Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-11
AN ERA OF ASaRcHlsM,

w ntU PROMINENT hnhtVflletS hhu
themselves cornered they always
maintain that anarchIsm Is not respon-
sible for the murderous deeds of sons
of their disciples. What these do
such Is the claim-they alone are re-
sponslble for. Anarohism, they say,
does not teach violence In any form.
Miss Goldman now reiterates the ola
story. czolgosz's act, she says, was
foolish, probably inspired by the misery
he perceived around him. But II can
not be charged to the teachings Of an
archlsm, any more than murders com
mltted by members OF various religious
or political societies can be traced to
the tenets Of those organizations.
This reasoning appears plausible, but
It is nevertheless a fact that since 1894
there has been regular epidemic OF
assasslnatlons by persons claiming TO
be anarchists. President Carnot OF
France was stabbed in that year by
the Italian. Pietro Santo, The Span
ish prime minister, Canovas, was
stabbed by another Italian, Rinaldi, In
1897. In the same year President Borda
Of Uruguay was assassinated, and the
following year President Barrios OF
Guatemala. In 1898 Empress Eliza
beth Of Austria was stabbed, while
walking from a hotel in Geneva, Swift
zerland. King Humbert OF Italy was
shot In 1900, by Bresci. while at his
summer residence at Monza And now
the President OF the United States II
stricken down by an anarchist assas-
sin. This is long list In seven years,
and II furnishes evidence enough that
there Is war between the anarchists
and existing governments,
II IL true that the lives OF monarchs
and rulers have always been more or
less unsafe. But previous to the out
break OF this anarchistic epidemic OF
assassination, the assaults were nearly
always directed against tyrants. ana
were guided by political opponents
or insane cranks. Csar Paul was muf-
dered on the instigation OF Russian
mobiles. Napoleon III was frequently
the object Of assaults by people who
desired the overthrow Of the empire,
The cruel assassination of Car Alexan-
der was inspired by Russian
political conditions. But there is no
political movement behind these an
arohist murders. They occur, for all
that Is known outside anarchistio cir
Giles, rs result OF an existing desire
TO strike terror TO society. Empress
Elizabeth was good and noble wo'
man kine Humber; was poplar
monarch. svti anxious to do good to
the neople. And II Is superliious 10
saw that President Mckinley stands,
both as a statesman and a man. In the
front ranks OF the greatest and noblest
why then were all these selected as
Victims OF vengeance7 When every
thing Is considered. anarchis,ic teach
ings and teachers cannot be eronerated
from responsibility for the sanguinary
deeds.
The time is opportune for thorough
consideration OF the aims and teachings
OF these people, and for the restriction
of the dangerous PRONUNCIATION OF the
do,tilnes lnlmical to government. II
Il becomes necessary for the citizens to
give up some OF their rights to free
gatherings and free utterances, they will
gladly do so, Organizations that exist
FOR the purpose Of improving It's mem-
hers. or the building up OF the common
wealth would not lose anything by re-
st,lctlons that make II impossible for
reasonable societies TO flourish. The
world is face to face with an epoch Of
anarchlsm and must act for the pres
ervation Of that liberty, which reyolu-
tlonary anarchists evidently are en-
tlrely incapable OF appreciating ana en-
joylng. To strike down the miserable
tools that lend themselves to murder is
not sufficient The real assassins are
those who inspire them to the fearful
work, aud against these society must
erect Its defenses.