5T /RIKES4 

,JOHANN ,MO/1 A =M] ,G]MAN P>LIAM5T>IAN1 & ! $ITOR ( ,FREIHEIT1 BECAME PROM95T 9 ! ,ROSE ,/REET ,CLUB4 ,9 #a#h#h#a1 HE WAS S5T5C$ TO H>D LABOR = PUBLI%+ AN >TICLE CALL+ = ASSASS9ATIONS ( RUL]S2 ,KITZ !N TOOK OV] ! $ITOR%IP = A %ORT TIME4 

,9 #a#h#h1 ,KITZ M]G$ ! ,ROSE ,/REET ,CLUB ) ,JOSEPH ,LANE'S ,HOM]TON ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,CLUB4 ,?IS WAS CLOS$ BY POLICE 9 #a#h#h#b1 BY :I* TIME ! TWO HAD F\ND$ ! ,LABOR ,EMANCIPATION ,LEAGUE 7,L,E,L71 A LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ ORGANIZATION1 :I* M]G$ 9TO ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION TWO YE>S LAT]4 ,9 ! NEW ORGANIZATION1 HE BECAME ASSOCIAT$ ) ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 WORK+ ) HIM POLITICALLY1 :ILE ALSO SOMETIMES WORK+ = HIM1 US+ HIS SKILLS 9 DYE+4 ,ALONG ) MO/ O!R =M] MEMB]S ( ! ,L,E,L1 HE JO9$ ,MORRIS' ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE SPLIT 9 #a#h#h#e4 ,KITZ WORK$ ) ,LANE TO DEVELOP A RADICAL LEFTI/ GR\P+ 9 ! NEW P>TY1 & 9 #ahhh !Y A*IEV$ A MAJORITY1 ,KITZ BECOM+ ! LEAGUE'S SECRET>Y4 

,9 ! LEAGUE'S #ahi ELECTIONS1 ,KITZ WAS SELECT$ TO REPLACE ,MORRIS AS $ITOR ( ,COMMONWEAL1 ITS J\RNAL4 ,MORRIS !N LEFT ! LEAGUE1 AL?\< ,KITZ RETA9$ A FAVORABLE OP9ION ( HIM4 ,MANY O!R PO/S W]E WON BY AN>*I/S SUPPORTIVE ( VIOL5CE1 SU* AS ,*>LES ,M[BRAY4 ,KITZ DISAGRE$ ) ?IS1 & RESIGN$ FROM ! $ITOR%IP 9 ,FEBRU>Y #a#h#i#a1 :5 ! LEAGUE CEAS$ NATIONAL OP]ATIONS1 9/EAD ASSOCIAT+ HIMSELF ) ! ,FRE$OM GR\P4 

,KITZ MA9TA9$ A L[ PR(ILE = ! NEXT TW5TY YE>S1 WORK+ FULL-TIME AS A DY]1 AL?\< HE REMA9$ SUPPORTIVE ( AN>*ISM4 ,9 #a#i#i1 HE BEGAN PUBLIC SPEAK+ ON AN>*I/ MATT]S AGA91 & WROTE HIS MEMOIRS1 PUBLI%$ BY ,FRE$OM 9 A S]IES 5TITL$ 0,RECOLLECTIONS & ,REFLECTIONS04 ,AS A RESULT ( ?IS ACTIVITY1 HE LO/ HIS JOB1 & F\ND HIMSELF AGA9 9 POV]TY4 ,9 HIS LA/ YE>S1 HE SURVIV$ FROM ! OLD AGE P5SION1 :ILE ,FRE$OM ORGANIZ$ TWO F9ANCIAL APPEALS = HIM4 

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,FRANK ,KITZ WAS BORN 9 9 #ahdi 9 ,K5TI% ,T[N 9 ,LONDON4 ,HIS REAL NAME WAS ,FRANCIS ,PLATT1 ! ILLEGITIMATE *ILD ( ,M>Y ,PLATT & ,JOHN ,LEWIS1 A WAT*MAK]4 ,HE LAT] CLAIM$ ?AT HE WAS ! SON ( AN ,5GLI% MO!R & ,G]MAN FA!R EXIL$ AFT] ! REVOLUTIONS ( #a#h#d#h4 ,HIS MO!R WORK$ AS A DOME/IC S]VANT4 

,HE HAD TO LOOK AFT] HIMSELF1 WORK+ AS AN ]R& BOY1 PORT] & MESS5G]4 ,HE DECORAT$ ! WALLS ( HIS ROOM ) PICTURES ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION4 0,BR\<T UP 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ! ,WE/ ,5D444 ,I NE$$ NO LECTURES UPON SURPLUS VALUE444 TO CAUSE ME TO *ALL5GE ! JU/ICE ( A SY/EM :I* CONF]S WEAL? UPON ! P>ASITES ( SOCIETY & CL\DS ! LIVES ( ?\S&S40 

