The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02
CAN THE ANARCHIST BE SUP
PRESSED.

The Presidents death at the hands
of an Anarchist assassin has given
immediate Importance to the doe
trines of the Anarchists and the
problem of how their deadly "propa-
ganda by deed" may be suppressed.
The following information regarding
the Anarchist groups in this country
is taken (and condensed from an ar
ticle in the New York Evening Post:
There are, broadly speaking, two
schools of Anarchists the Commun-
lists and the Individualists. Both
groups insist upon the abolition of all
authority or government, but differ as
to their industrial program. The An
archist Communists advocate com
munization of all land and capital,
and would establish community of
goods, while the Individualist- Anar-
chists oppose the Communist idea.
The majority of Anarchists believe
that the social revolution that they
advocate can only be brought about
force, but, on the other hand, there
are many Anarchists who advocate
peaceable methods of achieving their
ends, and some, even, are mon resist
ants" The recognized European lead
ers of Anarchist Communism are such
as Peter Kropotkin, Elisee Reclus, and
Enrico Malatesta. In this country
John Most and Emma Goldman are
the two most prominent. Benjamin
Il. Tucker, of New York, is the leading
figure in the Individualist-A Anarchist
group.
The publications of the Anarchist
Communists in this country are Free
Society. published in Chicago: Friheit,
John Most's paper, published in New
York: and Freie Arbeiter Stimme, a
Giddish- German organ of New York.
Benjamin Il. Tucker publishes in New
York a monthly paper called Liberty.
and Moses Hartman prints in Chicago
weekly called Lucifer, which prints
contributions from all schools of An
archists, but is first and foremost an
advocate of free love, maintaining that
all economic and social questions are
of secondary Importance to the sex
question.
Free Society, the recognized English
Anarchist organ in this country, is
published by group Of Anarchists,
all of whom were imprisoned last
week in Chicago. 1t defines itself
as an exponent of Anarchist-C Com
munism. holding that equality of OPP
pOrtunity alone constitutes liberty,
that in the absence of monopoly price
and competition cannot exist, and that
Communism is an inevitable conse-
qence.' Many OF the articles that it
prints from week to week are of al
most academic nature, discussing the
theory of Anarchism. 1t maintains
however, that Anarchism can be
achieved only 10y forcible uprising of
the people, and it condones acts of
assassination when directed against
such men as the Premier of Spain, the
King of Italy, and others who it
claims have shown themselves to be
"oppressors and tyrants.'
The problem that the American
newspapers are trying to solve is how
to deal adequately with sect (which
embraces at once the most submissive
non resistants and the fercest and
most treacherous assassins.' In the
heat and Indignation following the
assault upon the President, many eX,
IRENE suggestions were made. The
New York Herald would have some
cruel and unusual punishment inflict
ed on the Anarchist assassin. The
Tacoma Ledger would make the
avowed Anarchist guilty of capital
offense." admitted belief in Anar-
chy should mean loss of freedom to
every person in this free country"
says the Milwaukee Sentinel. This
is one of the occasions declares The
| National Tribune Washington, d. c.,
when the aroused public vengeance
should have full sway, unfettered by
legal impediments, and any proclaim
ed Anarchist have no further grace
than the time to take him to the near
est tree"