Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-26

The argument by dynamite IS intoierable. No
good man and no sane man can justify its use to
accomplish polictical or social changes The mis-
creants who damaged the government buildings In
London last Saturday are not simply the enemies
OF England, but OF civilization and man
kind. Their work was an insult and men
ace 10 every American or Italian citizen
as truly as TO every Engllshman. There are
many forms OF government, and some are better
than others, but the dynamite policy attacks the
common foundation OF all government II defes
and opposes the very principle OF law, and its sue
cess is Incompatible with the well-being and the
very existence OF mankind
The only impossible government IS an anarchy.
The West and cruelest despOism IS preferable TO
that, nor can there be absolute anarchy even for
an hour. The widest mob Will have its king OF the
moment Those who condeScend 10 give any inter-
probation to such outrages those of Saturday say
that they are designed to friChten England into CIV
Ing Ireland her independence But this is merely the
local symptom OF deeper evil In Russia for In
stance, the same argument appears in another
form. There the government Is TO be terrorized
into making political reform In Germany It ap-
pears In another shape; in Italy in another; In
Japan in another. Not many years ago six young
natives OF that empire decided among themselves
that Mr.. Okubos foreign policy was notifying and
harmful. They attacked him, therefore, in a Sc
Guided street in the capital, hacked him TO pieces
washed their hands OF his blood and walked to the
gate Of the palace and said to the officer OF the
guard: ave have Just Killed Mr. Okubo and we de-
liver ourselves into your hands that the law may
take its course" such conspirators rank Infinitely
above the cowaTdly assaSsins who set out to win
Ireland's independence By blowing up historic
buildings fun OF innocent visitors, but the principle
Is the same.
Unfortunately, however, we do not have to go to
the antipodes for Illustrations. Twice In this very
city we have seen the argument OF dynamite in
operation. The chemical illuminate was different,
but the spirit was the same. SIC SeBlper tyrannis
exclaimed Booth as he shot Lincoln. 81 stall
wart OF the stalwarts. Garfield must be removed"
argued Guiteau as he shot Garfield
That this EVIL Is not local one Is Illustrated by
such lawless utterances as those OF the Chicago
communists yesterday. At that meeting, presided
over by the negro wife OF white socialist, senti-
ments were expressed which, II carried into effect
would make the world uninhabtabe. Private
property, one speaker declared, must be abolished
II they had to blow ninety-nine one-hundredths of
the people OF the face OF the earth Another ora
tor said that dynamite could easily be made out Of
the grease Of dead capitalists and all Chicago be
set aolaZe in minute, and added. In view OF this
power, "What Is the use OF the fools In Washing
ton saying they are the masters" A third ex-
planned that the explosions meant "that the poor
people were taking equal share In the affairs Of
the world, ana that the advertisement in London
UuicoS llS W Oilh was sSG
lt may be noted, too, that these are not the eX-
pressions OF uncouth and rabid foreigners. The
speakers have such Enthusiastically American names
as Parsons, Ducey, Griffin and Bishop
Let IL be understood, then, that this evil is not
local, but universal as sin and suffering. 1t
would override not particular laws, but law. And
now what is the defense against this common dam
ger? The first and principal defense must be that
the laws shall be Just and good. ANY other remedy
must be Intellectual. and must fall behOOypS
legislators at time Ike this, therefore, TO feel
their responsibilities.
A second remedy lies In society. Let the rich be
good Let It appear that all classes friendly,
that all are interested In the common happiness.
With good laws and spirit Of brotherhood In
spring society, the argument OF dynamite will be
rarely used.