Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-31
STAMP OUT ANARCHY
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATORS BUSY
DRAFTING MEAsU-.ES.
State Detectives Find Groups Are
Composed OF Thugs, BiacknIaii-
ers, Firebugs and Criminals.

Trenton letter: Action will be taken
in the legislature here as soon as pos
sible to put stop to the growth of an
archism in the state of New Jersey !,
The Hudson County Bar association has
taken the initiative in preparing pos
sible laws to stamp out the horrible
evil. TWO bills have been drawn up
which are intended to put an end to the
| hydra-headed monster if it is possible
| to do it.
One has been drawn by Prosecutor
Erwin and the other by Assistant
Prosecutor Noonan.
/ The bill Drawn by Mr. Erwin defines
the offense and provides that amy per-
son or persons within the state who
! shall get up or enter into any combina-
ton. organization or conspiracy with
the intent or purpose of subverting or
attempting to subvert the government
OF these United States or of the state OF
| New Jersey, or who shall engage in
such plotting or shall teach, promote or
promulgate doctrines on anarchy. nihil-
ism or personal violence to any govern
ment or state official shall be guilty of
1 high mlsdemeanor punishable by i'm
prlsonment at hard labor for term not
exceeding 80 years and the forfeiture of
all rights of citizenship. Any person
teaching or promoting any of these doc
| trines who shall commit an assault.
/ with intent to kill, upon any public Of
/ ficer, shall be guilty of high INSIDE
meanor and shall be punished by i'm
| prisonment at hard labor for the term
of his or her natural life Should death
result by reason of any such assault the
| person who commits it shall be guilty
of murder in the first degree and shall
suffer death
| Mr.. Noonan's bill defines anarchy as
any act done or uttered with intent to
cause or incite others to cause the as
sassination Of the president Of the Uni
ted States or any person in the line of
presidential succession, the governor of
New Jersey OF the chief of any foreign
state.
! The bill provides that any person
convicted under this section shall suffer
the death penalty Any person who,
without intent to cause or incite others
u cause the assassination of any of the
officers specified or who shall propagate
anarchistic doctrines shall be adjudged
guilty of misdemeanor
| There is little doubt that one of these
drastic measures will become law ow-
| ing to the temper which all classes of
| law abiding persons are now in in re-
gard to anarchy. Particularly is this
the case in New Jersey and it explains
the reason why her officials have taken
| the initial step.
Paterson, since the crime of Bresci
, was committed, has been found to be
honey-combed with the nests Of king
and president killers and it is not by
any means the only town so infested.
The Investigations which the state
detectives have been making into the
habits Of life and schemes by which
the anarchists live, have revealed such
startling condition of affairs that it
was determined to pass extremely re-
pressive measures against them.
1t has hitherto been a matter of
surprise how these plotters against
government lived, especially how they
secured funds for carrying out plots Of
such magnitude
| The detectives say they have discov-
cred that anarchy is connected with
almost every crime on the calendar ana
that they will connect some of the per-
sons now under surveillance with MUIR
der, robbery, blackmailing, arson and
| kidnapping. Their favorite means of OBJ
| tanning funds is by Matchmaking and
| it is surprising to what an extent they
carry such nefarious proceedings.
| Wealthy people fall an easy prey to
their threats and in few cases are will
| ing to take the risk of exposing their
| tormentors. This is particularly the
! case with those who live in isolated
/ places and have no particular police
/ protection to rely upon. The threats
! by which the money is obtained take
! all kinds OF forms, the most common
! being to burn down the home or steal
/ favorite child. 1t is very evident that
/ there are several in the plot when such
| threats are made and this fact not only
/ shows that the anarchists do not act
1 Individually, but also intensifies the
fears Of their victims that they will not
/ be able to escape from their clutches
! if they refuse to pay the toll demanded.
/ 1t is their belief that many murders,
| the perpetrators of which never were
/ traced, should be attributed to anarch-
/ istic groups This is rot tii1 worst Of
| their crimes, attacks on helpless wom
en- when refused money being among
them. The discoveries already made
/ of the utter yillainy of many men and
women proven to be connected with
purely anerchistic societies are thrill
! ing enough to make new chapter nee
4 essary for the next book on criminolo-
gy that will be written.
Should either Of these laws pass, as
they undoubtedly will. wholesale ar
rests of anarchists are planned IN the
state which will probably necessitate a
state investigating commission TO in
duire thoroughly in the question.
4 That. in fact. is what now is being
planned although little is being said
about the matter. the IDEA being to sur
prise the anarchists before they can de-
stroy the evidence against themselves
or make good their escape.
It is on this account that the sup
preston of anarchistic literature and
secret meetings has not been attempted,
the authorities wishing now to lull
the people who are infested with an
archy into a state Of repose so that the
detectives can work among them more