Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-13
BoNAPARTE TALKS ON ANARCHY
some Measures Advanced for the
Suppression of the
, Evil.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Aug. 12.-Secretary
OF the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte deliv-
cred an address this evening at the Ale
gheny Chautauqua, near Cumberland. be-
fore large gathering. his subject being:
'Anarchism and Its Remedy" He said,
in part:
There was and is much to be said in favor
of those restrictions on immigration which
are intended to shut out foreign anarchists
from our shores, and IL was undoubtedly
well to arm the federal executive with
wider powers to deport or otherwise rid
the country OF disloyal or turbulent aliens,
whether these call themselves anarchists
or not. The fewer of such people we have
not believe 1t will ever prove practicable
70 slam the door In the face of anything
like all Of them, all that we can bar out
will be so much gain. But. while we may
thus reduce the number of our anarchists,
II is sadly certain that we cannot thus get
rid OF anarchism. We have now a home
made brand OF the article, and although
the original plant" of this infant indus
try was undoubtedly imported, the do
mestic product is large enough to gravely
trouble us.
1t Is sometimes said that anarchism and
socialism. as systems. are mutually antip-
odal and destructiYe should be very
adherents OF either system" may feel for
e other. for the old adage as to the con-
'ences of such strife to honest men
n, 7ies no small measure of truth; but,
~ mind, this view OF their relations
WH. her superficial. They are two d.
~. ms growing from the same root
~ the doctrine that all men of
rig. W/ 90 be, and should therefore be
mad .ept, precisely equal
cured? III we mean cured in a day,
month. year, q decade, l answer un-
hesitatingly. not at all Anarchy will not
be removed within a given time. or through
a special measure or set of measures, per-
haps l. will not be wholly removed in any
time or by any means.
In the first place. the unlawful acts
prompted by anarchsm should be made
crimes insofar as they are not, strictly
speaking, crimes already and, as crimes,
they should be visited with such penalties
inals and therefore tho most ineffective
deterrants to crime. In dealing with
convicted anarchist two facts may we'll be
remembered. the chances OF his real re-
formation are so small that they may be
safely neglected, and we can appeal. for
practical purposes, TO but one motive on
his part to discourage repetition OF his
| offence, namely, the fear of physical pain
On anarchists the death penalty should
be uneQuivocally imposed by law and In
has sought directly or indirectly, to take
life; for offences of less gravity, 1 advise
q comparatively brief, but very rigorous
Imprisonment, characterized by complete
secluson, deprivation of all comfort and
denial Of any form of distraction. and
which could be, TO my mind advantage
ously supplemented by a savere, but not
public whipping; the lash, OF all punish.
ments most clearly shows the culpHt that
he suffers for what his fellow men hold
odious and disgraceful. and not merely for
An abrfdsment from fear of the anarch-
lists Of that freedom of speech and OF the
press guaranteed us by our state ana
federal constitutions would be neither a
eyes in nowise shield councillors or crime
nor instigators of disorder and rebellion