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THE NOME TRI-WEEKLY NUGGET. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1919.
THE BASIS OF HUMAN RESTRAINT
The axiom r t only fear of the law or the hereafter prevent* a large
portion of socalk'.l "civilized" humanity front descending to th«* level
of the barbarian, is significantly illustrated in th.- developments attending
the inauguration of the |>olicemen's strike in Boston
Boston has be. n famed for generations as the c enter of Anteri. au
culture and refinement—a fountain head from which emanates the highest
expressions of American civilization and intellectual development. Its
fame as .. center of ait. literature and s.ientifi. effort is spread throughout
the world. For dec ades the supposed uitra-refin. ment --f the Bostonesc has
formed a theme for the novelist and a butt f,.t- th. jokes .-f the wag. Frol.
ably no city in the' world |*ossessos a wider reputation for the possession
of those highly developed intellectual qualities which form the standards by
which modern civilization and c ulture are judged Keen the vor\ waitresses
and cab drivers of Boston are popularly supposed to .-onvers, in language
couched in the higltest forms of Knglish expression This id. a is a fallacy.
Of course, but it is. nevertheless, highly expies.sk. .,f tho city's reputation
a - a focusing point of American refinement. . ultur. ... d intellectual advance
judging l»> its reputation. Boston should bo the uiost civilized center
in America and the conduct and n.etho la of its people should be expressive
of the highest attributes ,.f civilized existence. Vet we have rceentlv
witnessed this so called "highly developed” center turned into .. veritable
hot bed of savagery the moment the bars of the law w. le let down as a
result of the police refusing to continue their duty of preserving the peace
IVspiti- the efferts ,.f volunteer Officials, lawlessness ran riot when
t!.e f.ar of the law was r. moved from tlie masses. Bereft •: the restraints
of legal Interdiction the city, within few brief hours, was turned into
hot bed of .rime and outlawry Kv. the brief press telegrams reaching
Nome revealed th. existence of a r.-x.m.- of lawlessness probably witoout
parallel in the history ..f American citi -
Mohs ran rim through .ho .snoots: vandalism tv.ts rife :.ml a veritable
S', to of .innrvhy l.rovailo.1 f..t i-rimt .,f ftventy four hour* or more. Not
until armed troops appeared . nd the fear of the law was again restored
did the city resume- its normal state of tranquillity
The reports concerning this deplorable state -f savag.-jy a tfullv
escribed it to "the lawless elements." in an attempt to lend the inference
that tho various manifestations were duo to activities . f the hnhltually
erlminal. It is more than douidfui. however. th:-. oven a , it. th< size ..f
Boston pos.«,.ssos so many lu-hHunl criminals tha. the, ran collootivoly
stituto what were plainly referred to as -mobs." of such size that they >.<n take
virtual possession or a big eity and hid defiance to .,11 wito stand for law and
-dor The probabilities are that the number of actual criminals included
in the "mobs" was comparatively small and ihe rioting and depredation was
mainly the work of Ihe everyday people who normally l.elray little or n..
indifation of lawless inclinations The professional or semi professional
- t fntinal Is not likely to congregate In mobs. lie prefets to work secretly
and in the dark. Congregation in crowds provides a loo read, means of
detection nnd indentIflcaUon to suit the burglar or holdup man if he is at
all experienced, he knows that if he Is once identified with a he will
lie inevitably trailed down nnd brought to punishment. For this reason lie
and others of predatory ilk ore wary of exposing their Lawlessness. On
the other hand, the unsophisticated person with criminal inclinations would
hardly tie deterpd by the publicity shunned by the habitually lawless
Participation In a mob would act as a stimulant In the criminally Inclined
who are afraid to defy ihe law as individuals The presence , f numt-ers
euld lead to unwonted holdnesa which would overcome the fear of detection
normally preventing them from i-erpctrating Individual depredations or nets
of violence.
Tho lad who would not think of stealing Apples done but will gieefully
:avage a half dozen orchards Jn company with other* may be cited as an
illustration of this tendency of the normally unlaw less to suddenly become
lawbreakers if provided with the shelter of a crowd. T.> the timid person
of criminal inclinations, the presence of numhci* appears a shield against
detection which will lead them to exercise their unlnwlcss proclivities to
a degree they would not dream of .attempting alone.
Viewing the Boston situation from this standpoint, it may be as
sumed that there is far more likelihood that the depredations of the “mobs”
referred to in the telegrams were the work, not of strictly -lawless” persons,
tut of those among the common everyday people who normally conform to
the law ir practically every respect—not leva use of tnoml views but because
they fear the law and its punishments. The absence of restraint provided
by the policemen's strike gave this element an opening to exercise their
inclinations in a manner impossible under normal conditions and the presence
of numbers of others similarly inclined provided a seeming safety from de
tection which would overcome fear of apprehension nnd punishment
Realising the predilections of the criminal class and of the effect produced
by unrestraint on the normally unlawleas, it may be reasonably assumed
that s large part of the Boston depredations were committed by the latter
class, who, under normal conditions, would not think of. breaking the law.
owing to fear of punishment.
Taking It all in all the Boston situation appears a clear cxa.aplifier.
tion of the aphrolsm that only the fear of the law or the heron fv- prevent*
a large part of humanity becoming lawless barbarians.
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PARIS. Sept. IS—Rome advices regarding the situation at Fiume In
dicate that tiie efforts of the Italians to break up the insurrection led by
the former soldier Dannuzio are having little effect. The reports indicate
that the Italian forces have been compelled to retire from the city to avoid
. serious conflict with the populace and are occupying the suburban sections
while awaiting reinforcements.
The Italian government is reported preparing to throw a military and
I'-aval cordon around Fiume to force the submission of the revolutionists and
intends to destroy the city by l*ombnrdmcnt if the blockade does not compel
tne Dunntizzln forces to surrender
A majority of the Dannuzio troops~nrc former soldiers of various
nationalities and an- said to he well provided with arms and munitions.
..'though possessing only scant supplies of food. Reports emanating from
F'-utne say the insurrectionists are entrenched and prepared to offer des
perate resistance to any attempt «>f the Rallies to take control of the city.
According to the Rome reports, the Italians are prepared to bombard
the city with field artillery and naval gunsMn case no other means is found
to force the rebels to surrender.
PEACE CONFERENCE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO LONDON
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Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
PARIS. Sept IS—The Paris newspapers ..re busily s|>eculnting over
tl.e pi».v-ibilit> that the Peace Conference may shortly bo removed from
l .tiis to lamdon owing to Kn gland being the nation most interested in the
frtu; . tatus *.f Turkey, the determination of whose future the conference
.- p cpaiing i" take up within the next few days in connection with the
Turkish peace settlements.
The proposal to remove the confer* nee to London pending the ad
just i lent of the Turkish question was broached several days ago and- is said
t.. b. favored by Lloyd George.
Some of the Paris journals are opposed t<» the proposed move on the
s.oi. that tin « "lifercnce . mvt be shifted aliout at the whim of interested
nations without establishing unwise precedents.
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