The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
ANARCHISTS AND SCIENCE.
London Physician Proposes 20
Place AEftatOrs In AsyIums.

Place AEitatOrs in AsyIums.
We had discussed anarchism and the
means Of dealing with its professors till
the subject was worn threadbarc- No
definite conclusions had been arrived at
though IL was unanimously agreed that
something should be done
The proposal To maroon anarchists as
the Tampa citizens did the cigarette strike
leaders found much favor among us. not
so much because il was an adequate soIu-
ti00, but because OF its intrinsic hUmor.
the Imaginary spectacle Of anarchists
lighting Ike the Kilkenny eats appealing
70 us as sort Of rough justice
A pause Of considerable length Tad sue
cceded our talk, when the doctor. hitherto
silent. broke out ScutentiOuSlv- Man Is a
gregartOuS animal" This was an awk-
ward interruption 10 the uuspokeu flow OF
thought, and we were set wondering what
prodigiOus theory the doctor was about 20
PROFOUND. He had theory on every sub
The observation is trite." continued the
doctor but II IS necessary 20 proceed
from some common basis. Has 70 ever. oc-
CURED 20 any OF you 20 enquire why man
is a grsgariOUs animal
The impulse to flock together has no
strong instructive basis ia man as il has
in other animals Man Is moved 10 assoc
Clate with his fellows by his intellectual
needs This is the primal fact which is
lost sight Of iu this material age. in which
all man social relations are explained on
the principle of cash.
1t should be borne I'm mind that the
Intervening OF these two factors. the in
teIiectual and the material. have Ur0duc-
st our present complex society the first
gives the primary impulse To- association.
the second binds. Forms of soverume NJ.
customs, religion. literature. the arts. are
the produce OF the working Of the intel
lrgtual factor the Ten Commandments.
our laws. and much of our ethical code
HH.- az No H.F HH#.
factor
There is a third factor which We have
not yet taken into aCcOunt-that Is the
necessity or each one OF us keeping pace
with the social development The intel
Igctua attliumeuJs must reach certain
standard
Failure 60 conform with the intelIsc-
tuaI life o. the social body is insanity.
compliance with the conditions i'm
posed by the material side II existence is
crime Crime IA other words, Is breaking
the bonds of society
Not To be intellectually square with
ones surroundings Is 10 be insl ne This
means that the uuDber Of insane people
H. very large, but as the want Of con-
furmity Is in most cases very slight So
giety is the gamer IN plCturtSuururSS Tor
it, Criminals. on the other hand, are nee
essarlIy restricted in number seeing that
society defines what are crimes. and So-
Clyty viii not call CT me that which is
douc bv the bulk Of its members
I'm the race for life those intellectually
q
eS~arily those Of the highest or even OF
high intelligence. generally get the first
places. while the least conforming the
IuuaticS. are out of IT. I'm the tail We
and those who by mental excess OF defect
90 not rt easily I'm the social order IL is
from this class that We get the criminals.
This Tesiduum Is just as much product
OF society as are the philosophers, Scisu-
lists. and poets II is here that anarchy
is bred
Anarchists see clearly enough that the
existing material and intellectual order Is
not one 20 which they can square them
selves. and they therefore desire its ab0l-
ton They are refractory 10 the IutelIeC-
Jual impulse When they strike at the
material forms of society their act - real
ly an offence against the intellectual life
Of the community.
Their acts can have no effect on the
evolution of the social organism for take
away the intellectual factor and society
falls To pieces. But this factor can only
cease its operation with the total cssSa-
ton Of human life In their essence the
doctrines and acts of anarchists are there
fore insane. and. as they strike at the ma
terial order criminal
Society can tolerate the existence of
insane people in its midst only SO long as
they conform 10 the material ordar-that
is. so long as they conform 10 the laws
and the conventional moral code. II an
gTChiSt doctrines did not lead To- acts the
world could afford Co look upon anarchists
as CTankS-
Experience has shown however. that
the professors OF audTCilISuI are dangerous
iUst as q humCidal maniac. FOR We rtcU@-
nize clearly that his acts are the result
of diSort,T-d brain We lock him up
iu au asylum.
Now. aIi anarchists should Dee regarded
as uuaties with homiciJaI tendency.
and put under lock and Key Such
means appears drastic but i- Is th. only
one that would ctfyctually deal with the
danger
Society. which means the bulk of IN,
individuals conforming Ju th- laws of the
social organism. has the right tu protect
itself. AND d. a few cTtuk~ wsr- Co find
themselves ig "a iuuatic ASYLUM ass tl. Tee
salt of protesting anarchist opinions 81 is
their lookout. AT any rate. the danger
outs luug.ie would Dee dispose Of and the
number OF prof -SS,d anarchists would
speedily diminish.
"A man viii go To- Jail for L.S opinions.
but never ru q iUu.ri- a-y IIU. Neither
-Iui-v- which is the characteristic Of the
anarchist as ut the crimiurI-uur ambi-
tom. the last iuurWItg Of nozzle minds. has
over UN.d its eyes ,u o. lUuati- asylum as
th- gnsi of its ,uucuyors- Tho lGattir
asylum should Dc the gray. of aus-rI-
ism. London Express.