The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-22

ties Of that city. following upon the
attempted assassination Of Colonel
Roosevelt. A dozen motorcycle po-
licemen formed a Gordon around the
presidents party to and from the the
ater. while a motor a filled with de-
tectives and secret service men was
sent along to make assurance OF safe
ty doubly sure.
This thoroughgoing move Of pre-
caution is most commendablc In the
New York police, and is to be hailed
as SIGNALLING a departure from the
attitude Of Indifference heretofore OBJ
served on occasions of the presidents
visits to the metropolis. Not long
since the New York police officials
declined to detail a police escort for
the president. n he was permitted
to arrive and depart with as scant a
show of courtesy and solicitude as il
he were a nobody. Doubtless due Wig
ilance will now be practiced for a
while. at least until the edge Of the
Milwaukee warning wears off. and
then the conditions for a REPETITION Of
what has happened will again pre-
vail.
II it is considered. as experience
goes to show. that at times even the
most elaborate measures OF safety
prove unavailing as against the cum
ming Of a murder maniac. it follows
that absolute protection lies in the
adoption Of means calculated to make
1t impossible for cranks to do harm.
Something of this kind seems to have
been revolving in President Taft's
mind when. in his statement express
ing horror at the act Of Schrank. he
observed that the event must cause
solemn reflection by all Americans
upon conditions which make it pos
sible that such dastardly deeds may
occur in a country affording to its citi-
gems such complete advantages Of civ
il liberty.
Going to the heart Of the matter.
the president remarked our inability
entirely to avoid the crank peril. and
then offered a suggestion which. were
1t carried out to the full extent Of its
implication. would close our frontiers
to the foreign invasion that has given
us schrank. Czolgosz. and others Of
the same ilk. Said the president:
The severe enforcement Of the
laws against the carrying Of con-
cealed weapons. and the more
vigorous and certain prosecution
Of all such attempted crimes.
whether against prominent or
less conspicuous Persons. are,
Of course, helpful; but the con.
demnation by all good citizens of
such acts. and their cooperation
in preventing the spread of VIC
ious doctrines w,:ich would ex-
cuse or palliate an attempt to
remedy fancied wrongs by resort
to violence. will be more effective.
The president puts native and for
eign-born cranks in the same class,
but since the foreigners speak a Diff
ferent language. how would 1t be pos
sible for our good citizens to reach
their understanding with pleas that
they abandon the vicious doctrines
which impel them to resort to vio-
lence. Their case seem rather to be
a matter for legislative consideration.
The immigration laws do not ade-
quately provide for inquiry into the
~antecedents OF immigrants Of the
criminal class. much less cranks.
though the latter are classed at home
as dangerous persons or probable
criminals.
According to the Dillingham; immi-
grafton commission, in its exhaustive
report on the immigration problem,
there are two fundamental defects in
the law relative to the admission Of
vicious aliens. One is that no ade-
quate provision is made for securing
a knowledge of the criminal record Of
aliens Of the undesirable class. The
other serious defect Is the fact that
aliens may pursue a criminal career
here without danger of DEPORTATION.
The commission strongly urges the
enactment of q law that will remedy
this defect. A Law drafted on these
lines, which would include cranks and
sworn foes Of our institutions as
among those subject to deportation,
would be a long step forward.