The New York herald., 1871-08-13
Deportation Of Paris Communists -
Arizona.

Arizona.
One of our Paris correspondents announces
the solution of the question as TO the disposition
of the Communist prisoners. M. Victor La
Franc, Minister Of Commerce, has informed
Mr. Charles D. Poston, ex-Delegate to Con-
gress from Arizona, that the prisoners are
being divided into three classes First, those
to be condemned to the public works. the
most violent and those guilty of offences
punishable as crimes in any country; second,
those to be transported to French penal
colony, who are really vicious and would
render society impossible anywhere they OBJ
tanned the upper hand and, third, those who
will receive general amnesty upon accepting
voluntary emigration. s'The last class will
have" says our correspondent. ''the opportn-
nifty Of going to America via Poston's Ari-
zona colonization scheme"
This well-matured scheme, which has tho
advantage of being the first Of the kind pre-,
sented to the French government, is said to
have the appreciation and active support Of .
large number Of leading officials and some Of
the most distinguished statesmen of France.
Its originator has long been identified with
Arizona, apd no one can be more thoroughly
familiar With its special claims upon European
emigrants in general and the Paris
Communists in particular. His scheme
commends itself by its simplicity and
Its utter freedom from the false glare
of illusons-in word, by it's feasibility. Its
adoption would at once stimulate the applica-
ton Of capital to the development of the in
calculable mineral resources of Arizona
Even if the skilled workmen who form large
proportion of the Communist prisoners were
not tempted to devote themselves to the agr-
cultural pursuits for which Arizona offers SO
rich prospective field, they would find ample
remunerative employment either in the mines
or at their various trades in the villages and
cities which would spring up as if by magic
on their arrival. Moreover, the advent Of 50
great number of colonists could not fail ia
supply the United States government with ad-
ditional motives to give the Inhabitants Of
Arizona adequate protection against the saw
age Apaches.
The colonists will be provided by ths
French government with arms to use
against the Indians as we'll as with
transportation by way of the Gulf of Cali
fornia, implements of husbandry, mining
and railroad tools, tents and six months
supplies Of provisions. The governments ex-
pectation is we'll founded that it will be REIN.
bursed for the requisite large outlay by in
creased commercial relations with the colo
nists, "who must, if they succeed, replenish
the French exchequer with bullion in pay.
ment for French manufactures" The SUCCESS
Of Mr.. Poston's scheme would doubtless lead
the peoples and the governments of Europe to
look with fresh interest to the great Western
republic as offering happy escape from pow
erty, oppression and the perls of civil war.
The somewhat grandiose proclamation of the
deportation scheme of the Lower Californis
Company sets forth similar inducements, and
French immigrants will be welcomed by what
ever route they may come. But NJ. Theirs, in
submitting the Lower California scheme to the
Assembly, ought to be able to give assurance
that the Paris Communists, with rations foE
only sixty days, will be less exposed to star
walton than were the six hundred men who
were, not long ago. sent out from New York
to Magdalena, consigned to the United States
Consul at the latter port, the resident agent OF
the Lower California Company.