New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
FERRER'S ADMIRERS
DIVIDED ON MURDER
Natural Result of Oppression"
According to Emma Goldman
and Her Following.
DEPLORED BY FREEMAN
"Ferrer Would Have Regretted
Deed of Zarrate, Believing IN
Education, Not Assassina-
ton" Abbott Says.

News Of the assassination Of Premier
Canalejas of Spain by an anarchist re-
puted disciple of the late Professor Fran
cisco Ferrer. had a varied reception yes
terday from members OF the local Fran
cisco Ferrer Memorial Association.
one faction, headed by Emma Goldman
hailed the deed as the inevitable result
of oppressive conditions in Spain, while
the second. Of which Alden Freeman. one
Of the associations original advisory
hoard is a member, deplored the assassl-
nation as a futile attempt to accomplish
By violence what can be done only by
education.
Those who SOW the wind reap the
wbirlwInd." was the comment of Leonard
u. Abbott. president Of the local associa-
ton. which owes its existence to desire
10 honor Professor Ferrer and to make
more general the freedom Of speech.
IF il is true" Mr.. Abbott continued
"that Senior Canalejas was assassinated
by partisan Of Francisco Ferrer' the
founder Of the modern schools in Spain
bitter fruit of its own bloody deed on
October Il. 1909. when Ferrer was Killed
on false charges outside the MontJuich
prison.
There is a certain pathos in the pres
ent development. Like Alexander III OF
Russia. who was killed by Nihilist
bomb at the very moment when he is said
to have had a copy Of a proposed Russian
constitution in his pocket, Senior CanaleJas
was killed at a time when he seemed to
be doing his best 70 deliver Spain from
SITS medieval superstitions
HE is said to have been himself free
thinker in his youth, and he had wagcd
a consistently anti-clerical fight during
his administration.
"Ferrer Would Have Regretted It,"
"Francisco Ferrer would have regretted
the deed of Zarrate. He believed in edu-
cation, not assassination.
Assassination will end when both con-
servatives and radicals repudiate murder
Gus methods. In the present instance the
proyocation came from the government
which killed a man because Of his honest
convictions In other instances anarchists
have struck first.
rs it too much to hope that the day will
come when governments will stop killing
anarchists and anarchists will stop killing
kings and premiers? The school estab-
lished in memory Of Francisco Ferrer in
New York is throwing its influence on the
side of a peaceful solution of the grieyous
social problems that yex us
Natural Result" Says Emma Goldman
"The killing Of Canalejas." Miss Gold
man declared. follows naturally as a re-
suit Of the conditions of the Spanish peo-
pie No anarchist as the reports from
Spain say Zarrate was, ever strikes until
pressure is brought on him from above.
No anarchist strikes unless he is first
driven to il by an act Of injustice on the
part Of the government.
In the case of Canalejas, he was pre-
pairing an anti-strike bill TO suppress all
strikes that are revolutionary in charac-
ter. and, as all strikes are that, he was
aiming at the common people in the inter-
ests Of the rich So he was attacked"
There is a Nemesis that works in the
TO prevent their power TO injure." This
was the statement of Alexander Berkman,
organizer Of the Ferrer Association. and
an associate of Miss Goldman in her
anarchistic propaganda.
AT the time Professor Ferrer was exc
cuted by the Spanish government hun
dreds OF other liberals in thought were
thrown into prison for their views, and
three men and one woman, besides Fer
rer, were condemned to die.
THE stand OF the government in such
cases drives the men of the most ideal
istic natures, as Gregory Gershuni has
said. TO deeds Of violence. and these deeds
will go on until conditions of terror and
abuse from those In authority is done
away with"
Sincere regret over the assassination
was expressed last night by Alden Free
man.
professor Ferrer deplored assassina-
ton" Mr.. Freeman explained, "and held
that the education OF the people was nee
essary to remedy conditions. That is why
he worked for wider education in general
schools. and not to promulgate the vio-
lent anarchistic doctrines"
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