The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-23

= t6InpTS ana Qnally killed. Dy GAplQSiOii
I of bomb March 49, 1881.
Mohammed Ali Pasha, Sept. Z, 1878.
g Humbert l., king of Italy, attempt.
! Nov. II, 1878
I Lord Lytton, vicerey of India, at
Z tempt, Dec. u, 1878.
Alfonso XII. of Spain, two attempts.
8 1s78-79
Z Brattiano, premier of Roumania, at
i tempt, Dec. IA, 1880.
= James A. Garfield. president United
States, July 2, 1881.
z David c. Hennessy, chief OF police of
j. ! !
N YoT since. the simple days before
Az firearms and explosives has
there been any adequate pro-
lection OF assurance against as
sassination. In those early times a
ruler in a dagger proof shirt was safe
enough If the courtier whose privilege
It was to taste the royal food for poison
was faithful.
But no precaution can offset the pis-
tol or the bomb in the hands of the
murderer who disarms suspicion by APP
pearing as one of the crowd of we'll
wishers and admirers of the man
whom he is about to STAY.
Gaetano Bresci was waving his hat
and cheering with the crowd that sur
rounded Italy's king before he fred the
three shots that killed him.
Leon Czolgosz was in line of patri-
otto American citizens awaiting his
turn to shake hands with Mckinley
when he drew the revolver that robbed
the United States of a president In
both cases there were troops and police
present. Ten times as many would
have made no difference
Gaynor's Case an Example.
Mayor Gaynor was on the deck Of a
ship surrounded By friends. and beyond
the circle of those friends was larger
group OF admirers of the man. glad to
avail themselves of the opportunity OF
seeing one about whom they had read
so much. No one could have asked a
safer place or safer conditions for him
an instant before he was shot.
Isolation seems TO be the only sure
solution of the problem Of protecting
men in high Office from violence. But
no man blessed with the essentials for
popularity or CT sufficient force TO at
tract the assassin would submit to that
alternative. It has happened so often
that the attempt to kill, sometimes sue
cessfH and sometimes not, has been
made on a festival occasion that it has
almost become rule.
Lincoln was at the theater McKin-
ley was in the Temple of Music at |
Buffalo participating ID the ceremonies
incidental to the Pan-American expo /
sition King Humbert was just step /
ping into his carriage after watching
the award of prizes TO athletes at /
club at Monga. King All
fonso of Spain and his queen bride.
Victoria, we're on the way from the
church in which they had been mar
ried within the hour when the bomb
was thrown that did not harm them,
but killed a score Of royal wedding day
nerrymakers.
King Carlos Of Portugal and bis son.
he Crown Prince Louis Philippe. were
IN their way to their capital from
zacation when q squad of assassins
armed with carbines killed them both.
Mayor Gaynor was about to start on
vacation journey.
Festivities Cause Negligence.
On festival occasions the guards nm
consciously relax their vigilance in
Ipite OF themselves. There seems to
oe no room for suspicion. Undoubted-
= the assassin takes that into account
yhen be plans to join in the celebra-
ion. He knows that on no day in the
Tear is the saying that cat may look
t king SO true as on the day when
be king Is TO descend from his throne.
o to speak. to get in close touch with
is people.
Unlike the ordinary murderer, who
Ills to rob or to satisfy private
rudge. the assassin seldom makes any
arrangements to escape His plan
nds with the killing. 1t would hurt
IS vanity to have al the world talk
IS about the taking of Of notable
eEs mage and not knowing to whom
) give The credit IT
There was ma Fkea similarity 10
be zuoksres Scr Elle attempt IL take |