Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21
A NEW CURE FOR ANARCHY

Paterson. N. j., Is looked upon by the
whole country as plague spot, FOR II Is
the home and Matching place OF An
orchy It was In Paterson that Bresci
planned the murder of King Humbert,
and II has always been believed that Il
was In Paterson that the assassination
Of President Mckinley was planned BE
that as II may II was theIs that the
news Of Czolgozs dastardly crime was
greeted with greatest applause.
During the present week there has
been more or less rioting there, and the
Reds" have been showing their ugly
heads Mayor Hinchclffe has held the
situation well In hand. His firm AMI
manly course has won for him the
praise and good win OF the whole
country He may suppress rioting but
Il Hes beyond him TO extirpate An
archy; as yet neither the state nor the
general government has been able to do
It; perhaps II cannot be done; certain
is is that Russia the sole autocratlc
government on the earth, has not been
able to do IT,
What no government has yet been
able to do some quiet, determined citi-
Gems of Paterson have undertaken TO
DO 50 far as their own town Is con-
cerned. They have formed a vigilance
committee, Private detectives have al
ready been engaged to shadow the
leading Anarchists. The Reds are to
be induced TO leave Paterson quietly II
possible. II they do not so, the com
mittee Is said to have It's own plan for
action. one OF the methods to be en-
ployed Is said to be the keeping OF
black list, and no matter where In Pat
erson q man on il obtains work his EN-
Eloyer viii be notified to dismiss him.
II this plan be carried out It will starve
out Of the city all Anarchists who may
go there. 1t is said the committee has
$4,000 pledged by the men composing
it TO carry out lts purpose.
Vigilance committees are not lawful
organizations nor are their methods
generally peaceful. The mostfamous one
ever organized was that OF San Fran
cisco. Perhaps Il win always be a
question whether II was justhable, The
Law and order league said that things
would have been better without It and
hat protection OF life and property
would have been assured. Matters GER
aInly were better after the committee
ook action, no matter what Is as
signed as the cause they had reached
climax, and things are usually i'm
proved after one.
The Paterson committee proposes a
peaceful crusade, so IA. as II has out
lined any plans. II seems TO have 9TH
,r ones in reserve II these fail. II does
Aot propose to transgress the law, in
he first instance at least With such
people es the Paterson Anarchists
moral suasIon, unaccompaned by any
hreat OF coercion, Is not apt TO have
my great weight; force is the only
hing they respect, and that only in
application.
A vigilance committee is an unlaw-
n organization. Its very existence
an admission that the law is I'M
oieni to deal with the evil that calls
6 into existence. II may be doubted
neither It can be justified In the forum
u morals, so far as the state Is con-
cfned ITS value lies in calling public
i,entlon TO the necessity Of taking
ieps 10 abolish a desperate situation
the present case the Anarchists
themselves are the very last persons