The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-15
NO CHANCE HERE
FOR ANARCHISTS
Terrorist System Plainly a Mis-
fiji In United States.
WORLD OWES NE A LIVING"

That Best Expresses Mental Attitude
Of Some Of Youths Who Would Pos,
~ "Rsdsr-Profsssor Robinson Of
Columbia University BIames ''idss
GIimmsrinss' For Bomb Attempt.
Foreigners with idea glimmerings
not worked out, with terrorist philos-
ophy that Is misht In this country
that is how | would describe the plant
ers Of the bombs In ST Patrick's cathe-
dral and anarchists of their type" said
John Harvey Robinson. professor Of
history in Columbia university and an
authority on philosophical
subjects. in discussing the arrest aud
frustrated plot OF Abarno and Carbone.
There is no justification for the eS-
istence Of anarchists in the social con
ditions of this country" be maintained.
1T Is hard 10 conceive the motives
which impel such actions as theirs.
One can understand the thoughts of d
in the true sense. but who is worklng
along the lines of definite philosophy
toward a definite end. or of the Ter
rorists Of Paris who engaged in the
fight for the Commune in 1871.
But things are different In this coun-
conditions before the commune OF lSIl
and the conditions In this country to-
day which precede what the two lIal-
ian anarchists are said to have planned
IA commune of anarchy and riot III
New York There is no parallel of
cause, and there will be no parallel OF
effect.
Idea of Commune Absurd.
THE idea of a commune being es-
tablished here by men Of the type of
Abarno and Carbone is absurd. Even
the most disreputable. the most down
and out of the hoboes and the unem
ployed in the city. would never follow
such leaders to wholesale murder
The proof that conditions in this
country do not Justify the actions of
the two men and their kind-th an
archy and anarchism are not natural
outgrowths OF existing society here *
simple enough Think what would hap
pen if anarchists tied up the subway
for day. The whole city would band
together for their suppression. our ,.tv
iliZation is too complex. too delicate.
too sensitive, to stand such shucks
without retaliation. There are not
enough anarchists in the country to
succeed in terrOriZing New York for
any length of time. for The simple rea
son that the community is constructed
in such an orderly manner that no dis
turbance would be tolerated by it
The case. of the commune in Paris
was different The country and the
city were already in state of semi
Police power and the more
certain power of public opinion had
vanished from Paris with the capture
Of the city. the death of her best citi-
zens in the war with Germany and the
starvation and suspension Of business
which followed 1t can be said. in a
general way, that the struggle of the |
commune in 1871. during which the
Hotel de Vile. the Luxembourg and 9TH
pr public buildings were burned and !
thousands died before and behind the |
oarricades of the anarchists. was the |
more or less natural result of condi- |
ions in the community.
Conditions Different Hers.
But that cannot be said OF any at
empted commune in New York nor
II the acts of the anarchists later. |
These can be attributed to misapplica |
ion OF half formed ideas and ideals. |
tilted. perhaps. TO Russia OF even to |
tally. but not to conditions in the Unit |
d States. which are totally different"
Speaking more definitely of the men,
al makeup of the BreSci anarchists. |
\. T. Poffenburger. engaged in labor
tory research and experimental work
With the department of psychology at
Columbia university. spoke of the ter
ofist plans revealed by the recent ar
ests
There is no one positive type OF
mind that belongs TO the red he said
1t is always possible TO trace the
auses of his criminal bent or his an
rchistic instincts, II the facts of his
firth and his life are known. 1t re
Olives itself into matter of heredity
nd environment | have NOT yet seen
arbone and Abarno, but have known
nen of their stamp. Their mental at
itude may be best expressed by The
World owes me a livingr
1T is not surprising that the two
0 crime usually show themselves be
ween thirteen and twenty-five. or even
arlier."