New-York tribune., 1871-10-21
THE WORLD ABROAD.

,IrTISrs-CRIDE T1EORIEs AND FALSE MS
TORY-GAMRETTA DISAPPROVEs OF TIE ob-
JECTs OF THE LEAGUE. ,,,,,,
IyRoM THB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TnB TRIBUNE
Irs.NNp Scnt. 80-It is with certain
..oN,c NJ thankfuness take mp my pen 10 wrhe my
las, letter on the Congress Of Peace and Liberty For
Avo mortal days have listoned to nm amount OF nom
.nsa which was almost enough TO drive man mad In
,oorino over my notes cannot hnd single speech
b was worth listening TO, or from which any human
I.,,, dorive the slightest conceivable profit. All
tr,,tors have necn hth-rate speakcrs-persOns who
80 taree rolls Of manuscript which they would fain
arspadc couhdug publishers 10 PTlh'' anu VINO nave
,,od ON the opportunity the Congress gave them 70 IN
a their crude theories history on Persous
had como to Lausanne in the hope Of hearing some.
. hettor from he tier speakers than Mesdanes Mnch
and Iko or than NM GEgg and Dmonnt"r.
7, tho scssop Of the 2Sth inst, in spite Of the import
80 % tbo subect proposed for discussion, not
crv instructive was, at all events, notwhstand
a., Tho e6rts Of the Communists to break the peace,
,-1nouu enough. President Eytel opened the day by
rnsdng protest drawn up by several members OF the
Swiss press and signed Ivy some Of the most prominent
uzens Of Lausanne against the language used yester
day. by NM. Gallaud and Marcband, when speaking Of
the murder Of the hostages in Paris by the Commune
Net satisfied with attempting to Justify in the abstract
the slaughter Of the innocent men by Radul Re-
Gault and Perre, the Communist Marchand had
gone yet further, and declared that Gus
tave Chaudey, against whom Regault had
personal spite, righteOusly "eNcCuted," DO
cause, forsooth be had fired on the people" Chaudey
had municipal officer, done his simple duty in pro-
tecug the Hotel de Vile against the attack on it on the
nd January, when Banqui land the COmmul Is made
IN abOrye attempt TO overturn the Government. Ihe
protest in question requested the Congress first to vote
the said protest should be inserted In the minutes
and secondly that looking to the short space OF time at
the disposal Of the Congress- and the utter futity and
trreevancy Of discussions the questions relating to
the Commune all such discussions should be put an end
TO- President Eyte read the protest with evident plea
sne and said that he proposed to consult the Congress
ON the expedency Of complying with the requests
therein. Before no could go anv further up jumped
Citizen Gaiaud the barrcade builder, with the same
flaming bOOd-red cOckade Rs he wore yester-
day in his hnttonhoe. He made rush straight for the
pulpit Bun President Eytel stopped him with vigor-
oRs gesture telling the violent Communist, who was
white with rage that he could not be allowed to speak,
a. the qncson on which he had addressed the meeting
yesterday was at an end, and he Cthe PreSden0 was
about 70 put resolution to the Congress. On hearing
this Gailaud's anger knew bounds; he literally
went for" tho President il he wanted to drag
him by main force from his chair. on that
member Of the Committee, NJ. ChapDurs-Vin-
chaud incrposcd very square pair Of shoulders aud
determined looking face between the Communist and his
victim Leave the platform at once, said NJ. Chappers-
Vinchaud; "yOu have no business here" The Commun-
gave look at hs opponent but he had no National
Guard back, and he sank ignominiously down to
his the body Of the utterng some nonsense
intended insult-about " the police" We are
our own police" said NJ ViDchaud anid the applause of
every one but the little knot of Communists.
The Congress then proceeded TO discuss the " Polish
and Oriental Question" Why these two questions
coupled together have been quite unable to discover
have any Of the members Of the Congress- explained
the Of the union Of the Eastern question with one
with which 1t has about much TO do that OF the Ala
bsma A Monsieur de MOutaud informed us that
Europe-and even America in the future-was in danger
Of being oveIpOwcrcd by Pan-GeTmansm and Panslav-
ISM Russia and Germany would soon rule supreme on
the Continent that France no longer
counted for much among the nations The
cause Of Democracy lost, because, fOrsooth.
France had been beaten by Prussia To remedy
all this NJ. Moutaud proposed that great sla-
yonc pow should be constituted in the west OF Europe
70 check the ambition OF Russia ana Germany
This empire or rather this Republic was to be divided
into fouI States Polish. Roumanian, Creek and Turkish
These States would form part Of one confederation
Among Slaves NJ MOutaud quietly included the MagySrs
who are not only not Of Savonic origin at ALL but are
notoriOusy hostile to their savonic neighbor AS 10
the practical Of carrying his scheme into encct
the author candidy admitted that there was some dill
plt in them out The best plan he could suggest
WAS that tho members OF the League should put them
selves ia communication with Democratic leaders IN TO
land Greece and ROunanin, and consult Win tnelh on
the hest means of creating the new slavonc Confedera
ton Even the enthusiastic members OF the congress
Seeped to think that the adoption of this plan was not
'NFly 70 alter the destines OF Europe
After NJ. MOutaud We had regular torrent OF Poes'
h men and women, who came TO tell us OF the woes OF
their country and to bewal over the cupaDe ndlhcr
.noe Of Europe for their cause. First came Madame
Faule Mpeh, the ardent supporter Of the Commune.
Madame Mnch is by means 'unaccustOmed TO public
speakng" as she has been professional lecturer in
Paris and she had evidently brushed up old lecture
m Poland for the occasion She proceeded to nhct on
us long history not only Of Poland but Of Russia be-
ginning from the earliest times. When interrupted
by some person who did not care for liS l9nS
dren at school knew the history OF which she
cT II on US ?" retorted her pitlcss nterupter As to
her knowledge OF history the speaker told us that the
irons events in French history" Most OF thought
that II VAS the revocation of the Edict Of Nantes which
Madame Minch soon showed that she does not con.
herself bound by ordinary rules In speaking on
lat 5a FS Poae Madame Mnh Showed US
that she was as ignorant OF Latin grammar as OF history
PoIonia," shrieled the students in the gal
ery delighted at hayns TD caught a "a tSa opaST
ecserded IN repiv To- the mockery Of the stu
dents At length the President reminded Madame Minch
that she was not talking to the question TINS caused
far could understand had even less TO do with the
question than her previous discourse When at length
auditors succession Of orators followed nearly all OF
Polish extraction. Some spoke good French, and some
bad bnt far s could no one OF them expressed
an dea Of the slightest value
Yesterday had a discussion on international rela
6Ons, and particularly questions relating to the Pro
Vinces Of AlsHce and Lorraine but the sitting not
more remarkable than those which preceded it. The
ball opened by NJ Simon Of Treves, who made long
speech the late between France and Germany.
He admitted that tue French nation a body had not
nsne Of the T a the f Seant had beVed
Roy were voting for peace This caused the French
mans TO hook rather gloomy. By Nnnexng Alsace and
Lorraine against the wishes Of tue Inhabitants, he CON
aud had injured their oN renown peace-lOViDg