,HE ATT5D$ EV]Y MEET+ & RALLY ( ! RADICAL MOVEM5T 9 ,LONDON4 ,AT ! ,HYDE ,P>K ,RIOT ( #a#h#f#f1 HE N>R[LY AVOID$ >RE/4 ,HE NOT$ ?AT 0! POLICE BEHAV$ ) !IR USUAL BRUTALITY40 ,HE BECAME A DY]'S APPR5TICE4 ,:5 ?IS F9I%$ 9 #ahfi HE W5T ON ! TRAMP >\ND S\? EA/ ,5GL&1 F9ANC+ HIMSELF BY TAK+ ! ,QUE5'S %ILL+ 75LI/+ 9 ! ,>MY7 & !N MAK+ HIS ESCAPE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS4 ,HE !N TRAVEL$ ?R\< NOR!RN ,5GL&1 NOT+ ! ABJECT POV]TY !RE4 

,HE RETURN$ TO ,LONDON & SETTL$ 9 ,SOHO 9 #ahgc OR #a#h#g#d4 ,H]E HE CAME ACROSS ! ,DEMOCRATIC & ,TRADES ,ALLIANCE ,ASSOCIATION1 :I* WAS ! LA/ REMNANT ( ! SOCIALI/ ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL 9 ,5GL&4 ,!Y W]E MO/LY TAILORS & %OEMAK]S4 ,! MORE REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS =M$ ! ,MANHOOD ,SUFFRAGE ,LEAGUE ) ,KITZ AS SECRET>Y4 ,BY #ahgg HE WAS NO LONG] SECRET>Y ( ! ,LEAGUE & WAS LOOK+ TO HELP CREATE A SPECIFICALLY SOCIALI/ & 9T]NATIONALI/ GR\P+ 9 ,LONDON4 ,KITZ SPOKE GOOD ,G]MAN & WAS 9 CONTACT ) ! ,G]MAN EXILES4 ,HE WAS URG$ BY ,JOHN ,NEVE TO =M AN ,5GLI% SECTION ( ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,! ,5GLI% ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIETY WAS F\ND$ :I* F9ALLY MOV$ 9TO ,ROSE ,/REET 9 #a#h#g#h4 ,H]E ,KITZ MET ,JOHANN ,MO/4 ,KITZ1 ,MO/ & ,NEVE W]E ALL MOV+ FROM SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC_/SOCIAL REVOLUTION>Y POSITIONS 9 A TRAJECTORY T[>DS REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM4 

,:5 ! AN>*I/ NEWSPAP] ,FREIHEIT 7,FRE$OM7 WAS CONFISCAT$ & ,MO/ IMPRISON$1 ,KITZ BR\<T \T AN ,5GLI% LANGUAGE V]SION 9 #a#h#h#a4 ,AT ! TIME ( ! ,MO/ PROSECUTION1 ,KITZ WAS TOTALLY IMPOV]I%$ & HAD ! BROK]S 94 ,HE HAD #b P\NDS FROM ! DEF5SE FUND 9 HIS POSSESSION4 ,HE HID ?IS 9 A B>REL ( S& :I* HE WAS US+ 9 HIS WORK & LAT] TURN$ ?IS OV] TO ! DEF5SE COMMITTEE AFT] EV]Y?+ HAD BE5 TAK5 AWAY BY ! BAILIFFS4 

,HE ATT5D$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,CONGRESS AS A ,ROSE ,/REET DELEGATE4 ,HE SPOKE AT ! ,/RAT=D ,DIALECTICAL & ,RADICAL ,CLUB :I* />T$ HIS AGITATION 9 ,EA/ ,LONDON4 ,) ,JOE ,LANE HE CONDUCT$ PROPAG&A 9 ,HOM]TON & !N ,MILE ,5D4 ,!Y SET UP ! ,LABOR ,EMANCIPATION ,LEAGUE1 C>RY+ \T OP5 AIR SPEAK+ & DI/RIBUTION ( PROPAG&A4 ,! ,LEAGUE WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ BUT OV] ! YE>S T5D$ MORE & MORE 9 ?AT DIRECTION4 

