New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-02
.v,RCHISTS AND MINISTER'S.
s,1tsBURY'S PROPOSALS AGAINST
r1r ANARCHIsTS-HOW AND WHY
THEY ARE OPPOSED BY MIN
ISTERS

,'.,ss ~ Lords yesterday, when you are
'"' :. face With a grave and critical condition
"' ,o,rs no statesman who is worth his salt
"" =. hampered by any traditions, however IL
w" WINS in doing his best to combat the evil
hitch ne has TO deal" That he said in
WI" the debate on Lord Salisburys bill
W., Anarchists He opposes that bill; the
W h,u which few days ago he promised TO
With the most anxious desire TO meet
0.,,osals IN a friendly spirit. His anxious de-
Pr sas not been gratlned. He meets the pro-
~. no, in a friendly spirit but In spirit OF
F..oh,e hostility And his reason. or one OF
%'-s,s, reasons for opposing the bill IS the be-
"..s., the condition Of affairs is not grave and
49,, There is. says Lord Rosebery, "abso-
e , M case for the restrictions now proposed
' a. difficult to understand the Prime Min
-. .eu and his state Of mind on this subject
- ,,s own account Of them must be given In
"' words. He has taken some pains TO In
D" ,,rsslf He has submitted TO the Home Or
p ,ha Home Office has submitted 10 the
NV ".. Lord salsbury's statement In the House
p,o,as on the 9Th OF July that enterprises or
n had been. so far as he could Judge.
rreat extent prepared and organized on this
The Home Office and the police authorize
Drir1
'"' .,,oc,ss that have been Matched against for
.,,r States have been planned or plotted IN 'hese
es" This ne qualified by adding. None
49,. this Government has been In power And
-. prime Minister accepts. and expects others
:. accent this police statement. He bases MS
.oh on IT, and resists Ld<d Sasoury's pro-
pOsals on this ground.
", what when examined. Is the testimony Of
40 Home Office and the police? In the i1rst
-. I, ,s the testimony Of an incrfminated wilt
-. IN his own behalf 1t will be convenient TO
"a, tho two as one since the Home once is the
-. ~ the police organization The police are
..,,ssd of allowing cOnspracies TO be hatched
.uon,,,g in the sense that they do not detect
"a ,revsnt them They deny II. assume that
49, asn,al Is sincere: that the police believe what
49,, .uaea Undoubtedly some weight Is to be
.,,.chsd 10 the denial To treat II as conclusive
=. Lord Rosebery does, is TO set up "hohy
,su standard and to determine the VaIue OF
.,sasnca by methods not heretofore In use. II
- accused person is to be permitted to excuipate
,uself by a mere denial. the prisons OF 'his
,oun,ry might as wei be sold for what 'hey
vould fetch II is not the custom OF the ponce
su,horities or Of the courts 10 be content win
nsa Of not guilty Why should the rules OF
audience and of common-sense which are or au-
,bor,v in Scotland Yard and at the Old Bailey
be Of no force In Parliament
p, NO rnust 90 further. The statement or
tho nol,ce honest though 1t be. is, on the race
q, II incredible They are tesufying 70 what
,bsv ao not know and canno: know. They affirm
q universal negative. Nothing Is so dangerous
rhsv srege as q fact within their own knowl-
.dye that 10 conspiracies against foreign states
have been planned In England. Nothing snort
y, omnisc,ence could Justify such an assertion as
that The English police have merits. but
among these merits omniscence Is certainly not
ona Their ewes are upon certain men. These
mon they tell the confiding Home Secretary who
tolls the confiding Prime Minister. are under
superyision while in this country. and under
prettv strict supervision" Is that a complete
guarantee? Is England, when It Is a question
uether her soil Is 10 be used as base OF An
Enlist operations. TO be content with pretty
rnct"? The Prime Minister admits hat II is
,ot complete He says II is rare that the po-
Nes do not know what these criminals have In
coutemplation That is an admission that II does
occur and that admission cuts the ground from
under his feet The foundation on which ne has
built his argument crumbles for II cases DO &C.
cur In which the police are ignorant 1t Is I'M
possible for them 10 affirm that mo- conspiracies
have been plotted In England. And II that can
not be affirmed neither can II be logically main
tanned that no further precautions are needed.
The truth about the police and their pretty
strict" Supervision believe TO be this. Most Of
sselr knowledge comes from informers. They
seldom unearth a conspiracy una!ded. Their
watch upon the ports is Intellectual. Their de-
NSr.lvs Ia imperfect
lev detectives are really competent Can you ex-
pct Fouche at thirty shillings a week. Can
you improvise a Sherlock Holmes except IN nc
ton? But luckily for society. most or the
Eoundrels who plot these so-called Anarchist
murders are scoundrels all through. They are
ready TO betray each other 10 murder an
Gsider, and some one Of them almost ai"aFS
sts betray his accomplices. That Is now the
pice come by such knowledge as they really
'ssess That is how the pretty strict super
nsion is maintained. The Initiative ana III
rnuity Of Scotland Yard would not carry us iai
Without the help Of the betrayer. Nor is II
foisssion in England. that Of the informer' MOI
The police know in advance who VIII discios'
hese guilty secrets, nor are their decOy-ducKs o'
nuch use Never, think. has anything Deer
a'ne on the scale or by the methods wnich 'h'
GOVERNOR Of Pennsylvar ia used against the MoIIN
Aasures The methods Of Scotland fard ar
aundrum. They get some points from Paris ant
o'h'f Anarchist centres. But neither PARIS MOI
Doaaon is in a position to declare that either o'
0OAd them knows all about all the consp'racie'
eAhasa Or planning In one CITY or the other Inc
oes' thing the two police forces do between theH
10 Exchange news; and that they do so far al
wy can tudge, irregularly and upon no concerto
p'an All the information about Anarchists IL
zoe possession Of either ought to be at the uis
p0sai Of both.
soW apprehend that the real cause OF IN
'hne Minister'S attitude to this bill IS 10 %
"0sht elsewhere lie Is tolerably frank about II
:" frank. perhaps as a Minister can ever De
ne Goes not think the House OF Commons woni'
MS any such bill. He speaks OF the 3eaiousy
privilege OF asylum which exists IN LII"
,v'-the "tust Jealousy" There would De- say
N'u hosebery great difficulty In passing an!
~<sure which restricted the principle or 'n