SECOND EDITION Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1878.] TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1894. ANARCHISM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4758, 27 June 1894, Page 2

SECOND EDITION Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1878.] TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1894. ANARCHISM.

Tuguk ave thvcc stagcs'in tlie political purgatory of modern days, first Iladicalism, second Socialism, third Anarchism. With Anarchy \vc come face to face with the assassin's knife directed indiscriminately againstany person who may be in power. Wu have not only had proofs that a Russian C.zanvas doomed to die by the hand of the Anarchist, but now wo find tlio mild, inoffensive, constitutional Prcsidont of tli.o lYeneli Republic has been ruthlessly nmrdered. In Fmnco there is little sympathy with Anarchism, and we arc not surprised that it is an Italian who has dealt the blow. It is impossible here in New Zealand to realise fhe inonjcntons importance of, tjio crinio which lias deprived France of its firsfceitizen, All' Enyp: pean countries, armed to the teeth, are watching one another, but here comes a foo against which their great armaments nro futile, What happened to President Oavnottp. day may bo the fateof any one of the rulers of the Old World to-morrow. Anarchism threatens all constituted authority with annihilation, and its success in this instance may encourage its votaries to further outrages. We are not amongst those who maintain that there should, even in ojd world kingdoms, be no redress of wrongs, lift reforms, and 110 progress j but reforii). js pup J>Wng arid lassaßßination another, /i'fjo and advahcomeufc •of the .civilized world depends upon cpijsjitflfed authorities' being upheld, and all Europe should combine to put down Anarchism. The event' which has just - taken place may ■ lead to new relations between the Monarchies' and Empires oif the Continent, rntiy draw together ii| arflity nations like tho French nhd the Gei'mnji, which have ( hitherto Ijccu >s r trimgcd. This shine enemy threatens a ruler, whether ho bo Kaiser, or , Emperor, or simply ri. man of humble ; birth, like President. Garnotj wlio 1 cbmriienced his career as a : Civil > Engineer, ..The Anarchist, simply ! menaces society iu every shape or , form/ajidseeksfio.tui® it.into,a;hell 1 on .sartli. We. are thankful that in ] b ii^y<j yejb yfeaclied j theanipM .tee) (ind.avd My |s j yotmtWiistitfl iiuvopor .of . Anarchi™. Socialism, is bad gnpiigli, 1 especially when as iirfho Colony lhc : monoy of tho taxpayers: is taken to ; print! tod,promulgate! lis doctrines, 1 but wo trust we may;iiev6i\mohtliat : further developinontlof political doinclination, all constihted autl\o% jif o.tho merey.oJi AuaroMstb iiSliSiaili*

j " It, is repoited that a monster ! petition is to ljo presented to tlie Mas- ' t Gl't Oil (1 rust Lriii c] s Trustees,praying tliom to takeSffiO; | td,'"ffims]i -tile to\7ii witli' a place of amusement." .-So.wntes ourloctilcon- ■ tompoiai'),rbut tliore must bo'sqme error in this statement. Surely lie' must mean, a" monstrous petitiou " instead of amonster petition," bat it may be both, If it'bears, tlie name of our contemporary, or is drafteclby li'-'n .it must be a monster petition, is certainly a monstrous petition, becaukthe Actunderwhich the Townijah'tis Trust is [' administered gives the Trustees no power to expend money 011" on a place of amusement" and it is "monst'.ous" to ask a public body-to do an utterly illegal act. The Tiust can 110 more vote monoy for a pjftco of nmusemeni than it can provide a circus or a i totalisator. r lt could erect a -Town Hall, but their comes the'qucstioii, lias it the.'necosjary.'meaus'to do this i Its balauce sheet for the year ( ended March 31st last lias hot been' published. yet, and .till this,belated document , is ; put before the public tlie posit ion of the Trust is riiiknown. There is no objection to filling in the interval pnor tojthe publication of this statement with either monster or monstrous petitions. They may not enlighten ;the public, but tliey will at least amuse it,

Socicity,meets tlusoycm^j •Vlt Ms. estimated j that.-, over. j87(!0,000 'worth of property, ia 'stolou caoli year by tliiocs Groat The agreement between the Palmers-, ton Nou'ißorough Council and'Mr E, Edwards of that town, for the- erection by the latter of swimming baths, wi'l probably bo proceeded with at orieo. ': '■ . A good many unemployed persons aro knocking about Mastertou just iiott. On Sunday morning last the veil, known chief Ic Hiaro, of Njjawapimta. 'died at his residence afr tlio npc old ago of 84, "The deceased was closely related to the much-respeetot] i'hief 2fircaha','.of HRWcfa,Forty-miloßush. . Tho Wararapa hounds meet at Grey town to-morrow, June 28th. ,1