The New York herald., 1878-10-15
THE Commune.
How M. Jules Simon Treats the
Reds OF Paris.
AN INCAPABLE CROWD.
Cruelty of Rossel and Blunders
of CluSeret.
! MISGUIDED FEMALE PATRIOTS.
Megy and His Accompllces Shooting
Archbishop Darboy


pf the admirable work OF NJ jules Simon on the Gov-
prnment of NJ. Thiers." but II a book that can
well treated in BRIEF The momentous occurrences
attending tho tail OF powerful empire, and tue re-
establishment OF republic upon its runs under the
most difficult even painful circumstances, are re-
corded by NJ. simon with iuiness, brilliancy and
vlvdity that will place him among the foremost
ranks OF historians A ricn aad prosperous nation,
hum0lsd TO tho DUST after passing through the ter
rible ordeal OF conquest, the miseries Of civil
war and devastation, suddenly rises again 10
CONSPICUOUS place in the councils OF Europe
az supporter OF peace. II was through these won-
derul changes that "a. SIMON led US IN The summary
we printed yesterday. Below We refer TO the sad
days OF The Commune. 10 lnat strange eccentric sys
TEN which, tor the part carried out by eroeous
anu inefficient men, led 10 the piiage, destruction
and bloodsLed which will forever be stain upon the
annals Of Paris. NJ simon tells his story IN plain
and unambguous language. He neither Stimulates
the grandeur oil Lamartine, tho crspness OF Hugo.
nor the volumino oil Theirs. There are dozen
special histories OF the Commune, written, many OF
them, by men who were present IN Paris during The
memoraDie period March Is 10 May 25, 1871, but
tho mine is by means exhausted. and It may be
affirmed that The last Is the best NJ. Jales SIMON
a leading member OF the Versailles Cabinet DUR
ing the fiery catastrophe which Land in dust tho
proudest edces OF France and his personal relations
with sociaiistic theorists for quarter oil century
before The Commune abundantly lifted him to be the
historian oil that lurfd experiment His convictions
arm in behalf OF law and order, but ne IL no In
discriminate foe OF the whose mall he helped
10 compass He the good qualities OF tow OF
the who have hecn usually denounced incar-
nate demons, and can drop tear upon the graves Of
nery young journalists and doctrnaires OF tho
Commune who had year before listened 10 his own
eloquent lectures at the University. Thus COM
mencng win the socialists and iniernatonaliss II.
Simon rroccsds:-
IsTERsATIoSALs AS POLITICAL ALLIEs.
All the ~ofklu, men were not socialists and all the
socialists workingmen were Lot membsrs OF The inter
national This latter association owed much OF It's
Importance The dread Of IL cherished by the
vative party. II was growing bsIimss. A union Was
actually effected between II and The communistic Or
simply sociastic writer's, who iabored TO propagate
by pamphlets lectures or Newspaper atices the
Of proudnon OF BianquL Tue non-sociaiistc revo-
iulionsIs VINO dreamed oil return 70 the principles
Of i791, and who had Delescuzs Tor their priscpal
GUIDE not being able 10 succeed without the aid OF the
sharing their theor,ea The popular p,igriusgss
tomb OF Baudln, VINO died Ter liberty in
prosecutions of which tney were The occasion or
tho pretext, cemcnte the aliiance. Popular gatnsr
ings where attacks upon the goverument were
mingled with attacks uroa properly became ncreas-
ingiy numerous after 1868. anu brought 10 the sur
iaco most Of the men of-kls future commuus-Psy-
the joiner Pindy. vermorsi Ducasss, Lcirapcois and
Humoert. NJ. Felix Pyat nad also IL 1868 judicial
iarfty. fhe "men OF comoat"-combats IN the press,
comDats IN the secret socie.ies, combais IN the
strikes, the meIRcing coalitions the atroci0us sup
presstonS The riots Of la kicamaris caused tho
death oil eleven persons. The scenes of Aubn were
OF a character not loss sanguinary. These ter
rible commentaries rendered the communistc propa~
ganda more odious, and the government, iaithfui to
is policy made use Of against It's enemles who
Tor the most part repudiated them with horror. The
conservative republicans, themselves object OF
hatred suspicion me uuisls, did not I'M
agpe IL possible TO mislead puDhc opaon so utterly
~ TO hold them responsible Tor ant-Aoer.i doctrines
ana practices They did not protest with sufficient
vigor against this cslumny, and thus often afforded
pretexis Tor II. While tne government imputed to
them all visible disorders and all false perverted
ideas, they contented themselves win naughty de-
niais, and even, IN thor need Of 1nding auxIariss
Tor the struggle, contracted not alliances but suspI
rious acquaintances They opposed the doctrines.
butinsy showed too much indagencs Tor t1s men.
rDis vas fau!t which explains while u does not
Justify the electoral violencss OF the Empire. It's
abuses OF authority It's financial scandals ana Its de-
JULES pAyRs AGAINST RocHEyoRr.
