The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-23
ENGLISH ANARCHISM
TEMPEST RAISED BY THE NEW PRO-
POsAL FOR DEALING WITH 1T.
Present Attitude of Prime Minister
ROsebery and His Emphatic At
tack on Lord Salisbury.
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at once with much Indignation, but in dec
orous language. The RauIcal ard Social
istic organs replied next morning with still
more Indignation. and in language very far
from decorous. Both Lord Rosebery and
these singular supporters of his in The press
seem to me to have accused Lord Salisbury
of saying what he did not say, and to have
missed the real point. Let us see what the
language really was and what is that new
policy with respect TO alien Anarchists
which Lord Salisbury proposes and Lord
Rosebery does not reject For it is prcb-
able that crisis has been reached, and
that the moderate men of both parties see
that new danger has to be dealt with by
new methods. The old methods and the
old traditions are worn out.
The plain question for the English is
whether the right of asylum, traditional in
this country. for political offenders against
foreign governments is or is not to include
Anarchists There can be no doubt what
the answer would be to the question stated
in this form. Lord Rosebery and Lord Sal
isbury would both say no. But II involves
a further question, namely: If England is
not to be an asylum for Anarchists, will
she take such steps and pass such laws as
will effectually deny to foreign Anarchists
the right of asylum in England, or effect
ually prevent their enjoying asylum
here? To that question Lord Salisbury an
swers, YES; such steps ought to be taken;
such laws ought to be passed" Lord Rose
berry says he will think about it, and mean
time he deplores Lord Salisburys language.
The rebuke which the Prime Minister ad-
dressed to the late Prime Minister wheth-
er just or not, confuses the issue Whether
Lord Salisbury used too strong language
is not the real point though, from the en-
phass which Lord Rosebery laid on ii, any
body might think it the real point; Lord
ponent. The English who believe them
selves to be the most practical of mankind,
easily as the French. 1t is creditable to
them that they are. nation which is not
patriotic is not nation. A nation which
does not resent an imputation from a high
quarter upon itself and its conduct and
character will presently be found to have
no character TO defend. If the imputation
there must be amendment as we'll as pa
triotic Indignation, or the patriotic indigna-
ton will do more harm than good.
Lord Salisbury said two things which
THE worst part of it is that these en-
terprises so far as we can Judge are TO
great extent prepared and organized on
this soil. So Iar as we know, much or the
material products by which these crimes
factured here"
England is to great extent the head
quarters, the base from which the An
archist operations are conducted. the
perfected"
ROSEBERY'S OBJECTIONS.
Upon the strength of these passages it
was that Lord Rosebery told Lord Sails
b.;ry that he had lent his support to the
contention that England has ''fostered" the
anarchical attempts against the lives OF
foreign sovereigns and statesmen on the
continent. There is nothing in Lord
Salisburys speech about fostering. The
point of the whole speech is not that Eng
land fosters Anarchist attempts, but that,
while she condemns them and while the
authorities do what they can to repress
them. the, government is not armed with
powers ADEQUATE to repress the attempts
said we We're willing harborers of these
men" retorted Lord Salisbury. Still. the
phrase he used is SO rhetorical and SO
picturesque that the English could not
be expected to like II. They know it will
long be quoted They will hear il re-
over the continent and there is no part
of the continent where she has not enc
the press hint at gentle regret that
his language should have been so vivid.
q President csTnot e Was 'n planned e nq heTe
There is no proof of that" replied Lord
Rosg6ery INC mo e evidence except the mere
proof and the mere gossip. of the press
is, II you like, presumption the other way
proved and Eopd Ro a y is say aware wa of
the strong antecedent probability that all
They are the result Of compins 9nGers snd
OF conspiracy, and where are they so
ke eE to to De hatfhed as IN country which
| found elsewhere in Europe? 1t is not
enough to plead. as the Prime Minister
does, that the English government do
their best to supervise" the Anarchists
and to arrest-not them, but their pro-
best with the powers they have, but if
| those powers are insufficient, as experi-
to sE than to 6e theF plain duty
| And L imagine Ii Will be felt abroad and
| perhaps in America as well as in Europe
that the first minister, of the crown would
| have been better advised in expanding
some of his own energy in converting his
| own followers TO a belief in the necessity
| of legislation rather than squandering it
| all on the leaders of the opposition. who,
| in this matter undoubtedly sought to
| strengthen and not to weaken the govern
| ment.
There is nothing in common between the
| right of asylum for political offenders and
| for Anarchists. So far as L know, there is
but one important English journal which
| methods as political, or Anarchists as en-
| titled to the immunites which English Gus
| tom and tradition award TO those whose
offenses are in truth political. The Chron-
| icle is the one journal which has risen to
| the dizzy height of describing the assassin
| of President Carnot as his political oppo-
Il
| many adherents in England. Says Lord
| Salisbury, with force and truth:
| 1T is an insult to Garibaldi Kossuth
| to mention their names in the same breath
| as the men who raise our horror now. Ii
| is mere clinging to tradition, of which
| the bare pretense survives, to say that be-
| cause we have always granted the right
| of asylum TO patriots and rebels, however
| mistaken they may have been, therefore
| we should continue to grant the right of
| asylum to those who live in an habitual
| conspiracy of assassination
THE REAL ISSUE.
| That is the issue, and what concerns
| Christendom is to see on which side the
are TO be found. The bill proposed by the
| Conservative leader is a bill TO give the
Secretary of State the power of expelline
ANY foreigner whose presence in this
country is either dangerous to the public
| peace here, or is likely TO promote the com
| mission of crimes elsewhere" That is in
| itself a very moderate, not TO say modest
| proposal. Great Britain is the only great
| power in Europe which does not confer
| upon her government the right to eXpe
aliens. 1t is perfectly arguable that this
| right is inherent in all governments, and
requires no statutory permission for its
| exercise. However that may be, all other
| governments have IL, and England has II
| not, and so long as she has il not she
| cannot very well complain If she is re-
garded abroad as an asylum for Anarchist
and other criminals shipped off TO Eng
land by other governments because sh.
has, first, no law 10 prohibit their landing
and, secondly, no law by which they car