The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
DANGEROUS GENTRY
CLOSELY WATCHED
Scotland Yard Men Keep Tab
ON Followers of the
Red Flag.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
Gable 10 The Tribune.

Spccld' taDlc 10 iDe illounSs
LONDON. Aug. 6.-Every big interna-
tional plot hatched by anarchists against
crowned heads OF Europe in the past
thirty years has been bred in the Soho
district of London, according To the Of
ficinls OF Scotland Yard. The surprising
part OF this fact is that the police are
well acquainted with the leading an
archists who take UP their residence In
this country, and can tell when anything
OF more Importance than usual is going
on. Yet. to all outward appearance, they
make sign. and seemingly leave these
dangerous gentry Il perfectly free hand TO
babble scdition and TO plot assassination
without putting the least obstacle In their
way,
This is very far from being the case.
The department of the metropolitan po-
lice that is charged with tho task or
watching and outwitting these despera-
does is one Of the most perfectly organ
lied bodies in the world, and the extent
OF its knowledge is little short oil wonder
full, and it would considerably surprise
those who fondly believe that they arc
free from surveillance could they only
know how closely every movement IS
watched.
Plot Was Foiled.
4 recent instance may here be given.
II was openly limited in AID around Soho
at the time OF the cora latlon of the King
OF Spain that great surprise was LII
store" Meetings were neld In cellar
of the ne!ghborhood OF TotJenham Court
road al which the full details OF one of
the fouest crimes that was ever proposed
were settled, and those who we're 10 car
ry out the work were selected. Some half
dozen or so were implicated, but when the
time came for them TO leave for Madrid
four of them found their passage suddenly
barred. The remaining two managed 10
c'adc the vigilance of tie English police.
The Madrid authorities lad. however.
been kept fully informed OF what WAS
going forward. and tho moment the two
men put foot on Spanish territory they
were cast into prison. where one Of them
remains To The present day.
Details Are Unfolded.
Bu, This was not the British method,
Tho four men detained on this side were
conveyed To Scotland Yard, and there
taken into room. where the whole out
line Of their plot was carefully laid be-
fore them. Their jaws dropped in terror
as names and dates were given to them,
and beads of perSpiration broke from
their forcheadS when hints at revelation
TO the Spanish authorities were given. In
the end they Were given their choice OF
promise to abstain from any further con-
spIracy This last was readily given, |
but naturally the men were never lost
sight OF Tor an instant until the corona
ton ceremony was at an end.
Glad When Monarchs Left.
1t is doubtful if Scotland Yard has
ever had such trying time as 1t had
during the recent funeral or Edward VII |
The striking retnuc of reigning monarcns |
VINO followed the cortese through London |
offered to some half-witted fanatic an
to make himself notorious for |
all time such as had never oeeu present |
cd. Ii is no eXaggeration to say that
when the last OF the monarchs had quilted |
these shores our police authorities gave a |
sigh OF heartfelt relief; but no one knows |
how complete. and even extraordinary, |
were the precautions that were taken that |
nothing OF an untoward nature should |
take place.