New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
THE ANARCHISTS UTOPIA.
WHAT IS TO FOLLOW DESTRUCTION.

A FILL ACCOUNT OF THE SCHEME OF THE
PARrY-A GOLDEN AGE THAT Is TO
COME WITH THE COMMUNE
"Our work is frightful. complete. impiacable
universal destruction" Bakounine, the founder OF
Anarchism. once declared: and his followers nc
cepted his words their official programme
That twenty years ago. time "heh
Anarchists almost without exception we're mere
iconoclasts. with thought beyond pulling down.
no ambition beyond winning their spurs as AttLas
Since then however things have changed though
only within quite recent days. The more respoh-
sible members OF the party are now hard al worK
laying plans for the future thinking OF what snail
be when all that is will have ceased to exist. Al
ready they have a scheme for the regeneration OF
society complete. worked out to it's mnutest de-
tails--a proof that some among them have nimble
wits and feryent magnatons. In the "Conquete
du Pain" book published In Paris. full account
is given OF this scheme; and very interesting
scheme 1t is. interesting intrinsicaly. as wei as
from the fact OF its being TIE Anarchists ma'eh
attempt at construction
The "Conque;e du Pain" is a curious work; II Is
sort OF Anarchist book OF Revelation. In II
Prince Krapotkine puts into words the aspirations
of the party to which he belongs; he tells OF the
dreams they dream. OF the hopes they CHERISH OF
the ideal for which they are striving. lie shows
how our present social system might be replaced
by one better. purer and nober. as he believes
He describes the world II would be he NAM
tains, II society were organized on an Anarchist
basis. II Is veritabe Utopia that he depicts; as
one reads of 1t thinks involuntarily Of early
Christian communities. Quaker settlements ana all
kinds OF peace-.oving associations. 1t is salts
factory. though somewhat startling. 10 find that
according to the testimony OF one OF their leaders
Anarchists when most ruthless In their deal
ngs are strictly humanitarian In their intentions
Every blow they strike. matter how hard II
be. is struck II seems. to hasten the coming or
the day when peace shall prevail on earth and
good viii among
Prince Krapotkine begins by announcing that a
popular upheaval Is at hand. He does not know.
he says. when where the first shot viii be fired
but some day. probably during strike. in some
great city-Paris. Vienna. London. no matter which
the populace will rise. overthrow the government
and take the management OF affairs into their own
hands. He then describes how. In his opinion. the
great social revolution will be effected. He passes
over the first phase OF the movement In silence
for as he tells us "ces settlement apras Ia defaie
des anciens governments que commence roeuvrc
reelle de la revolution" He begins his narrative
on the morrow OF n great battle which the people
supposed TO have fought and won. Already
the city is In the hands OF the mob the authorities
have fed: the army and the police have frater-
nized: and the Commune has been proclaimed. All
property is confscated and capitalists as class
have been removed" Productive work is at
standstill. and the whole population IL clamorng
for food
According 10 the author. hitherto all attempts
to bring about a social revolution have failed. be
cause their organizers have forgotten that men
cannot live without food. At The critical moment
ION parle bcaucoup de questions politques. on
oube Ia question du pain" The capitalists have
always rendered Themselves masters OF the situa-
ton simply by securing the control Of the food
supply OF the rebels. II s easy TO dictate terms to
starving men. The Anarchists are fully alive 10
IL ~
Whereas in other rcbcllions the hrst care has
always been to collect firearms. In theirs II viii
be 10 ind solution for the broad question Let
others dispute about political liberties. they sag.
"our task shall be TO act IN such way mat from
the first day of the revolution and 80 long as ~
lasts not a man in IN. rebel territory shall lack
bread no, woman shall be forced TO wait her
turn before a bakers shop and there ha'" her
dole ~ wretchcd -four thrown at her as a charity
In order to secure this result. all IN" food In tn"
city will be handed over TO certain persons gems
de bonnie yoonje-who will distribute a. among IN"
inhabitants. giving to each share proportional"
to his needs. not his merits Each district viii
have several little bands OF these persons OF bonn"
voontc. chosen by the populaco. who Viii under
take tho management OF the affairs OF the us
tric, They vii have no authority excepting what
they derive from the support ~ public opinion. AMI
will have 10 rely entirely on their own force 81
character FOR inducing the population To subm,
TO their guidance. The Office viii b" open 10 an
who are prepared 10 accept Loyalty the ne" star"
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come gentle ana amendbl" IN tn"F nrnil"T II
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