The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-15
No Annrchists Wnnfed.

No Anarchists Wanted.
Immigration Commissioner Powderlys
efforts to keep the European anarchists
out Of this country deserves, and viii no
doubt, receive hearty support This is the
land Of liberty and the home Of free speech
ana free'taought, but it is not haven
OF reftge for the assassius. dynamiters and
inceudiar.es Of Europe, ana the sooner this
fact is recognized by persons interested,
the better it Will be for them Our lborali-
ty has before now been imposed upon, with
the result of pilng paupers, lunatics and
criminals from Europe into the country,
but a check has been put upon that sort
Of thing. It appears, however. that our
restrictive avs have not been made rigid
enough, since there is no especial provis-
ion in them to shut out the anarchists and
other organized murderers and enemies of
law and order. 1t may be that our law
makers lacked the moral courage to write
into the statutes a prescription upon the
reds" for political reasons.
An anti-anarchist law is needed in this
country. and needed now. Anarchsm is
not native to the American soil Ameri-
cans are not dyramiters and assassins. An
arehism is a European product, and Is i'm
ported to this country. We have seen re-
suits Of the importa lions in the Haymar-
ket massacre IT. Chicago in the asaassina-
ton Of Garfield, and in other deeds Of blood
and violence in the northern and western
sections Of the country. The bloodshed
and rioting INDUCED in during labor dis
the work Of imported laborers who had
no doubt been members Of socialistic or
anarchisdc organizations in their own
countries. While the native workinemen
we've peaceabIe and law-abding, they were
compelled to shoulder the responsibility
for the lawIess acts OF the foreigners, COM
mitted in their name.
The countries of Europe have determined
upon a vigorous warfare against the
reds" A number of the most notorious
Of them have recently been ordered to leave
the country and the understanding is that
many of them intend to come to the United
States. II they were to come here their
pernicious activity would be continued, and
against our own government. Planas
would as soon assassinate President Nc
Klnley as President Faure or King Hum
bert; he would as quickly shoot John sher-
man as the premier Of Spain; he would be
as much delighted to remove" Bishop
Potter or Chauncey NJ. Depew as any
church or corporation official in Europe.
The anarchists hand is against every man
who represents government and Orderly so
cety. no matter where he is found. Muir
der Is his religion and arson his passion.
He deies lazy of all kinds, whether it per-
tains to human life or to property. Know
ing these things, and being advised that a
number of leading spirits of anarchy are
turning their faces towards our shores,
shall we wait until they come In and
battle their hands in our blood before we
take any notice of them? Knowing
they have murder in their hearts, shall we
wait for them to commit the overt act
before placing them under the ban of the
law?
John Most and his followers are to cele-
brate the murder Of the Spanish premier
tomorrow in New York. They will glori-
fly the deed and the perpetrator of It, and
urge that others come forward and make
martyrs of themselves for the cause"
Most personally is not dangerous; he is
one of the most abject towards upon the
face OF the earth, ne has not the courage
10 throw a bomb or to shove a knife. But
there are many Of his followers who have
the eowardly pluck Of the assassin, and
who lack only competent leadership to in
stitute in America a campo gn Of anarchist
crime similar to that which the reds have
been carrying on in Europe. Powderly is
right; the anarchist should not be permit
ted to set foot upon American soil.