New-York tribune., 1901-09-11
A CENSUS OF ANARCHISTS.
COMMISSIONER MURPHY ORDERS THE
POLICE TO MAKE ONE, AND
REDS FEEL UPLIFTED-

Folsce Commissioner Murphy issued an order
Yesterday requiring the police TO take census OF
The anarchists this city and turn the lists IN 10
Police Headquarters where they are 10 pe sup
plefnented and revised by the DETECTIVE DuA'
The order follows:
80 ali commanding officers Of precincts III an
yaY arc hereby directed TO make police
census Of all male and female anaIes1S This must
be done with ne greatest t o, he confused
Of innocent persons sha sa ilot D De,aTchists
Tits should be speedily as possible aIin ,i
warrant II is possible that after these PEE peop1ee PIE
discover that census is being maze On b S,oJr
them viii TO other quarters IL "ilt 5e aben
au.v TO discover where they move 10 ana Mhei r
they move from a thep ompieted to this Office.
when your report will be verified by d inoie ei-'-
cal inquiry.
This move on the part Of the police here' saiu
Commissioner Murphy. has not been taken py
agreement with the police Of other cities J." "
for our own protection. don't propose - 90
helm It. TO have any anarchists living III lHe S4t''
We win enforce the law drastically, and what-
- means can be taken TO drive them out OF the
city will be taken. OF course. when they hola
oDen meetings, stop them but VIC W
also keep them under such close watch tHat tnes
vyu soon be tired Of trying TO do their WORK III s
community Regular returns from this census "iii
- broreht 10 headquarters. and under the oi-
reotion of the Detective Bureau and the Cehrai
Office squad a close watch VIII hereafter pe fep'
on these people" .5
nEf
s-en+a,n Titus of the Detective Bureau, to use
every available man in the search for an anarch'st
consniracy here against the President or Coionei
roosevelt Captain Titus has about reacneo the
conclusion that no such conspiracy eAlstS -
ttct,ves think that the militant anarchists nave
gone West
ANARCHISTS FEEL PROUD
An This hunt and excitement is highly pleasing
=. che anarchists Secrecy and an air OF mystery
are the breath of their nostris Let an aiai
xbout death and damnation TO law and orue'
o., sn+erfersnce or attention and he Is hlisei
- - must hide in a closet with two or three
~ his kind and plot assassination "hiie aiio
60 ,,,etcb with a stein of beer and big poWleu
-, ,or conpanv to be happy. PASSWORDS grips
and a thirst for blood are important coinpoie"''
of the anarchist shorter catechlsfn' -
o1a 1obn Most has not been happy for many
asv Tbere was a time when he was an I'M
7,ortant figure in the public eye. anu % =
,,icture in the papers frequently he was -.
iect of cartoons, and no man coulu ASH - -
rut Of late years he has fallen 10 De Ia' a. ~ ~
I.ar,nan Innocuous desuetude has been MS Iot
1obr Most IS not thought OF now as rs+
man ana as reSfil 81 the he anarchy of force" is
streaked with grease, ahd a. tne Dee'
frS nw me Most st once more looms up in the eyes & OF
his fellows The police ma nave conlnonspirators ns with
as d,,,2 ne ne disappears for whole days and ms ms
fOowe1s az are ,aS Daoe For ali that police
DO not fear him, and on their soe me me an,ny the
90 not lear lne kS.AS --9N"'
thrill Of being watcilecl- :, .s o,,a ~ them YES
terday why should We be arrestedr we & are HHe a1
,onr E,nn1a Goldman in Chicago Iney naNe ai
r rreSred her hut they can do nothing with her,
rmnna had nothing to do with the shootng OF the u
President. An they do is to let her go again.
NO FEARS FOR EMMA.
All the anarchists here profess the same con-
6dence in Emma Goldmans innocence and ultimate
.release While the search for her continued they
were interested 70 learn if she would be causht'
but having been found the interest lessons
The District Attorneys Office is not yet taxing
mart I'm the crusade against anarchists in this city
District Attorney Philbin said yesterday that he
,uas waiting TO hear from the Police Department
The Detective Bureau, he said, was searching TOT
evidence of a conspiracy here, and If anything was
found then the District Attorney would act A man
could not be arrested for being an anarchist MT
Phibin continued. Some overt act must hrst De
committed If there meetings ana incenoiaiy
eneeches were made those taking part could be ar
rested, and fined or imprisoned for mlsdemeanor
,Inder The section of the Penal Code declaring II
unlawful for three persons TO assemble for
the purpose of disturbing the peace or 10 threaten
any act tending to breach OF the peace BUT no
man could be arrested merely for being an anar-
chiSt.