The Washington times., 1901-09-15
0UTCRY AGAINST ANARCHY.
Europe Awakening to the the Need
of Repressive Measures.


Special Csblegram-Copyrighted
LONDON, Sept. 1i.-The English press
expresses universal confidence that the
succession OF Mr.. Roosevelt to the Presi-
dency will not interfere with the proce SIS
of development of the American policy.
AS the Post says: American institu-
tions and policy are now so well estab-
lished that nothing in the way of Gov
ernment crisis should be feared"
This is so taken for granted that the
point is hardly worth mentioning. but the
question of how to deal with the anarch-
lists is daily exciting deeper interest. AT
the present moment, Europe is absolutely
in state OF panic. The precautions sur
rounding the Cars visit to France have
already been described, but they are being
increased almost hourly.
AT Compiegne when the Imperial and
Presidential parties arrive at dusk. 1t will
be wonderful scene. The route will be
lined with huge electric flowers made of
thousands of small lamps among fes-
toons of flags Crowds will shout and
outwardly it win be a scene of brilliant
rejoicing but at least half of the onl cox
ers will be there to guard against any
possibility of outward disturbances, and
behind the scenes will be pros-.sted a
grim picture.
The Cars train arrived there yester-
day. and seemed more fitted for the veldt
railways of South xlfrica, than for the
pleasure tour of an emperor in the coun-
try of his allies. The Russian train hands
We're all armed and commanded by uni
formed officers, while the train Itself is
armor..d with walls of iron. In the Cha
teau Park, detectives and military pickets
will be stationed night and day at inter
walls of seventy yards along the lawns,
and flying patrols of four men each will
circulate among the groves constantly.
Thousands of troops. mounted and on
foot, assisted by gendarmes, Will watch
and guard the Czar daily. He will be
followed everywhere by a brigade OF
armed policemen on bicycles. Every inch
OF the ground over which he Is to pass
will be carefully supervised. yet even
these and a thousand other precautions
fail to remove the anxiety that all this is
necessary as yesterdays sad death so
clearly proves. 1t is not surprising that
there is general feeling that something
must be done to remove what is a re-
proach to modern civilization
During the last week score of notices
of interpretations were filed in the Italian
Chamber of Deputies, in which the Gov
ernment was asked to explain what
measures had been taken to put down
anarchism. Nearly all the interpretations
accused the Government of allowing the
anarchists undue liberation.
The attitude of the Government is GER
tainly strange. in view of the fact that
King Huznbert Of Italy was murdered
only a year ago by an anarchist. In
Rome. Milan, Genoa, and other cities the
anarchists are permitted to hold meet
ings. form associations and even to carry
the black flag in professions They have
been Joined without hindrance by an
archist leaders from America. France,
and England. and even the desperadoes
who were recently expelled from Swift
zerland as being dangerous are per-
mitted to move without police supervis-
ion.
When the news of the attempt on the
life of President Mckinley reached Rome
the Government issued a circular to ell
projects enjoining them to keep a strict
surveillance over the dangerous classes,
but 1t is feared that the old policy of
laissez faire will be resumed
The Pope has frequently warned the
Government against such a policy. Only
the other day, when he was receiving at
laramie, His Holiness expressed the grief
with which he watched the increase of
socialism in Italy and the complaisant
attitude of the Government in regard
thereto.
Modern society" said the Pope. has
never been so gravely menaced as now
and the danger is ever growing. The duty
OF Catholics Is to concentrate their ef-
forts in order to save the country from
a social catastrophe. They must not b,.
liEmdyed rpu Gf Of ha
enemy. but face the situation with cour-
age: s......5..
the American President ought to warn
all Governments of the danger Of allow
ing excessive liberty to the forces of So
cial disorder. Anarchy is merely com
plement to socialism: In striking social
ism We strike aEarchism.''
In England. too. the demand for action
by Great Britain and the United States
grows louder. The Globe in it's edi-
ta toriai t;D today. ,ss, says; Out Of ten Pres-
sinated. The percentage Is appalling and
cannot be paralleled in any civilized State
since the days Of the Roman Empire If
the Presidential chair Is not to be regard
ed as the ante-room of a funeral vault
some very stringent precautions will have
to be resorted to. The days of republican
simplicity. when President mingled with
The Saturday Review" whose article
was printed before the death Of the Presi-
dent was known in England. says:
In England we have law OF treason
which would ensure that Czolgosz should
be hanged. Both America and France
might go so far as that In protecting their
Presidents without invalidating their re
pubiicanism. There Is no doubt there will
be considerable difficulty in bringing
about International action between ma
tions whose notions of liberty are differ
ent, but why should not the freer coun-
tries of the world with this example of
American ararchism before their eyes
adopt more stringent and rational meas
ures?
1T would be weak .shirking of diff
f1culty merely to adopt deportation or to
prohibit the entrance of possible anarch-
lists. Each would be trying to shift the
common burden ont its neighhor. Each
should devise reT ressive measures to
meet this particular danger, guided by
its own traditions If freedom. but not al
lowing its blind reverence for the catch
word OF liberty to stuitify Its right of
America have been unduly subservient
to the catch-words which are simply
empty formulas. 1t seems a suitable
time now for dealing with the subject"
article, confesses the belief that men o.
Czolgosz's dangerous character are in
creasing and will increase. but dismisses
as useless the various suggestions that
have been made for their prevention. 1t
says the melancholy truth is that very
little more can be done to prevent assas-
sination than has been done already and
great personages must accept the danger.
Such a philosophical attitude however.
is not likely to satisfy people here if their
present frame of mind is maintained.
What that is, is well indicated by the for
nation this week in London of an anti
anarchiStic society which is chiefly COM
posed of prosperous shopkeepers and ar
tisans and many former holders of a royal
warrant. 1t is their intention to enroll
numerous members who will constitute
themselves IS a sort of special constables
dnfacti1.nS nd will attatal fanaatir,e