The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
MOST RETURNs no Nav YORK.
The Anarchist Condemns san Fran
cisco ~ a NIcIous CItN.

cisco "A Vicious city.
NEW YORK. March 25.-After a jour
ney eastward across the continent in pur-
suance OF an effort to convert it's obsti-
nate inhabitants to anarehism, Herr Most
has returned to his old headquarters. at
50 Gold Street. There he favored a re-
porter yesterday with his California i'm
pressions. and. incidentally. with the i'm
pressions he had obtained en- route. He
said:
Railroads crossing the Rocky Mourta
are an experiment on large scale. to find
out how near a railroad track may ap-
proach an abyss without bringing a large
percentage of the travelling population to
a violent end The much Wanted comfort
afforded by generous companies is ma
tional illusion Railroading is by no means
a pleasant psstime and 1 arrived in san
Francisco in a state Of semi-torpor. The
palace cars may be al right, for all know,
but the conveyances within the means Of
the average American are below criticism
shabby ul-yentilated. and overheated.
ITO Judge inteIligently the merits Of i'm
migration laws Of restrictive character. 4
man has 10 see the Chinese quarters Of the
Golden Gate City. I am. on pIine.pie op-
posed 20 the restriction OF immigration
you know. but II l were a Californian
well there are eases where a principe
may be oyerBorkod The state Of snGirs
in the Chinese quarters Of San Francisco
Is simply appalling. Inte1nt cine STRIFE be
tween the MougClian secret s-cieties ems
10 be a settled institution
For example: During my short stay la
San Francisco. not less than eight shoot
ing affrays. with fatal outccmes. occurred
in Chinatown. all OF the participants be-
iLg members OF secret societies. all oath
bound to stand united against the inter
ference OF the lawful authorities. however
/ divided against themselves. In one Of the
aforementioned cases the shooting occurred
during the performance In one OF the Chi
nese theatres. the police being unable 10
get hold Of the murderer.
The "a my days OF the LexOw Commit
tee came TO my mind. when I saw how
gambling is carried on without the slight
est attempt at cOncealfaent all over Cali
fOrnia. PO0lrOOms exhibit tueir POSTERS in
San Francisco on the public sidewalks IN
der the very eyes Of the policemen walk
ing their beats. San Jose ii town Of Is
OO0 Inhabitants. is brim full CT gambling
dens and immoral houses. and 30 are most
OF the ether elite IN California.
Much misery on The Pacific side? Well
rather, The evils Of enforced idleneSs in
San francisco are even worse than In New
York city, for every avenue cf escape
eastward or west ward is cut OF. by reason
Of the alkan desert on the east and the
Pacific Ocean on the west Some Ct the
poor devils. thrown out Of work try to
reach Honolulu Those who have not $50
IN their possession are barred from landing
and reshipped 10 American shores, TO
stsrvc and pine away. far from the colo
nal land Of promise.
In san Francisco. I often found from
1 ten 20 fifteen involuntary idlerS crowded
| together in one small room. breathing poi
I sOned air AID desDairing Of b5tte-ment.
Many converts made2 J should say so.
I The times are ripe for anarchy. when thCu-
I sands Of able bodied men. willing 10 work
I are condemned % slow starvation for want
OK an opportunity