ANARCHY IN LONDON

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10131, 6 January 1911, Page 5

ANARCHY IN LONDON

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association—By EleoIric Telegraph—Copyright.

POLICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANARCHISTS FIRE-. THE HOUSE. (Received January 5,-8.5 a.m.) LONDON, January 4. 'ln connection with the sensational fight between police and ; military and certain anarchists wanted for the murder of three constables, and the wounding of two others at Houndsditch, as well as for burglary, the police announce that s. third 'body:—that of the man known as "Peter the Painter," —was found

in the ruins of the building* destroyed by 'fire, and that the other two bodies recovered after the fire have been identified as those of " Fritz and an associate named Jacobs. I There is definite evidence that fananarchists fired the house. 1 PRESS COMMENTS. WIDESPREAD STUPEFACTION. (Received Jauuary 5, D a.m.) LONDON, January .1. The Times states: "It is to be hoped there arc not many such desperadoes in the East of London, nor is it very likely that there are." , - Other newspapers express the public's widespread stupefaction and - indignation of ( the abuse of Britishpabspitality, and demand''rigid supervision of aliens The Daily JNews protests against , "any possible attempt to identify

East End aliens- as a class with desperadoes, stych as this gang, who are a problem by themselves. What is needed is a notoriously efficient police as a deterrent to*their landing, and the continuation of the Government policy of expelling < criminal aliens." POLICE METHODS CRITICISED. The Times says that tne fact ->f a. detachment of the Scots Guards sweeping l the streets with, bullets because two anarchists were firing pistols from a house from which it was. impossible for them, "to escape

needs more explanation ■'than has yet been forthcoming.' Other papers make similar remarks, | JThe r Press generally - demands' closer scrutiny and more drastic treatment- of aliens, and more protection desperadoes. / i , STRONGER ALIENS ACT NEEDED. Sir Eobert Anderson, late Assistant Commissioner of Police, andf head of the Criminal Investigation Department, insists on the need for a- stronger Aliens Act. - ' , ' WHAT LED TO THE RAID. LURING AW'AT OF AN ENGLISH GIRL.

(Received Januarv 5. 9.7 a.nO i ' i LONDON,, January 4. I The police "believe tlyjt' '''Peter the j Painter" and Fritz did not reside i together, but kept in close com- I munication by means of Avomen, i :- | eluding Bessie Gershon, in whose room in Sidney Street the police dis- ' covered Fritz and Peter. Bessie ■ was arrested prior to the attack. I The Daily Telegraph says an English girl was lured to the house hy a ' couple of foreigners and ill-treated. Information was 'subsequently given to the police that the metti were identified as Fritz and Peter, the third man being named Kozen. This ,led to the raid. ' " ~ CATQ STREET CONSPIRACY ' < RECALLED. I AUTOMATIC PISTOLS FOUND. I THE WOUNDED. | (Received January 5, 11. 5 a.m.) 1 'I he newspapers recall the similar ity between the present sens.it'on and the Cato Street conspiracy of 23rd February, 1820. Among the ruins two large attomatic pistols were found. Sixteen police, troops, '. civilian'?,. and firemen are being treated for injuries caused by falling debris. ONLY TWO BODIES REGOV- I •"■' ERED. .. y-" | . (Received. January 5, 2 p. m .)'."■• .' LONDON, January 4. ; J Owing to the fragmentary rocov- ! ery of the remains of the 'anarchists'! ' burned to deatlr after the fight with the police, it is now definitely nrnounced that' only two bodiss were found, ''Peter the Painter" being still uiicaptured. ''■'."

THE ALIENS ACT. SHOULD IT BE ENFORCED ? (Received La!st Night, 10.30 o'clock.) - LONDON, January 5. Mr Edward T! ; H. Lawes, M;A., Recorder of the Salisbury Quarter 'Sessions, in anijiterview said that the Hounds ditch, sad, occurrence in London had raised the question of whether ilhe very wise provisions in the Aliens Act, which he was. afraid had fallen into disuse, should not be enforced,, and everybody demanded it, so as to prevent alien criminals from landing. He did riot wish to see alien political refugees irefused the, asylum'* heretofore provided them, but there was such a thing as going too far, and allowing

| the refuse of other countries to enter without question whatever. FATHER VAUCHAN'S OPIN.ON. Father Bernrad Yaughan, speaking in London, said all would agree that foreign desperadoes must be stopped from making England a spawning ground for the breeding of vice for foreign exportation. The Aliens Act- had not a sufficient restraining force In the East End there was not work or food enough to go round. If any starved, surely they ought not to be members, of our own family, but the undesirable, lawless alien.

I FRENCH AND GERMAN COM- ! MENTS. 1 ' - (Received Last Night; 10.45. o'clock) LONDON,, January 5. While French public opinion and newspapers have warmly applauded the British authorities for their t prompt a:nd determined, measures in Sydney Street, and welcome the suggestion that the Aliens Act should ! be more rigorously . applied to ' < tighten the meshes against undesir- v ' ables,' 1 the German ; comments are very diverse, and according to their political predilections.' THE RIGHT OF ASYLUM. f The. "Lokal Auzeige'r," discussing j • the formidable array of. police ■ and. ia , couple* of conipares the ; action of the London authorities to th'e shooting of sparrows with cannon. It expresses the hope that the incident will lead to the abolition of' what it-'describes as, the foolish right; . of' asylum. .„ ■' The "Berliner Tageblatt," like , the "Neue Frei Presse," of Vaenna, strenuously protests , against the idea of, restricting the : right-of asylum, •wliich.-.-has hitherto, been one- of v Free Britain's chief iglories. -