The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-05
STEPS ARE TAKEN TO
EXTERMINATE ANARCHY
Several Strong Measures Were introduced in the
United States Senate Yesterday
Protection For the PresidentO Depo Enemies of the Gov
eminent.
JI7AsH1NGToN, DEC. 4.-Mr. Vest

UTASHINGTON, DEC. ME. Vest
w OF Missouri in the senate today.
offered a resolution proposing an
inquiry by the committee on judiciary
as to the powers of congress to deal
with anarchy. to suppress the teach
ing of anarchy and to prot e a penal
colony for convicted anarchists.
The resolution directs the judiciary
committee to inquire if congress has
power to legislate for the punishment
of anarchists who assassinate or at
tempt to assassinate the president of
the United States, and if not, whether
| il is expedient 10 amend the federal
constitution to enable congress so TO
legislate.
/ Also whether it is necessary and ex-
/ pedient so 10 amend the federal con-
stitution, so as TO empower congress to
/ prevent by such means as may be
deemed necessary the teaching by an
archists of the doctrine that all gov
/ ernments should be destroyed; also
whether il is necessary and eXpedient
so to amend the federal constitution
1 that congress shall have power to pun
/ ish all persons belonging to anarchist
/ associations; also what amendments, if
any, are necessary TO the naturaliza-
ton laws to prevent the coming into
1 this country of anarchists and their
becoming citizens of the United States.
Establish Penal Colony.
Also whether it is necessary or ex-
pedient so TO amend the federal con-
stitUtiOD to give congress the power to
establish a penal colony on some suit
able island under the Jurisdiction of
the United States, to which, after
trial and conviction, every anarchist
holding the doctrine that all govern
ments should be destroyed by the as
sassinatiOn of their chief rulers. shall
be depOrted, and that the committee
after due examination and inquiry,
shall recommend to the senate such
amendments to the federal constitution
as may be necessary to prevent the
teaching and PRONUNCIATION of an
archial doctrines in the United States.
Senator Hoar today introduced a bill
for the protection Of the president
which provides as follows
Protection For President.
That any person who shall, within
the limits of the United States. or any
place subject to the Jurisdiction there
Of wilfully kill or cause the death Of
the president of the United States or
any officer thereof, or who shall viii
fully kill or cause the death of the
ruler or chief magistrate of any for
eign country, shall be punished with
death
That any person who shall. within
the limits of the United States or any
place subject to the jurisdiction there
of, make an attempt upon the life Of
the president of the United States. or
any officer thereof, or who shall make
an attempt on the life of the ruler or
chief magistrate of any foreign country
shall be punished with death.
That any person who shall. within
the limits of the United States or any
place subject to the jurisdiction there
Of, advise the killing of the president
of the United States or any officer. or
shall conspire to accomplish the same.
/ or who shall advise or counsel the kill
ing of the ruler or chief magistrate of
any foreign country or shall conspire
to accomplish the same, shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment not exceeding
twenty years
THAT any person who has conspired
/ as aforesaid may be indicted and con-