The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-04-21
Parls Letter.
(I.egulsr Correspondent
PARIS, March 10.

Tho hanouets which came OH IN diiler-
cnt na1,s of the city yesterday evening IN
honor of the Commune anniversary passed
Off without any misadvcntuIe, though
MANY of the at,erdinner speeches were in
f,amma,ory enough. At one al, the best
If these entertainment, given AT the Sale
|, Amlral, near the Pere Lschaisc Gene
terry, and glaced 10y goodIy spupklipg OF
the far sex In elegant tollel,es, the citizen
Jules Guesde, prominent leader OF The
revolutionary movement, congratulated MS
hearers on the progress that communism
had made Of late years, The durgeoIs'e-
imagined they could stamp II out win
their magistrates and soldiers, but they
were mistaken. IL was gaining ground
was becoming general, aud The struggle
against the capitalists would soon bc uni
var.sl At,bc restaurant OF the Lac H..
Fargeau upwards of | 900 persons-one'
6r,h of whom were women aud children
sat down To the feast, presided over by
Citizen Eudes, OK general of the commune.
The hall was hung with red flags bearing
appropriate inscriptions, such as "Nive la
Commune" "VIve Blauqui!' AUX trenle
mile fusilsm aud SO on In his after din
ncr harangre Citizen Eudes acclaimed
against the false republicans who had
BETRAYED the cause. Even now, after the
Republic has existed twelve years, nothing
10 changed. We see the same men eap
pear, as terocious rs IN lS7l-those MO
anarchists disguised US Republicans Let
us not deceive ourselves, but take care that
the good ship OF the revolution does not
founder. The experience Of nearly cen
turv has shown US the triumph OF treason
but In spite of everything the revolution Is
stronger than ever The young are COM
ing to u.s." Eudes concluded his speech
by bitterly denounclng the arrests OF the
past few days, and the company were &c
excited by his words that they rose as one
man shouting, "Vive la Revolution
Sociale!" "Vive la Commune"
Advices from the country aunornc. that
with the exception OF al insignificant
scuille between the police and the work
men at RoubaiX, the peace was not uis-
turbed in any part OF France yesterday
Even at RcubaiX only eight arrests wer'
effected, while at 81. Etienne the crowd
among which few wcllknown Socialis
agitators were observed, dispersed withou
indulting IN the smallest demonstration.
The absolute maintenance OF the oroe
throughout the length and breadth "t tn
Republic on The dangerous anniversary o
March Is, is undoubtedly great iealhe
in the cap Of The government, which Oh
the one hand Is constantly being accused
of trucking to the mob, and on the olhe
Is tainted with desire to favor the ctdSse
divigeantes at the expense OF the people
Yesterdays success, although 1t has no
closed the mouths of the enemies OF III
Cabinet has, ut least, removed all 'dtSo
d. etre for both Socialist and Munarchca
recr,mlnatlon. The 900 or 10000 me-
held in readiness to put down any disorde
would have eiiectually accomplished thci
duty had the mob shown fight under til
red flag or under the hybrid banner in
vented by some practical joker last weel
namely, red flag adorned with golde
lilies.
The police yesterday visited the resi-
dence Of Madame Antoine Blauuui
widowed sister, in the hope OF allghtln
upon Louise Michel; but they were disal
pointed In Il letter published in the II
tansigeapt, Madame Antoine indignant
protests against this intrusion, declarln
that il was all the more uDjustitiable Il
she is living in the utmost secluslon. III
Intraasjgesnt adds that the old lady
very Ill.