Evening journal., 1901-12-03

Washington, Dec. 3.-The president |
I'm his annual message 10 congress |
says:
The congress assemblies this year un- |
der the shadow Of a great calamity. |
On the 9th of September President Nc |
Kinley was shot by an anarchist while !
attending the Pan-American eXposi- !
tion at Buffalo and died in that city !
on the 18th of that month.
OF the last seven elected presidents
he is the third who has been murdered.
and the bare recital of this fact is
sufficient to justify grave alarm among
all loyal American citizens. Moreover.
the circumstances of this. the third as
sassination of an American president.
s have a peculiarly sinister significance.
Both President Lincoln and President
A Garfield were killed by assassins Of
E types unfortunately not uncommon in
history. President Lincoln falling a
victim to the terrible passions aroused
by four years of civil war and Presi-
dent Garfield to the revengeful vanity
OF disappointed Office seeker Presi-
dent Mckinley was killed by an utter
ly depraved criminal belonging to that
body Of criminals who object to all
governments good and bad alike. who
are against any form of popular lib
erty II 1t is guaranteed by even the
most Just and liberal laws and who
are as hostile to the upright exponent
of a free peoples sober will as TO the
tyrannlcal and irresponsible despOt.
Anarchy ana Anarchists.
The president continues with a
eulogy of Mr.. Mckinley. then turns to
the subject Of anarchy, denounclng its
doctrines and preachers. He says:
l earnestly to thecongress
that in the exercise of its wise discre-
tion It should take into consideration
the coming to this country OF anarch-
lists or persons processing principles
hostile to all government and justify
ing the murder Of those placed in au-
thority. Such individuals rs those who
not long ago gathered in open meeting
to glorify the murder of King Hum
bert Of Italy perpetrate a crime. and
the law should insure their rigorous
punishment. They and those like them
should be kept out of this country and
If found here they should be promptly
deported TO the country whence they
came. and farreaching provision should
be made for the punishment Of those
who stay. No matter calls more
urgently for the wisest thought of the
congress.
Subject For Federal Courts.
The federal courts should be given
Jurisdiction over any man who kills
or attempts to kill the president or any
man who by the constitution or by
law is in line Of succession for the
presidency, while the punishment fol
an unsuccessful attempt should be pro
portioned to the enormity of the of
fense against our Institutions.
Anarchy is a crime against the whole
human race and all mankind SHOULD
band against the anarchist. His crime
should be made an Offense against tn,
law Of nations, like piracy and tina
form of man stealing known as thl
slave trade.
The president next considers bust
ness conditions. which he finds highl!
satisfactory. He continues:
The tremendous and highly compile,
utNtlpDlAlNhN W hANh hNhN vi
with ever accelerated rapidity during
the latter half of the nineteenth cen
tury brings us face to face Mt the be
ginning Of the twentieth with yer.
serious social problems. The old law
and the old customs which had almos
the binding force Of law were one
quite sufficient to regulate the &C
cumuation and distribution Of wealth
Since the industrial changes whic
have so enormously increased the pre-
ductive power Of mankind they are n
longer sufficient.
Trade Combinations.
The growth of cities has gone on bC
yond comparison faster than tn
growth Of the country. and the M
building Of the great industrial center
has meant Il startling increase nc
merely in the aggregate of wealth. bu
in the number of very large individuf
and especially Of very large corporal
fortunes. The creation of these grea
corporate fortunes has not been du
70 the tariff nor TO any other govern
mental action, but to natural cause