The Portland daily press., 1871-06-14
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CONFLICTING VIEWS

CONFLICTING VIEWS.
We continue to-day our selected accounts
of the scenes of the last days of the Paris re-
volt. The views taken by different observers
are somewhat conflicting, but there is SUBJ
stantlal unanimity as to the fiendsh conduct
ofthe Versailles troops.
MINISTER wAsHBURNE's REPORT.
Mr.. Washburne,n his dispatch to the State
Department dated May 25th, says that the
carnage, fire and blood of the four preceding
days are "without parallel in history" and
that the revolutions of 1880 and 1S4S, which
are so famous in history, are "mere child's
play" in comparison. His statements as to
the appearance of the Communist prisoners
are in marked contrast with those from news
paper correspondents we have heretofore pub
lished He says:
AT the Place de POpera L saw some five hun
dred prisoners, men, women and children
who were being driven to Versailles There
were squad of cavalry marching in front and
in rear OF them and foot soldiers, marching on
either side l must say they were the most
hideous and sinister-looking persons ever saw
IN the whole course of my life. The sight of
the prisoners excited the people to the highest
pitch OF Indignation, and every opprobrious
epithet was heaped upon them, and the escort
alone prevented violence from being inflicted
upon the spot An officer told me this after
noon that the order was to shoot every man
taken In arms against the government. do
not vouch for the truth OF what he told me INT
do know that large numbers of the National
Guard and many others caught in some crimi-
nal act have been summary executed.
Mr.. Washburne speaks as follows of the ar
rest of American citizens, and of the Germans
under his protection:
Arrests are made by wholesale of the limo
cent as well as the guilty Last night four
Americans-two ladies and two gentlemen
innocent as yourself of all completely with the
insurrection, were seized while dining at
restaurant and marched through the streets to
one Of the military posts. They sent word to
me as soon as possible of their arrest, and /
ios. no time in going to their relief address
ca myself to General Doual, who upon my
fHia a en, Immediately ordered their release
o oppressed much regret at what had ham
pened, but said that in the existing evcitad
sCate " ieeling 1t was impossible to prevent the
arrest OF innocent persons; that if unfortu-
aately tne arrest OF any other Americans oc-
upon my application, unless CHARGED Win
CRIME for which they could be Justly and legal
ly held. s anu iegai-
III Is with no small degree of satisfaction tbat
1 an aoie 10 inform you that during all these
horrible excuses in Paris for ,be 1910 .neee
weeks no material damage has been done 20
the property to q americans neither to the
L still continue to be charged Snme sat'
Americans have been arrested, but ali were
immediately released on my application an M MG
have written you before, the number Of c.
mans and Alsacans whose release from prison
have obtained is quite large. Among the
last prisoners to be released were eleven Ger |
man nuns who had been seized at the convent |
OF fichus; After being set at liberty they came |
20 the legation in btdy to thank me for my |
efforts in their behalf
a WORLD CORRESPONDENTS ACCOUNT.
a correspondent of the New York World
gives graphic account of the scenes of
WHICH ne was witness. He writes from
farIs under date of May 2sth:
10; 70 0egin with, try to realize the fact that
''N'e ia'' sunday morning-a week ago to-