The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
THE ANARCHISTS OF PARIS.
The Incendiary Orators Growing Bolder-An
Outbreak Possible at Amy Time.

Inc Incendlary orators Growing BOlder-An
Outbreak Possible at ANY Time.
Paris Letter.
The Anarchists are still busy on the heights Of
Belleville and Montmartre. Night after night
during the week they assemble in different halls
to hear the social question discussed, and to
cheer the fierce TRADES that are being delivered
against the 'cursed bourgeosie." Monster
meetings are held Sunday afternoons. Hun
dreds of detectives and policemen swarm near
the places where the reunions are held The
garrison of Paris is kept in readiness to suppress
any riots, and Jules Grevy himself keeps bat
TALON of the Republican Guards at the Elysee to
be prepared for any onslaught of the REDS on
his palace. Though the orators who harangue
at these demonstrations are as hot-headed and
violent of speech orators possibly can be,
their harangues not followed up by any thing
approaching action Anathema after anathema
is hurled on the ''tyrants of the peopie"-the
tyrants" in question comprising, of course,
everybody who is not workingman. ITO death
with all employers" Down with the parlia-
ment" and similar senseless expressions are often
heard ringing over the din and tumult of these
stormy meetings. But fortunately, there has
oeen as yet during the present agitation, no
serious effort made to practice what is being
preached After shouting themselves hoarse in
appiaudlng rhetorical rufiians and swearing ven
geance on capital and capitalists, the upholderS
OF anarchy go quietly home or crowd around the
zinc counter Of neighboring wine shop to quaff
their absinthe, instead of cleaning their rusty
rifles, or raising the barrcades. Although the
anarchist movement now in the course of propa-
ganda IN Paris may be looked upon as compara-
lively harmless from it's empty smoke and mere
clashlng of cymbals, no one can definitely state
how long its chiefs are disposed to content them
selves with airing their grievances in constitu
uoEal or Platonlc manner. Long threatening"
In some cases, comes at last" and the old say
ing may possibly be borne out in the instance
referred to. Certain it is that the despera-
does who are capable of renewing the
bolder and stronger day after day, and
the political and social condition of The
French capital is at the present moment
very far from being satisfactory. There are
hidden volcanoes under the mud and paving
stones of Belleville, destined to burst forth some
day or other, and reflect their ruddy glare, not
alone in the dark waters of the Canal St Martin,
but in the tide of the Seine as we'll Thousands
OF men ready and willing to work, but unable 10
lind any, thousands of families actually starving
IN the very called center of the worlds civili
eaton; bankruptcies registered by the score
every twenty four hours general stagnation of
business brought about by the absence of enter
prise, as many capitalists keep their money
Salei! out Vi Inc country IN rear ana terror or
coming revolution. Such are few of the side
pictures over which optimist journalists seek to
throw veil, but which, nevertheless exist in
all their appalling horror and blank despair
Should the misery now reigning in the poorer
quarters of Paris develop itself much further
during the wintry season. the famished people,
driven to desperation. not alone by the wolf at
the door, but by that other wolf in Sleeps cloth
ing, the rabid anarchical stump orator, may do
deeds which can have only one result--the fur
of mis- hair dow
edheads,.a any attempt at an armed revolution
on the part of the socialistic minority would be
easily. as well as summariy, crushed by the
military governor of Paris