Evening star., 1901-09-23
SUPPRESSION OF ANARCHY
MOVEMENT FOR COOPERATION OF
WORLDS POLICE FORCE.
Invitations to BE Extended Foreign
Officials to Unite With Those
in United States.

Mai Sylvester has received favorable re-
sponses from all the members of the board
of governors of the national bureau OF
Identification upon his suggestion that he
be authorized to communicate with the po-
lice authorities of the principal cities or
Europe and invite them to cooperate in
the suppression of anarchy with the mem
bers of the International Association of
Police Chiefs of the United States and Can
ada. 1t is likely that the police chiefs of
Europe will be asked to join the associa-
ton, well as to assist in the uprooting
of anarchism.
Maj. Sylvester, as president Of the Asso-
citation of Police Chiefs, submitted the
question of concerted action. and his sug-
gestions have thus far met with the hearty
approval of the chiefs who have been
heard from. More definite action will be
taken when the board of governors of the
national bureau of identification meets
here, about the 18th of next month
Chief Donahue's Views.
An interesting response to Maj. Sylves-
ters suggestion has been received from j.
j. Donahue chief of police of Omaha. Neb.
His letter reads:
The assassination of President McKin-
ley cannot but forcibly impress upon the
Illllu OF every ana laW-aDlQlnS
citizen, both of the United States and for
eign countries, the Importance of enacting
such laws as will eliminate from our midst
the worst of all evils-anarchy. If, how
ever, adequate laws cannot be enacted
without attacking the spirit or fundamen-
tai principles Of our government. then, as
suggested in your letter, the only remedy
is in the hands of the police and there
should be an effort made to procure such
harmony and cooperation between the po-
lice authorities of the different countries
as to make the assassination of the head
of a government an impossibility.
How this can best be done is a question
that will demand considerable attention
and thought, as to make it at all effective
will require the assistance and Co-opera-
tiop of not only the police authorities in
the different localities of one country, but
its scope must be the entire world. /
clearly realize that before the consumma-
tion of such a plan much time will be con-
sumed and many difficulties will have to
be overcome; but / think steps toward the
formation of an association of that kind
should Immediately be taken.
Anarchy a Disease.
Anarchy is disease, a species of in
sanity. and that insanity breeds insanity
will not be denied. The seed of anarchy is
scwn and cultivated at their meetings, and
it's ripening generally brings death to the
door of an innocent person and throws a
That the certainty of death to an an
archist is not a sufficient safeguard is more
than apparent The first and only sure
step, then. Is to prevent the seed from
being sown and cultivated, and this work,
under the existing inadequacy Of our laws,
must naturally fall to the police. An
archists, as rule, 1 believe, congregate
and hold their meetings in the larger cities,
and are generally known to the police as
having anarchic ideas and principles.
Let little closer watch be placed upon
them: prevent them from gathering together
FOR the purpose Of making abusive and in
nammatory speeches. and should any one Of
them at any time change his place Of resi-
dence Immediately notify the police of that
place OF his coming; dog their footsteps like
we would that OF murderer, as doubt not
We will always find them accessories before
the fact; and in time they will become scat
tered; they will find no ground where The
seeds of anarchy can be successfully sown.
and as one generation passes away and the
younger take their places / do not believe
that they will have the insane force of
their convictions. To make such plan sue
cessful 1t would, of course, have to be uni
versal the courts would have to literally
c0nstrue the laws and uphold the police In
their efforts. but that some such step must
be taken no one can doubt: and l heartily
indorse the resolution inviting the heads
of the foreign police departments to par.
ticipate in our annual discussions
Il would also suggest that steps be now
taken to have each government appoint a
representative to meet at some given point
to formulate some plan of cooperation
looking toward the elimination from our
society the evil Of anarchy.
Impressed His sincerity.
The death of President Mckinley Is a
deep sorrow to us all, not because he was
President, but because he inspired in near
ly every one a feeling of sincerity in his
iegard for their welfare and the welfare
of their country and were more than will
ing to trust the intricate questions of gov
ernment to his farsighted judgment and
rare craftsmanship. 1 personally met the
President at the time he visited the trans
Mississippi exposition In 1893. being one OF
his bodyguard while he was in the city,
and deeply feel his untimely death. / shall
be pleased to be advised of any steps taken
looking toward the solution Of the question
under discussion"
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