New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-21
ANARCHISM IN ENGLANn
THE NEW PROPOSAL FOR DEALING NV,
1.-THE ATTITUDE OF THE pRrvr :.
MINISTER AND HIS ATTACK
ON LORD SALISBURY

serves 10 be considered with some care =.
Rosebery replied to him at once with muc. -
dignat!on but in decorous language The d.
cal and Soclalistic organs replied next morr,-
with still more indignation and In Language -
far from decorous. Both Lord Roseberv az
these singular supporters OF his in the nrs..
seem to me to have accused Lord Salisbury =,
saying what he did not say and TO have mss.a
the real point Let us see what the laneua,.
really was and what Is that new policy with n.
spect to allen Anarchists which Lord salsbur,
proposes and Lord Rosebery does not reject r..
It is probable that a crisis has been reached A..
that the moderate men Of both parties see tina.
new danger has to be dealt with b. n.-
methods The old methods and the Old trad,o,.
are out.
| The plain question for the English is wheths,
the right Of asylum. traditional In this countrv
for political offenders against foreign Govern.
ments, is or is no: to include Anarchists Then.
| can be no doubt what the answer would be =.
| the question stated in this form Lord Roseberv
and Lord Salisbury would both say no. But n
involves further question namely: II England
| Is not to be an asylum for Anarchists will shs
take such steps and pass such laws as will effect.
uolly deny TO foreign Anarchists the right Of asy.
| lum In England. or effectua.ly prevent their en-.
joying an asylum here? To that question Lord
Salisbury answers YES. such steps ought 10 be
taken; such laws ought to be passed" Lord
Rosebery says he will think about IT. and mean.
time he deplores Lord salisbury's language
The rebuke which the Prime Minister addressed
10 the late Prime Minister. whether just or not
confuses the issue. Whether Lord Salisbury used
too strong language is not the real point: though
from the emphasis which Lord Rosebery laid On
It, anybody might think II the rea. point. Lord
|
The English. who believe themselves to be the
most practical OF mankind. sometimes led
away by sentiment as easily as the French
II Is creditabic to them that they are. nation
which Is not patriotic Is not nation A nation
which does not resent an mputaton from 4
high quarter upon Itself and its conduct and
character will presently be found 70 have no
character 10 defend. n the imputation Is false
It Is easily resented II II be true, there must be
amendment as VOL a. patriotic Indignation, or
the patriotic Indignation will do more harm
than good
Lord Salisbury said two things which gave
offence First:
The worst part OF II is that these enterprise
far can Judge. 10 a great extent
prepared and organized IN this soil 50 far a.
we know much of the material products by
which these crimes have been Effected have been
manufactured here
Second:
England IS TO great extent the headquarters
the base from which the Anarch.s, operations az
conducted. the laboratory IN which their contr!y-
ances are perfected.
Upon the strength Of these passages II was that
Lord Rosebery told Lord Salisbury that he had
len, his support = the contention tha, England
has "fostereI" the anarchical attempts against
the lives II foreign sovereigns and statesmen Oh
in ~
bury's speech about fostering. The point Of tho
whole speech is not that England fosters Anar
chst attempts, but that while she condemns
them and while the authorities do what they
TO repress them. the Government is not armed
with powers adequate 10 repress the attempts
and deal with the criminals. Il never said We
were willing harbOrers OF these men," retorieA
Lord Salisbury STILL the phrase he used is 50
rhetorical and so picturesque that the English
could not he expected 10 ike II. They know II
will long be quoted They will hear It re-echoea
by the enemies " England all over the Continent
and there is no par; Of the Continent where she
has not enemies. So even Lord Salisburys friends
in the press hint az a gentle regret that his lam
guage should have been vivid He seems 70
have meant that the murder Of President Carnot
was planned here. There is no proof OF that
replied Lord Roseberry-"no evidence except the
proof. and the mere gossip OF the Press" is, Il
you like presumption the other way. But Lord
Salisbury did not say il was proved. and Lord
Rosebery is aware Of the strong antecedent prob
ability that all these Anarchist crimes are con-
certed They are the result Of combination ana
OF conspiracy, and whore are they so likely 10 be
Matched as in country which offers 10 the
criminals facilities not to be found elsewhere In
Europe? II IL not enough TO plead, the Prime
Minister does that the English Government do
their best to supervise" the Anarchists and 20
arrest-not them. but their proceedings. The
English Government do their best with the pow
ers they have. but II those powers were insuin'
cient, as experience proves them 10 be. their plain
duty is TO ask Parliament for further powerS
And i'm CINE 4 will be felt abroad and perhaps
In America as we'll as in Europe. that the FIRST
Minister OF the Crown would have been better adj
vised in expendng some OF his own energy IN
his own followers to belief in the
Of legislation, rather than squander1ns
It all on the leaders OF the opposition who. in this
matter. undoubtedly sought TO strengthen and
not TO weaken the Government.
There is nothing in common between the right
Of asylum for political offenders and for Anar-
chists So far as know. there Is but one import
ant English Journal which regards. or seems !"
regard, Anarchist methods as political. or Anar'
chists entitled TO the immunites which Engnsn
custom and tradition award 10 those whose OF
fences are in truth political. THE Chronicle
the one Journal which has risen to the DIZZY
height OF describing the assassin or President
Carnot as his political opponent That Is not
view likely to gain many adherents in Englan1
Says Lord Salisbury. with force and truth;
II Is an insult 70 Garibaldi or Kossuth 70 mem
ton their names in the same breath as me ineH
who raise our horror now 49,.
IL Is a mere cinging 10 tradition, or whIcn
the bare pretence survives. to say that Decause
We have always granted the right OF asylum "
patriots and rebels however mistaken they may
nave been therefore should continue ~
grant the right ~ asylum 10 those who i've III al
1abitual conspiracy OF assassination.
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