Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-20

IhE ANll-ANARCillSl Law.
The antl.nnafchist measure pafasd
by the French Chamber Of DeputIss.
ard which win buin force a. law
within short timc, has been described
10 an exceedingly drastic proceeding
against anarchist Propaganda. The
score Of the new enactment may be-
comprohended when Il Is understood
that ila chief provisions ore 10 the fol.
lowing effects Dissemination Of an.
archistc doctrine, In secret, either
through conversation or by means Of
private letters, may be punt. we'd by
NE imprisonment or by deportation 10
Cayenne, the Freneh penal settlement
OF the coast u French Guiana; the
promulration Of those doctrines
before an assemblngo OF people, whether
In secret meetings, clubs, social gather.
inga or public convocaiions, lisa capital
oncnse; where uunbet Of anarchists
combine 20 encompass tho death Of any
prrson, or where number OF them
dfaw lots to determine which shall
committee iced, all are deemed guilty
Of murder aDd CONS under the death
penalty; anarchist b1mbihfuweis,
whether or not their ncis arc &C.
c,mpanird by fatalities, also arc made
subj Ct Of the gulllotiue; whlle those
who actually engage Ia the work Of
assassluation arc 20 be executed as
partiol lss-i disgrace that is ielt keen.
iy " ffenchmeu--by being conducted
70 the guiuoune hatchcatuI ami hare.
looted. Ahporaons charged under the
new law arc denied the right Of trial
by jury, their cases coming before tho
regular courts, whore the inquiries
may be- conducted In secret, at
the tnlcial discretion. An an.
archist is defined ~ person who
advocates Ur seeks TO effect reforms
or changes In political or social condi.
u0us by means Of acts Of violence, who
exeiicu ruyglt Or promoted disorder
against the state, who uses threatening
language against government ofilclala,
OF who BE- a member Of o socie " ortml
iatra with pouons known 70 holi au.
arohlstic yIrws.
IL % NOT 30 be- wondered al that
socialist deuuy protected thal tho act
was "a yloHtuu OF individual liberty
aud freedom OF she press, anu nm iuva-
zion OF the hight OF frse spoeul," since
iu France these hayo been interpreted
10 mean almost uubIdlud lceufu Go |
nssnil IN language anybody anu every |
body, The pfuss could be- a. auu.lyc /
be- d wanted Co., Without charging the |
party attacked with actual crime, ANA |
there was uo redress except in the |
"codc Of hon1f"-lhc methods OF the |
uuelisi Individual liberty and free |
speech meant perfect freedom 10 |
t9nguo'lash on adversary on any occa.
sion, aud 30 tho victim resented the
Insult with a blow tho penalty was /
hundred francs, no matter what the
verbal prov0catlou; no that iu tho
breuch capital IL was an ordinary |
occurrence 70 hear mrn OF evident
re'pucIaui.i'y Swing vent 20 thor .
ftoIiugs alter tho STYLE Of an angry /
tlshwomau. Hu. now the volatile
FWuchmAn Will have to curb hi.
tongue as well as his Net, for the com.
mon saying 90 policeman, whose Dor.
ilrmuurr Of duty hos dispIuasrd sume
citiscui Tint h0 should bo transnard
with bic own tauo5 b. liable 20 send
the maker OF iuo remark 60 Cayenne to
die of maldu, yr 60 sink under tenn
pernturu that mover comes down To
summer heat iu uctruperaIo zJne.
but the French do NOT do thlugs
by casy sluges; uud now lh.t Tao law /
against augrvuIsm 10 decided on, tho
claar toward whom it DO directed will !
have 90 Doe very catu.uI, or tho GUILD,
tine nud deportation viii degmaJr
thDlr rhuk-, nr ,her' is no question
thuta, iug outset the law win bear.
.ltb ugufuusly Tho temper OF thr
French government ju.t now Is yoy
uulsygmb.r TO asilaiou, i,s m...o be-.
iGg chat 10 is better ,bat one man, or D.
hundred, should Perish iu STAMPING
Uut ihu evil lhun that the whole nation
ia aid be plunged into ruin. Ger
mnuy LAZY, and England seem 90 be
in about y.u same hum r., uud Me an
Ho.is. Stems 90 have stony road
before him. Those OF h.s clsss on this
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