The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-14

or any other country. They are not
martyrs to their cause, though, and
have no difficulty in securing information
from any one of the widely scattered
bands in New York. They have all their
lives long been disobedient to the law for
mans industrial, social and moral well
fare.
The aim of the anarchist is to get food
and clothing and shelter and things be-
side without earning them and without
the expenditure of any real toll or manual
labor. Their purpose changes every mo-
ment; they have no plans of any moment;
their eyes wander. their grasp is not firm.
their pull is feeble, their actual
trength, measure for measure, is less than
that for ordinary men and women, al
though at times some desperate effort ex-
cites their utmost force and they do an
act of terrific violence. But that is all
they can do Persistent, steady exercise
of force is impossible to them, and therein
passes the danger to our citizens from
anarchists.
They can neither walk, nor fight. nor
think, nor pursue physical or mental labor
They have no stability. They are natural
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their natures. The quality is unknown to
them. Their love even to themselves ad-
mits of doubt, for they do not pursue
their own interests, nor concern them
selves with the things that it would be
natural they should do. They are led by
few men in the country who are an
archists for revenue only. All the world
knows how free America has been from
an organized movement of anarchists.
There is no room for the Red here, and
his quick detection has weakened the
bands organized about the country. l
have rooted them out of New York, prac-
tically speaking. I know just who is Of
anarchistic belief and whether dangerous
or not. The Anarchists know this, too, and
nv exposure of John Most when he
was taken from under bed by my de-
tectives shattered great anarchist idol
| in America. His sheep-like followers had
| idolized him. When / sent him to the
| penitentary cringing and bawling,
anarchists began to see through Most. He
| was q natural born coward. When l find a
| character becoming leader among
anarchists in New York l expose him,
and he disappears to new fields. There
| in this country, and there will never be q
| repetition here of the recent outrages IN
Paris. The police of the principal cities
| are working hand in hand with me to wipe
out the organized bands of Reds.
! There need be no more fear from an
| archists because Berkman. half-witted
| crank, tried to kill Mr.. Frick, of the Car.
i or less. than a poor. deluded fool who had
an ambition for notoriety. He wanted to
| be a leader, and failing in that he tried to
| kill a prominent man. I do not believe
| he was one of band of conspirators.
| There are TO conspirators who are endeav-
oring to kill among the anarchists in
| America.
The anarchists over here are totally diff.
| ferent 70 those in Europe where able men
| are leaders. Men become anarchists in
| Europe from necessity. The real strong
| men in the bands across the ocean are
| those who are willing to work if they can
| get il. Such men are the dangerous ones
| Such men are to be feared. 1t IS not the
| coward!y vagabond who is known in
| America as an anarchist that is to be
feared. He wouldn't work if ne could.
| l found that the most effective way to
| deal with anarchists in New York was to
scare them land that task is a comparative.
| ly easy one.
There is little difficulty experienced in
securing evidence or information. The
| moment policeman shows up q,
| meeting they all want to get
| out. All would confess if We wanted
| them to, SO wholesome is theil
| dread OF the law. 1t is only from q few
| cranks that there will ever be trouble. Now
and them crank may try to kill or destroy
property. but in this century. at least. l dc
not believe the anarchists will trouble Us
much. Good police precautions, plenty OF
arrests and stiff corporal punishment IS al
that is needed for the anarchists IN
America
whipping post would be an excellent
thing if / favored the punishment Of bar
barous ages.
1t is useless to try and reform the Amer
lean anarchist. They are callous &c
every effort made for their improve
ment, and they are alike Indifferent