The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-09
FOR PREVENTION OF ANARCHY

The proposition to make the chiefs
of police in all of the great cities OF
the United States parties to the alli-
ance for the suppression of anarchy
that exists between the chiefs in Euro
pean cities is one that commends its
self, says the Inter Ocean. There is
no danger of the American people
ever becoming parties to a compact
for the surrender of poll tical criminals
who have made this country place
of refuge. Anarchists are not poll
ticians. Murder can never be poll
tical crime. The use of dynamite
never can be regarded as political
weapon. War is one thing, assassina-
ticn is another. Dynamiters and an
'archists are assassins. The plot to
destroy the public buildings of Paris.
the recent destruction of public build
ings In Spain, the threats to destroy
the British houses of parliament, are
crimes of exactly the same nature as
plots to destroy the city hall of Chi
,cago or the treasury building at Wash
ington would be. An attempt upon
the life Of the queen of Great Britain
and Ireland, or upon that of the czar
of Russia, would be an atteapt to
murder just as fully as an attempt
upon the life of the president of ths
United States would be. 1t is not
sufficient that we protect ourselves
from dynamiters and anarchists; we
are bound by honor. by treaty, and by
the law of nations to prevent the
Matching upon American soil of plots
against the property or lives of the
people of other countries.
The proposed alliance is not, how
ever, of national character, nor does
it require the sanction of congress. 1t
is voluntary agreement between the
police of various cities to keep each
other informed of the movements of
anarchists and dynamiters In this
country the anarchists who have been
resident long enough to Become accli-
,,,okoJ ,ro ~,a1l 6-a-n onI 800 oo,o
fully watched. They are few in num-
Der and cowed in spirit. The prompt
execution Of Spies and others con-
vinced them of the futility OF violent
demonstrations against the law, and
the recent emphatic rebuke of Alt
geld's sympathetic pronunciamento
has convinced them of the hostility of
the American people TO even theoreti-
cal anarchy. Were the anarchist
question in the United States confined
to the surveillance of the anarchists
who have been resident for any length
of time it would be very easy of solu-
tion.
The danger lies with the newly ar
rived anarchist, the fellow fresh from
Spain, from Germany or from France
who does not know that love of law is
as streng sentiment as leve of lib
erty ia America. Anarchy cannot
survive in this country without con-
tinual infusions of new blood. The
proposed voluntary alliance contem-
plates an exchange of news concerning
anarchists. The police of Chicago and
New York will be furnished with pho
tographs of the more turbulent or
cunning anarchists of Europe; as soon
as a man becomes dangerous by his in
fuence upon European "group" his
likeness will be transmitted to America,
and should he set sail for this couatry
the telegraph will herald his depart
ure. In exchange for these services
the American police will notify their
European friends Of the doings of an
archists in this country, As meas
ure for the prevention Of crime it is
wsrthy of at least an experimental
trial.