Question

emma goldman defends herself and alexander berkman, a fellow anarchist, after they were arrested upon evidence of their anti - government stances, found in the publications mother earth and the blast published by goldman and berkman, respectively. adapted from address to the jury (1917) by emma goldman. the methods employed by marshal mccarthy and his hosts of heroic warriors were sensational enough to satisfy the famous circus men, barnum & bailey. a dozen or more heroes dashing up two flights of stairs, prepared to stake their lives for their country, only to discover the two dangerous disturbers and troublemakers alexander berkman and emma goldman, in their separate offices, quietly at work at their desks, wielding not a sword, nor a gun or a bomb, but merely their penal truthfully. it required courage to catch such big fish. to be sure, two officers equipped with a warrant would have sufficed to carry out the business of arresting the defendants alexander berkman and emma goldman. even the police know that neither of them is in the habit of running away or hiding under the bed. but the farce - comedy had to be properly staged if the marshal and the district attorney were to earn immortality. hence the sensational arrest; hence, also, the raid upon the offices of the blast, mother earth and the no - conscription league. in their zeal to save the country from the troublemakers, the marshal and his helpers did not even consider it necessary to produce a search warrant. after all what is the meaning of to catch such big fish as it is used in this sentence? a. capture a large aquatic specimen b. receive attention of a leader c. attain high - reaching goals d. apprehend important individuals

Explanation:

The phrase "catch such big fish" is used metaphorically. Here, "big fish" refers to important individuals. "Catch" means to arrest or apprehend them. So, it means to arrest important individuals.

Answer:

D. apprehend important individuals