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phonso XII of Spain by Gonzales.
In 1881 the quarrels between the social
lists and anarchists arrived at an acute
stage, the delegates of the latter being ex-
PEELED from q workingmen's congress at
Paris. At an anarchist congress held in
London speeches made by Krapotkine in
favor of propagating the doctrines by the
act caused his expulsion from Switzer-
land. In the following year (1SS9) an
archy spread rapidly in the southeast of
France, especially at Marseilles and Lyons.
There was an explosion at the Theatre
Bellecoeur in the former city and at
military barracks In the latter. Arrests
were numerous everywhere throughout
this region. The marriage of the two
daughters of Elisee Reclus according to
the rites of anarchy attracted general at
tention all over Europe. In 1888 Krapot-
kline was arrested and condemned at
Lyons, and Cyroet at Marseilles for the
bombs at the Bellecpur There was also
riot at Paris, with the plumber of bak-
cries, and arrests and condemnations all
over Europe The next two years were
comparatively quiet.
In 1886 Louise Michel, condemned for
the plumber of the bakeries, Krapotlline
and others condemned in 1883 were liber-
ated, Krapotkine went to London where
he became at once persona grata with the
London reviews and has since lived there,
and Louise Michel resumed her revolu-
tionary work at Paris.
Numerous criminal attempts have been
crowded into the last three years which
may be briefly mentioned, since they show
the change of policy that has been effected
since the proclamation of anarchist prin-
ciples a decade ago. Ten years ago the
anarchists were not so ready to excuse ev-
cry form of crime. 1t was the original
+I>Anrv Of tho nihilists that their subver-
sive and destructive measures snoulu De
directed against authority in some one of
it's forms, as, for instance, the car or the
police
In other parts of Europe the principle
was originally the same. The theory was
that the sovereign or that which repre-
sented the public authority should be at
tackled. AS anarchy, however, favored the
destruction of capital, it was only logical
that those who represented it-that is, the
middle and aristocratic classes, those who
possessed property-should be attacked in
their turn Ravachol, in depositing his
bomb in a house inhabited by magistrate,
aimed both at the public authority and at
the hated bourgeoisie. Emile Henri, in
throwing his bomb into cafe, aimed only
at the destruction of some of the represent
atives of a social class. 1t will be remem-
bered that he had intended to initiate the
tragedy of Barcelona by throwing his in
fernal machine into theater, which was
prevented only by the fact that the seats in
the upper part of the house. whence he
could have dropped it with the greatest
effect and have escaped, were all taken.
He had previously thrown bomb intend
ed for the office of mining company into
police station, where it had cost the lives
of half a dozen policemen. Valiant aim
ed at the public authority, simply making
the chamber of deputies the scene Of his
exploit.
1t remains to be seen whether the laws
recently passed in France will accomplish
all that is expected of them. Probably
8, 900 domiciliary visits have been made
since they went into operation. The an
archist newspapers have been suppressed
everywhere, and the miscellaneous publ
cations, if printed in Belgium or in Lon
don, are brought into France and circu-
lated with great difficulty.
Little has been heard of the nihilists in
Russia for some years past, because they
are watched as nowhere else, and when a
plot is formed it is promptly discovered,
and the repression is immediate and Sc
we're. The anarchists of Germany do not
attempt to propagate their faith by deeds,
knowing in the first place, that it would
he useless hecause il; would set society
against them, but also that acts of violence
would lead to their determination. The
Germans are on principle more reason