Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-15
ANARCHISTS STILL PLOTTING.
Views Of Inspector Bonfield and Supt.
Hubbard, of Chicago.


Anew York World special from Chicago gives
the views Of Inspector Bonfeld and Supt Hub
bard, of that city, in regard to the work and
plans Of the anarchists. 1t is the deliberate
opinion of the police that while Chicago will
never be disturbed by the anarchists again. the
rest Of the world has not heard the last of them
by great deal Other cities, they think, are
likely to have taste of Chicago's experience
in the next year or two. Inspector Bonheld
has information that general demonstration
of the international, which is the anarchists
alliance around the world. is planned for July
IA next That will be the centenary OF the
taking of the Bastile.
I'VE have positive evidence, said the IN
spector to-day, "of their officers. plans. organi-
cation and committees for that day. The CEN
then Brussels New York. Philadelphia, Chi
cago, and San Francisco. All the principal
countries have vice-presidents. The United
States have two, Chicago having one and New
York the other. In the strength of their num-
bers they rank: France first Germany second
the British Isles third. with the United States
and Mexico last. In America the central head
quarters is in New York. So far they have
agreed on the hundredth anniversary of the
Bastile as the day for
CONCERTED UPRISING.
"Do you really think they will attempt any,
thing of the kind in this country?'
We'll. frankly" said the inspector, after a
pause, Il think very likely they may if there is
the slightest opportunity for it. l don't think
they will here, because they have had one good
lesson. and they will not forget it. Without
knowing this positively. my impression is that
they are very much better organized in other
cities than they are here. There are many of
them in New York Boston, Pittsburg Cincin-
natl. Milwaukee, Buffalo and other places.
think something is brewing among them. 1t is
of no use to disguise the fact that they are
dangerous men and mean mischief"
Supt. Hubbard sand: There will be no up
rising of anarchists in Chicago July IA nor at
any other time, for the simple reason that we
have too firm a control over them. When an
archists know that they are being carefully
watched in everything they do, and that by
our new system of electrical calls we can con-
centrate 200 police armed with rifles at any
spot in the city in very few moments, it is
wonderful how mild they become. In case of
need We can arm every member of our force
with a riot gun that pumps fifty-four big bull
lets in sixty seconds. Anarchists are not anx-
ious to have US experiment on them with these
weapons. We shall soon have a system by
which every patrOlman can be summoned to
bis station from any part of his post in the
time il takes to run it. When this is in opera
ton the riot that can be started in Chicago
will have to be mighty big one."
chow ABOUT BoMB-MAKING ?"
~ don't believe there is any of it here or will
be. IL there is we shall be pretty apt to find it
out before it has gone very far. You see that
most people have it thoroughly pounded into
their heads that it is dangerous to trife with
the law in this state. They know that the
police of Chicago are not in mood to handle
them gently if they make any trouble. don't
mean that the police are anxious for revenge
exactly, but believe there is pretty general
idea in the force that another anarchist uprising
would requireea severe lesson, and that there
is great readiness to give it. The chief diff
Guilty IN battle between the police and the
reds would be to ever make the police stop
shooting. am afraid the recollection of the
sixty-six officers who were torn to pieces by the
Haymarket bomb would be pretty strong ON
the force. But there will be nothing of that
kind in Chicago.
Il believe the revOlutionists elsewhere are
plotting something for next year which may
keep the police officers in other cities busy.
The plot is pretty well known. however. and in
my Judgment will not amount to anything
The anarchist is at heart an arrant coward,
and it Is only when he thinks he can take
somebody by surprise-stab in the back as it
were-that he shows any nerve. The mere
fact that the design is discovered will probably
defeat it."