The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-11
METHODS OF THE REDS.
AssassinatiOns Always Committed by
Foreign Anarchists.

NEW YORK, Aug 10.-The circumstance
that Coli an Italian, assassinated Pre-
mer Canovas is explained by the method
employed by the Anarchists in removing
public men. Munoz, an Anarchist who
was arrested at Barcelona for completely
in the outrages there, just before being ex-
ecuted made statement. Il am going to
die" he said, coolIy. You have 10 evil
dence against me. but that does not mat
ter and yet. in capturing me when / was
unprepared for arrest, you found nothing
upon me by which you could incriminate
others. That fact is the basis of our work
You may arrest a man the moment after
he has removed one of your rulers. But
you set only the one man. You find moth
ing by which he can be connected with
others. He is alone, and, SO far as you can
find is friendless. But when you kill him
you may be sure his death will be avenged
Il will tell you the rules of our society
1t can harm none of the members for you
to know them. They are these: The hrst
duty of a companion is absolute disregard
of life. He must recognize no law but that
of social revolution, and no enemies but
capital and the bourgeoise. Companions
recognize no jurisdiction save the tribunal
Anarchist is obliged to defend his compan-
ions at the peril of his life: He must die
silently, even though he could save his life
by confessing the names OF those who
helped him. The social revolution Is to be
considered the first or all duties and ODll-
cations. When it Is decided by our society
that it is best for the people that a man
should die, the first thing done is to select
the time and place. This usually is out
settled, because much must be left to cir
cumstances. The manner of the killing
also is usually suggested in the same man
ner. The man himself. to great extent,
is an incident Of the plan. Any one of the
members of the society YOU'D carry ar out the
and to our families one rule is always OBJ
served. The man chosen to do the deed is
never a native of the country where the
killing is to be done The reason for this
chosen to kill the King of Spain. He might
accomplish his object but he would surely
be caught. Then the police would arrest
all his family. His father and his mother,
his brothers and sisters and their wives
and husbands. if they had any, and their
families, in turn, would be arrested They
would at least be sent to prison for life;
probably they would be executed.
ITO obviate this is easy. If Spanish Of
fetal is to be removed foreigner is
alone in the country. His family and rela-
tiVeS where the police cannot touch
Them and on him alone can the authorities
work out their revenge. This was the rule
move President Garnet, of France. There
were plenty of Frensh Anarchists ready to
do the deed. But they had families, and
for the sake of them an Italian was
chosen. Santo did his work well, and he
was the only the police could reach.
If his family had been in France they
will be observed always. If an English
official is to be removed, German or
Spaniard or a Frenchman will do the work,
self is chosen by lot All that is required
is that the agent be alone in the country
where he is to do the work. There are
plenty of such men in the society, and they
cast lots among. themselves as to who
shall do the work..