Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-17
THE TyCENDT4RIES EUROPE.

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The terrible unrest that prevails all over
Europe is occasion for the greatest solicit
tude. The Fenians III Great Britain have
apparently entered upon campaign of
murder and destruction, and the lives of
all men holding public positions are con-
stantly in danger. In Russia the nihilists
are still active and vigilant; in France the
anarchists are threatening both life and
property; in Spain and Portugal the soci-
ETY. of the black hand is spreading like a
pail over the land; in Germany and Aus
tria the socialists and intransigeants are
busy sowing the seeds of social anarchy,
while in every other country on the CONT
nsnt branches of these societies exist with
the same purposes in view.
The societies are all secret. In many
instances their existence has been unknown
to the authorities until revealed by some
atrocity that Mortified the world, such as
the assassination of Cavendish and Burke
Arrests are being made by the thousands,
but as a rule the secrets of the organiza-
tons are well preserved, and it is seldom
that informers betray their associates,
while as fast as one man is thrown into
prison, two take his place in the oath
bound league and are ready at a moments
notice to perpetrate any deed of violence
that may be decreed by the leaders. The
societies seem to have plenty of money
and to be fertile in expedients. They have
deadly weapons in plenty and make use of
explosives of the most destructive charac-
ter, and though seizures are numerous,
they never seem to be short of effective in
struments of death. Notwithstanding the
efforts at their suppression they seem to
grow stronger every day and increase
hourly in boldness.
These societies are not all the outgrowth
OF despotic government, but are organized
for the purpose of destroying all govern
msnt, good and bad. Their aim is first to
destroy the rulers of the people and then
to establish anarchy, leaving to each man
and woman the right to conduct themselves
as they please. In some countries there is
good cause for discomfort and for peace
able agitation for the redress of wrongs,
but nowhere are the expressions of the
people SO great as to excuse assassination
and the malicious destruction of life and
property by dynamite bombs and Internal
machines. The societies have adopted the
wrong means of accomplishing their pur-
pose, for by their outrages they ALLEVIATE
true reformers whose influence would be
potent for good, and when arrested and
punished they find no sympathy
among honest industrious people of
any nation. That they will ultimately be
crushed does not admit of doubt. The
time is near at hand when all the govern
ments of Europe must in self-defense unite
in a declaration of outlawry against these
incendiary societies, and place price on
the heads ofDthe members. When this is
done the organizations will soon disap-
pear, for each member will lose confidence
in the fidelity of his associates, and the
fear Of betrayal will be general. The
harshest measures will be employed, no
doubt, and only such means are likely to
prove effective. When the incendiaries
and murderers are hunted down like wild
beasts, as they deserve to be, they will
soon seek refuge beyond the reach of the
governments they are seeking to destroy,
and we will be spared the recital of the
terrible atrocities that are of such FREQ uent
occurrence NOWADAYS