The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-14
BY Col. J. I. Diaz Barcenas, Venezue-
las Consul at Philadelphia.
Copyright, 1901. by j. 1. Diaz Bar
cenas)

las Consul at Philadelphia.
Copyright, 1901. by j. 1. Diaz Bar
cenas)
Anarchy finds short shift in South
America. The man with the bomb or
the bullet faces an unpleasant alter
native-deportation or incarceration
The bars are up, not in a. single coun-
try, but throughout the entire southern
half of the hemisphere.
No better Illustration of the stern
ness of the methods employed against
anarchists, can be found than in the
course of the officials of the Argentine
Republic, (where there is a large Ital-
ian population.) following the murder
of King Humbert by Bresci. The peo-
lice, who keep a record of such things,
knew that there had been a Bresci in
Ruenos Ayres several years before the
crime was commmtted. They had no
particular reason then for watching
him. He did nothing that was Illegal
and said nothing that could be con-
strued as incendiary. After time,
Rresci left Buenos Ayres. He went to
the United States. The next heard Of
him was that he had fired the shot that
appalled, the world.
Then the republics watchdogs took
to nosing about The Argentine had
no intimate concern in Bresci's act, 1t
would have appeared. But the officials
figured it out that, having once lived
there. he must have had companions.
To them he must have talked; with
them, harangued. Where were they
now? Sowing like seeds of violence and
disorder among that dangerously large
and alien army Of Italians, Germans,
Savs and Huns? So the watchdogs
nosed on, and finally, Bresci's friends
of seven years before were unearthed.
In a few days they were hauled be-
fore native judges. examined and
cross examined, threatened, cajoled and
persuaded. A hundred oaths and afi-
davits of peaceful citizenship alone
saved them from deportation To- day,
under the laws eye, they sue for the
light of its approval in a. warm espousal
Of statutory observance and an equally
ardent detestation Of anarchy in all its
ferns.
All through South America the an
archist is the object of popular hatred
as well as of political repression. II
he undertakes to disseminate his
creed he is promptly taken into Gus
tody, and released only upon agree
ment to leave the country. More than
this, his kind is prevented as far as
possible from settling there.
In all parts of the world. the repre-
sentatives of the South American gov
ernments are constantly on the watch
to learn what they can of the move
ments of the anarchists. Once one is
n coil he 0t~11f
den land, the government is notified OF
the departure by cable. A little sur
prise is arranged for Ell Senor, the an.
archist.
This looks like a promising field"
he says, as he walks down the gang
plank of the steamer, or steps off the
railroad train. He feels a tap on the
shoulder. Two of three suavelv cour-
tecus gentlemen are at his side.
The climate here is not suited to
such as the senor' they say. He
would best depart by the next boat"
But ] wish to remain" the new
conner says indignantly. Il know
nothing about the climate"
"Ah. that is to bad" says one Of
the suave strangers, producing some
thing that looks like an official docu-
nent "The senor will have to study
the climate in poor place--the prls-
en-
This usually effects a conversat ton.
The visitor decides that the climate, in
fact. would be bad for him, and he
carries his bullet and his doctrine else
where. The elsewhere" / am afraid,
iS too often the United States, for the
same barrier at each gateway keeps
him out Of the South. on the other
hand. the free scope which this same
man is afforded in the United States
would astonish any South American
who had not been made familiar with
the conditions by long residence here.
Upon assuming the duties Of the Ven
ezuelan consul at Philadelphia [ found
important reasons for following the
course Of the Reds and ] was contln-
ually shocked. not to say scandalized,
at the license OF speech allowed The
violence Of the denunciatory phrases
used to characterize men In high pub
lac office, as well as those prominent in
commercial life. was such that at times
! could hardly believe that the author
tiles were cognizant OF what was 60
ing on under their very noses. There
was indicated absolutely no respect for
authority hatred for the leaders I'm
trade and commerce was the doe torlne
inculcsted, and II murder was not In.
Rtlgated IN 80 many words, destruction
and revolution was always the uneon.
ceaied implication Of the speeches. In
many cases ] saw the police standing
by and listening without apparent in