The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

ciety on this basis seems impossible and
the thought of 1t Ridiculous Nothing.
however, seems TO the anarchist easier or
more practical. Every one will choose his
occupation, will be willing to work the five
hours in a day and the ffty-eight days in
a year which will be all that is niece ssary
TO sufficiently feed clothe and house every
body, and everybody will be good, there
being no longer any temptation to evil.
There will be no marriage.
How the children in these perfect COM
munities are to be provided for. is point
on which the writer's and apostles of an
archy are not yet agreed.
The principles of anarchy being clearly
stated, 1t remains to see those who profess
them at work. The propaganda was to be
carried on by means not only OF books and
newspapers, but by revolutionary acts.
The anarchist campaign may be said to
nave fairly begun in Italy and France in
1871. In that year the Italian Federation
declared that insurrection was the only
efnclent means of advancing the cause, and
the acts was not slow to follow the cause.
In that year the Italians Cafiero, Mala-
tesla and Ceeerelea, at The head of some
thirty anarchists. burned The archives of
Latino and San Gallo. seized arms and
what money they found in the tax gathers
office and distributed them to the people.
In 1879 a new journal, the Revolt, pub
lished at Geneva, Krapotkine favored pro-
pagandism by the act and a worl<ingman's
congress at Marseilles resolved that all
property should be appropriated without
paying the owners. In 1880 an attempt
was made against the life of Alphonso XII
of Spain by Gonzales. At an anarchist
congress in Switzerland in the same year
krapotkine advocated a special effort TO
convert the population of the rural dis
tricts the working population of the cities
being helpless without their aid. 1t may
be noted here that the problem remains
the same in 1894. the doctrines of the sect
fortunaly obtaining no hold in the eoun-
try
In 1881 the quarrels between the socialists
and anarchists arrived at an acute stage,
the delegates of the latter being expelled
from workingmen's congress at Paris.
AT an anarchist congress held in London
speeches made by Krapotkfne in favor of
propagating the doctrines by the act
caused his expulsion from Switzerland. In
the following year uSS2) anarchy spread
rapidly in the southeast of France, espec-
tally at Marseilles and Lyons, There was
an explosion at the Theatre Bellecoeur in
the former city and at military barracks
q in the latter.
In 1886 Louise Michel, condemned for the
plumber of the bakeries. Krapotkine and
others condemned in 1888 were liberated.
Krapotkine went to London where he be-
came at once persona grata with the Lon
don reviews. and Louise Michel resumed
her revolutionary work at Paris.
The anarchist authors, who can really
be considered entitled to that appellation,
are not numerous. The two most distin-
guished are Krapotkine and Elisee Reclus.
The former has a universal reputation.
The latter is known in the literary world
by his Universal Geography" In a dozen
huge volumes.
q There are also poets or at least persons
who make verses in celebration of the an
archist cause. One of these, Taiihade,
happened to be at the Restaurant Foyot
at the time of the great explosion and was
badly hurt. As he had expressed the opin-
lon that the "gests' of Valiant was espec-
tally fine, there was no great injustice in
serving him some of his favorite sauce.