The San Francisco call., 1898-10-12

Who are the nihIsts! They are the Democrats of Russia, who are struggling against almost hopeless odds to establish the natural and inaienable rights of man in that country.
 'Who are the anarchists of Spain? They are the Republicans of that country, seeking establish the principle of popular sovereignty as against the natural privilege of governing now enjoyed by single family.
 Who are the socialists of Germany? They the opponents of monarchical government and special privilege-the advocates of the equal rights of man.
 believe their schemes of social regeneration to be mpractcable and mistaken but their purpose is right and their cause should be sacred to every lover Of liberty and justice"
 It will be noted that he took pains to declare his opposition to the schemes of the socialists only, and had principles to state in opposition to the nih1- ists and anarchists The socialists proceed by peace fu means and are even opposed for any cause being practical non-resistants
 Afaguire's defender and supporter, MT. Prebe of Oakland, whose letter we published last week, said Every syllable of that speech should be ndorsed by enlightened citizens who believe in the great demo- cratic principle of political equality and freedom. Anarchsm is no more menace to civilization than any other line of philosophical reasoning. In our comments on this defense of Maguire's defense of anarchy, we said that neither Mcguire Preble could be n the dark as the purposes and methods of anarchy It is opposition all government and its institutions defensive of life and property Twenty three years ago Karl Marx and Bakounin the founder of anarchy disputed as to the of their creed Out of this contention issued a plat form or declaration of principles which remains to this day unchanged statement ot the purpose and method of anarchy That plat form declared war against capital, abolition ot the state and all government and authority whatso- ever, dynastc as in monarchies and temporary as in republics It closed by crystalzing the whole creed into two phrases: Do as you wish" and every thing is everybodys" Soon after this declaration Nicolaus Bakounin, who a Russian, educated at the St. Petersburg School of Cadets, died July 1876
 He was succeeded in the chieftainship of the an archists by Elisee Reclus, who with Paul Brousse and other anarchists, met at Bakounins grave and promulgated his biography, which had an immense circulation in Europe.
 At Congress of Trades. held in Berne not long after, Carlo Cafero and Enrico Malatesta, Italian delegates nduged in the most extravagant praises of Bakounin notably on the same lines Maguire's speech in Congress, and for the first time declared the propaganda by deed" in these terms: The Italian federation believes that nsurrection destined to confirm by deeds the anarchisc principles IS the only means of effacacious propaganda. Then riot and assassination began. Cafero led riot in Bene vento burned the official archives and footed the treasury, dividing the public money among them selves
 A month later the Anarchist Congress met at Yer viers where Krapotkine first appeared anar- chist under the name of Levachot. In 1878 Brousse and Krapotkine issued the anarchist paper L'Avant Garde" and Hoedel proclaimed anarchy in Germany and Moncasi and Passament attempted to assassnate the King of Spain and Of Italy, respectively.
 At the second Anarchist Congress at Freiburg Re clus submitted this platform which was adopted: ,,
 "First-Collective appropriation of social wealth.
 "Second-Abolton of government in all it's iorms
 "Third-Propaganda by theory
 "Fourth-Action by riot and revolution.
 "Fith-Abandonment of the idea that sovereignty of the people may be expected by the ballot.
 "LAvant Garde" was suppressed and Herzig be- gan the publication of ''Le Revote" at Geneva, for which Krapotkine wrote He also lectured the principles of anarchy, and at Marseies preached propaganda by deed" the anarchist euphemism for assassination, and organized convention which pro- claimed the conhscation, by appropriation of all land and capital, without indemnity or compensation to the owners Otero Gonzales went from this conven- ton his attempt assassnate the King of Spain
 In 1881 anarchist delegates went from all over Europe to a convention of the Workingmens party at Paris and bolted in anger when 1t refused to in dorse anarchy.
  and with Francis Guy, travelled France, exciting disorders Since then their followers have murdered the President of the French republic, thrown bombs in the French Assembly, murdered the police in Hay market square, Chicago, threw bomb in the Cafe Foyot, Paris killed many people in trying to assas snate the Prefect of Barcelona, Spain and murdered many with bombs in the Cafe Terminus, in Paris and assassnated Castillo del Canovas and the Empress of Austria
 Justus Schwab and Herr Most the anarchist leaders in the United States. They saoon-keep- ers and Most for long time edited anarchist paper the "Freifet" in Brooklyn, N. Y, in which he urged edorally the of the knife in assassina ton, because only a crack shot could kill with pistol! For long time the motto at the head of his paper was Long live the torch and the bomb"
 The above is an incomplete list of anarchist assas- snations, but it is complete and authentic state ment of anarchist principles from their official declar ,+;r,