The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-03-30

France, Paris more particularly a. . mat
ter of course, Is IN = disturbed political con-
dition owing to the rebellious attitude taken
BY the Anarchists, one Of the four bodies
into which French Socialists are divided.
These are said to be aided In q secret man
ner by Lesitimisis aud Bonapartists, either
OF whom might profit BY the weakening and
subsequent subversion Of the present Repub-
lican form Of government. Both are repre-
scented a. willing to use the cats paw of
Anarchiczl demonstration with the view to
their own advantage. .s"
Louise Michel is the most eminent Of the
Anarchists. She is now hiding TO escape ar
rest by the police. Her political views arc
summarized Ia her own words, thus: "Tear
down the whole social edifice, aud begin
over again." She maintains that crime Is
he result Of existing abuses, which would
be destroyed In the creation Of new social
edifce, In which justice and love would rule.
Her scheme involves the adjustment Of
government and the creation of social groups,
in which every member would contribute to
the general good the ADLER members without
superior re ward on account Of superior ser
vices, but content with doing more for the
association. Money would have no place in
this arrangement, the wants of all being sup.
piled from public store 10 which all would
contribute according TO the nature Of theil
production and the extent Of their capacity
the apostle of this dream has her home
in poverty In one Of the obscure parts o
Paris. She lives with her mother, who Is 4
person content with things IS they are and
ieprecates the dangerous teachings ant
doings of her daughter. The most conspicu
Gus thing In the arcb-Anarchists homo 10
bust of Charlotte Corday, the assassin o
Marat. Louise Michel, who has been Il
England lately, where she attracted the ut.
tention Of many eminent persons, Is do
scribed as being quiet, kind looking, mid
die. aged woman. Her brow |. intellectual
her mouth too large for beauty, her hal
brown In COLI. and cut short, her eyes gra.
and full Of expression. She dresses shabbil,
in black. Her delivery, as q public speaker
10 quiet and subdued. She says the mos
terrible things In q manner aniable ana
winning.
Born at the Chateau de Vroncourt, wher,
Der mother was = domestic, her early .if
was passed in plenty, and she was the pet o
y household circle who admired her prsco
city and the originality of her views. He
father is said TO have been an aris,ocral
Upon the death Of her protectress and tn
advent Of new owners TO the home In whcl
she had lived in comfort and honor, oh
and her mother were sent out into The col,
world. Under these circumstances she open
ed school In the village Of Audelencourt
but did not succeed, aud an experiment Q
the same character, made In Paris, was ais
"a failure. She then found more congenis
associations than those of the school room /
the political clubs which were springing "a
In the French capital, and she became
leader in the diffusion Of ideas which, 4
the course of time took the form In he
mind Of new social system. During tn
struggle made by the Commune she Tough
under the red flag, was made prisoner an
exiled to New Caledonia. The noble ger
erosity Of the woman appeared in man
ways while on her way to that far-ofi Ian
and resident there. Her bestowing he
stockings and shoes upon wretch more |
need of them than she while on the va
out Is remembered a. one of her numsl
Gus acts Of self.dsnial. Upon her pardo
and return TO her native country she r,
sumed her old occupation Of political az
ta.or, with a greater strength Of convictio
and the enlargement of influence resultin
\ from the peoples kno ~ledge of her pa.
sufferings and disinterestedness of chara,
tar.