The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-09-19
FIRST ANARCHIST
AND THE LAST.
The Religion of Anarchy is not 50
Very Old, But il has Made
Deadly Progress Of Late.

The recent arrest of an anarchist,
Just as he was landing upon these
shores. created not little consterna-
ton in anarchistic circles. The man
was believed to have come here on a
mission, that mission being nothing less
than the killing OF the President of the
United States.
Only a week before this event a plot
to kill King Leopold was discovered
and happily frustrated.
1t Is only few short weeks since the
lamentable death of the King of italy
occurred at the hands OF an anarchist
and, but few months previous to this
tragedy, the life OF the Prince of Wales
was attempted during a trip to Den
mark
The many and terrible deeds of the
anarchists. during the present year,
have aroused the whole civilized world
to a consideration OF this class of peo-
pie and has suggested that the prob
lem OF dealing with them must be
taken up al once and most vigorously
Anarchy Is a religion. 1t may not
have its tenets In the highest motives
that govern mankind, but II is. never
theless, belief and as such must he
met and fought.
In carrying out their deeds the anar-
chists have, Of recent years. taken the
precaution to commit murder In coun-
tries where there Is no such thing as
capital punishment: and thus safe In
the thought that they will not be de-
prived of life. they have. boldly at
tempted the life of others.
The original nihilist. the person to
whom the entire evil can be traced, was
Michael Bakounine. who. belonging to
the Russian aristocracy. studied in the
school of cadets at st. Petersburg and
afterward entered the army of the Gear.
When he resigned and went to Berlin In
l64l he was &c years of age. having been
born in 1915.
He wandered all over Europe, had as
associates the socialists and revolution
aries OF all countries. edited social re-
views, and was generally known by the
sobriquet THE Mysterious Russian" A
revolution having broken out In Ores
den he hurried to that city. and having
been taken with arms in his hands he
was sentenced to death. Pending his
execution Austria demanded his extra
dition. which was granted.
He was again sentenced to death, but
instead of being executed he was given
up to Russia, which had demanded him.
Here he was again condemned to death,
but had his sentence committed by the
Gear to Punishment to Siberia. whence
he escaped few years later. appearing
at London in 1851, where of course he
was kindly received. being an enemy OF
Russia.
He established himself in Swltzer.
land. at a central point from which he
nnl1id hest his mans
He died in July. 1876, and among
those who assembled about his tomb
was Elisee Recius. the French geo.
grapher. the friend OF Krapotkine. and
one OF the intellectual leaders of anar-
chy in France. After Krapotkine's re-
lease from prison he was for few days
the guest of Reclus at Paris.
The principles OF anarchy as Bakou-
nine left them may be briefly stated as
follows: There is hereafter nothing
That is, property must disappear, with
everything In the form of capital and
privileges of all kinds. The idea of
country must disappear and with IL nat
urally frontiers and international
struggles. The State must vanish-that
is. authority. of all kinds-permanent
temporary. parliamentary. This is the
negative part Of the programme of an
archy.
The affirmative part of the doctrine
comprises only two formulas: Do what
you want to. and, everything belongs
to everybody.
RIDICULOUS BELIEF.
To anybody familiar with the weak
nesses of human nature. the estab-
lishment of society on this basis seems
impossible and the thought OF it ridicu-
lous Nothing. however, seems to the
anarchist easier or more practical.
Every one will choose his occupation.
VIII be willing to work the five hours
In a day and the ffty-eight days in a
year which will be all that is necessary
to sufficiently feed. elothe and house
everybody. and everybody will be good.
there being no longer any temptation
to evil. There win be no marriage.