Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-12
AIMED At ANARCHY.
Senator Hoar's Bill Before the Sen.
ate for Consideration.
PROTECTION FOR The PRESIDENT.
Any Person In the United States Who Shall
Attempt to Kill or Cause the Death Of
the President Of United States Shall
He Punished with Death.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Senator Hoar
yesterday introduced bill for the
protection Of the president, which
provides as follows:
"That any person who shall within
the limits of the United States or any
place subject to the Jurisdiction
thereof, willfully kill or cause the
death OF the president Of the United
States or any officer thereof, or who
shall willfully kill or cause the death
Of the ruler or chief magistrate of
any foreign country, shall be pun
ished with death.
"That any person who shall within
the limits Of the United States, or
any place subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, make an attempt on the life
Of the president of the United States,
or any officer thereof; or who shall
make an attempt on the life of the
ruler or chief magistrate of any for
eign country, shall be punished with
death.
"That any person who shall within
the limits OF the United States or
any place subject to the jurisdiction
thereof. advise the killing of the
president of the United States or any
officer thereof; or shall conspirc to
accomplish the same; or who shall
advise or counsel the killing of the
ruler or chief magistrate of any for
eign country, or shall conspire to ac-
compish the same, shall be punished
by Imprisonment not exceeding 20
years.
"That any person who has con-
spired as aforesaid may be indicted
and convicted separately, although
the other party or parties to the con-
spiracy are not indicted or convicted.
"fhat any person who shall will
fully and knowingly aid in the cs-
cape from punishment of any person
guilty of either of the acts mentioned
in the foregoing sections shall be
deemed an accomplish after the fact
and shall be punished as II princi-
pal, although the other party or par
ties to said offense shall not be in
dicted or convicted"
Senator Vests resolution directs
the judiciary committee to inquire II
congress has power to legslntc for
the punishment of anarchists who as
sasslnate or attempt to assassinatc
the president of the United States,
and, If not, whether IT is eypedient
70 amend the federal constitution to
enable congress so to leglslote' Also,
whether 1t Is necessary and eypedient
20 to amend the federal constitution
o. to empower congress to prevent
by such means as may he deemed
necessary, the teaching by anarchists
OF the doctrine that all governments
should be destroyed; also whether
IL Is necessary and eXpedient so to
amend the federal constitution that
congress shall have power to punish
all persons belonging to anarchal as
sociations; also what amendments, II
any, are necessary to the natnralza- |
ton laws to prevent the coming into
this country of anarchists and their
becoming citizens of the United
States: also whether it is necessary
or expedient so to amend the federal
constitution as to give congress the
power to establish penal colony on
some suitable island, under the juris-
diction OF the United States to which
after trial and conviction, every an
archist holding the doctrine that all
governments should be destroyed by
the assassination Of their chief rulers,
shall be deported, and that the COM 4,
mittee, after due examination and
inquiry, shall recommend to the SEN
ate such amendments to the federal !
constitution as may be necessary to
prevent the teaching and promulga-
tion Of anarchial doctrines in the
United States.