New-York tribune., 1893-12-31

finally guillotined q frightened jury having let
him OF for bomb-p,acing). and then for rooosng
him. At public meetings Of the"companions the
right Of theft has been maintained a. protest
against property. which Proudhon. the intel
lectusl father OF Anarchy. declared to De rob-
bery. The Commune. with Its burning OF museums
and palaces. IL gioriaed on yearly anniver~arrs.
Ravachol. LAauthier. Pallas. the author" OF the
explosion In Barcelona. have all been euiog,z"d
as openly as the Chicago martyrs. At pubic
banQuets about the time OF the late election"
the army was stigmatized and patriotism de-
clared to he a snare of the capitalists. while IN"
new conscripts were encouraged to desert or
show characterization Anarchist publications.
also exist for special distribution In barracks and
garnsons.
Men like Professor Reclus have proclaimed las
they will certainly continue to do) the necessary
Of violence in upturning the present order OF
things Even Professor Jaures the new Socialist
Deputy has spoken publicly II violence as a
part of the classic revolution sure to come when
society shall be ripe for II. These men -: science
are not likely to b. troubled by the new meas
ures which seem designed only for the crude IN
terpret aton given To their words In popular pun
licatons and disc"urscs In the SAM way. .ne
law will not apply t. scientific w"rkS on rAPi'
sives. hut will deal only with su'h n,"ks as
"The Manual of the Complete Anarchist. whicn
circula;.s everywhcre among the companions
and furnishes them with recipes and Instructions
for blowing up the bourgeois Even Anrr'hns
may remember that tn" exercise of lyn'h law ~
not seldom approved In their own press anu
that all the viganc" ~ private societies com
ing to the aid " the police II unape |" r'P W..
circulation of obscene books. tn" cases are Sui-
hciently pa railel to show the Immense d'''icuiy
in applying this first part Il IN" new law
Vulgar practice is I" h" sc"t'hc'. wh'' ' n.Sn
flown theory and fashion glide scath"lcss away!
The question ~ not. therefore. ~ the S'"hi't's
saw. how to apply the law without Violating me
fundamental liberty "f tn" press ~ N ''""'
how 10 bring II to any efficiency az an
The second portion of tnc law ~ iiainer sail
ing 1t treats criminal any inniNIduai WI"
fahricates or keeps by him. wi'h"ut 'ssI''-
mate mo,ivrA murdcrous or inccndary machines
or engines. acting by explosion or otherwise "r
any explosive whatcv"r n" ma'ter Wha' n'
cnmpositinn. This II extended I" any other SUD-
stance destined for the composition "' an e~-
plosi!c ,,., 4. s,
c,ciy with all the facilities furnished by ifs IN
dusiral and scientific complications l." fnd
police supervision sufficient I" prevent IN" per
fcctiy easy home nanufactur" 81 .NPh'N'reS Wy
nrdiuutv workncn? The "I'"iit J"iirnal mas
be. II irving To- persuade its million of readers mat
Professor Prtc,'s new invention of iu,gnri,e
AN explosive far more powerful hut a.S' IaI
more ,..;icult To manufacture ana rNpi"ne t""'
orv other vet known. ull solve the probl"'n
II Wssto he the only eNvlosiv" allowed ny 'a"
and its manufacture could not bc concealed nor
co,,id the first comers succeed iD setting IL on
Before the ink was dry on the newspaper Na,iiant
had rtddlcd the parliament h"us" win a niss''"
mad. In his bedc hamber ont of materials mat
Gun never he withdrawn from common h'e
Th. third portion Of the law declares that
every association furmcd-whatrVer u" "s ""''
tion or the number of It's meinb"rs.ann eN"rE
understanding come to with the end of preparing
or committing crimes against persons or prop
crty constitute crime against IN" putii' Pca''.
Under this law concerning ASSOCIATIONS 'h''e w
10 fall not only the affiliated meInbers OF tn"se
wh, have taken part In such an understanding.
but also all those VIII" knowingly ana wii''iiH'y
have favored them 10y furnishing instruments "'
dane. "a Dd "A
meeting place. , -, -
The discussion on this par, ~ me law ,,s WIZ
most interesting II required All IN" )uI',a
talent 81 the reporter ard the president o' IN"
Commission aided by an eminent )urist IN 'he
Chamber who volunteered his help |" answ'r
the objections made by the Socialist pcpuu'S
First the word dissertation can hardIy ne
arnied To- Anarchists. whose essential principle
1; H. neve. Z" organiz". hut I" act inHvlihau! ~
all cases T" ohNiht" this "h}"'.rn Tn smc,ai,s,s
unsucc.sfully tried 20 limit III" law any
resolution to act. agreed In by two or more per
sons .
dcrstanding'' might not be- mad" "A crime. an en-.
deavpr Was made 20 hav" the word c"ns'"ra'N
inserted In It's pac" Nu' ms, a. ,,. ,nr '.r,.in
determined acts whereas the understanding
among Anarchists for the most part r"'a'rs 70
the preparation Of crimes not determine" az i"
their actual execution which Is left to th" in''i-
vdual ..,
the more necessary to d"tcrmin" IN" ih'"n-
tions' of the preparatory act THIS very s''lSi-
b. remark touches the crucial difficulty In deal
ing with the individuals VIII" TAX" part IN An
archist meetings withpu: committing aiiF "'h
mite crime. .,,,
In sum Anarchy II n contagion - IDEAS Lead
ing To- acts. and without ir'"N"rrn"". its "niS
para,lel I'm history H. the spread ~ carly inns
ti,nity W. car have som" idea ~ IN" power
Icssnrss of the Roman magistrates before 'nr
advance ~ the converting religion II We stu"S
the practical inefflciency II the measures now
pror,osrd against this monstr"us countrr-c"nN'r-
sion Of the world. The measures are necessary;
they are drawn up with praiseworthy skill ana
pains by the best French 1urs;s and they ar,
next to incapable of application to IN" ess"n'iai
~rnrr,ry - the Anarchists These stranR"
beings have been hitherto not dreamed OF IN
the philosophy ~ political law
I, is no wonder that Zola- who has fought for
science and Insitiyisrn more than thirty years.
should confess sorrowfully that his convictions
are 1T last shaken The signihcanc" ~ ihe re-
mark with which he has followed uI th's con
fcssinn NAV he left without commentary: R'.
Iigous faith would have prevented the spr'an
~ Anarchist opinions" II n also well 70 p'iht
on, that Anarchist crimes could not exist with
out the opinions.