Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-08-16
THE ANARCHISTS.
They Can No Longer Use This
Country as a Haven.
MOST WILL BE CIRCUMsPEcT.

Hill Succeeds in Having Passed His Bill
for the Deportation OF Anarchists
Danger Of Doing an Injustice to Harm
less Socialists Pointed Out.
WASHINGTON, August 7.-Chandler's
resolution looking to the investigation
Of the Dominion Coal Company of Nova
Scotia and the substitute offered by
Mills, providing that special commit
tee OF five should be directed to report
to the Senate whether any member Of
Congress is or was interested in any
company engaged in mining coal in any
Of the States or any railroad company
was engaged in transporting coal which
would come into competition with the
Dominion Coal Company of Nova Scotia,
and whether the removal OF the existing
duty would reduce the price OF coal to
consumers, and what section OF the
country would be benefited by its re-
tention, were taken up. A discussion
arose between Mills and Chandler as 10
whether the old sugar committee would
be appointed. Mills favored the reten-
ton OF the old committee because, he
said, it was honest and capable, and
recently reported that charges made
against Senators had not been sustained.
" Is that the reason the Senator from
Texas favors this committee?" inquired
Chandler.
Mills denied he was influenced by any
such motives, and expressed willing
ness to have a new committee appointed
if Chandler preferred. The resolution
went over under the rules without
action.
The bill for the deporting OF anarch.
lists then came up, and Hill explained
its provisions. Unless some action was
taken by this government, such 40 was
now before the Senate, this country, he
said, would soon be the dumping ground
for the anarchists OF the world. 1t was
not intended to make the belief in an.
archy crime, and therefore no attempt
had been made to define anarchy. He
favored the provision of the Senate bill
for inspection by treasury agents instead
of by Consuls, and was sure no one
would attribute his attitude on this sub
ject to desire to acquire the patronage
of the Secretary OF the Treasury. There
were no politics in the bill, and he fa
vored it because he believed it was bet
ter than the House bill. Lodge expressed
the belief that both bills were inadequate
for the purpose of restricting immigra
tion, but he was anxious to see some re
stricton placed on immigration. no mat
ter how slight it may be.
Palmer pointed out the difficulty o
dealing fairly with the question and tn
danger of doing an injustice to harmless
Socialists while protecting ourselves
against the danger of anarchists. II,
asked Hill whether the bill was appli
cable to undesirable persons already il
the country, and Hill replied it woult
be. The discussion then took on lega
aspect, and hinged on the right of (
country to protect itself against unde
sirable aliens. Hill pointed out tn,
moderation OF the pending bill as com
pared with the act recently passed b,
the English Parliament, and Kyle asked
him to more accurately define the tern
anarchist, for there were, he said, peace
able and learned people in Boston whC
held it was possible for u people to be
come so highly civilized as to live to
gether without laws, and therefore &C
cording to the usual definition they wer
anarchists. Hill replied they were a
liberty to have this belief; but, if the.
tried to overturn the laws for the pur
pose of putting their belief to the test
then they became dangerous. Afte
some further debate and the introduc
ton of some amendments the bill wa
passed, and Hill, Faulkner and Chandle
were appointed conferrees.