The Washington times., 1901-11-27
SENATOR STEWART ON ANARCHY.
Existing Naturalization Laws a suf-
hcient Preventive. He says.


hcient Preventivr. He sax.
/ Rigid enforcement of the existing nat
/ uralization laws is. in the opinion of Sen
ator Stewart OF Nevada, the best pre-
ventive measure for anarchy. Thorough
| investigation of the antecedents of appIi-
cants for naturalization papers. he thinks.
/ will eftectually prevent the admission TO
/ citizenship Of persons of anarchistic ten
/ dencies. Proceedings to annul the papers
already granted is the course he advises
toward anarchists who have already been
| naturalized, this action being taken on
the ground that they are not attached to
the principles OF the Constitution.
There will be any number of bills in
troduced at the coming sess ion, all di-
rected to suppression OF anarchy" said
Senator Stewart yesterday But ] think
that thorough enforcement of the existing
naturalization laws will effectuaIly pre-
vent evil effects Of anarchy. The naturali-
cation laws do not need amendment; they
only require enforcement
The alien must declare his intentions
before court two years previous to his
naturalization In such declaration he
come citizen of the United States, and
to renounce allegiance and fidelity to all
foreign States and rotentates. At the ex-
piration of five years he must prove to the
satisfaction of the court that he has re-
sided within the United States five years
and that during such five years he has be-
haved rs a man of good moral character,
attached to the principles of the Consttu
tion of the United States, and well dis
Tn ha M
the same. He must bring two citizens
who can corrOborate his statements.
IF the questions of good moral char
acter, Of attachment to the principles of
the Constitution of the United States, and
of residence were contested as in ordi-
nary litigation, none but intelligent men
bearing good character familiar with free
Institutions. and attached 10 the principles
of our Government could be admitted.
mo evidence is ordinarily required on |
the point of character or attachment to !
the principles of the Government of the I
United States. The applicant may have /
heard of the Constitution, but if he were 4
required to state whether the COnstitu-
tion was a written instrument or horse, 1
he would be greatly embarrassed
IF he were required to state what was
meant by character, he would turn round
to the person that brought him and stare
at him, as much as to say, you did not
tell me how to answer that question II
the witnesses as to residence were cross
questioned as in ordinary cases, it would
generally turn out that they did not know
anything about how long the man had re-
sided in the United States.
IF none but good intelligent men. who
believe in free institutions, are wanted as
citizens, and they are certainly wanted,
there is no difficulty in keeping the others
out by an honest, impartial and fair ad-
ministration of the law as it exists. The
trouble is that men are naturaIized by
political machinery, without reference %
any other consideration than the getting
of votes So long as judges lend them
selves to political machines and the off,
GERS of the law fail to appear and test
the qualifications. criminals will be nat
uralized'
How about anarchists and criminals
who have already been naturalized?" was
asked of the Senator.
Their naturalization papers are of no
value. They were obtained through false
representation, and can be set aside by
the courts in the same manner as the Gov
ernment is constantly setting aside land
patents and other documents secured by
fraud. There is no trouble in dealing with
4 naturalized anarchist, because his pap
ers will not protect him whenever the Of
fcers of the law shall see fit to have
them annulled.
Il have no fear that anarchists will de-
stroy this country. The terrible crime
that was committed a few months ago
has already aroused the attention of the
American people and they know how to
sustain their officers and enforce the law.
When public sentiment is aroused, law
and order will be established in every
State in the Union. We have examples
constantly of the people of cities being
alarmed over the prevalence of crime,
but they stamp il out somehow and will I
continue to do so. But whenever it hap
pens that the people OF the United States
cannot suppress anarchy the beginning of
he end has come.
The anarchists may asSassinate indi- |
fiduais. but they cannot ASSASSIN mate the
'eople. and the people viii stop them from (
lssassinating individuals. What We want
5 the laws of the United States and the
'arious States enforced. Other laws MY {
De necessary, but the great question be
ore the people Of the United States is
he enforcement of existing laws Above
III the officers of the law must be en-
outraged and sustained. They must not
1e called upon TO discharge their duty in
he prosecution of crime under a threat
# assassination. The people must see to
[ ;hG; they are sustained and that there
s no assassination. Enough Of them must
90 with the sheriff or the marshal If
Necessary, 70 let the criminals know that I
he people stand by faithful officers.
The people know that they have no
light to allow the judge to administer law
nder a reasonable apprehension: that if I
e does his duty he will be shot They 7
ave no right to expect of marshals, sher- 7
MS. and police officers a viglant dis
harge of duty when they know full well
hat the assassin is on the trail of faith
III public servants. They must get be- I
ween the assassin and their public ser Il
ants. and see to it that the public ser
ants are exposed to no more danger than
rdinary citizens" I
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