Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-26
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sundsy's ries in PARIS, vhiis Is sao~s
shs strength Of The Anarchists. Nus
srsses also the Ioos enduring ELECTS o.
a period Of anarchy upon psoPS~- IL
IN n0w almost 6 ceutary since The eiosN
Al the French Revelation. yet se@rs nss
newer ninos thst awful eouEuss'on sseo
a time when tlsere %. nOs f0stniaabit
sar.v IN Frames anxious 10 sac re-
s.ru ot saosa dsys Of blood snc nre-
Tvsss apee then has anarchy gu o0i
sriumvhsd, and once Paris has VII
messed Temporary bot fearful asesno
suey Of the Commune. On iaESDei-
ara osher OCCASIONS the spirit Of blood
thsrs,insss han asserted Itself, eeosrAiiy
upon the mosi trivial presexss- lts e1
isteuos has been continues. Usually
latent. Il has time and again bSes
sallsd in.o activity Unexpectedly and
s,noss unaoeountsbIy. There 10 no
ss,urisy from bloodshed. An sxS'Ane
word in the midst Of poli'ieAi
haransue, . hss.y bios struck ey q %
isesman, the di,plsy Of red Tag. Is
liable q, aay moment 10 call into tne
strssss Of the great French city horde
AZ s.vness al nsgoe es those VITO fei'
iox.d Astila, reckless destroysFa Of hfe'
vbo.s elvilizasion only adds horrors 70
thsir dssds of blood. This spirit
always present, always ready 70 Dorss
forth, Il . perpetual menace TO tne
psaoe Of France and 70 the peace OF
Enrope.
but can this spirit be looked upon az
sne Of the logical results OF the freneh
Rsvolution ? Undoubtedly 1t can. That
sremeudous uphsavsi, while 10 must be
,soarded a. one Of the greatest bless
ines that ever bsfsl the human race
came. a. blessings often do. In storm
ana svful usony. The Preneh people,
ehsssn a. the means Of eemmunicaiine
.his blessing 10 the world, suffered
hangs sach as few peoples have ever e.
oerienoed. The old France was esih-
cred up and ground 10 po~dsr. oarned
10 ashes and the ashes scattered 70 the
winds. From the winds zane teessns'
a new and q better nation, people tried
by Ere and ready for the work before q
n was mot the birth Of an epoch Il uas
q new birth of history.
The are asd thu agony left 8 marx 90
ths French people, which hsa nese'
been efsoMi, which never can be ct
faced. Before the Revolution neS the
ories Of government were mach dis
cusssd among the French. bat those who
discussed them were mild philosophers
gentle, earnest theorists. who aimed
not a. Anarchy. bat at Utopia. Thu
tendency 70 speculation, this longing tC
govern humanity by rules that were
new and strange. remained with fhs
Frsnch people after their trial by Ore
but 10 The erueible its nature bad
changed. 1rhe smell Of Gre and the
stain Of blood vas upon the people, and
theories that we're once speculative ane
philosophical. became deep and rooted
eonyiations, urging to'frantio endeavor
10 bloodshe,i and IN the gates Of death
This metansorphosed spirit las neve'
been eradielted from the French char
acseF. The philosophical speculatioBs
are 10 great extent forgotten. but ths
eager desire for change remains. Tbs
people hehi eagerly. gladly. for mere
anarchy. or without knowing Why they
hght.
II 10 probable that not ont-senth OF
the so-calIei Communists Of Paris. whc
are 90 willing 10 eight on the slightest
occAsioa. know what they are fighting
for os have any well defined theory Of
government. which they wish 10 see pui
10 ths test. They simply fight 10 teal
down that which exists. They are moi
Comnauaisis. bat Anarchists. Il Is the
old tiger apirit; II is the taste Of blood
which hes fingered for hundred years