The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-05
Our Foreign Letter,
Irregular Correspondence

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday before
commencing It's regular business, witnessed
lively scene, occasioned by the ardor OF Nj,
Pleyre. "a newlyclcCted clerical member, who
opened the flood gates Of his wrath against
the RepublIc and all It's works. NJ. Pieyre
in putting a question to the Minister OF the
Interior relative to the removal at Beauclairc
of two old crosses which the mayor con
demned as rotten and dangerous to the pubic
safety, employed whole vocabulary OF bad
words IN connection with the authorities, and
was duly called to order for referring to the
Government as employers of professional
houscbrcakers, VI. de Baudry d Asson took
uD the quarrel, and met with a similar fate,
for msinuating that the Ministry compro-
missed the honor Of France abroad, and in
suited the religion at home. VI. Goblet Of
fered suitable explanation of the facts re-
fcrred to, but the matter was not allowed TO
drop until NJ. Pieyre had had the satisfaction
of comparing the Minister'S policy with that
of Pontius PLATE The chamber then dis
cussed a project for temporarily suspendlhgI
the rremovabllity Of Judges until the passing
of the bill on judicial reform. For once the
deputies refused to be carried away by their
antpathy towards established institutions,
and rejected the scheme by 25S to 22G votes.
The cheyenne Louise Michel, who Is max
ing tour IN the provinces, delivered lecture
last evening, at Lyons, on the Revolution to-
some two thousand persons. 81 salute she
exclaimed, "thc victims Of all the reactions.
salute the black flag under which we shall
march, the flag which, when the hour strikes,
will, without pity or mercy, make the round
of the globe" Abiding to the Egyptian
question, she declared that the war which
must inevitably result thercfrom was, after
all, one way of getting rid OF the young, and
she appealed to her hearers to revolt IN
order to crush the government, which was
the valet of all the Cars. 81 appeal to re-
volt" she shricked "'rhe day has now
come, or 1t will never come. We must clear
away those people as one would remove an
obstacle" The fact that the Ministry allows
the "Grande Cheyenne" to pursue her wild
career unchecked, proves that il at least is
sceptical as to the effect produced by her
blood. and thunder declamations.
Writing today in the Journa! des Debats,
NJ. John Lemoinne observes:
Formerly, according to an historical mot,
not cannon could be fired IN Europe with
out Frances permission; now all that France
asks is not to play her part IN the concert.
We reserve our salvos of artillery for the in
augura,ioa OF the Hotel dc Vile Par
coliseum. mes freres We are indeed display
ing much more philosophy than Is shown by
our excellent neIghbors and allies who do
not seem to DC at all pleased with their own
attitude There have been two distinct cur
Ing difficulty Of the Irish question absorbs
all Mr.. Gladstone's attention, and the for
eign policy Is entrusted to man OF the old
diplomatic school. Since 1910 Europe, and
even Asia and Africa, have changed little
NJ. dc Lesseps's marvellous work has sup
pressed the Cape Of Good Hope, and altered
the road to Asa. The SueA canal has be
come national highway for England, and
orcc again we show conjunction in acknow-
Lodging the superiority Of her interest.
But it is precisely because the security of the
canal is a matter OF vital necessity tor England
that she ought to bear the trouble and expense
for maintaining it. She wants to act for her.
self; let her do So"