The herald., 1897-08-14
Not Entirely Stopped by
Tariff
PROTECTION SURELY NEEDED
AGAINST ANARCHISTS DRIVEN
FROM EUROPE
The Carefully Revised and Improved
Immigration Law Needs Lot
More Amending
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON. August 13-A Special dis
patch from Milan says that three An.
archists were arrested there this morn
ing, and that the police seized number
of documents, bombs and explosives
The documents captured by the police
include letters from Caesario Santos,
assassin of President Carnot, and Pietro
Acciarito, who attempted to assassinate
King Humbert in April last. Other ar
rests are expected to follow. The Ital-
ian police claim to have conclusive evil
dence of the existence. of an international
anarchist plot.
!, NOT WANTED HERE
NEW YORK, August 13.-A special to
the Herald from Washington saye: The
Treasury Department is keeping sharp
lookout for the anarchists now being
driven from France. Spain and Italy
by concerted action of the great conti-
mental powers. No pains will be spared
to prevent the United States from be-
ing made an asylum for these men.
Terrence V. Powderly, the new Com
missioner of immigration, said in an
interview that he would adopt every
remedy under the law to exclude Planas,
the leader of the Spanish anarchists.
who has been conducted to Havre by
French officials to be shipped to New
York. The immigration authorities will
notify their officers at New York and
all large seaboard ports to be on the
lookout for anarchists headed this way.
1t is expected that the United States
Consul at Havre will give specific infor-
nation as to the ship on which Planas
and his compatriots will sail.
POWDERLY'S ACTION
WASHINGTON, Jug. 13-Commis-
sioner Powderly of the immigration bu-
reau has sent the following letter of In
structions to immigration officials at
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and, Quebec, relative to the antici-
pated arrival in this country of Spanish
anarchists:
"Informa tion has reached this bureau
that one Planas, a leader of the Spanish
anarchists, has been expelled from
France, being conducted to Havre, from
which port it is expected he will sail for
the United States. I am also advised
that Tarrida Marmol, another Spanish
anarchist, is believed to have gone to
England and probably is en- route to this
country. A careful inspection should be
made of arriving passengers in order
that should any of this class be detected,
a careful examination can be had as to
their right of admission into the United
States under existing laws"
1t is stated at the bureau of immigra-
ton that there is no law under which
persons can be excluded on the ground
that they are anarchists. Nor is an
archy anywhere declared to be crime,
so that if Planas and Marmol are re-
fused admission to the country the re-
fusal must be based solely on the fact
that they come within the general i'm
migration laws as paupers, contract Ia
borers criminals, etc. This law ex-
pressly provides, however, that nothing
in this act shall be construed to apply to
exclude persons convicted of political
offense, notwiths standing such political
offense may be designated as a felony
crime, Infamous, or misdemeanor involv.
ing moral turpitude, by the laws of the
land whence they came or by the court
convicting."