The separation Was al last made ~ the elections OF
1869 q very decisive manner Tue rev.
oiuionists nominated Rocheior against Jules Favre,
kaspaii agains. Garnier-Pa2es Wales against Jules
Slmop Barbes against Glais.B,zoin They al Ia
OF supporting Ledru-RoIn, then LOUIS Blanc, IN all
the arrondissements. These two names they deemed
sufcientiy pure" The election OF their Candidates
WINS 10 oc Introductory to Insurrsclion. 10 ias-
trate their real object We may note that though
Roehslort ana Raspail had taken the os1hs,
lies inasseymentss NJ. Lullier, candIdale IN
iso9 and aiterward general in the Commune,
tue shade Maurice Jolly demanded Tor ;nr people
the right 10 oppose the prom nu,gatou OF The laws
constituent Assembly 1--WE expect from the voters
OF Paris" said LernncOis, "a manifestation which
will restore seifconsciousness 10 ali France CT.
ixou Lombard openi. attacked the Deputies Of tho
Lett tthc ropublIcansl 1--WE nave" said he, "iour
Deputies TO select; what advantage shad We gam Wy
having four more rrccohciiaoie Deputics-a very bg
word but very small depulicsr What have tncy
aonef Nothing nothing nothing Vote Tor All un-
sworn without troubling yourself about his persons al
iy; vote Tor whoever you ike Tor the most wrscned,
ior ,ns most obscure, ior raspeker n you choose;
but beg OF you 10 vote Tor an ussworn"
sIMos ExPLAIss.
Alter the elections winch resulted IN victory Tor
the moderate Republicans, the agitation continued.
Tie government had not couvoged tDo Chambers Tor
October 26 1909, az Il was bound Dy law TO do ~ de
tue suDmons, 10 march IN procession TO tho Palais
Bourbon on the 10th and hold nrst session. IL
would nave bsea or the leaders ready made oppor-
tunity ior ario but the reaction hoped, not without
reason, ior memorable triumph The conservative
republicans prevented the manifestation. Jules
done everything in my power" said he afterwards ID
apubiished letter 80 prevent on the 26tn any movs-
popularity suffers thereby, as you alIsge, 50
much zoe worse Tor me, 80 much the
iarity did uot ssner withn his own party. Inc son
uDie moderate republicans highly approved the ior-
bearapce oi the deputies. IL was otherwise IN the
revolutionary party. meeting nod Ia tns BsuIe-
vard Ccny, under the presidency Of Millisre, sum
IN their sosape. The ssaos aao
became an aercation, and the deputies seeing that
The discovery would be neither rec good
ialb. retired after protest Every DAY tho
breach between tho reyoiutionsts and the ala.
hsssfs kaspail and Rocneiort WHO sat beside the
republican group on The Leit uut without bolpg pres
spl ~ tbeIr caucuhes anu without maintaining rels
Lions oi ordinary potsuess Win rs members, pre-
senied, on December =, nil when M. Porcade do
koqueIle callsd ridiculous project.
PRoGRANME or THk KEDs.
A State is the multiple VI the Commune, the Com
muDe 10 the multiple Of the family. Tho Municipal
Council eectea Tor three years. shall the
Tor Quo year In si differences between Com
nuDes a jury OF ten memDers shall decide; II Dc
tween Two rondissenents they shall Ds submitted
TO Ins Corps IogslatlL Tho Corps Legisiati freely
elected by univorsa suffrage, ~ the Commune Of the
Commuues. dInersBtlal income ~ x
snail supsrsede all other imposts. The Corps Logs.
laiii snail uay determine the amount OF tne reve-
nue.. shall be essod by the Commune. The Corps
LegislatII shaii name tie generals. THESE brilliant
Illusions wrought upon the ever increasing muittuoe
Of rovolutlonists and c0mmuLists.
ME0Yis FIRST ALLEGED MURDER. y
R0cneiort as called tue vi this multitude. lie