The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-10
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alike. OF Luccheni little is known be-
yond his more recent life, but like
valiant, he was notorious for rank
physical cowardice, and nothing could
have evidenced this better than his Sc
lection of n woman as his victim.
1t is pointed out that no anarchist
has yet had the courage to attack
even one man where the individual
had an opportunity to defend himself.
TO say that popular feeling against
the anarchists is extremely bitter Is
TO put 1t very mildly, and the popular
demand for suppresslve measures Is
certain to force the governments to
adopt far more stringent precautions
than any that have yet marked the
counter revolution against lawless-
ness.
For n long time the individual cow
ardice of anarchists had one marked
and peculiar effect; 1t led society into
the great blunder of vastly underesti-
mating the danger of their pr"seAce in
the community. A foreign commenta-
tor on the subject remarks that it had
become the fashion in government re-
gions to think that the danger from
anarchists was a mere dream of the
ponce autnOrllles. y freucn lniu4s-
ter of state Is quoted rs saying: "Of
every ten anarchists there are seven
who are in the employ of the police,
and three who are arrant towards"
1t was this sentiment, however,
that has prevented hitherto the adop-
ton of we'll considered and effective
measures of repression of anarchists.
1t is pointed out that even on the
perpetration Of the outrages by Ra-
vachol, the people and government of
France insisted that the episode really
meant nothing; that it was the act of
a mad man who had no accomplice.
while about all the precaution that
the prefecture of police took was to
request the Scotland Yard officials to
keep them posted as to the ccmings
and goings of certain inhabitants of
the French quarter of London.
Santo Caserio. in open day, on June
q, 1894, had no trouble in plunglng
his stiletto into the heart of President
Carnot, although the latter was being
feted by the whole city of Lyons. and
his carriage was surrounded by officers
OF the Republican Guard.
1t was by the veriest accident tina:
hing Humbert of Italy's life was not
cut Off by an anarchist In April of
last year as he drove to the Cappan-
nellie races. Giovanni Acciarito's foot
slipped as he stepped on the kings
carriage. and all nerve was thus taken
from the blow which he aimed at
the monarch's heart.
Angiolillo, another Italian anarch-
lst, was more successful in the ut.
tempt which he made on the virtual
ruler of another nation. The steel
which he held in readiness escaped the
eyes of the police and of the special
detectives. and on quiet Sunday af-
ternoon, some thirteen months ago,
he let out the life blood of Spains
prime minister, Senor Canovas del Cas-
tillo
The present year has been fertile
enough in anarchistical exploits. On
the evening of February 90 a murder
Gus attack was made on the life of
the King Uf Greece. Successfully at
tempts were made on Nicholas II of
Russia, and on Welhelmina 1, the new
ly ?rowned queen of Holland. 1t would
seem, however, as IL the Luccheni cpl
sode had changed all this. The gov
ernn nents of Europe are in negotiation
for the adoption of measures for con-
contra tod action and for tha uni n m tio,,
of their respective laws bearing on the
subject of social outlawry. This step
is positively necessary in order to
meet the anarchists on equal grounds,
for 1t has been proved beyond doubt
that there is close and constant con-
nection between the anarchists of
different countries. They have a mag
nificent organization for the prompt
and secret interchange of news and
for furnishing each other all forms of
material assistance. To fight such an
elaborately organized system of evil,
governments throughout the world
must adopt scheme of mutual aid.
Among the essential details of such
n scheme are the establishment of n
mission against the anarchists. as we'll
as special national commissions. The
persons whose names get on the list
of suspects will be under police sur
veillance in all countries.
International legislation will also
be adopted in regard to the sale and
manufacture of explosives, and an at
tempt will be made to secure uniform
legislation in all countries for the re-
preston of anarchism. 1t will be diff
ficult to obtain this, but it is hoped
that the sense of self-preservation in
the presence of the danger which
menaces society will prove stronger
than all other considerations. and will
facilitate the tasks of the governments
when they come to propose such leg
islation to their respective parlia-
mentS.
Germany will perhaps begin the
great work by the enactment of the
Umsturz bill, which caused no little
CONSERVATION when first proposed sew