Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
AGAINST ANARCHY
Representatives Draw a Lesson From
Carnot's Assassination.
EXPRESSIONS BY Mr.. CRISP And OTHERS
lntemperate and Demagogic Ut
terances in Congress.
Mr.. STONES PROPOSED BILL

In Congress there is a universal express
sion of horror at the murder Of the presi-
dent of France. The adjournment of both
houses OF Congress. after the adoption of
resolutions is not a merely formal express
sion OF sympathy for the French people
Every man in Congress appears to bs
shocked. Expressions Of sympathy, regret
and horror are uttered with feeling by
every one.
In the absence OF information as TO
the motives which inspired the deed. while
uncertain whether the murderer was an
anarchist or a common crank or a man
with an individual grievance IL 10 not
known what interpi citation may be put upon
the act but there is a universal disposition
to regard 1t as a terrible admonition Of the
danger to the whole world of the restless
Incorporate and lawless spirit abroad.
There is a general disposition to draw a
lesson from the tragedy. Tne idea that the
murderer represented any association of
men Is not generally entertained, but that
the exciting cause is the agitation Of that
class OF men. who. as an organization, have
q foot-hold In every country, and who are
preaching against the existing order Of gov
ernment. whatever IL may be is the opinion
commonly expressed. All the evil emotions
OF the human race are being appealed TO
A by this discontented element. and IL 10
| said, with reg-eI by some Of the most
| thoughtful men In Congress. that this sp-
peal TO the passions. the intemperance Of
speech. is not confined to the anarchists
and other organized agitators. but Is heard
In the halls OF Congress and from the
| mouths OF great political leaders.
Talks with most OF TIE representative men
| In Congress discloses he general belief that
In this country there is scarcely any dis
position TO actual violence on the part Of
the organizations.
What Speaker Crisp Says.
Speaker Crisp expressed profound regret
at the affair. but said that il could not
shake the permanency OF the French repub-
lic That was too well founded to be dis
turbed by anarchy In its bearing on this
| country Mr. Crisp said anarchy was essefs-
TALLY a product Of Europe. IL found no
natural or congenial soil on which 20 thrive
| In the United States. The foreign seed, hs
| said came here. but IL was ch oked by the
ods OF anarchy. The Speaker said that the
| Coxey movement was not an evidence Of
anarchy. but, on the contrary. disproved its
existence. The Coxey followers were MADE
| up OF discontented, dissatisfied men, assem-
bling from every quarter Of the country,
| ana yet they came with banners and prO-
testations OF peace They carried no bombs
and threatened no violence. Such a move
| ment could not be classed with that which
bi ed those secret gatherings of men who
plotted against life and Organized society .
1 Tragedy
suggest the need of congressional action
| against anarchists.
| Il hardly think So" said the Speaker; 1t
is very difficult to draw the legal line be-
| tween liberty and license. The danger In
that I'm framing a law TO prevent license we
Will trench upon that civil liberty which IN
the basis OF our Institutions. IL is the pub
nc oetestation OF such methods rather than
laws that must be relied on 10 protect US
against the breeding Of anarchy amongst
u.s."
Repi icsentative McCreary.
Representative McCreary says the as
sassination Of President Carnot is a warn
ing which the American Congress should
not fail TO heed Il believe that the present
Congress should enact a law which would
strike at the root of anarchy" said Mr.
| McCreary. He added that the law should
not walt for the commission Of an anarch-
/ istic crime. II would fail in its purpose n
| II could not be executed until the head o(
| the government had been struck down
On the contrary. the law should lay its
| the crime. 1t should ferret them out and
II q conviction was secured, the man who
| devised an anarchistic plot should suffer
equally with the one who executed Il. Mr..
| McCreary said such q law would have TO
be framed with the fullest care for the
preservation Of civil liberty and for the
rights OF the state. but IN his opinion the
| disease had reached q stage where a legal
| remedy could be applied without invading
any constitutional rights.
Another significant lesson drawn by
some members from the Carnot tragedy 10
that IL should put a stop to demagogic ut
terances of Senators ana Representa- ativSs
In Congress.
Demagogfc Utterances.
Representative Dalzeli said that the ut
terances OF certain members OF the senate
and House were those OF anarchy and en-
couragement for anarchists.
| Mr.. Burrows said that the demagogio
| utterances OF certain public men were az
reprehensibl as the rawlings OF anarchists.
But" said Mr.. Burrows. Il fear that no
tent OF stopping assassination. The most
stringent law against murder will not pre-
vent murder. 1t can only do its part In
limiting crime Public sentiment and an
enlightened feeling against demagog1c en-
couragement to crime must be the main pre-
lection against social disorder"
Mr.. Goldzie- OF Chicago said: ''whatevsr
| excited this man to the deed. sensational
and fntemperate expressions which are be-
coming SO common are indirectly, II not
directly. responsible for such acts OF vio-
lence. In the newspapers, on the stumu
and even in the halls of Congress there n
| disposition to make reckless and intem-
perate statements. which excite discontent
and arouse the passions There 10 too
much playing on the passions by men
whose responsibilities should place them
above such things"
Judge De Almond said: "The superlative
has taken possession of our speech The
| public wrongs to be corrected and the acts
| OF public men to be criticised are painted
in the most glartng colors. and the emo
tional are excited TO a false idea of the
situation. The people all over the world
| appear to be too nervous too intemperata
Representative storer's views.
Representative Storer of Ohio said: This
shows that the anarchist is as hostile to .
| republic as to a monarchy; that he is the
enemy OF government and must be looked
upon as such and treated as such. The
president Of the French republic had shown
himself one Of that class of public men
that republics delight In and are safe with.
Prudent. self-repressive, quiet the opposite
OF fuss and feathers and OF the typical
braggadocio French politician. he was at
tackled and abused only for being prudent.
quiet and stin In manner. His patriotism
his purity OF public and private character
his desire for the peaceful extension Of his
| country's power and influence. and its In
| ternal welfare. was never questioned. This
| tragedy may give rise TO grave conse-
| quences among the powers Of Europe. Pos
sibly IL may bring all governments into
closer union against the social enemy which
| threatens car, kaiser and president alike.
| do not apprehend any overturning or
| weakening Of the republic In France. On
| the contrary think IL will strengthen gov