New-York tribune., 1901-12-06
ANARCHY THEIR THEME.
MEASURES OF SUPPRESSION DISCUSSED
BY SENATOR'S H0AR AND
MCOMAS.

Washington. Dec 5-Mr. McComas Of Maryland.
made an extended and carefully prepared speech
in the Senate to-day, with anarchy for his subject
and followed by Mr.. Hoar. of Massachusetts
on the difficulties in the way of dealing with an
archist assassins. Mr. Mccomas maintained that
Congress had fun power under the constitution TO
enact a Federal law Furnishing with death any per
sor killing President assauiting the PRESIDENT
with intent kill. aiding incting or procuring
such an act. He favored rigid provisions IN the
immigration laws for the deportation of alien an
archists Much Of the speech was devoted TO an
explanation OF the dangerous doctrines or anarchy
and the extent TO which these doctrines had been
pronaeated in recent years. Senator Hoars re-
marks were especially interesting as coming from
chairman of the judiciary Committee, Wflch
viii have much to do with framing legislation on
this subject He said the difficulty %as that as
sassns Of kings and rulers always glored in their
crimes and were not deferred b! the fear of pun
ishment. For this reason he thought 1t was al
most useless multiply punishments The most
effective remedy he suggested. would be TO have
the civilized nations of the world agree on some
desolate spot on the earths surface to which all
anarchists who upheld assassination or the over
throw of government should be transported In
such a community the anarchist could carry out
his theories of living without government, ana
the world would be rid of his presence.
VIEWS OF SENATOR MCOMAs
Mr.. McComas spoke. in part. as follows:
Within seven years President Carnot. Prime Min
lister Canovas del Castillo the Empress OF Austria.
King Humbert and President Mckinley have been
fouly assassinated by anarchists our homes are are
still under the shadow of national GrieI IoL id Oh
best beloved President. and the heart OF the "orIo
slider how impotent are our ederal avs 70 @ prt a.
this fearful crime. These tragic III
five countries widely separated IN SO snort a llIe
show that this hideous crime of anarchy is increas
ing To abnormal minds possessed with Ills iin I'M
fascinst ton the idea of assassinatlng king OF
Congress must IegisIate against this new peril
with courage, with firmness, but also win , cI.-
Congress to enact law punish slch crimes
against the very existence OF the government the
constitution ordained
FEDERAL POWER TO PUNISH CRIME
After defining the terms of prepared statute
fixing the death penalty Tor killing President or
sssaulting him with intent to kill or advising N
citing or procuring such acts he proceeded as
follows:
This sovereign nation is not weak that it must must
depend upon the varying laws OF It's onelelIt
70 punish criminal who assaSslfats ot on
10 assassinate the President whom the colsutui!pi
declares shall take axe fsTe fn1 {Sf IS the Within this peace
Of the United States person assal1ng me d[s
Ss fsht peaee II the President receiving the people
OF country OF representa'ss ol he s at the
rine within the peace of the nted statesc ~
after he performs function he Journeys to dne
wherein he sleeps be assaled VIII o naace Of the
tinted states whatever State the Ttesl9Snei pi
lin ma "
daats d,ifv is continuous not pretermittent he is
always duty he cannot qeieeaee E or iS ends his
Iern1 he is ever taking that the law De Laltl n
fully eSscufed E66 ecesty the PRESIDENT is duty
always and everywhere Ihe fTeSiue Si md n in ali
places in the Union - oao. Iau-s ~
Congress may furthert may enaG2 ma8 even
1rofect Senators and members Of Congress: am am
Songinod s @ the IS afethe President Vice
President and the officers on @ wno 20 me NO further
II NAV be prudent declare that TINS s,atIe Isdy w
not 9 6e % ib sw u to other ocas Of the United
States.
ACTION BY CONGRESS URGED
Congress should enact law to give Fede5aI
courts jurisdiction 10 try and punish ny ie Who
oonfederate and conspire murder the Presaaent
or To PGth @ Pedent ST dG or who advise
ncite person TO overthrow me nd Violence by
eTnmnt in1 kne III or assaung With intent KIN the
President or TicePresdent both or amy OF the
This statute should make it crime with penatISS pS
OF Imprisonment for term OF Eel n tI he a member
Of any association club or assembly wnete s tancas
seHore re mentioned such statute should make 1t a
crime eron 8g or persons to to
neak write print or publish any works or decIaIa ~
fIIR XII or TO assault with intent to Kill the
President The enpTegs fraudulent and lottery
schemes should be extended to incude 'ne ,hI3
zh
Socv,-5enfs or ne wspapers counseling or adNISns
the crimes in this statute mehtapleu o nv force
or advising the subversion or destrnctoh pH "a
and violence % the government o. inc ~
States. ,,rlacs in
E1r. This statute would be incomplete uilisS Al
cl,1ded one other feature 1t should ma he II a ~
,,,,iSI,a HE with a term of imprisonment 1o I"o
,nore while in the United States. 10 coispIie E1ir
confederate to commit one OF the cflles ha5
toned ,pon any President KING or any olIeI az
of 2 state of any republic. Kingdom or tllpll p,;,
other sovereign State, for any person 70
oe-ST.6e or nronose TO any other person 10 nluiue
- bae5 of State of any republic. Kingdom, eIl-
,tre or other sovereign State lnternatona
rpea,,res this No one doubts that a conspiracy IN
80 nation TO kin the head Of another state Is an
offence against the law Of nations ,s
We should enact laws TO eXpel ana 10 eAcLLuS
.-sar anarchists We shall at TINS session WIN
,-,s,;r,itv re-enact the Chinese EXCLUSION actS-
,.fiI ceerfullN vote exclude the hordes OF
n5 T,reysnt the competition OF Chinese cheap Idpot'
Tser more readily will vote to eXcluue aIlSh aI
.rchie-s here now. We have naturalized aho even
a..:,-a archiets among With these we must
ron+end in other fashion Why shouId We hot' dS
ne NAV axpei alien anarchists for cause!
nr NcComas also urged numerous amendments
oF che immigration laws with view 10 excluding
anarchists In closing he said:
Ar all times the body of the plain people whom
y5ncoIn loved and upon whom Mckinley leaned are
sfs IInfaiIing defenders. This great people rams
re hi6eous peril of anarchism, taught by iheI[
sorroyy 10 think straight and see clear now rale
move highly than the value OF their govern
ynenf. nrize more than ever its benehts which are
theirs TO enjoy and theirs TO transmit More imam