Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-12

ueatn, as III " Wouiu DflnB hihi''l
crown.
To prevent Anarchists from coming
to this country and TO deport those who
are here, are two measures practicable
II at ALL only 10 those who are
known TO be identified with Anarchist
organizations II would not touch ths
thousands who are Anarchists az
heart. and who are secretly doing u
vast amount Of mischief both In this
country and elsewhere. II II were poo
sible TO reach this secret propaganda,
which, by the way. Is but one NANTES
taton Of the spirit OF lawlessness and
contempt for authority, human and
divine, which characterizes our age It
would be comparatively easy to stamb
out the violence that has so often
startled the world during the last few
years. II the air that feeds the fame
can be shut on, there viii be no con-
lagratlon.
Il might be suggested that all An
archistlc publications be suppressed.
and an meetings Of that class broken
up. But that would, In fact mean that
everything printed and all organlza-
lions and all public meetings be placed
under police surveillance II would In
volve a radical change In the laws re-
latlng to the rights Of citizens 10
speak and peacefully assemble Would
the country accept such restrictions?
We doubt whether such extreme and
un-Amerlcan measures would be toler-
ated or even reach the dignity OF legis-
latlye enactments.
In reply TO a request from the Phlla-
delphia North American, for nifty
words on the proposed legislation b.
Congress, we wired the following;
North American:
Persons belonging 10 an organization
that purposes the destruction OF life,
property, government or social order,
should be barred from entering the
United states and from naturalization
Such membership IL conspiracy; not
mere belief but an overt act. Congress
ought to leglslate against II here and
provide against its Importation.
In this free country belief, opinion
and the expression of Views, however
foolish or pernicious, are protected by
constitutional provisions. The Supreme
Court of the United states has ruled
that they may not be interfeled with,
and that II Is time enough for govern
ment to proceed when those opinions
break out into overt acts against
peace and good order" We take the
ground that uniting with an organlza'
ton which has for one Of It's objects
assassination. arson or the destruction
OF government or society, is an overt
act.p II passes from the domain OF
thought and opinion into the region OF
deeds. The members of such q COM
hinatlon form conspiracy, which the
law should pronounce criminal ana
against which It should provide ade-
quate penalties
But is viii be urged, such societies
are secret and II Is not easy TO discover
their real purposes and schemes That
is very true, but means can be and
have been devised to penetrate them
and bring the incipient yiolators OF
law Ia Justice. The societies called
Molly Maguires, In Pennsylvania, were
broken UP through the vigilance OF de-
tectIyes who became members by per-
mission OF the authorities In order 10
gain evidence for the conviction OF OF
Henderson OF whom we're brought to
the bar TO answer for their crimes
Anarchlstlo associations can be dealt
with in this country BY suitable laws
and their determined execution. Legis-
lation against Anarchist immigrants
and their naturalization. viii be but II
martial aid In the desired direction. CO.
operation OF all the civilized nations
win be needed to make II In any degree
effective. The proposition to make iit'
migrants prove a negative by
showing they are NOT Anareh-
lists. viii not work. But evidence
that passenger IS an anarchist could
be made bar to his reception on these
shores also to the naturalization Of an
alien against whom the objection can
be established,
1t is to be hoped that out Of all the
agitation over the dastardly assault
upon the life of our esteemed President
some measures will be devised to meet
IN evil that confronts this nation, In
common with all the governments OF
the world. Anarchism must DC put
down, and the most stringent proVls'
ions possible under our system OF gov
eminent without imparing Its own
existence, will have to be adopted IN
order 10 reach the evil and insure ma