New-York tribune., 1886-05-19
ANARCHY IN AMERICA.
FrOm The Spectator. LOnd0n

The Spectator London.
The Socialists, or, rather, the Anarc hist Sc
cet enbcuded In the general Socialist party. have
made the grand mistake Of their lives. AT blow they
have rped alike the energy ANA the resources OF the
friends OF order throughout the world. Driven from
Europe by continuous pressure some OF the most violent
OF the Anarchist leaders have taken refuge III the United
States, ami have there become more violent siil.
There a fancy England that Socialists become more
gentle under republican Institutions bet theoxperence
alike OF France and America shows that they grow
fercer tnat tneoreiic equality in politics throws up the
Inequalities produced by wealth into stronger relief ana
that perfect freedom OF utterance makes OF the widest
spirits leaders and tempts them TO gnano the minds OF
their follower with ncessant incitemens The foreign
Anarchists III America have gradually become more and
more frantc undl they have at last thrown prudence TO
the winds. and peIihiturcly revealed themselves TO
Americans as they are.
America is safe. ana the reflex Influence OF the Incl
dent in Europe Will be very great There Is not coun-
Try tins side OF the water IN which Ministers OF
viii not point To the outbreak III Chicago TO the language
OF the Anarchist leaders who even since their arrest
have justified the slaughter of the police the hire
American authorities as their own complete JusIifca-
ton ana they Will DO thus far right In Illinois tAe
They could make the State democratic II they
were It's masters Tomorrow. They could not, II they
framed the laws themselves. enjoy more liberty Of utter
ance. They could not, even If they ruled. have more
mpete license to collect weapons of Destruction Tney
collect explosives. All thsy may do plage. barn.
Kill and II Is these things which they hry VIII
uas. This the European statesmen will say their real
desgDand the removal OF grievances and they viii
believed II Americans. Prince Bismarck Will argue,
make noting capital surely with our more conpiex
society to protect. are justified In firing on socsls
IND IT neeGu 10 make "Inellenents" treason. have
been right all alOnS urging that course II they with
their merciful send socialists TO tho gaOws. We
moderate in only sending Them TO prison. And
though know what the answer is TO such arguments
namely that repression stops discus ion well in-
element and that social missionaries are treated Ike
social nceDdares do not know rs regards any such
Anarchists tEOse OF Chicago where the answer Is
What preventative there be for murder with social
object, except To include It among other MURDERS and
society with the rights with winch. when lie II
Threatened with murder. We arm the individual. that Is.
the rght to xii at once Ia scliGeience That Will
be the conviction throughout Europe. and the
Anarchists viii ind by their outbreak
in America they have torn away
tbe last buIwark which projected them-namey. the
lingering belief tLat they hafcrazei by the
pressure OF iDtoeraDo tyranny. Where Is the tyranny
IN Illinois. unless 1t Oe tyranny insist that the Deca
ogue. whether accepted not shall not be openly de
nedf That there may be defence for tho Anarchists
III the eyes OF God is conceivable, for know little
about moral insanity and II tt,re be such dsease
many OF them arc certainly Its victims but what the
defence In the eyes OF society be unable to
conceive IL IL certainly not hunger, for one leader
Fclden. or Feding-while urging the crowd TO resist
urged Also fun reason for resistance that they
compelled to live on lbs. week, aud food at least Is
cheaper In Chicago than In London.