Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-04-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
OUR DEALINGS WITH ANARCHY.

The President has notified Congress that, under the advice Of the
attorney General that he has the power to do so, he shall prohibit the
son and treason" He also declares that, in his opinion, there is need
,f further legislation by Congress for dealing with the anarchist, whom
se President properly declares to be the enemy of all mankind with a
deeper degree of criminalty than any other
The number of anarchists in tie country is insignificant All those
who are active in the cult are physical and moral degenerates of the
erinrnal or eriminaod class. AS they show no mercy TO society. they
desArRe no mercy at the hands of society. Whatever course, therefore.
khe people choose to take with regard to these public enemies win be de-
nerprned solely with reference to the public interests without the slight
ta regard to the alleged rights of these creatures, who, by separating
themselves from society and making war upon il. voluntarily abandon
san Ghdms for its protection. They rave no ground for complaint If thew
receiFe from the hands of the people the same treatment which they
advocate to be given to the people.
There is legislation which Congress ought to enact in respect to this
Neene. 1t should make the profession of anarchy or membership in al
anarchist society work a forfeiture of citizenship. to be followed in case
t3f a naturalKed alien by immediate deportation. Whatever can be done
nn6er the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution to deprive anar-
eehdsts of the protection of the courts should be done. They have no
declared cowardy but bloody war Transportation companies should be
gorbidden. by law to transport anarchist literature which is excluded
arom the malls
eOne measure which would apparently be effective would be such an
amendment of the law of conspiracy as would make members of or
SANITATION advocating murder accessories before the fact to any murder
ror attempted murder committed by one of their number without being
compelled to prove that they were cognizant of that particular crime
such a provision would not be unjust. III a body of people habtuauy
meet and harangue each other with incitement to murder it is not unjust
q mold Them eriminaiy liable when some n of their number more
~rackbrmned or more malignant than the crest oeso u actually does
or attempts to do that which they have constantly melted him to do
Resides lit rs never to be forgotten chat anarchists have voluntarily broken
~out OF the pale of society and by tneir own act are logically precuded
from claiming any social rights whatever. Possibly a more humane a d
equally effective method would be to make the profession of anarchy
conclusive legal evidence of insanity They might then be confined in
special asylums. They would be Incapable OF making Wills or suing lin
court except through a guardian. The objection to that, of course, is that
nhey oend not be found guilty of crime and could murder without fear Of
Nenans except TN insane asylum. There are many effective ways By
which society can rid itself of these parasites. II is time that some of
*hen ~ere employed. San Francisco Chronicle.