The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-06-12
RARS ANARCHISTS
.e,,Re TO SUPPRESS. REDS
"- PASSES HOUSE.
. p,,,On Opposed to Organized Govern.
msut May Enter the United stasss-Psn.
,tv Of Death for Attacks Upon Presi.
don't Vice President. Cabinet Officers
and Foreign Officials, When Fatal.

u,.b;noton. June 9.-The house
.s..ed the bill to protect the president,
ao president, members of the cabinet
v" f,raign ministers and ambassadors
N nJ - snnpress the teachingof anarchy,
'i'' ~ ,ote Of 175 to 80. The bill is a
substitute for the senate measure, which
santained no anarchy provisions, but
III contain a provision omitted from
no substitute for body guard for the
president.
sactions. 1t provides that any person
who shall unlawfully, purposely and
knowingly kill the president or vice
resident or any officer entitled by law
n succeed to the presidency; any for
picu ambassador or minister accredited
| to this country, while in the peform-
ance Of his official duties, or because of
his official character, or because of any
If his acts or omissions, shall suffer
death
Anv person who attempts to commit
any ri the above offences shall be i'm
prisoned for not less than ten years.
ANY person while engaged in any
unlawful attempt to inflict grevious
bodily harm upon the president or on
any person entitled to succeedhim, if he
inficts injuries which cause death,
shall be imprisoned for life; if such in
iuries do not cause death such offender
shall be imprisoned not less than five
years.
ANY person who aids, abets or con-
spires with another to commit any of
the above offenses shall be deemed
principal Any person who willingly
conceals or aids with intent that he
may avoid arrest or punishment any
person who has committed one of the
above offenses, shall be imprisoned
from one to twenty-five years.
Any persons who advocate the unlaw-
full killing of an officer of the govern
ment of any civilized nation because OF
his official character, or who openly
justifes such killing with intent to
secure the commission of any of the
above offenses, shall be fined from $500
to $1,000 and imprisoned from one to
twenty years. Any person who con-
spires or advises any person to assault
or kill, within or without the United
States the chief magistrate of foreign
country because of his official character,
shall be punished as follows:
If the attempt is made and death re-
suits, such offender shall suffer death.
If such an attempt does not result in
death the punishment shall be fine of
$500 to s., 900 and imprisonment from
five to twenty-five years. If such at
tempt is not made the punishment
shall be Il similar one and imprison-
ment from one to five years.
No person who is opposed to organ
lied government or is a member of any
organization teaching such opposition
shall be admitted to the United States,
and that any person who aids such per-
son to enter shall be fined from $500 to
5000 and Imprisonment from one to
five years.
The naturalization of anarchists is
prohibited.
The last section of the bill provides
that in all prosecutions under the first
seven sections of the act it should be
presumed until the contrary is proven
mat the president or other officer was
engaged in his official duties at the
time of the offense.