The sun., 1894-02-19
ANARCHISM IN FRANCE.
SOCIALISTS HND oTHERs OPENLY AND
SECRETLY SUPPORTING IT.

Hy saJr-rss Tbo Freneh War Omce
PAnIs, Feb 1Os-what part will anarehism
play finally duripu the last years Of the nine
teenth century. and what influence is II des-
tined to exercise apon events7
Twill not under lake to forecast or to proph-
ecy In regard to Il; but We are far from the
days when the acts Of Ravachol were regarded
az the crimes OF - bandit. and their author as
common srimn al Only two years have Ron
BIZ since tlsen and what progress has been
made during that short space by the ideas and
appreclations OF the publc2 Ono would imag-
ine that. multiplying with Increasing bold
ness and more terrible effects, the Anarchists'
crimes ought TO have created a reprobation
more and moro marked. and more and
more general But 1t is tho reverse that
We are witnessing. No doubt during the
frat MON euts OF excitement each bomb that
" exploded arouses cries OF indignation and
demands for the summary punishment OF the
guilty. But these cries. Mt first unanimous In
appearance. are soon followed by expressions
excusinR more or less timidly the act and
pleading extenuatnR rcumstances In favor
Of the accused. Gradually other opinions bo-
como emboldened up to the point OF openly
taking up his defence and even attem pting
his Justification arsi by degrees the assassin
10 transformed into u victim OF society. After
q little time the killed and the wounded are
forgotteh. and the terror inspired By the act
passes away. 1t is the murderer who now be-
comes Interesting, because he is an Anarchist
Tho word Anarchist" yas n ed frst without
any precise sirpiI cation. People pronounced
n without Knowing precisely what sort OF doc
trine or id,as IL eypressed. or who the ipdi-
viduals thus named were A little later on
when It was l;nown that they simply proiesssd
tho destruction OF existing society. without
any other prt gramme beyond the underhand
aim OF putting themselves in its place. people
.bruured their should ors and smoke of these
nev reformers na yisionar.y creatures of no
oonseouenoe. The first manifestations of
what they call THE rroraga nda by the act at
Jaat pny, rho warning that IL was needful 70
be ON suard against theorists who were
turning themselves into criminals But
an ine,n,icnblo toIerance bamnered tbs
.unnary md merciless suppression which
tho ,ircumstnnces demandod Tbs An
archis,s Ind full l,b,rty TO profess rob-
berv IA n right md to rocommepd dvna
mite as n legitimate wcapon. Tho mora
thew disnla rod vL,lenc. and contsmpt for the
laws tha mora irn,,orta,t thew hccam. In thar
own eves as yvell ns I'm rh, ewes Of n nub,ic in
timidatsd nv the arrorapce Of THAR lonpua0s
and hv tho alr,ost n ru,ni sbed effects NJ THAR
threats At prosent IL n.,is ha,t little 70 mako
n ab,,df,I oi outlaved individuals pever anv.
thing but N hand OF fom.rtevs Of disorder into
n real noIitjcaI marty or ar least somstbing 10
be treated a, such. It issu5flcient for crimo
10 uoa'eu a. suon ,.". ioi sl,no
'oin,oAo l, anA.o,i as ". p'"'oN'' III o''or 70
This condition of mind. vs,ich is simply
moral aborraston. appear.d in full light re-
~ noia' aooi ,s Appsu IN Iui' hsh'' re-
e.'nH IssoH ~ ~ ",,. ,,, ",s,ns iHnhher
IN IN '"o presence y, 'no ouious eiiool 'aian1
Its conseoueneos. although far from rospond.
IN. W 'no ., VI ..e eiiaa', assumea
amos. , ~. ,''', pioD ''one W eaaSiopne' anu
.sueou' n,''' =. % Aoouo. W on. ,"e" po
'ha' po'n'. ~ 10 "V,.ny VI fomark wa. 'ne
hens"'ion he eauSo" s'p o' .no o'eh' was shch. anu
e'anesesn'. "nSh % II oeeams known thn' no
body had been Killed, n sort OF unconscious In
dulgence became mix ed In the general appre-
.,,,ion. po,,.ar,. ,r,s ror,. y "a 4, ,,- aht,
eia'iohS- "eiooSe "a' ,Aeu !" '"o ooh-
cattry protestatons OF the advanced parties.
Up to that time the Radicals and the Socialists
n,d. 4, n noInt n, honor 10 ranuo,,,o ali ,on-
iiuue ~ po'us VI 'onof " ,epuuH'e M c"n-
nection with tho theories and. above all. with
the methods OF the Anarchists. On this occa-
a., ,n, "a, ,ho so,,.. ,bJ,c, h,t ,ho.. =.
~ r'oa 'ho, uiu t"o same .nius' ou' ,here was
noticed In their declarations the absence OF
naItv a tba har n