The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-12

! aclloh OF inc government. speculation IL unhNoWu
In meats aud all necessities thus FAR l eau
imagine how IL would DO were New York
or London to stand protracted siege.
At the first intimation OF such disaster provisions
would be held for rise; spectators would multi
ply and undoubtedly there would soon " 4 dread
roomn IN New York, as there was founded "the
! gold roomp during the war. This 100000 People
| comprises all engaged III The industries OF Paris-
day iaborers, artisans lapidaiie Clerks, servants
| and small shopkeepers IN The lower Quarters Of
| Paris. Much OF inis business has stopped, ana II
| will be observed that they belong to class which
does not enter into the military cstab,siimeat ct all
The men, comprising 10000, are elmer disabled by
age, disease, ma,formatien or accident from enter
| ing the Garde Rationale Their daily existence in
which they desire nothing from the government
save IA the few instances OF tobacco stores ana by
! It's Official aims, must &c precafious and become
more difficult TO support day by day. ] mention
| these facts TO show that Bismarck, when he lghts
| Paris with starvation, has selected that weapon
which viii The greatest dissatisfaction in this
population Of 100000. Every man knows that these
mmovabics are neither soldiers necessary to our
military success; cxpcnd their time in gossip, Ia
discussion, in talking OF that which they cannot
understand, aud IN disseminating doctrines dau.
gerous II stupid, TO the peace or PARIS
over 100000 diers must talk; they must review
ana, being ssent ally uneducatcd they must be ex-
tremely at war with common sense. From this oc-
ment will spring oil social connections in Paris. Led
on by bad and designing men they form q compact
whole which might DO called ''reyolutlon,n riot,n
"a IN 0u,tlotne." 1t Is not enough TO put bread in
their mouths and reinforce this operation by asur.
ing them That safety aud security mean their patriot
Ism and quietude. They demand that the bread
shall De OF such and such quaty, and that "th!s
is free country" and they will do as they scverally
please. Now, doubt not that these men are good
BY Intention, but they are bad upon their own show
Ing and here Paris fears, but docs not yet rembie.
Nearly 100 years has not oberated the Place dc Ia
Revolution, though 1t IS now known by another
name; and the common Parisians know
this well. and it Ii deeply Impressed upon
their dramatic natures. Go even higher than
the working classes and you End that o sanguinary
disposition forms part OF the French character.
The journals Cry out "Deatn to the Prussans." ana
exhaust all their ingenuity in suggesting schemes
for the barbarous destruction OF life. French novel;
lists no longer introduce o murder or o duel as o
horror bus only as IA passing episode in reaching
some luxurious and, therefore, to them. heroic end.
Here revolutions tell ns that Parisians would sooner
mutilate and savagely destroy beand their barrl-
Cades :han TO 90 out IN the open field and exchange
q murdelous fire with the victorious invader.
From this conclude That the Parislans had sooner
fight their own people than measure swords with
other natonalities. Let me say that the feeling Of
dlstrust grows day by day, and thus man knows
when he eats his dinner that he Is biting into the
core OF revolution and himself assisting IN the In
ternai overthrow OF society in Paris.
lam sorry to write as do but facts are facts,
and am not following my sympathies, but writing
a truth which, sad enough 10 say, has been fire.
quensly proved IN French history. These 100000
men whom have particularized Will not want allies
should they come to want-2oo. 900 women will sup.
port them, and women have always been strong ana
stalwart behind the barricades. The Parisians can
fight well from the windows, the roofs OF houses
aud with their chairs and crockery. Ii will be no.
Iced that children form only one-third OF this esti-
mate OF 100000. Even that, perhaps, is too large,
though it may seem strange TO the American mind.
French women are not as fruitful as our own. Per-
nicious habits have long Influenced reproduction in
France and few IN the lower classes care to multi
ply their klnd In fine society the desire tor Of
spring exceeds the capacity to have them. 1hlswar
has shown thai this fact has been great weakness
to France. Where you old couple IL New
York you see twenty here, and what frightful In.
roads nave thus been made In the material prosper
ity Of France, even in this past generation! Ger
many presents another aspect woman Ia proud
TO he mother, and she IS proud to be the
mother OF soldiers. Let france sap the crime OF
inianGicde, for 1t is only another form Of national
over twenty thousand / have set down as perl
patetc beggprs, bat am not sure that after all they
deserve TO be rated low in the scale OF sclf-enoy
ment. The beggars OF Paris are very clever, and
are IN most cases, always iii FUNDS. Iney are fat as
M19e o Ie me rh art M s S~sa
one OF the anomalies OF Partisan civilization. To be
o good beggar here you must be as clever as to pc
good banker. For several nights have taken my
seat in front OF the CAFE Ricae, ana noted the
curioslties or the pedestrians on the Boulevard.
mlscrabiy clad wretch comes up ana soliciS aims.
He has a sick wife ana three starving children. He
picks up the sous and passes on. NeXra woman;
She has a SICK husband and three children. she
pockelS more than an honest woman can earn IN
tweDty-four hours. Next little boy; he has SICK
motner and two little Starving sisters lie Likewise
reaps harvest. Next q little glrl she has sick
father and two starving little brothers. She slips
the cash into her pocket aud disappears. Then
crpples, and those really worthy OF Sympathy, and
thus it is. One out OF ten deserves the other nine
are swindlers. Begging in Paris pays largely on the
There are 900 fed by the government They
come under the purview OF the regular charities aud
are not dangerous class. because, generally imbe-
cile, they can never be source Of terror.
There are 100000 men here not under arms, but
who are exempted for various reasons They are the
hood; the remainder are at WORK III the iortilca-
lions, aud DO not enter into the useless classes be-
fore described. Cabmena rc not in the army neither
are shopkeepers. who are necessary to the distribu
ton OF fOod butchers and the collateral branches OF
business. The government employees are mostly In
the army, and perform their duties while wearing
| their uniforms as the Garde NatlOnaie. A great
many are employed in the ambulances as nurses and
| to assist generally In the care OF the wounded.
Artisans, but not In large force, work on am.
munion, cannon, mtrailleuses and Chassepots, and
sappers and miners find orders as fast as they can
supply them. Owners Of heavy trucks have founu IL
profitable to dispose Of their Stock for every vehicle OF
| this kind Is loaded down win munitions OF war and
supplies for the army None but military courts are
IN session, and civil advocates are lett Without prac-
tlce Doctors nave always an army OF patients, and
they will have in sinful Paris until the eternal day.
| This war has fallen lightly unOn the merchants. In
| Paris this class never accumuaie3 much stock and
credit Is little practised. Hence nowhere did the
| siege find plethora OF merchandise. Were we TO
| be besegcd SIX months do not know what the ex.
qulsLes would do for tho new coat every week. Evil
dences of commercial spirit have not all disap.
! peared. On The b0uleyards prints OF Trochu, Jules
| Favre, Gambetta Uhrich and Bazaine can be had
for Ave centmes Indecent pictures, sleeve buttons
OF doubtful morality old books reanis of music hot
wades and moasses, articles OF wear. such as Car
digan jackets, boots, shoes, .pockelbooks, canes