Show HOW TO MEET IT now and then a prominent journalist takes up the anarchist question in its bearings and encroachments encroach ments in this country As a rule the moment he touches it he sees the red flare of the danger signal 7 flashing from a point not greatly distant the result of this contemplation is that the production of his pen bristles with mingled alarm di disuse disgust and ind indignation to such an extent that were it noc that the situation is strongly provocative of such sea sentiments ti he would be deemed an extremist of the most rabid type we observe a leading article of that description in the san francisco chronicle under the head of anarchy rampant it opens open with this pur pungent igent paragraph the fact can neither be concealed nor disguised that the people of the united states are brought face to face with anarchy and are met squarely and directly by those who declare that all law a w is 13 a crime against the natural rights of men that chaos not order is heavens first law that existing institutions of all kinds should W be destroyed and that the unbridled will of the iD individual is the only true rule of action the conviction of seyen anarchists ts in chicago tor for the crime of marder has lids by no means suppressed the organization if such it can be called on the contrary it seems to abyo aabye aroused the wrath and malignity 01 0 all the rest of the derew and to have inspired them with fresh hatred to so clety and its laws 13 it then goes on to describe the class which are so much to be dreaded as a bloodthirsty destructive and disintegrating te element showing in concise shape their character and intentions horn from the chronicles standpoint winding up thus but what is to be done it is apparent that this destroying element cannot be allowed to exist and work out its evil designs unchallenged and unchecked the safety of the people the lives of men women and children I 1 willibe ce at the mercy of this band of murderers cutthroats cut throats and assassins unless something is done to put a stop to their progress the time has come when the people must take the matter in hand band it has reached that tage stage where the choice is plainly presented dented to the law abiding citizens of the united states suppress or be Yours yourselves elyes suppressed grasp the throat of the hideous monster and crush his life out or have his dead deadly fangs fixed in your own throat and n your lifeblood life iffe blood drained to the last drop the issue is squarely made law against no law order against disorder a peaceful and nappy country against riot not and bloods bloodshed hoid civilization against the most revolting barbarism shall the issue long r remain main undetermined determined Ua the question must mast be settled and settled now whether the A or t the he anarchists are e to rule the united states and the sooner the decision comes the better this is the position tion strongly put our pacific coast seems to grasp the situation at it puts it as a question of the destruction or maintenance of law and order derbut or bat suggests no remedy for the protection of society or the extinguishment of the ests it admits that the conviction of the chicago men only adds luel luei to the anarchical flame and makes it burn with greater fierceness the anarchists have decided that they shall attain the top of the heap in wha they asset assert to be a coming struggle they have apparently done more decided upon the means by which the they y nope to gain the victory blood fire smoke and ruin the people have doubtless decided that anarchism must go down but how bow is it to be crushed that is a question qa estion asked not only by the chronicle but bat the interrogation comes from various intelligent quarters it appears that the owai only legitimate force that can be applied as a curative is the law if any other means be taken an and wielded oy ny the people would the people themselves not be walking in the paths of anarchy thus giving it a wider and more destructive range then comes the question as to the adequacy of the law as it now stands to accomplish what may develop into a life and death struggle in its application thus far to the chicago anarchists even when stretched to some extent to meet the demands of public policy it is admitted that it does not affect the issue any further than to strengthen it on the side of the enemies of social order by increasing their animus and enlarging it ity and determination it it is an easy matter to ask questions the answers to which are beyond berend the power of mortals this is demonstrated by the multifarious interrogations that have been asked as to we most effective means of sett settling lina the differences between capital and labor numerous theories have been enuncio abed but they have been thin as air so far as general good results ar are e concerned for despite attempts at their application the labor troubles increase rather than diminish as a whole in reference to anarchism the predicament is worse because to the numerous demands for a cure even theoretical answers are few and far between and some of those that are given are remarkably attenuated take for instance the suggestion that people of the chaotically inclined stripe be not permitted to land and on our shores in the first place a measure of that kind is impracticable for the reason that an intelligent method by which such characters character could be discovered is not even suggested as an accompaniment mr anarchist is not likely to furnish the proof of his bis own volition and even if the plan were feasible it would not have any effect in eradicating the large nucleus of the element already planted within oure borders if the law aw is inadequate to not only check but suppress the growing evil then is the nation sitting upon a volcano liable to erupt at any moment and cause a destree destructive tive condition of ol 01 the most appalling character this is no fanciful picture of future possibility drawn by an excited imagination |