The Washington times., 1901-09-08
THE cLEvERNEss OF czoLGosz.
An Expert Says Tint His Crime Was
ConsummntcIy Planned.

W. Herman Moran, Acting Chief of the
United States Secret Service. in speaking
of the attempt on President Mckinley's
life. said yesterday: 1T is true enough
that we have received a number of let
ters threatening the life of the President
and other prominent people. A man who
means business however. does not ad-
wise US first of his intention: he goes to
work, saying as little as possible about
it. The man who writes letters exposes
himself and his scheme and it has been
our experience that he is harmless.
In the present case the evidence shows
that the would-be assassin had gone to
work in most business-like manner. 1t
would seem probable that he had every
thing planned and arranged. and no
planned lamentably well, too. In a crowd
of so many thousands not even the most
astute detective would suspect n man on
account of his right arm being bandaged.
Then Czoleosz. according - what l read,
was a decent looking man; he looked like
a mechanic. of course, but there was
nothing about him that would justify sus-
picion. l do not think that the man is
insane. ] am Of opinion that he IS simply
an Anarchist who is imbued with an
archistic principles to such an extent that
he thinks he is simply doing what is
right If he is insane, all Anarchists are
insane.
1t is not the man who writes the
threatening letter who is dangerous: it is
the man who works out his scheme secretly
Theletter writing individual frequently is a
man who spends his earnings in company
with others who discuss newspaper COM
ments on the acts of public men. These
comments and their discussion make us
ually a deep impression on the listener,
who makessup mis- mind that his country
is going to the dogs and that something
should be done at once The result, as a
rule, is the threatening letter, which, when
Investigated. brings to light the crank.
Il think Congress, in the face of events
should pass law whereby a person can
be brought to law before the overt act
has been committed. If person is an
avowed Anarchist and breaches his doc
trine of riot, murder and destruction. and
incites to forcible measures against ex-
listing laws and society, he should be
made harmless. There should be law
that could reach the people who preach
the doctrine of murder. There are stat
utes providing for the arrest Of a person
in whose possession are found evidences
that he intends to flood the market with
1t is the intention Of the crime which can
be reached in this case If a person
threatens to kill. the law can also reach
him. II is the avowed principle of the
Anarchist to kill and there should be
law reaching the promulgatOrs Of danger
Gus doctrines and promoters of assassi-
nation and murder.
1T would be q good idea, too. if every
one who seeks 10 be introduced to the
President or wishes to shake hands with
him, should be known to one of the Off
cials present or should have letter of
introduction. or something to show that
he is safe.
TO a very great extent these Anar-
chists are foreigners. They are not ac-
customed to the freedom Of the press and
speech which is the boast OF our couu-
try. They take everything they read in
the papers to be true, and there are a
great many papers that have been speak
ing most disrespectfully Of our mode Of
government and the President himself.
1t is these papers that give nourishment
TO the Anarchist movement. The Anar-
chists see in these attacks on the Presi-
dent a certain justification of their own
doctrine and acts"
The officials of the Immigration Bu-
reau are virtually Of the same opinion re-
garding prohibitive measures as those Of
fered by Mr. Moran.