New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

After each anarchist outrage TIE newspapers
CT every csyilized country in the world ara Allied
with discussions as 10 the methods which should
be adopted for dealing in an effective manner
with this peril 70 our social system Some eight
years sgo an international conference even. took
place at Rome for the purpose of devising some
5oint scheme fer combating the evil but owing
TO the tear on rie part of the governments of
Italy, France. England and the United States NJ
restricting Political liberty IN any manner moth
ing was accomplished. Not long afterward. the
anarchists murdered King Hunlbert. by wav of
punish.nent for having accorded the hospitality
or his capital TO q congress organized with a
view TO their suppression Since then President
Mckinley has been assassinated, Grand Duka
Serglus blown 10 pieces and now the third at
tempt within the space Of two years has been
made on the life OF the Boy King Of Spain who
only attained the twentieth year of his age last
month. Besides this. there have been numerous
anarchist Outrages. and hundreds of victims OF
less exalted rank have fallen e prey to these re-
le1tless foes OF all law and order. clearly de-
monstTating the utter inadequacy Of the means
hitherto employed 10 cope with this grave prob
LEM Now and again. one or another of the gov
srnnents is fortunate enough to get hold Of some
police Official OF exceptional ability resource
fulness and education such as ex-Euperintend-
eEt Melville Of the Detective Department at
Scotland Yard. in London, a man who not only
made IL his business to render himself acquainted
with the character and antecedents of each new
recruit to the cause Of International anarchy but
likewise TO keep posted about the movements OF
al the most important members OF the cult
both In England and abroad. But police officials
such as Melville are few and far between. and
owing TO that foolish red tape which is the
curse and blight Of every civilized government
they are either premature retired by the rules
Of age else driven out Of the service by denial
OF well merited advancement, just at the very
moment when the experience which they have
taken years to acquire is at its ripest. In a
word. nothing whatever of a concerted char
acter has been accomplished by the civilized
powers OF The world toward the protection Of our
social system from those who are bent upon its
overthrow. and even Individual action by the
various rnonarchies and republics has been lam
entably ineffective and impractical
OF all the suggestions ever put forward in
this connection, the only which really goes
20 the root of the matter is that advanced by
The late Prince Bismarck at the time OF the as
sRssinatioa OF President Carnot namely that
anarchy in Europe and IN America should be
treated as was Thuggery in India, that is to say,
not political creed. but q cult OF crime.
He insisted that It was hopeless to dream Of
suppressing anarchy SO long IS the various
governments were debarred from arresting and
Furnishing men and women for merely belonging
20 the movement, ana were compelled TO wait
until they had perpetrated some outrage some
actual offence against the laws Of the land. be-
fore being brought 70 Justice.
Cntil now anarchy has been regarded by
many. especially IN this country, IN Great Brit
ain and in France as in the nature OF political
creed IT has bean frequently confounded with
socialism and sometimes with labor
uniontsTn And n America IN the dominions
Of King Edward. il has always been regarded
as one OF the fundamental principles OF the
national constitution that no one should be pun
ished or even persscuted for his political opin-
lon or sor his religious beliefs Here however,
as On yonder side OF the Atlantic when indi-
vi6EAls can be proved TO have conspired TO com
NIT crime they can be punished for criminal
conspiracy. even II they have not had time or
opportunity 10 put their nefar1ous designs into
execution Now, Prince Bismarck always
argued. and rightly So that snarchisn is an as
soc.ation formed with the avowed object OF out
rage End murder, that there is nothing po-
utscal about It save its cloak, that II is en-
ttrely criminal, and that membership Of the
cult should be punished in the way If
II were an ordinary felonious conspiracy Let
the various governments once agree. he was
wont to say. that anarchy is not political
movement, but a purely criminal one. then
whenever found. and placed under lock and key.
It was precisely by means OF this method that
the English wiped out Thuggery in India, The
Thugs, as every one knows. were a religious sect