Evening star., 1901-09-28
CRUSH ANARCHIsM.
Paterson Has an EVIL Reputation
Throughout the World.

From the London Express. September 10.
The Buffalo outrage has naturally pro-
duced an outburst of anti-anarchist en-
ergy among the authorities In various ma.
tfons. The precautions to secure the safety
OF the car during his visit to France are
being intensified to a positively terrific
extent, and in the United States and else
where the police are pouncing upon motor
ious or suspected propagandists OF anarch-
ism This kiad of thing is satisfactory and
commendable enough. so far as 1t goes; but
1t always goes as far as that in the first
burst of fear and indignation after one OF
these atrocious crimes, and then-the ter
ror subsidies, the anarchist poison is al
lowed to continue fermentins, and pres
entity the world is again startled and
shocked by another successful or ATTEMPTED
assassination.
Anarchism will never be crushed so long
as the governments maintain this policy OF
temporary panic succeeded by a -elapse
into inactivity. They will be on the right
path only when they realize that the way
TO strike at the enemy is not to make
brief. feverish demonstrations after each
successive outrage. but to set themselves
solidly and continuously to crush Il during
normal times.
There may be no elaborate anarchist Or
ganization. with officials and committees
and sections and SO on: II seems tolerably
clear that there Is not But the frater-
nifty, loose ard fluid as II may be, most
certainly exists to terribly. practical pur-
pose. Anarchist publications, anarchist
leaders and anarchist headquarters are
perfectly well known to the police and to
others. Paterson. N. J., enjoys an evil
reputation throughout the world as a CEN
ter and hot-bed of these pests. Anarchists
had the effrontery to meet at Nick eesport
and other places in order to exult in the
wounding of Mr.. Mckinley. And In our
own country IT is notorious that professed
anarchists can easily be found foregather-
ing near Tottenham court road. In Soho or
in the East End. Why this kind of thing Is
permitted to continue is a question that
does not admit of convincing answer.
In the case Of Czolgosz. the ex-chef OF
police now states that he can testify that
the man was implicated in a vast plot to
slay all the worlds rulers. and that he re-
ceived money from Europe for his in
famous work Statements OF this kind
after the mischief is done are more in
teresting than practical. What is required
Is prevention, not merely revelation and
punishment after the plot has ripened. IL
these plots are known, even suspect ed,
1t is fnconceivable why measures are not
taken on the lines of the policy of the
New York police, who. when professions or
other opportunities for pickpockets and
roughs are due to come of quietly arrest
known individuals Of that kind In advance
to make sure.
But above all is IL essential that the
powers should set themselves to deal not
only with anarchism after 1t has blossom
ed into murder, or when IL is about so to
blossom, but in the very bud. The profess
sion Of anarchist principles ought to be
made impossible in any civilized commun-
ity, and the sooner the united powers res
olutely take up that task the better for
civiliZation's credit.