Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07
THE HUN AT HOME.

flcers found large, heavy calibre pistol
 An American in Germany found in pos session of arms of any character would be facing the firing squad inside few hours. In Bisbee, this pistolarmed German was tried before city magistrate, fined fifty dollars and sentenced to ten days in jail.
 Friday, at Collinsville, Illinois, Ger man was hanged by mob of citizens, be- caused he was supposed to be a disloyalist. The leniency with which disloyaists had been handled in the past prompted the deed, according to the mayor of Collins ville
 We arrested a man charged with disloyalty last Sunday" he said But because of insufficient ev- dence under the present law unable to hold him. The crowd last night evidently believed that an other disloyalst about to escape and took the matter into their hands. This deplorable act merely emphasizes the necessity for drastic law to apply in such cases"
 In every state in the union disloyalists have been disposed of in one way or an- other by citizens leagues in the past week. In Arizona several instances have been cited Friday Pro-German in Globe was forced publicly to kiss the flag which he had slandered In Jerome last week one pro-German was dashed with wet rope, and another was given a coat of tar and feathers Warren district citizens, tired of waiting on the government authorities to lead to justice Hun agent, and he left the district in extreme haste to report to his superiors in Phoenix
 Lack of severe laws whereby pro-Ger- mans, alien enemies, propagandists, l. w. . w., pacifists and agitators may be dealt with severely, has led in every instance to these acts of violence, deplorable as they are.
 Consider the man arrested at Bisbee, sentenced to fifty dollars fine and ten days in jail! He may be spy there are many thousands of them at liberty in the country. We do not seek to convict him of this crime We do not pry into his past, or his personal affairs We admit he may have connections with the German underground, through which information Is carried by the way of Mexico to the kaiser. We realize Prussian espionage is rampant in America and recognize the Mexican route. We have seen and felt the power of pro-Germanisrn, of the agitator, propagandist l. W. W. and disgruntled pacifist We know German propaganda is an odorless, tasteless, color less, subtle poison which slowly eats it way to the heart of society. We may even think that an armed German in this coun- try must surely carry a potion of propa- gandist poison.
 Arizona Is helpless to pursue other than the course already taken with this German. The state has no law for action against alien enemies save where, as did this Ger man, alien enemies lay themselves open to old statutes The United States, unless the secret service can pry up facts to war rant trial for espionage, will not prosecute the men.
 Every instance of this character is added testimony to the ned of drastic remedy. Conditions should be adjusted to the ex- igencies of the day. An armed German in Arizona. to jail for ten daysl An armed American in Germany goes to the grave! The balance of justice is far from equita- ble in either case. The one Is travesty on justice; the other a crime on humanity, The one is needless carelesness; the other needless severity. An even equitable jus tice should be provided to apply in such cases
 When Arizona has law which will per init the state to prosecute alien enemiei pro-German, propagandists, l. W. w., agi- tators and pacifists; which will permit the state to intern such rabid, injurious, peril dious characters until the end of the war makes them valuless to the enemy; which will provide an arm of defense to society. industry, production, capital and labor when such a statute is provided, then and not until then, will an absolute guarantee against deplorable violence be assured. The governor of the state may pave the way to such an equitable ground when he calls IL .-:.I .o..:a.. o6 tLo Iao;el,t,,ra b,y ;,,