The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-04
Again the Dynamiters.

- The latest attempt of the anarchists
Is a repetition, in new and less In
genious form. of the outrages per
petrated by mail on the first of May
The spirit is the same, the general
motive Identical: an effort to terribly
supporters of law and ordere In both
cases, as If by the Intervention Of
Providence, the lives Of the intended
victims were saved and in the new
Incident one Of the culprits appears
TO have been hoist with his own
petard.
The attempt to assassinate by send
ing bombs by mail left no clue as to
the number of the scoundrels behind
The conspiracy. There might have
been one or a hundred. The outrages
of Monday night would indicate that
fhe gang is comparatively small. Ex-
plosions are reported from eight cities.
That they were planned at one source
Is proved by the fact that they took
place almost within an hour. II the
eonspirators had more than ten men,
hers who were bold enough to do this
kind Of murder, every part Of the
country would have had its shock,
for everywhere there are men whose
fearless official conduct has caused
the Red forces to hate them. Half a
dozen murderers-or even one-are OF
course too many to have at large, but
at least it is evident that the band is
limited in numbers IL not In potential
Evil or vjciousness.
One fortunate stroke will put an
end to this Red crew. We assume
that the authorities, Federal and To-
cal, did their best to trace the sender
of the bombs month ago. Evidently,
In spite of all the detectives, the evil
genius who used the mails TO deliver
the weapons of anarchy had covered
his tracks too well. Now we shall
zee whether this new display Of ma
ievolence, more widely manifest, will
not yield some useful information as
TO the identity of the criminals. There
may be some clue to the personality
Of the dynamiters In their attacks on
particular individuals. The Roman
Catholic Church Is the uncompromis-
ing opponent of Red doctrine, but why
should the rector of one of Its COM
paratively obscure temples have been
attacked? Why should one particular
silk manufacturer in Paterson have
been singled out for destruction? 1t
Is In cases like these, where the ele-
ment of partly personal vengeance
seems to loom relatively large, that
the Investigators may find the first
trace of the guilty.
We shall hear the usual drivel from
the parlor bolshevlsts about these
crimes being a symptom of social
Ills. We shall also hear, from per
sons who are not familiar with the
American people, that these crimes
show a growing bolshevist or an
nrchistic strength in the United States
This is Of course nonsense. The
VI -hdy anu "VlC
committed by comparatively small
group Of men in revenge upon off,
tials or individuals whose actions had
aroused criminal rage. 1t is a group
of men, probably foreign born, whose
criminal fancy leads them to believe
that this country was made for the
free expression Of every venomous
theory and practice that ever was
imported from Europe. They are OF
the kind who would rule business and
labor by terrorism and live by black
mail. Their following in n commu-
nifty comedies with the percentage OF
mental deficiency.
There is only one remedy for this
evil: the cure that Is applied to q
cur with the rabies. First, of course
they must be caught-and may that
seizure be soon! Then the first law OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be I'D
Piled. Let there be swift work In the
courts OF Justice!