The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03

thing h to take just ordinary precautions
and leave the rest to fate. That way, al
least, you avoid exciting the vanity OF
these hght-headed, bloody-mindcd Grim
inals. and that Ia a chance In your favor.
King Edward secures his peace that way.
The Gar. on other principles, arrives at
the same plan M the sans result. The
Kaiser would never get there. 1t all de-
ponds upon a mans temperament
However tho occupants OF the seats OF
tho mighty may regard the matter. there
is no doubt that the success OF Czolgosz's
attack has increased the peril OF every
potentate In Europe, The theory on
which the police proceed Is that one sue
cessful attempt on an Executives life
makes certain many similar attempts
which otherwise would not have been
thought OF.
We know by our study OF the typo Of
militant Anarchist said the French police
officer, that he Is always Of the order Of
hysterical decadent. When a companion
has succeeded In killing. and every one talks
nothing but the crime. then our friend
gets carried away. He becomes h
we call eraAS. He sees red and is dan
gerous. That 10 an added reason why
we are especially determined TO take
extraordinary measures Of prevention as
q result OF tho Buffalo assassination. We
want to break the electric current that
this epoch-makng Anarchist crime tends
to set up
Unfortunately for Europe there IL little
international cooperation against anarch-
ism. Europe complains Of h lack OF In
terest shown by the United States in track
ing suspected Anarchs. England shows
much the same spirit Of indifference. Ger
many and Russia contribute information
to eaoh others archives. II Is true, but
neither Germany. nor. curiously enough,
Russia shows any desire Of cordial coop
Grafton with France. In Italy. though II Is
the country where the study Of crime and
criminals has been pushed to the furthest
point Of scientific exactitude. the police
system remains hopeleesly behind the
times. That is perhaps why Italy has 80
far contributed the greatest number OF
names to the roll Of the King killers.
A an instance Of Italy's attitude. the
case OF the two notorious globe-trotting
Anarchists. the Prince and Princess Naka-
chidze, 10 luminous. They were recently
arrested in Rome on the technical charge Of
being found on Italian soil, from which
they had been expelled as dangerous CON-
spirators. They had previously, In 1885.
been expelled from France for the fabrica-
cation OF bombs. In 1887 the Prince had
been sentenced TO death in Russia for CON-
spring. with an indiscriminate assortment
OF Nihilists and Anarchists, to kill the Gar.
He had had the rare luck to get out OF
Russia In time TO save his skin and has
with his wife been a conspicuous figure In
Anarchist centres all owe Europe ever since.
Yet, ever in these days of Anarchist
activity. all that Italy, in the existing state
of international relations. can do is to re-
conduct him 10 the frontier. As long a
he keeps out Of Italy. rance and Russia
he may go on plotting red murder all his
life long he may even pay frequent visits
TO Paris, knowing well that the worst that
can be lone him il TO buy him a single
trip ticket TO Belgium, Holland or Switzer-
land and politely TO wish him good-by.
He will most likely live happily In Geneva.
or perhaps In London, fabricating bombs
at his leisure. till he manages at last 10
make the red trail he has been planning 30
long. He has long since ceased to be
merely a Nihilist, with regicidal designs
on only one crowned head. He IL a con-
spicuous enemy Of all government, a menac
to the peace and prosperity Of every State
and people. How he must smile at the lack
Of cooperation the European countries
show in their attitude toward the terror
they should be interested in stamping out.