The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-08-08

RECENT ANARCHIST AGITA-
TONS INSPIRED BY MEN WHO
SCOFF AT GOD AND RELIGION.
New York City has been infested
with a host of revolutionary dema-
gogues. Radical organizations are
holding public meetings and attack
ing the fundamental principles upon
which the American Republic is es-
tablished. There is the Gree
Speech League" the "Anti-Militarist
League" the "Ferrer Association -
and anarchistic I. w. w. branches.
They are controlled by an interlocf-
ing directorate, consisting of group
of anarchists, including such nota-
bles as Emma Goldman, Alexander
Berkman, Ben Reitman, Leonard
Abbott, Upton Sinclair and others,
says the Live Issue.
On the whole the public is little
acquainted with the philosophy of
life these men hold. AS anarchists.
they are against all restraints. moral
or civil. They are obessed with the
notion that mans impulses are all
good and that one has right to give
full vent to natural inclinations. The
Ten Commandments they discard as
an imposition on the world by de-
signing priests. The State they hate
as an institution Stacking individ-
ual freedom. Property rights they
scorn as based on might and exploit
alton.
In 1912, Mother Earth" printed
a proclamation by one w. Curtis
swabey. which adequately sets forth
the anarchist position. 1t is as fol-
lows:
To all States, kings and
priests: to all governments and
capitalists; to all men and
women-yea, to all thinking be-
ings, 1 proclaim that I respect
nothing. I respect no morA
duty, no property rights, NO
rights of man," no humanity.
no god, and no devil. respect
not single thing. bow to no
idol of gas or iron. respect
know that all moral codes are
frauds; that all moral teachers
are liars. I am absolutely alone
in my moral world.
That there is no wall; that
there are no chains. am my
own-and so is all else which
can get which I crave. have
no superiors, no equals, and no
interiors. My ego is the center
of the universe. No spider-web
net of wordy moralities binds
me. have no affairs save my
own. I obey no ideals; kneel
to no conscience. I am unprin-
cipieG. INSCRIPTIONS, AM con-
scienceless. I am not immortal.
but without morals. clearly
perceive that moral principles
have just as little existence as
god. Both are nothing clad in
something's clothes. Neither
exists. Both are lies. am
entirely selfish and revere moth
ing. No one can influence me
an inch to the right nor the left,
without appealing to my ego
ism. You moralists! have
dissolved myself out of your
world, and you cannot touch
me! am beyond your laws
your good and bad. Only low
er of man, and resent these
injuries. Alfred the Great
wrote us a law: "Injure We not
the stepchildren, nor hurt them
anywhere; for If you do other
wise. they will cry unto me. and
will hear them and will slay
you with my sword, and I will
cause that your own wives shall
be widows and your chilcren
shall be stepchildren." This is
the attitude of the egoist. He
appeals to no right; he denoun-.
ces no wrong. He simply says:
will slay you.
For thy laws, o State! I
have absolutely no respect.
will dodge them II I do not like
them-if can. Thy will. even
II 1t were the voice Of the will
Of the world, I would not wor-
ship. would probably do what
you say from live humanity;