Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-07-19
IAE PRINCIPLES Of COMMUNISM,


arose 10 III snrfaco ,of s8a;Srs IN ~
city of Paris tho mos, dannorons my I
ldeyilish noli,;ca, aloman,s,ha. has
lover been known IN tha b;storv M =,
civilized government III ; o,s M
ment which cannot he ;anored or on;
etly set aside and perbaSs cannot eYer I
be crushed. and vet h mnst be mo, IN
Ibattlc, and coDouered in somo w.v
unless indeed The whole socioI andI
political fabric II TO he nerm;,,od IN
20 to irretrieyable ruin,
~ We by no means assert that C,om.
muDism had its birth and origin In
NE recent convulsions at Paris. but II
is nevertheless certain that through
those convulsions the creed has as.
sumed shape and consistency which
it never had before. and what is much
more significant and startling, an in.
tcnsity of belief, a ttrcngth of purpose
and a boldness of avowal for which
none but the initiated were at all pre-.
pared, The central idea around which
the whole Of the Communist theory
rovolves may be traced directly back
TO the aggrarianism which vexed an.
Gent Rome and contributed more or
less 10 the downfall Of that vast EN-.
pire. Lying dormant through the
middle ages, though now and then
giving manifestations of its presence
in popular instructions in Italy, Ger.
many and Holland, that idea was not
fully recognized as a governing prin.
eiple until the French revolution of
1883 was fairly under way. And not
even at the height of that tremendous
outbreak did the ablest leaders dare
indorse tho Commune with a 1.-THE OF
tho enthusiasm and audacity with
which il is proclaimed TO day.
Marat coathon, Anacharsis, clootz,
!. ana o.ner @ pr,ncipal partisan leaders,
" Is true, wen. very lar ~ that direc'
''oh, ana nad they pceh 'eit uhrestraln'
Gu, ,ney wouiu oeyond doubt nave
scacneu 'nc ,og'ca' conclusion Oh their
nery prhc,Pies ana sahgoihary pro
iess'ons' Nel.hcr hooesP'erre, Dan,
ton' ot' Just nor any Oh me prominent
h,' o"iers ~ auvahceo 'nese views 10 their
puolic SPeecnes, mucn Tess attempIed
70 carry then ihto practice For
e'gn.y years Communism s,umoereu ;
hVt ,he s'eeP OF uca'n, ou' tnnt repose
Mn'en was 70. ''eccss"ry s 70 co''ce' a"u
orea"'Ao ''s ioiee "nu Prolaor ,or u
more vigorous ana prolohgeu attack,
IN io9V ana IN 1912, the giant rouseu
iohg enough 10 oVerlurntno existing
government ana tnep SUNK gu. Il
s,,gnt again. apparently sa''sheu WIN
,ue'o u''Pny' y: Po".' a"u W."
ing toTwait; during tne twenty
iour years o, lne 'mPer'al reg'me'
.ne,p wo'e noa,so ,uur'''u,,"Ss w
Riialfs, @hIeYH' 1HN3}vss y qPS}fNfps, D6t 'Na'
poleon himself thoroughly understood.
How much the policy of the emperor
was controlled by the dread Of that
unseen monster whose voice was ever
sounding in his ears, we need not
now inquire; but the instant his quick
eye and firm hand were Withdrawn,
the volcano burst forth. The exact
plan or principle of the men who late
y ruled in Paris and ended their brief
reign in carnival of blood and fame,
we shall probably never know but it
is evident that the Partisan Commune,
was something more than q gigantic
mob, bent only on outrage and de.
struction--for mobs, when once trod.
den out by the heel of authority, dis.
solve into their original elements and
pass away finding neither apologies
nor defenders for the wrongs com.
mitted.
1t was q most terrible punishment
inflicted upon them by the Theirs
oyernment-necessariIy savage and
brutal in many respects, so much so
thai il almost aroused universal sym
na,bv for the victims: and vet It was
n inst punishment in the main and
no sovero ns n was IL did not crush
Tho Commune. -TI ..-
II has ceased to hold sway at the
Hotel do Willie ceased to fight in the
suburbs and streets of the capital,
ceosed 10 lear down monuments. burn
palaces and murder priests; but il is
still a living. active, pregnant reality,
the consequences of which no human
wisdom can predict. The vitality of
tho Commune IL shown Enthusiastically
hv tbe daily telcprams from Paris.
There wbero the blood of their slain
comrades is yet fresh upon the stones,
where executions arc still going on,
and relentless vengeance is being Wis
lied upon ali concerned in tho late re-
volt. we are told that "indications of a
renewal of ipsurrection multiply"
that soldiers are openly insultcd by
the workinemen, and "attempts at
assassination and incondiarism con-
tinne.,' But the most important
intelligence Of all is tho announce
mcnt that "the elections will result 10
The return of the International Com
munist) candidates" II in the face
n N "a -, .---......l .,,,,k, thn