ABSTRACT
On November 9, 1965, shortly after 5 p.m. at the Sir Adam Beck No. 2 Distribution Plant at Queenston, Ontario, a little four-inch-square electric relay took it upon itself to illuminate a number of anarchist principles. In doing so it selected method which in and of itself is anarchistic: direct action. New York is notorious for being this planet's biggest cut-throat rat-race. Furthermore it was not only the town longest hit by the blackout, it was also by far the most vulnerable area. Certainly one of the hardest hit business interests was the New York Police Force. Furthermore in New York City there were hundreds of elevators stalled between floors in apartment and office buildings, which meant several thousand additional victims requiring rescue. Surface transportation reflected the same of co-operation and solidarity. In New York this comes under the heading of mirabile dictu. At the same time, dozens of private automobiles were loading up at every intersection with absolute strangers.
