The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-14
A RELENTLESS WAR.
The Crusade Against Rulers Urged by
the .'Red Internationally

the "Red International
The assassination Sunday of Premier Ca
novas del Castillo of Spain is one of the
/ few successes scored by the. Anarchists
in a relentless war which has been waged
during the last five years against kings
princes prime ministers and all in authority
During this period there have been many
attempted assassinatiOns although more
! plots to take life and destroy property have
been abortive The existence of the red
International as the secret coterie that
| governs and counsels the Anarchists in
every land, united by a common desire to
kill is known, was early known to the po-
| lice, and vigorous measures were taken for
| their suppression. In every Anarchist camp
| the police of Russia, Germany, Austria
| Spain and Italy have their spies, who know
| all the workings of the leaders. This has
| caused the failure of many well-laid plans
for wholesale slaughter.
The chief of the French secret police a
year ago told a French newspaper man
that not one plot in a hundred Matched by
the Anarchist conspirators got so far as
the attempt. The plots have usually been
nipped in the bud. When this has been
done the matter has been hushed up, ana
the news has not been allowed to reach
the public, lest it should incite other An
archists to fresh attempts and enthuse new
courage illO liG ItQ DIONIlCl lOOU' MS
with the vigorous repressive measures
passed by the parliaments of every Eu-
rOpean nation, has had the effect of weak
ening the cause. 1t has been a struggle be-
tween the police and the Anarchists, and
the latter have been aided by the fact that
there were traitors in the camp of the reds.
a few atfemnts have been successful, the
most notable being the assassination of
President Sadi-Carnot of France, but these
suc\ sSeS have been SO lew and far between
that it may easily be said that the police
have the best of the battle.
Spain has been a hotbed OF anarchy.
the police of that nation being less ef1l-
cient than those of others there have been
more outbreaks. The first Anarchist out
break during these five years in Spain was
at Xeres in January, 1892. A desperate at
tempt was made to pillage XereS ana llDer-
place. The fight was most stubborn and
the inSurgent Anarchists were not Subdued
by the military and police until three An
archsts were killed and twenty wounded.
The military captured four of the leaders
Rusgni. Zarzeten, Tamala and LebriJani-
and they were Sarroted WITHIN a monlh.:
Another plot following close on the heels or
this was suppressed near Here's. The lead
ers of the plotters were executed before
they could commit any overt act.
FORMER ESCAPE OF CANOVAS.
Premier Canovas del Castillo who met
his death Sunday was the object of the
third plot This was June 20, 1893 when
attempt was made to blow up his residence
in Madrid with dynamite. His family es-
capped unscathed, being fortunately with
the prime minister at a party at a resi-
dence a short distance away, but one per-
son was killed, a grandson of the Marquis
of Havana, and several persons were
wounded The man who threw the bomb
was himself killed in the explosion. He
was a printer. and was believed to be
member of the Anarchist group at BARGE
Iona which was the headquarters of the
Spanish Anarchists. This was followed by
an attempt upon the life of Gen. MARTINEZ
Campos. The attempt failed, but the bomb
throwers Codina. Crezuela, Logas, Behnat,
Vilarubia and Mir, were shot for com
plicity in the act, as was Pallas, the man
who was chosen as the instrument of their
vengeance upon the captain general
The most horrible of the crimes Of the
Spanish Anarchists the throwing OF
two bombs into the LIE Liceo Theater. at
Barcelona. This was on the night of Nov.
T. 1893, when an audience of four thousand
people had gathered In the theater one
of the largest in Europe, to see William
Tell" At the beginning of the second act
two bombs were thrown in quick success
sion from the upper gallery down into the
center of the orchestra stalls. The first of
these missiles exploded with terrific force,
causing death and ruin and a scene of wild
terror The second bomb fell in a womans
lap There was a wild rush for the door,
and during the panic that followed two
hundred people were killed. The police ar
fessed. and described how he made the