The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14
WATCHING FOR REDS.
Government Authorizes EndeayOring
TO Keep Anarchists Out.
LAW SLACK AGAINST THEM.
The Oaiy Means Of Exclusion Il For
Them 60 Ne Criminals or Likely
20 Become = Public Charge
rowderiy on the watch.

Washington. Aug. l9.-The treasury |
authorities are keeping a sharp look
out for the anarchists now being driv.
en- from France, Spain and Italy by
concerted action OF the great CONT
neatal powers. No pains will be
spared to prevent the United States
from being made an asylum for these
mnn.
r.. V. Powdcrly, the new commits
sloner Of immigration. said In an In
tervlew that he would adopt every
remedy under the law TO exclude PA
ms the leader Of the Spanish anarch-
ISIS. who has been conducted TO Havre
BY French officials and shipped TO New
York. The immigration authorities
viii notify their Offices at New York
and all large seaboard ports to be on
the lookout for anarchists headed this
way. Il Is expected that the United
States consul at Hayre will give spe-
ciic information a. to the ship on
which Planas and his companions sail.
Mr.. Powderlys attention was called
10 the subject because Of the anarch-
if,ic excitement following the assassi-
nation OF Premier Canovas. Gable re-
ports stated that the European pow
ers were combining to drive out the an
archfsts. Mr.. Powderly felt satisfied
that II this process OF exclusion was
/ inaugurated In Europe a good part OF
the anarchist element would be driven
this way. With a copy Of the excln-
sion law In his hand. Mr.. Powderly
pointed out the steps TO be taken and
a'so showed the need Of STRENGTHENING
tho laws TO deal with the anarchists.
The law permits the exclusion or
"persons who have been convicted OF a
felony or other Infamous crimes or
mlsdemeanors involving moral turpl-
tude"
II also excludes persons likely to
become a public charge
These are the only provisions which
even indirectly can be applied TO an
archlsts and the bureau will be COM
pslled 10 resort to them. After the
barcelona anarchist agitation. the
French sent TO the state department
here a list OF anarchists expelled from
the country and expected 10 come to
the United States. The list was sent
u the immigration officers In New
York. Philadelphia. Boston and other
PORTS. with Instructions to apply the
law against the anarchists named on
the list. None OF them were appre-
hended, however. AZ they either did
not come or we're smuggled IN by way
Of the atcerago.
Mr.. Powderly was asked n he Ia
vored strengthening the laws 40 as "a
specifically exclude anarchists
. II most assuredly would favor a law
excluding from the United States every
criminal, incendiary and anarchist.
! answered Mr.. Powderly.
There Is no trouble In hNing ihi
status OF the man who has been con
vlcted Of n crime. but the term an
nrchIst' has not been clearly defined
30 that Il "a extremely dlfilcut 10 a.
, certain who the anarchist a."
! SIR. powderly went on 10 show tn
) difficulties In the way OF defining an
{ archlstR" The latter claims TO be /
; philosopher seeking an ideal state o
. sOciety. Through this end h
p advocates the abolition Of al
Z law and the substitution O
r Individual effort Mr.. Powderl!
8 POINTS ont that Il Il only whei
= he anarchist carries his philosophy 4
+ the point Of becoming an assassin o
: an advocate Of assassination or incer
dlarlsm that the law can heal wit
him. Il cannot deal with him o. al
abstract philosopher The commits
sloner says that many an nnarchis
J. will not accept the title
= In the case Of Planas. the Spanis
}. anarchist, there appears TO be no doub
d As to his character. Mr.. Powderly Ia
9 ong known Of Planes The fact tina
u he Is expelled by France would prot
+ ably bring him within the section q
o our law excluding those who had bee
e convicted Of an onense involvin
y moral turpllude.