Show THE NUMBER OF ANARCHISTS INCREASING Considerable alarm Is felt in official circles over tho rapidly Increasing number of anarchists 11 that aro finding their way to tho United States a Tho Immigration authorities are of the opinion that unless something Is done by treaty or otherwise other-wise tho United States will soon be overrun by this undesirable class In the naturalization law s recently passed thoro Is a restriction on giving n citizenship to anarchists and regulations nro now being formulated to make this effective That t ttig however docs not prevent anarchists coming to this country and preaching their doctrine It Is i a comparatively easy thing for this disorderly i element to obtain admission to this country and congress will bo asked to consider moro drastic regulations regarding them An immigration olllclnl in discussing the increase of Immigrants of anarchistic tendencies said tho other day It would bo Impossible to say with any degree of accuracy how many anarchists aro In this country at this time Without data as to their antece dents it Is impossible as a general rule to spot them Tho man with whom you sat at dinner at your restaurant last evening may have been one In a word there Is no way now by which you can tell an anarchIst unless there Is a falling out among the craft We have no means of picking them out at the ports and turning them back Hero comes a man down the plank who gives a name that might fit any ono of 100000 ordinary persons Ho fulfills all the requirements of admission Ho says he Is a tailor and In he comes That man may be Ono of tho most noted anarchists and yet we are absolutely powerless to keep him out The Immigration officials believe that tho United States government should lose no time In making troaties with foreign nations by which this government will bo fully Informed as to the movements of anarchists With the liberal use of the cable the United States could keep out many bomb throwers who gain easy admittance under our present system I |