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 II 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 viii OF the whole
country He may suppress rioting but
Il Hes beyond him TO extrpate AM
archy; as yet neither the state nor the
general government has been able TO do
1t; perhaps It cannot be done; certain
is is that Russia, the sole autocratlc
government on the earth, has not been
able to do II.
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 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 n
black list, and no matter where In Pat.
srson man on il obtains work his em-
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 Its purpose.
Vigilance committees are not lawful
organizations nor are their methods
generally peaceful. The most famous one
ever organized was that OF San Fran
cisco. Perhaps II win always be a
question whether II was justlfable, The
Law and order league said that things
,..o,,fa l,.x.a taa,, battnr xvtfhnpt a. ,,l
hat protection OF life and property
would have been assured Matters GER
alnly 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
peaceful crusade, so far as II has out
,lncd any plans. II seems TO have 9TH
,r ones in reserve IL these fail. II does
iot propose to transgress the law, in
he first instance at least With such
people es the Paterson Anarchists
moral suasIon. unaccompanIed 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-
Al organization. Its very existence
s an admission that the law is Inn
J,eni to deal with the evil that calls
into existence. II may be doubted
ehether Il can be justified In the forum
= morals so far as the state IL con-
crned ITS value lies in calling public
itentlon TO the necessity OF taking
ieps 10 abolish desperate situation
4 the present case the Anarchists
themselves are the very last persons