The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-29
Ssepse Ssspst 1919 - bseb'sp'Sv's;
ANARCHISTS |
IN LONDON
Proceeds or Crime Te1r'
nigh Them 5upplacs-
work or the EURO
poan Po1too-
PROM THE LONDON TINES.
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ployed for the most part as CABINET
makers. tailors, electricians, shoe'
makers and walters. These men as
a rule are in receipt OF good wages
and contribute freely TO the cause
Their clubs meet in Soho, Hammer
gmith. Tottenham. in the East End OF
London and some other places.
Their numbers In London may be
estimated at from ZOO to 1000, but 1t
Is. OF course, dihlcult to calculate the
numbers OF an organization which is
OF such a nebulous and shifting char
acter. Nor Is II suggested that among
this number can be found many to un-
dertahe the active and dangerous task
OF committing outrages on society.
Nevertheless, at appropriate times the
money and men are always forthcom-
ing, in anarchist CIRCLES. As to the
money. It must not be forgotten that
the proceeds Of burglaries and hign-
way robberies have always been well
coined as supplies for the anarchist
way chests This doctrine has been
discipline OF this school was the anar-
chist burglaE-Pena. who successfully
committed a long series of burglaries
in Paris in the early COS before be-
ing arrested and sentenced to a long
term OF imprisonment.
II was known TO the whole anar-
chist body In Paris that Pena COM
mitted these burglaries, but the fact
that hG contributed freely from the
proceeds OF his crimes to the funds
OF the movement caused his secret
TO be kept, and instead OF being look
ed upon as a criminal outlaw he was
regarded as n hero. Furthermore. his
example was followed by others. II
will also be remembered that one Of
. the. most cherished ideas of the Wal
sail anarchists was the use Of chloro-
form In the robbing of capitalists; in
deed, a bottle OF chloroform for this
purpose was actually found in pos
session OF one OF the prisoners. The
proposal was that men known to pos
sess money or valuables should be
followed into railway carriages or
when going home at night, and chloro.
formed and robbed.
This may seem strange in this coun
try, but the device Is much employ
ed in robberies on the Continent. The
Lettish reyolutionists In England
chiefly reside in Leytonstone. Totem
ham and the East End. They are well
known for the method OF terrorism
they employ Within the last two
years these revolutionaries have been
carrying on a campaign OF robbery In
Russia similar to the recent outrage
in Tottenham, the proceeds being de-
voted 10 the funds OF their party,
In spite OF much discussion anil
Notwithstanding the numerous out.
RACES which have been committed
practically nothing has been done BY
the police authorities OF Europe in
the direction OF combined action for
the prevention OF anarchist crimes
The police conference in Rome con
tributed little TO the solution OF the
problem OF mutual assistance. which
indeed seems little likely to be solv.
ed.
In this country the police keep in
touch with the movement by patient
and long continued surveillance
Those known or suspected Ia
be dangerous anarchists are
closely watched and their move
ments are carefully notified
New arrivals from the Continent
thus come early under observation
and their haunts are discovered. The
police, in England. however. are un
der serious disadvantage as com