New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-14

/ meet with the hearty approval Oh the ANTI
can people. The Revised Statutes regulate INC
shipment of nitro-glycerine and similar expo
siycs from the United States 10 any foreign
port, and impose penalties for neglect OF III
fringcmcnt Of the law. The attorneys ana mar
shals in the Federal service are instructed to be
digcnt in enforcing these regulations, ana 10
prosccutc those who violate the statutes. inns
is prccaution which the safety of American
travellers mt sea impcratvcly demands Dyha-
mite has been added 10 the Od-timc pcrlls oil the
ocean, and there is not country in ChnstendOm
| in which the shipment of dangerous explosives
ought not to be rigidly regulated. This Is n
duty which every nation owes to its own clti-
zens as well as to foreign communities. Ii IS
mn obligation imposed by the common prlnci-
pies Of civilization. Anarchist, and MANAGES, as
well as political refugees, have been armed by
modern science with agencies Of death and
destruction which increase the hazards OF life
and property at sea. The precautions OF Gov
cmmcnts must be multiplied. There must be
increased vigilance, and, if necessary, there
must be more stringent laws.
The circular can be justified on grounds
wholly distinct from questions of international
politics. The illegal shipment of explosives IS
an offence which can be punished in the interest
of commerce and human life without reference
to political considerations. 1t does not involve
the prosecution of foreign refugees on vague
charges Of conspiracy ana sinister motives. Ills
crime against common law, and can bcpunlshed
by the direct action of the courts. At Il time
when the disJifcctcd classes of every nation are
impressed with the resources which science has
placed at their disposal in their warfare with
Governments and society, the United States can
exert a beneficial influence not only by cniorc-
i1i.s. bat BY strengthening, the existing statutes
against the shipment of explosives. This action
en- be taken with good grace By a country
which has received from every nation in Europe
horde Of cmi.lauts, ignorant Impoverished,
Disconnected and Scdiiioua and trained them IN
worL-a-day habits and lhc duties and response
biltic~ OF citizenship. The nation which offers
TO the poor and the oppressed the world over
q home. an education and civil libcry,can Afford
10 SIT lis face ,tcniy against enemies OF the
human race who come here TO abuse IFS hoSpl-
tly. To defy it, laws aud TO depart bearing
with them weapons OF destruction 80 tomida-
bic that they cJuu0t bc carried across the ocean
without enormous risks. This thought is well
EXPRESSED by the Attorney General when he
say, that tine hoaorof tii. nation IcquiIoS-that
"it should NOT bc open TO Che imputHton, W-
"fomdcj though ii be, of thc slightest appear
~.ucc of tocmtiHg such crimes. whether to bee
"committcd a-tmstour people or those OF o,hcr
"countries.'
The Use of explosives as q political! agent is
not bv any mean. an American idea 1t is "a
Emoucan invention one Of the earliest appli-
cqfons of it wa, Orsiui's experiment in Paris
with Birmingham bombs and decorating pow
der. OF late years Russian rcyolutiOuists have
made n most ii=,2ious and deadly use of it in
exploding mines under railway trains and pal
aces and in a~sas,inatiug EmpcIors. In France,
Germany Belgium. Switzerland Austria, Spain,
Italy and England thcr,!h avc been ircqucnt dyu-
amitc explosions within five years; and mt the
present moment the officials and detectives OF
every European country are taking active
measures and exercising unrcmittng Vigilance
against oou,prat0rs and anarchists. The En-
pcror> i'm their approaching conference are cX-
pcctcd to discuss this common danger; the
Nicnncsc detectives are scrutniZing parcels ar
irving by every train and mail; the King of
italy and the Comte dc Paris are receiving con-
gratulations upon their recent escapes; another
outrage has been added to the series Of crimes
of Europe this in-dious species OF terrorism is
dreaded. So rapidly is this snglinary theory
Of political agitation being reduced to system
that Stcpnial q Russian NihiIi>t, has felt il his
duty TO protest in an English magazine against
the wholesale naturalization in Europe Of dyna-
mite as n political agent
II would be- prcpostcrous TO assume that this
campaign of terrorism has any common base Of
.. anita nil sf.. an
army of dcstrovcrs ordinarily find their weapons
close -, hand \ foreign base of supplies is
seldom required, for dangerous explosives are
chcsp and easily obtained. Irish refugees are
hc only dyuamitc-workcI5 in Europe who are
suspected of conspiring on American soil; ana
! i'm the Onlf instance in which their plan Oh
/ oDcratons has been laid bare their source Of
ammunition was nitro-giyccrnc factory III
birmingham. Dynamite IS distinctlyely Il
Furopcan menace America is not responsible
for it. 1t is teaching mankind to live honestly
10 abhor war, to seek peace and tOlnsure It, ana
70 make industrial dey elopment the greatest
/ single force of modern civilization. 1t IS Sc
/ cure refuge and a prosperous home, school
and = land of promise for the Discontinued
classes of Europe. 1t does not teach political
refugee, the devils trade of murder and terror
ism. On this account its voice SHOULD ring out
clear and strong in denunciation of enemies OF
the human race. 1t is not called upon to do
detective work for either England or Europe,
nor to institute impracticable trials for secret
conspraces, nor to augment the evil by mis-
chievous press trials and interference with pub
/ lie meetings. Ii is its duty, however, to watch
the steamer, as they leave its ports and to take
/ every reasonable prccaution against this Euro
pran method of diaboical warfare.
| UESTEPV FfRMERS AND THE T1REFE.
Mr. Morrill, of Wahpeton, Dakota, attempts