The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-07
Cil,r'"tor statement.


The report Of the anarchist meet. q
in London on Saturday gives emphasis
TO the necessity of strong meas
Ures for the absolute suppression Of
the unprincipled and motley sect. 1t
also indicates how widespread is the
evil and how essential il is that every
State pretending to be even partially
civilized should take proper steps for
Its own protection. Weeks after the
assassination of the late President.
man, said TO be a New Yorker. stands
up in The presence of "a fair-sized audi
ence and declares that the murder was
probably good thing. the utterance
drawing cheers from a part Of the au-
dience. The chances are that the al
legged New Yorker was not one in fact.
but We do not care TO discuss that now.
II Is the principle. or rather. the lack
of principle to which we are referring
II is simply impossible 10 understand
the mental and moral constitution of
a man who viii at this time express his
appreciation Of the dastardIy deed by
which President Mckinley was depriv-
ed Of his life. We can only conclude
that he has no moral sensibiitv what
ever. ard having no apureciatiou If
the difference between right and wrong
his mentality is not a matter worth
studying.
Any person having Intelligence
enough 10 wear clothing or To raise
an umbrella when it rains. ought TO be
able To understand that if the doctrine
OF anarchy could be carried out It would
result in a reign Of chaotic violence
compared with which the most extreme
baTDaTIsm known among men would be
a condition altogether Utopian Let the
members Of any anarchist club be set
apart by themselves and permitted TO
live in accordance with their own teach
in6s and they would be fighting each
other Ike so many wolves in less than
iorty-eight hours. There are people OF
such character that a few OF them
could live together in peace without the
restraining force Of law. These people.
however. constitute but a small frac-
ton Of mankind. and there probably is
NOT an anarchist among them. The SEN
umentS which they express proves that
those who preach anarchy are the ones
OF all others who need the restraints
OF law. 4 man who viii applaud the
murder OF President Mckinley would
not hesitate to cut the throat of mis-
neighbor at the smallest imaginary
provocdtion, and perhaps without any
motive save the qualification Of his own
brutal instincts.
II Is just q little surprising that the
London authorities permitted this meet
ing 10 be held. The feeling in England
over the murder Of President Mckinley
seemed to be almost as intense as il
was here, and il goes without saying
that in the present temper Of the Amer
lean people if such meeting were held
IN the United States il would have 10
Be somewhat under cover.
But as stated at the outset these
gatherings and the public expression of
such views proves the imperative ne
cessity for the prompt suppression of
the entire vicious brood. Il may not
be an easy matter TO dea! with the
problem because. while the anarchists
are bur small proportion Of the whole
people, as a criminal class they are
numerous enough 10 make a great deal
Of trouble. The news from Italy is
that the prisons there are filled To ov-
eriowing with political suspects. char
acterized generally as anarchists This
confirms what The Times recently said
concerning the impracticability Of in
ternauOnal action with reference to the
crime. for a mere political offence in
one country might be deemed anarchy
in another. Each country should de-
termine for itself what constitutes an
archism and then suppress it with a
hand Of iron.