New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
DriIJNG WITH ANARCHY.

Tho murder of Canovas del Castillo. The al
tempt 10 murder VI. Farre. and some o'her 'H
cjdcnts of almost simultaneous occurrence ""'c
provoked renewed discussion of the proper a''i-
tude OF the nations of the world 'o"ar" "i'"'
chv. Here IS the case: widespread orgahi"i-
ZION exists in nearly all countries OF men Who'
like the old worshippers Of Kali ana Inc hooerh
devo,ees of Shivajee in India. make mnrder
tbeir mission and the destruction or all law anu
government their ultimate aim. Sometimes 'he!
murder men women and children indlsfrihi-
inatolv ne M Barcelona: sometimes they murder
rho humber officers of the law. as nj the 'hi-
caco Havmarket: sometimes they murder tne
Chief Of State. as they did Carnot and 'ahoVas'
ALWAYS they declare their deeds to he poliiica.
and fms claim sanctuary in other lands than
those in which the deeds We're committed Ihey
ora rocoon;zed as the common foes Of human
itv. and the question arises whether common
oo,;on ehould nor he taken against them by all
nations Such action * now proposed III fu-
rone including the establishment OF sort OF
international penal colony. 10 which the Ahar-
cbists Of all lands should be transported. IL IS
intimated that all nations would join IN the
movement excepting Great Britain. Swi'zer-
land and the United States. which three. II Is
ossumcd would stick TO their old principles oi
freedom of thought and speech and OF political
asylum.
The maintenance of those principles Is COM
mendable. no doubt. to the utmost possible ex-
tcnt. But the question seriously arises whether
a line must not he drawn somewhere. pe!ohh
which they nav not extend. II would he, for
eyamplc. reasonable and just 10 forbId the iii'
MIGRATION into this country Of ayowed Anar-
Ioctv hn
Of the country. just as It would be right FOR
bote-keeper 10 refuse hospitality 10 proies'
sional thief or incendlarv who sought entrance
into his house in order 10 steal or BURN. Ea'n
os tho three free countries mentioned has al
ready suffered much from the pernicious ac''-
ity of Anarchist refugees, and might WE'LL Ill
simple self-defencc. shut IT'S gates against Inc
coming of any more. Nor would it be necessary
10 stop there When liberty Of speech becomes
crimoincitng license it fOrfeits all title 10 pro-
tection even in the freest OF republics. On sun
dav last a meeting Of Anarchists was h"ln III
trafalgar Square. London. Permission 10 hod
# was secured under false pretences. II was
ostensibIy n meeting Of wOrkingmen held 10
protest against cruel practices in Spanish pris
ons II showed itself TO be meeting OF Anar
chists. held 10 rejoice over the murder or Cano
vas 70 glorify the crime Of Angiolillo, and 10
,ncite men 10 the emulation Of that deed. The
KEYNOTE was sounded by the notorious DR.. Ave-
ling. who Is not unknown in this country ana
who declared that Canovas had been executed
and Angiolillo had been murdered. If it Is not
legitimate 10 disperse such gatherings and 10
nrevent such utterances one IS greatly moved 10
wonder why.
If a policeman overhearS men planning
bank burglary he quickly arrests them. If he
hears them planning the murder OF President
or Prime Minister Is he to pass by on the other
side? If a man steals the coin from his EN-
Movers till and fees to a foreign land. the ma
chinery of international justice Will be set IN
motion for his capture and return 10 the scene
of his crime for punishment. If he kills or tries
10 kill the chief public servant of the nation and
escapcs across the border is he to find asylum
and 90 unwhpped Of justice on the wretched
plea that his deed was 'poticar': II is
strange contradiction OF sense and honesty.
Murder Is murder. be It's victim Prime Minister
or ploughboy Organized revolution. like that
! of the Thirteen Colonies in 1916 and that OF
| Cuba today. Is one thing. Private assassina-
tion. through motives OF personal hatred and
revenge is another and radically different thing.
The one may well he recognized and its par
tjcpators protected by libcrty-loving nations.
The other cannot he cOunlenanced nor It's per-
| petraiors sheltered by any nation with proper
perception Of the duties Of man TO man.