Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1893-12-15 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

HARBOURING DEVILS.  THE diabolical outrage which occurred in the French House of Deputies on Saturday will, it is to be hoped, convince the most sceptical of the ill-conditioned character of the Anarchists to whom we an still offering courteous hospitality in this country. There is only one satisfactory thing about the outrage—apart from the strong measures to which it has given rime—and it is the capture of the fiend who caused it. But the man VAILLANT is only • unit in • great conspiracy for the unsettlement of the public mind and of public security which exists at the present time throughout Europe. It may be, as be alleges, that in the present cam there are no accomplices—though we are disposed to doubt this simply because the man says it—but even then the fact would remain that Anarchism is a wideppread evil, and the Anarchists a widelydistributed body of van. How to deal with this conspiracy is 2 pr, 'sing problem of the bell!' in MOM 001: ,Ifics :I. A- F.ance. The mystery of its move :0 me and the unprincipled &Arnow of its methods are the greatest difficulties i• thc eay of those Goverements which hr o problem most at heart. Let us ir nowever, be too confident. France Spain have so far especially 'wife, 41 the presence of the Anarchists. hare i.ur own troubles ia eleigland. Mere, too, there is • considerable band of men who are doing all they can to further Anarchist principles, and who doubtleoi would not be loath to put their principles into prrittiee if it were worth while to do so. It is not too much to make two demanda, regarding the treatment of these people. In the first place. the foreigners who are among them should be sect about their busieese. It is a gross abuse of guest. ship to come to this country for the purpose o•v.tucting hostile operations against other natiolei with whom politically we are ma terms of friendship. Let England combine ever • land to which the persecuted shall be able to turn their eyes in confidence, but let us it any rate make the stipulation that the permeated shall be at least men and not devils. The Anarchist camp in Loudon epeeists largely of aliens, of several eatioosiities, who have on account of their misdeeds, been compelled to leave their own countries. Why in the name of commonpenile and justice should we tolerate these rogues within our own shoves? It should be the duty of the Government—not only in our own interest, bat by reason of our obligations to the countries against which they are conepiring—to take such steps as will en•ble the proper authorities to get rid of them. Not less promptly should the Anarchist Press be suppressed. Mr. Asourrti has sakl in the House of Commons that he has read in the organ of the Anarchist party in England (the editor of which, by the way, bears a foreign Jewish name) incitements to murder. Then why does be not make use of that iron hand at Lich be so plainly hinted when referring to possible i eta of violence among the miners st•lne tilll4l ago? If he will take the trouble to inquiie be will find that the English printed Anarchist sheets axe not the only ores whch are produced in this country. There are, or until recently were, others printed in foreign languages quite as amozioes. Let us be rid of all the foreign mi,ehief-maiters, and the problem of English narchima may not prove insoluble.  a ki6,