Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-30
REPUBLICAN MATTERS.
PUT UP THE BARS AGAINST AN
ARCHlSTS.
The Danger That Threstcns Our Gov
ernment From Imported Law Break
ers-Lcsson the Coxeyitos Havc Dearly
-lght-The Public Debt.
Doors Open to Anarchists.

A big impulse should be given to
the inspection OF immigrants at the
foreign ports from which they de-
part for this country by the facts in
the case Of the anarchist Nov bray.
The New York police are said to be
hunting this dangerous criminal
now. IN order that he may be de-
ported under tho law. But tho inn
portant thing is that no found no
difficulty in getting into this coun-
try, in spite of the law. He is one
of the worst of his kind; ono
OF those cowardly, cold blooded
incendiaries, who spend their
lives in inilaming the passions Of
weak-minded men and urging them
to the commission OF horrible crimes
He has long and evil record behind
him in England. Yet he took pas
sage for this country, walked ashore
at New York without any molesta-
tion, was found by the reporters inn
mediately ut ono of the chief anarch-
list resorts, and gladly gave an inter-
view in which he declared his beliefs
and boosted Of having published an
article advising the murder Of Eng
fish judges who had displeased him.
1t was only this public avowal that
set the authorities after him, But
for the newspapers, he might now be
safely in consultation with Altgeld
or some other crony on this side
about the best way to plot murder
and riot in the United States.
This shows that our system of in.
spection and rules for admission to
this country is farce, says the st,
Paul Pioneer Press II we cannot
keep out such villain as this, we
might as we'll abolish all immi-
grant inspection. And so wo might,
unless we can supplement investiga-
tion at the port of entry with inves.
tigation at the port of departure.
Officers at New York, where thous-
ands of immigrants como in on a
single day, cannot examine the
record OF each one. They cen catch
few paupers or decrepit wretches
without means OF support; but whore
an immigrant appears to be all
however. he could not land without
certificate of approval from our
consular officer ut tho foreign port
from which he sailed, and II the
| officer there could not grant 1T
legally without looking up the
record OF the applicant and finding it
favorable, it would be very different.
This Mowbray could not have
found admission here; and with him
would have been excluded horde
of the ignorant and vicious who
J come to the United States neither
to enjoy liberty nor achieve fortune.
bat solely because they believe that,
under the freedom allowed by our
laws, they will be loft unmolested to
commit and to incite others to
crime. Tho matter is becoming one
vital to our existence. We have
our own problems to take care of,
our own people TO educate in the
duties that must go with free self
government. Recent events have
shown us that it is no trIfling task.
We need to protect our institutions
quite as much as our industries.
And law regulating immigration
will help to do both. Close the door
to the law broakcrs and material for
law breakers to work on that now
comes in without q question. No
other question ought to take prece-
dence with congress OF this.