The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-24
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

streets, of which Paris has been the theater
for the last fortnight, are probably creating
an impression abroad that we are in the in
cipiant tllroes OF another revolution, have
thought it advisable to interview some of the
leading public functionaries, statesmen and
Journalists in order to present to your read
ers clear views of the political situation here
On csjlpg at the Ministry of Public Instruc-
ton, which is at present the headquarters of
Jules Ferry, found the Premier no less
firm and confident. He naturally declined
to be very communicative, but 1 left the
Premier with the decided impression that
the danger from the Anarchists, if any ever
threatened, was averted at least for some
months. This impression was confirmed
by the buoyancy of the tone of the pre-
lecture of the police. | called ON Marbet
Gigot who was at the head of the police for
two years after the downfall of McMahon
and who quite recently contributed valua-
BILE article on police Organization" to the
Fortnightly Review. Gigots views were
rather in contradiction to the optimism now
protested at the prefecture. He regards the
Anarchists as very real and alarming.
The Anarchists in Paris said he, prob
ably only muster five or six thousand, but
are very determined. They constitute great
permanent danger, and If the distress of the
workingmen gave them the opportunity
they would probably be obeyed and aided
by thousands not now affiliated with them
The best way for counteracting the Socialist
agitation would be to place the police
more entirely under the orders of the state,
removing it from the interference and mis-
chievous surveillance OF the municipal
authorities. [ also believe the French gov
eminent must join, and quickly too, in an
European league for the suppression of So
cialism. 1t is a question of life and death
for France. If she refuses to see this, she
will some day find herself barred and excom-
inundated from the rest of Europe"
Gigot was sure that the Anarchists in
France, Italy and Spain. are in active SYM
pathy with the Russian Nihilists.
NJ. Adrieux, project of police, took quite
as serious a view of the matter. THE An
archists, / should say" he remarked, mus
ter several thousand in Paris, and though
overawed by the frmness of the government,
they are not done with. Finding they can
no longer make street demonstrations of the
kind we saw on the 9th of March, they will
ere long or ! shall be much surprised, have
recourse to dynamite. Happily, even after
all the attacks made upon it by the munich
patty, the police force of Paris is still
strong in discipline. The spirit of the Re-
publican guard is also satisfactory, and a
sufficient force is available and ready to re-
press disorder There is no doubt whatever
the Anarchists are the direct outcome of the
international, and that Bakounine has large
ly inspired them"
Rochefort says: "Of course the Clericals
and Monarchists were at the bottom of the
whole manifestation on the 9th OF March
equally. OF course none of them were ar
rested; they have the money-bags. There
are certainly not $50 real Anarchists in
Paris" continued the witty pamphleteer,
Though l dare say great many more call
themselves Anarchists. What are the An
archists? What do they want? They don't
know themselves. or if they know, they
are only Krapotkine and a few other friends
of mine. They are not Collectivists;
for they condemHe such Collectivists as
Jeffrin Labusqure. They are nothing. As
to Ferry he is Il brute, nidiot, an ambitious
intriguer, dying to make coup dauthorite
and to shoot somebody. Between ourselves,
though, his time may be short for | have it
on the authority of an intimate friend of
President Greyy, that the latter only made
Ferry Premier in the hone of wearing out
his prestige as he did with Gambetta. Frey
cinet is his man, not Ferry" added Roche
fort. Revolution in the air? Not a bit of
it, A revolution at present would only help
the Anarchists. There was never any inten-
ton to make riot on Sunday. The whole
thing is scare of the Royaists. / don't be-
lieve there is any connection between the
Anarchists and the Nihilists or between the
Anarchists and the Fenians. If you talked
to a French Anarchist of Nihilism he would
not even know what you meant. They have
certain community ideas with the Russian
and Irish agitators VOLTA tout"
NJ. AUhur Meyer proprietor of the Gau-
lois, says This government will last till
some strong man. may oe an imperialist, a
royaist. monarchist or a Republican, or
Won or | or any one who has pluck and de-
termination get upon horse and wave a
sword. The present agitation is the result al
various causes and accidents, one OF the lat
ter being Prince Jeromes manifesto Final
1y, there is the loss of all moral nerve back
bone and convictions in the nation and weari-
ness in the Republican. economy of NJ. Grevy.
Indeed" added NJ. Never, THE most merci-
full and necessary thing that would be is a
n little bood-letting, even 4 war, to brace
the nation up"
"Will not the Anarchists give the required
opportunity for blood-letting?'
mot at present. The people had no desire
to demonstrate on the 9th of March. But
for an accident there would have been no
demonstration. The demonstration once
there, the Bonapartists were not unwilling to
shake hands for the moment with the An
archists and Monarchists, and though they
certainly took no part in the organization of
the meeting they felt vaguely that the OPP
portunity was favorable for feeling the popu-
lar pulse. Many therefore went to the Es-
planade DIES InYalides curious to watch
events There was singular fact that the
paragraph announcing the meeting should
first appear in o Monarchist paper That
demonstration was Ferrys opportunity. He
imagines last Sunday was q peaceful and
bloodless eighteenth Brumaire. He is mis-
taken if he thinks by making a great show
of military strength he has proved himself
autoritaire, and he deceives himself; he is
neither stronger nor weaker than before.
Yet, perhaps in spite of his mediocrity. the
republic may live q good deal longer than
people imagine"
"And who is the man that to town shall
ride, with plume i'll his nat and sword at
his alder