Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-07

Billy Baskwell. treaties with European states whict will aid organized governments fl preventing attacks upon it and at tempts upon the lives of officials.
 Such action was proposed jointly by Germany and Russia, immediately following the assassination of Presi dent Mckinley. As those nations still are of the same opinion, it is interesting to recall the represents tions they then made to the state de partment.
 They stated that the assassiaa. ton of MT. Mckinley, together with the anarchistie crimes and attempts upon the lives of chief magistrates which had been committed in recent years, rendered it terribly evident that a struggle against the menace of anarchy was an urgent necessity for all governments, and duty whose performance could not be postponed. Unless there were uni form and strict Enforcement of meas ures against anarchists through an international understanding it was suggested that no really satisfactory results could be secured. It was proposed that there should be rig orous surveillance of all anarchists through the creation of central bu- reaus in the various countries, the exchange of information, and by in ternational regulations relative 10 the expulsion of anarchists from all countries of which they were not subjects. It was added that the pro jected understanding also should in .clude legislative measures tending to strengthen and complete the provis. ions of the penal code against the anarchists, against the combined eff fleets of their common action, and against the subversive press,
 Anti-Anarchistic Laws.
 In his annual message of 1901 President Roosevelt had recommend ed anti-anarchistic legislation, and action was, taken, but only in a linn. tied degree. Subsequently, an act was passed excluding alien anarch, ists from the United States, and au thority also was given for the de portation of anarchists at any time within three years after arrival Unfortunately, congress refused to make a declaration that anarchy was an offense against the law of na. tions, as recommended by the presi dent, or to provide means whereby American citizens protesting its principles could be arrested and pun ished. In the judgment of the presi dent, it is advisable that congress should take such steps at the pres ent time Under the conspiracy statute,' it may be possible for the government to act against anarchists without further legislation; and this is being looked into by the At. torney General.
 It is the impression, however, that it will not prove sufficient, and, in any event. it is considered far wiser to have a measure enacted which ex. plicitly shall define and punish per sons protesting anarchistic princi- ples. Both the executive and legis, lative branches Of the government must be careful not to violate the guarantee of the Constitution for lib erty of speech and of the press. The president is convinced that the courts while upholding liberty, will suppress license, and he believes the same view should be taken by congress.
 As far as possible, the Federal government has been cooperating with European nations to locate an. archists. Europe has uniform sys, tenn in force, though it has not been effective, as witness the attempts one in Paris and the other in Ma drid, that have been made upon the life of the King of Spain, and the assassination of the King and CrowI Prince of Portugal, which, however it is asserted, was not committed by anarchists, though unquestionably in. spired by their teachings.
 No Surveillance System.
 The United States has no sucf system as Europe, and congres: would be 10th to introduce it. IT the first place, it fs declared the gov ernment should be restricted as much as possible consistent with tho public welfare in its surveillance over private individuals, and that il would be neither wise nor advisable to create such service as exists, fol instance. in Russia. This is re-en | forced by reference to the constitu' al guarantee quoted. Again, it is as serted that no practical results flow from such a surveillance. Anareh istic and socialistic demonstrations continue in Russia, Germany, France Spain and Italy in spite of the most repressive measures enforced na tionally and internationally by those governments.
 Officials of the administration point GAL TWO-BIRD-2 Anarchts Mon out, however, that there is no inten, tion of infringing individual rights; that all the president seeks is the prevention of such outrages as oc cured at Union Square, New York in the assault upon the chief of DO lice in Chicago and in the murder oi Father Leo in Denver, and as the first |step in this direction men must be suppressed who act as anarchists propagandists and induce the weak minded to commit crime
 It was stated by a number of diplo' mats, with whom I discussed the sub ject, that their countries gladly would enter into treaties with the United States for the suppression ef anarchy, and even without treaties would do and are doing all in their power to achieve this result.
 
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