Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-15
Interview With a Middle-Aged
Washington Anarchist.
ASSASSINATION AN IMPULSE
And Necessary 10 Conps Men 10 Love
One Another as Well as an Incentive 10
lmAsUgatOn Anarchists Hope and
Desidsraiun-An Extraordinary Doctrine
Held BY Them

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a representative Of this paper to tall
grizzly-beared man. a resident Of the
northeast section, who is the head Of
a family Of FIVE motherless daughters
ranging in age from years to p.
yes / believe in anarchy, and or
dinarily would not care to conceal my
name, but the present senseless and
cowardly scare of the public makes it
necessary, as l have a family to pro.
tect."
We'll what is anarchy from your
point of view?"
Anarchy is the same all over the
world and it's adherents entertain but
one view or opinion"
What is that?"
"The abolition Of government as
modernly constituted. It makes no
difference what form Of government it
is, all are wrong and ought to be de.
throned."
What does anarchy subsutute?"
"The rule Of love. Under an anar-
chistic form Of government, as you call
it, there would be no government at
all Nor would there be any necessity
for such. The rule Of love, equality
and exact justice to all of Gods people
would prevail
Does anarchy believe in God them"
"Yes but not in the God the Chris
tian religion pictures as a magnified
spirit requiring constant praise and
adulaton or eternal damnation for
those who disobey or refuse. Anarchy
is that system Of society where no cit.
izen would presume to order or to die
tate to another his rule of conduct
There would be no courts, no police,
no tribunals, no kings. emperors, pres.
idents or cabinets"
Who would be invested with au.
tbority?'
Nobody. There would be no neces-
sity to invest anybody with authority
There would be no prisons, aims.
houses or Government buildings.
Neither records nor other trash with
which modern society is numbered"
"Inasmuch as there would be no au-
thority. then there would be no pro
tecuon?'
None whatever nor would any be
ceeded inasmuch as robbery murder
and the other crimes now committed
would be unheard and undreamt of, |
where all had enough and where com |
petition for existence ceased
And you believe that it is possible |
gts bring about this condition Of So
ciety?'
"Yes; a beginning has got to made
some time We have begun it and
countless generations Of us must suf- !
fer. perhaps. before the accomplish !
ment Of the object in view
do you think the assassination Of
rulers and the violence you commit a
good beginning or calculated to inspire
confidence in the anarchistic prOtes-
sion of love for all mankind|
Eyes: In this particular only. AS.
sassination calls the worlds attention
70 the condition Of the people and
makes rulers and tyrants pause and re-
fleet. Investigation Is the result, and
every investigation strengthens an
archy.'
But why is the President Of a free
people selected in preference TO an EN-
peror like the German monarch or the
Gar. who claim to rule by Divine
right?'
There is not as much difference as
you imagine between a president and
a king They are both at the head Of
governments and systems, some better
some worse. but all condemnable from
our point of view as being antagonistic
10 the desiredatum we are striving to
bring about"
You do not talk like an insane man,
but could you for the benefit Of Globe
readers. name the century however far
distant. when men will so love one an
other that they win not need some
form of government. some recognition
OF organized society for the preserva-
tion Of the home and family
"I can not; IL may be the next cen
turv. and sc may not be for a thousand
years. But neither home nor the fam.
lily, as you now understand them, will
then exist
In the meantime you propose to go
on assassinating rulers I'm order to
make people love one another
There you show the modern news
paper man. You can not or will not
understand the sublime and unselhsh
teachings Of anarchy. We kill yes,
but we love our fellow-men and are
willing 10 be killed or imprisoned
through our love for mankind in the
mass With MS inviduals count for
nothing; the human race everything
And yet, you desire your name con
cealed through fear?'
mot for myself. but for these chill
dren: besides, we do not favor the use
less sacrifice Of our numbers and when
no immediate lesson can be taught.
The shooting at Buffalo is all that Is
necessary for the present After the
first wild rawlings are over, men will
investigate, and thus Is our end gain.
ed; an investigation is the life-blood
OF anarchy"
is not this doctrine Of yours the
fanaticism of unbalanced minds when
YOU admit that It may be centuries