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Show died. It will make it unlawful for any person to advocate or advise or print or circulate any document, paper, journal jour-nal or other written or printed communication commu-nication in which or by which there is advised the overthrow by force or violence vio-lence of the government of the United States. Physical injury to person or j property is to be covered. The display j of the "rJ flajr,M by whatever name ; called, will also be held to be unlawful, j An important clause in the proposed New bill makes it unlawful to urge or bring about a. "general cessation of industry," if such act be aimed at the government. Every paper, book or other document advocating violence is t be declared un mailable. In commenting on his measure, Senator Sena-tor New said that he would press for action. "The red flag excites riots in this country and it should be unlawful to carry it. Sc must amend the laws to protect the public against the infernal infer-nal machine. The rocent effort to kill or to intimidate congressmen and other public men will arouse the people to tho necessity for putting through some more drastic legislation. ' ' New laws designed to regulate the handling of explosives will be recommended recom-mended by the director of the "United States bureau of mines. He proposes to make it exceedingly difficult for any one to obtain explosives without a special spe-cial permit. A license to purchase the materials for making bombs would help to detect those guilty of sending them to persons they would injure. Amendments will also bo introduced for more rigid legislation affecting deportations. de-portations. The existing laws governing govern-ing tho expulsion of undesirable aliens are much stricter than those) of a few years ago, but itis contended that many a man who should bo sent out of the country escapes on legal technicalities. For this reason tho statutes on this point will likely be strengthened. All in all, there is reason to believe that the life of the anarchist, by whatever what-ever designation he may pass, will bo no luxurious existenco when the forthcoming forth-coming congress shall have done with him. ANTI-ANARCHIST LAWS. The recent transmission through the mails of bomhs has stirred senators and congressmen to action. As Hoon as the special session gets under way it, is predicted that one of the first acts of congress will be the strengthening of existing laws and the adoption of measures mea-sures of greater stringency in respect of anarchistic activ ;ies, A c cording to the "Wash ingt on correspondent corre-spondent of the New York World, four separate propositions will he presented to congress by tho proper government officials. These nre: 1. The New-Walsh bill, which was reported to tho st senate, but died on tho calendar, will be urged to prevent pre-vent riots over the red flag. 2. A recommendation that the penalty pen-alty for Mending infernal machines through the mails be greatly increased will be made, .'!. Some form of license for the sale of materials that can be made into bombs will be required. '1. Amendments to the law providing provid-ing for the deportation of aliens will be re'picit ed bv the department, of labor. Senator New announces thai, he will iiiM,.i, cr ;t ;,ub;,f itu).: for Ihe bill that, |