The advocate., 1894-07-04
A BILL DEFINING ANARCHY.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Ehe following bill
was to-day introduced in Che house BY Rep.
resentative Stone of Pennsylvania, and re-
ferred TO the judiciary committee;
''Be it enacted, etc., that any person Oh
persons who shall belong to, or who shall b
appointed, designated or employed by any
society or organization existing in thil
country or in any foreign country which
provides in writing or by verbal agreement
understanding or oountenSnCe, for the TAX.
ing Of human life unlaWfully, or for the un-
lawful destruction of buildings or other
property where the loss Of human life is the
probable result Of suOh destruction Of prop
erty, shall be deemed an anarchist.
''Any person or persons being anarchists,
as defined by the first section of this act,
who shall attempt che life Of aRy person
holding Office, elective or sppOintive, under
the constitution and laws Of the United
States, or who shall attempt the destruction
of buildings or other property where the
loss of life Of any suCh United States Off.
Oial would be the probable result Of such
destruction Of buildings or other property
shall, upon trial and conviction Of such Of
Tense in any circuit or district court OF che
district where such offense was attempted,
be sentenced TO death by hanging, which
sentence shall be executed BY the marshal
Of she district in accordance with the sen.
tenOe of the Judge before whom the case
was tried"
A New York correspondent sug-
gests an amendment to the first Sec
tion of this bill making it read as
follows:
Be it enacted, etc., that any person or per-
sons who shall belong to, or who shall be
applied, or designated by any society or Or
ganization existing in this country or in
any foreign country, which provides in
writing or by verbal agreement, under
standing or cOuntenance for the taking Of
human life unlawfully or for che unlawful
destruction of buildings or other property
where Che loss of human life is the prob
able result OF such destruction Of property,
and any person who shall belong TO, or who
shall be appointed, designated or employed
by any society, trust, corporation, COM
pany or organization, or any committee,
board or directors of the same FOR the
bribery Of the congress Of the United States
or any representative in congress or soma
tor thereof, or Of the presidentor or any men,
Der Of his cabinet, to secure the passage or
approval Of any act Of congress, which
shall in its effect tend to secure any ma
teriRl advantage for such over the people
nSb concerned in such diRbOlioal conduct,
in che requirement Of wealth, gains or
profits, or who shall combine with others TO
restrict production, or enhance the prices
of the necessaries of life, or shall appoint
any person to any public Office in further
anCe of securing the passage of any such
law, or the Interpretation thereof to effect
such restriction OF enhancement, or for the
diminishing of the means Of living Of any
laboring man or woman, of his or her child,
whereby any man, woman or child, shall
die Of starvation or becoma 30 much en-
feebled or diseased that enforced want Of
the necessities of life shall be cOntribu-
tory cause Of the death Of any such man,
woman or, child, shall be deemed an an
arohist.
With thus amendment il is not be-
lleved there would be much objection
among the masses of the people to
having the bill become q law.