Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25

The assassination of President Carnot was
one of those awful deeds for which no SEM
blaree of a reasonable excuse can be offered
and out OF which it does not seem possible
for any good result to spring. In every
respect capable, PROFESSIONALLY honest, rep
resenting the great bulk of republican SEN
timeut, the distinguished man whose useful
career was yesterday brought to a close by
violence was probably the most popular
governmental head France has ever known.
II Is not, therefore. easy to imagine that
the murderer was moved by personal ami
mostly, so the rational conclusion is that
he was the selected representative Of an or
ganization which has for it's object the ter
rOrizng of those who are instruments Of
the law. and. if that can be accomplished
the overthrow Of law itself. But no rational
being imagines that such an end will be at
taine1 even by a thousand assassinations
Instead Of one; the only probable result will
De increased vigilance in behalf OF the
safety of public men in high position and
greater energy in hunting out and breaking
up those societies whose serious and self
appointed task it is to promulgate the doc
tries of anarchy. For France, It is ex-
tremely fortunate that the blow which was
struck yesterday was not given when that
country so deeply stirred up over The
Panama Canal scandals, for then the bloody
removal of a President-no matter how es-
Unable his personal character-might easily
have resulted in disturbances such es
France alone can furnish; now the deed ap-
pears to have aroused the bitterest anti
anarchist feeling. and it is not unlikely that
many more lives than that of President
Carrots murderer will be sacrificed upon
the altar Of French indignation in the near
future ApolOgists for the crime-and they
are gratifyingly few in nuInber-are exert
ing themselves to show that the assassina-
ton is the logical outcome of European
militarism. but the fact that the murderer
is an Italian who has resided but a little
while within French territory indicates that
the deed that sent q shudder throughout
the civilized world was done without any
of the provacat ton that sane men would ac-
cept sufficient cause. There is sadness
today in the household Of Carnot, and the
whole globe over there is sympathy for the
mourners whose loved one has been torn
from their embrace; but stronger than the
sympathy is the feeling of hatred against
those who planned and him who wrought
the destruction OF one of the best of mod
ern Frenchmen. In the sympathy and the
Indignation the people of the United States
are fully represented. Twice within quar-
Ter of century have We been called upon
TO sorrow over the success which attended
attempts upon the lives of two men who,
in accordance with the popular will. were
hOnOred with the greatest gift a republic
can bestOw. In neither instance, however,
were those crimes the work of anarchists.
Consequent Upon the police activity which
will be conspicuous in Europe for some time
TO come will be increased immigration OF
undesirable characters TO the United States;
to prevent this and to discourage the idea
SO commonly held in Europe that the Stars
and Stripes float mainly for the purpose of
affOrding sanctuary for wrong-doers, the
authorities should at once proceed to
strengthen the weak places in the safe
guards that have been set up to shut out
from this country those whose sole desi e
IS to abuse our hospitality.