The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31

Pinkerton, head of the Pfnkertor de-
tective agency. and throughout his life
in contact with this dangerous class
of society. He said:
The policing of anarchists. while by
no means a simple matter, may yet
be accomplished. To make it effective.
however. several fundamental condi-
tions must be observed. The matter
must be undertaken In a clean cut.
businesslike manner and the system
kept absolutely free from taint OF
political influence The great trouble
with our national government detective
service today is that politics figures
largely in the appointments. and this
must result in a lack of efficiency and
discipline wherever they take up In
vestigations Of plottings by anarchists.
anarchists understand only one
argument and that is the argu-
ment of brute force II is all very
we'll to safeguard the rights OF free
speech and of free press, but sentimen-
talism in this direction should not be
permitted to carry so far as to allow
the open or secret advocacy of the over
tAow of all government. The estab-
lishment OF a penal colony for an
archists on the line suggested by the
famous Professor Eombroso would so
far toward coping with the evil of an
archy that is at present affecting US.
Emile Loubet president of the repub-
lie of France, after the attempted as
sassination of himself and King Alfonso
OF Spain near the Louvre In Paris sew
eraI years ago, expressed his ideas on
the subject as follows:
''AnarchiSm is like q bad apple In a
barrel of good ones. AnarchiSm in So
ciety is dangerous and maleic- The
death penalty can never cure this evil;
il makes only martyrs and heroes OF
common criminals My experience as
head of the state and my study of the
subject point to only one adequate pun
ishmcnt--deportation In France the
devil anarchy can be cured only with
the Devil island (the famous deporta-
tion island near French Guiana. where
all famous French criminals are de-
ported: there is no other way
Count Tolstoi said: The anarchist
and the nihilist who throws bomb
= caEr0t understand my words. Although
l am true friend of liberty and do not
approve OF the modern system of gov
eminent I don't understand the violent
doctrine OF the anarchist I dread TO
sAfn.s that man can be sentenced to
take that terrible Journey to Siberia
aud he dsportcd TO taat land, but have
no Ys1. when this sentence is given 20
"a bo.-1 tHrOwcr or violent anarchist
mrcersr.
Pope Leo MIL in az eacyciical let
TOR. once denoUr~ed the pest Of an
Srslty. -sscrsiRg irst The doctrine OF
the anarchists is aSsinst humanity and
mo~Gis lie finisueG his wonderful let
ter WITH the following biblical story:
\ sherhsrd bad large iiocS Of sheep
.sos.ts eS item were infected with =
csrts~ Gus aud Dangerous disease. So
he wtn. 10 the patriarch Ezekiel and
asked him what he should do, as every
day other sheep were attacked with
the disease despite his giving them
every attention and remedy. The an
swsr was: separate the diseased
sheep from the healthy ones and put
the fcrrser in place where they can
ros escape.
pope Leo ended his letter by saying
that "oniy the deportation Of such
Grimm ais as anarchists and the descent
upon them of pure faith can possibly
cure anarchism.T
Wen known American writer's and
students or sociology ike John X
Richards, James back Henry Holt etc.
after rs'Ich study of anarchy have ar
rived a. the same conclusion-that is
that deportation through international
cooperation is the only logical cure
Restriction Of publications and Of
speakers taking anarchy as their
theme. OF course In advocacy OF this
crime. and a complete understanding
in the matter OF universal police sar-
veillance must be utilized II the curse
IS to be controlled or eradicated. These
men would further have laws passed
which would restrict the selling OF
deadly weapons. dynamite. nitro
glycerine. ETC.. to prevent these
weapons falling into the hands of men
whose use CT them would be for the
destruction of society.
One great mistake which the govern
ments of the world have made in the
past has been the failure 70 recognize
the fact that anarchy is not a political
but n criminal matter Confident that
the small number OF anarchists in the
world would not. be a serious menace.
the governments Of the world powers
nave thought II sufficient to punish in
almost every instance anarchiuttc
crimes with the death penalty.