,! ,L,E,L LOOSELY AFFILIAT$ TO ,HYNDMAN'S ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION4 ,:5 A SECTION SEC$$ ) ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 ,ELEANOR ,M>X ETC1 ! ,L,E,L DECID$ TO 9TEGRATE 9TO ! NEWLY =M$ BODY CALL$ ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE4 ,KITZ & ,*>LES ,M[BRAY1 AS MEMB]S ( ! ,5GLI% ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIETY1 HAD SET UP A PR9T %OP AT ,M[BRAY'S H\SE 9 ! APPALL+ ,B\ND>Y ,/REET SLUM4 ,!Y PRODUC$ ANTI-MILIT>I/ & ANTI-R5T PROPAG&A & FLYPO/$ ! ,EA/ ,5D 4 ,!Y WORK$ ) ! ,L,E,L & AGITAT$ 9 ! V>I\S ,LONDON RADICAL CLUBS4 ,BO? ,KITZ & ,M[BRAY SIGN$ ! ,MANIFE/O ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE :I* WAS BASICALLY A /ATEM5T ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM 

,9 ,AUGU/ #ahhe ,KITZ WAS >RE/$ = OB/RUCTION :IL/ SPEAK+ AT AN OP5 AIR PIT* 9 ,/RAT=D 4 ,HIS CASE WAS DISMISS$4 

,IT WAS PROBABLY ,KITZ :O P5N$ ! ,LEAGUE LEAFLET H&$ \T ON ,QUE5 ,VICTORIA'S ,JUBILEE 9 ,JUNE #ahhg :I* REM>K$ ?AT 0! DISCOV]Y ( GAS1 ELECTRICITY1 /EAM-DRIV5 LOCOMOTIVES & MA*9]Y & ! VA/ EXT5SION ( COMM]CE1 IS ALL TO BE MIX$ UP ) ! DEIFICATION ( A MEAN OLD WOMAN :O HAS HAD AS MU* TO DO ) 9V5TIONS OR >T AS ! MAN 9 ! MOON40 

,9 #ahhg & E>LY #ahhh HE W5T ON A CAMPAIGN >\ND ,LONDON TO BOO/ ! SALES ( ,COMMONWEAL1 ! ,LEAGUE PAP]1 9 NEWSAG5TS & BOOK%OPS & MANAG$ TO RAISE ITS CIRCULATION TO #b1#f4 ,BY #ahhh ! AN>*I/ CURR5T )9 ! ,LEAGUE HAD GA9$ DOM9ANCE4 ,KITZ TOOK OV] AS ,SECRET>Y ( ! ,LEAGUE FROM ,F]D ,*>LES4 ,KITZ CONT9U$ HIS EFFECTIVE WORK TO BOO/ ! ,LEAGUE4 ,) ,SAM ,MA9W>+ HE W5T ON AN OP5 AIR PUBLIC SPEAK+ T\R 9 ,S\? ,WALES4 

,HE WAS ONE ( ! ,LEAGUE SPEAK]S :O ADDRESS$ MANY MEET+S DUR+ ! #ahhi DOCK /RIKE1 AT :I* MU* PROPAG&A WAS DI/RIBUT$4 ,HE HELP$ ,REYNOLDS ( ! ,M]TON BRAN* ( ! ,LEAGUE SET UP A ,SURREY ,LABOR]S ,UNION :I* ORGANIZ$ C> M51 LABOR]S & LAUNDRY WOM5 7PROBABLY :5 HE WAS WORK+ AS A DY] AT ,MORRIS'S WORK%OP 9 ,M]TON74 

,BUT BY #ahi ?+S )9 ! ,LEAGUE W]E TURN+ S\R4 ,KITZ DISAGRE$ ) ,M[BRAY'S ADVOCACY ( ! USE ( BOMB & DYNAMITE & RESIGN$ FROM ! ,LEAGUE 9 ,M>*4 

,9 #aii ,KITZ WAS ONE ( ! REGUL> SPEAK]S AT #h PIT*ES E/ABLI%$ BY ,LONDON AN>*I/S4 ,HE HAD BE5 \T ( ! MOVEM5T = A LONG TIME4 ,HIS R5EW$ ACTIVITY MEANT ?AT BY E>LY #aia HE WAS BLACKLI/$ BY ! EMPLOY]S & LO/ HIS WORK AS A DY]1 :I* HE HAD ALWAYS EX]CIS$ AS A TRADE4 ,HE WAS =C$ TO GET BY BY HAV+ /ALLS 9 /REET M>KETS4 ,HE WROTE A SET ( MEMOIRS1 ,RECOLLECTIONS & ,REFLECTIONS1 = AN>*I/ NEWSPAP] ,FRE$OM BETWE5 ,JANU>Y & ,JULY #a#i#a#b4 ,HE DESCRIB$ HIMSELF AS AN OLD MAN :O HAD AT ONE TIME FELT 0DESPOND5T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE01 BUT WAS NO LONG] SO4 

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