Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-17

grace to that community. The peace
officers who countenance them deserve
a place in the penitentiary. HALL.
AssAssINs' ASYLUM.
Great Britain's Pact With the Anareh-
lists.
Every royal houSe by that of Britain
has supplied victim for the hate of
anarchists. Two or three attempts up
on the life Of Queen Victoria were
made in the course Of her long reign,
but their authors were lunatics, not
the emissaries Of secret society. On
one occasion King Edward came with
in the shadow Of death when he was
travelling as Prince Of Wales in Bel
gium, and though the would-be assas-
sin was an anarchist, his deed was uni
versally execrated by his colleagues
In England. Among them, and among
the police of all nations, 1t Is an ac-
cepted fact that the British royal fam
lily is immune.
Not the personality Of its members
nor the liberal institutions Of England
explain the phenomenon. There is a
tacit bargain between the English au-
thorities and the anarchists who have
made Soho the worlds headquarters of
anarchy. So long as the assassins
commit no outrages in Great Britain
they will not be bounded by the police
and so long as they are not bounded
by the police they will respect British
prejudice against assassination. On
neither side Is there an element Of
gratitude. It is this bargain that Is
now denounced by the secret services
of Spain, Italy, Russia and other coun-
tries where the police and the an
archists are engaged in an unending
feud that lasts from generation to gen.
Grafton.
Desperadoes In London.
They declare that so long as London
remains an asylum for these despera-
does 1t is impossible to defeat their
plots. Hunted out of Naples or Vien-
ma or Madrid. they flee to London,
where they are free to conspire against
the governments of the world. For
many years the English secret service
was able to keep a close watch on the
foreign anarchists, but of late they
have spread all over England. and are
by means exclusively aliens Many
Englishmen have become tainted with
the germ of anarchy, and the pIopa-
ganda has ramifcations beyond the
practical knowledge of the police. At
one time 1t might have been possible
for the British government to round
up every anarchist in the country and
deport him. No such drag-net could
now BE successfully. cast.
The Balfour government, however,
realized the gravity Of the situation,
and at the last session Of parliament a
bill was passed enabling the authori-
ties to deport undesirable aliens. No
anarchist fastening from the scene OF
his crime to London would now be ad-
mitted, but would be handed over to
the police What Britain has so far re-
fused to do is to surrender London an
archists suspected of completely In
foreign plot. 1t is announced that there
Is to be a conference on this subject,
and without exception, every European
power will urge the British govern
ment to adopt the policy that prevails
outside of England. Indignation and
horror at the Madrid outrage may
cause some change to be made, al
though there are sound reasons for the
maintenance Of the present British pol
icy of ignoring anarchists.
Difficulty Of Conviction.
The best reason is that a change
would be Intellectual. AS already re-
marked, many of the anarchists living
In Great Britain are unknown. Those
who are known to the police have no
reason for concealing their opinions on
government A crusade against them
would result in their denial Of anarch-
is:ic svmpathies. How is a man to be
convicted of opinions II 1t Is to his in
terest to hide them? The most jealous
hunting down Of suspects would not
exterminate the breed, and the at
tempt could only be made by adopting
system of espionage and terrorism
| that is repugnant to the average Eng
lishman, however law-abiding. Nor
can 1t be overlooked that anarchist
outrages invariably occur in those coun-
tries where this system is In vogue.
To inaugurate 1t in England would be
to make the British royal family tar
get for bombs. If the continental sys-
tenn Of making war on anarchists Is to
be adopted the continental system Of
guarding royalty must also be import
ed. Otherwise successful assasslna-
tion would be certain.
AS it Is now, the British police are
often able to supply valuable informa-
tion to their colleagues in Germany
France, Italy and Spain. They are sup
posed to have been aware of the plot
at Madrid, although perhaps ignorant
| Oh llS QeldllS. Stlll, Lohuoh S'S--o
paper was able to announce the exist
ence of a plot day or so before the
outrage occurred. This might nave
been lucky guess, for one might SAFE
ly predict period of ferocious activ-
ity among anarchists in the immediate
future. 1t is we'll known that the nj
hilists claim great credit for the dawn
of responsible government in Russia.
In other countries where real or I'M
aginary wrongs remain to be redressed
the anarchists will be encouraged by
the boasting of the assassins from st.
Petersburg. Against the terror OF
bomb and pistol it is almost impossible
to guard, so long as the assassin Is
willing to die with his victim. Eng
land will do we'll to purchase immun-
ity at the price she has always paid.
When the anarchists break faith Will
be time to act-Toronto Mail and En-
pire.