Andrew Klemencic

Andrew Klemencic (or Klemenčič, 1860–1906[1]) was a Slovene anarchist and union organizer active in Europe, the United States and the Republic of Hawaii.

[2] By 1897, he was living in San Francisco, where he contributed to the local anarchist publication Free Society published by Mary and Abraham Isaak.

He stated "I don't think that I blockaded the streets nearly as bad as the Salvation Army" and expressed his intent to continue exercising his right to free speech.

[7] The Honolulu Republican described him as a tailor with "unique thoughts on many economic questions" and a self-described instrumental figure in the establishment of Home Colony.

"[10] The IWW was the only labor organization in the United States to actively recruit Asians and oppose their exclusion during this period; this was due in large part to the advocacy of anarchists like Klemencic.