Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17

AMAHANH NfANN kfNANAN hfsNk't ~sfA''
that exact and mos, impartial observer
Ia lruycrc dnW the following picture
~ the French Ioasaniry two hundred
years agW You scc. aid be certain
Wild animals. males aud females, about
the lanl. dark. livid. nakcl. and all
burnt with the sun. bound 10 the soil
which they dix and stir with unfAgging
patience They sccm to articulate words
AMI when they stand up they show a hu
man face. and. indeed. they arr nsc
other than men. at night they rctirc to
their dcns, whorc they feed ou black
brad. water anl ruotA They save other
men the trouble oi sowing. digging and
rcaping. and de.s TFc not to lack ~ that
brad which they lave grown"
Today the French psasant lives In his
own cottage. culiivates hls own held.
AMI demands nothing beyond peace and
tlnc weather. No doubt this cottage ~
his would appear a. an American tour.
1t to h. lacking ~ many comforts. II
h carpgtlcss. u j. true. bat IL belongs To
him. and that makes up for many draw.
backs lie u coutcnted and rich like
the rcsi of n. not In the things which be
prs sscs. but In those which b. know.
how to 30 without Nets pcaosfI. sim
pie. sobcr AMI lAborious Ils ideal %
life l. the Independence which Il tho
fruit ~ labor and cconomyi he u salts
del with very little In the days of his
strength. bccause the prospect % eating
his own bread near the door q his own
cottage when his strength l. gone makes
him happy So he works steadily. un.
ccasingly. with a wife who u n true help
mats. llc Il no IRE eater. no dreamer
% nos worllsto conquer The surging
passion. % great towns are houible 10
him lie wants To H. left alone. and
cries for pace At the top 81 his voice
~ eager l. be- after this blessing that
in 1881 his representatives In parliament
upset the first Ferry ministry by a TIA
loriiy of SIS - os on account of the n
Teiiiion 90 rLnis. although that cSIe,ii
tion bal bccn highly successful from a
military point ~ view In lssa the
Frvycinrt ministry was defeated on the
vote oi cfciii which lhey asked to en-
able France to join ~iih England In an
armed iniervcniion In Egypt In lsS'
the second Ferry ministry Was up-st b,
majority of Sod "a iiD on account oI
the Tonkin expedition - much .,
show hos aggressive the French nation
~ The permanently aggressive nations
arc tho nations y hcfr the people are op
pf,-s.s-l and wrvichc,i MilitArism u not
compatible with national prosperity and
happincss The prosperity % the com
mon people. and The u.c they are learn
ing 30 makcof liberty arc the great facil
which will tcni o. make France natiuf
more and more peaceful The fUncl
g-asant might Wril cSprcs, a wish thai
the government should It'll improve hi
po.iiion. bat be- l. quirt. and no govern
mcni think. ~ him particularly n h'
scrc o. make a. much MOSS a. the Par
workman. bee might h. listened to
Tie ryal prct.nicf Ia France l. not th'
Comie do pans of Prince Victor Napo
lcon. not the Duo d'Aumale 90 Prime
Jerome. the real prcicnder l. thc Pari
workman fyou .prak 10 him u "th'
p-oplc. IL Is be. and be- alone. " HON ~
supIo..s you mean Tho millions 81
quiet Jsasants. laborcr- and other rura
toilrrs be- totally ignop-. be- l. thc "sov
ercisn p,ople.- The Partisan workman
is not satisfied With tine OLD cry "wha
Is the capitalist Everything Wha
ought be- t0 tcl Sothing Ills now crl
l., What u the workman Nothing
What ought be- 10 t-'' Everything
uicmhcr ~ the commis.ion appointed by
the late French parliament a. inquir'
into thc Paris workmAn's life. asked on'
of them to get up toe budg., of hls fami
ly cxIrn-cs After describing minulel!
al the ncccssarirs. the workman pa
down, "for music hall. theatres. dis
tn,ctions-thrce hundred francs. An
on the memlcr of parliament suggesting
that the last item might. perhaps. L. ~
duccd. the Paris workman Indignantly
rctoucd "Do you think that Ne are 80
iug TO live like brutcsy
The prc.cn, hot - of deputies Is al
occupiel with the question ~ employer
aud cmplo, ID. granting one by one al
the demands of the latter Notod.
seems concerned about the rural popu
lation. by Gar the most interesting of all
How Is thap Simply bccausc the I'cas
ant. do not hold stormy meetings. dono
spcak of erecting barricade-, and an
quiet. peaceful. industrious. soher an
law abiding poople Tie pasant Ia
the sun. and II his harvest l. desiroye
by the frost. the hail OF the drought.
Is fOr him to make the best of IL. Will
the Paris workman gocs Ia tlie musi
halls. smokes cigars and talks polite,
Supposo the country engages IN war. th
Paris workman assumes a uniform AM
sings war -pngs. bat the pcasanI secs hi
land laid waste and his cottage burncl
down. and this "a why YOU will under
stand that ho feels It his duty TO hate Oh
Germans In theoretical NAY. but hops
aud trusts that he may not live to s.'e q,
day when he OF his suns may b. calle'
upon to avcnge the disasters II the ter
riblc year 1870
4 great prejudice imposed uppn Eng
lish speaking pcoplc on the subject a
France. and one which | slould yer
much like to destroy. is the belief Ia th
importance of our Anarchists. This h.
lief Is kept alive 10y few journalists
who love to iill their columns with th
sayings and dOingsof French Anarchists
Tie Anarchists Well. We keep tli
article a. the English and Americans dc
and they are about a. important a. thein
France. honest. economical. hard work
Ing. igrores them They arr no party
no power. In the state They are no
represented In our parliament beliey
that the German Anarchists alone. Of a
the parties owning that generic name 4
Europe. have true representation In th
legislature.
II the French are industrious. the
aro not ~ In tile same way a. the Eng
lish The French never. or very seldom
allow themselves TO be completely al
sorl-.d by business They always ~
apart certain portion of time to th
amenities of life. They arc Hs serious a
YOU like at work. but In n moment the
will exhibit any amount of gcoJ humo
at play. and again will resume the haI
ness a. quickly as Il was thrown oil.
you 20 into shop at dinner time
speak now Of the small provincial town
you may run the risk OF receiving yer
little attention. or even none At all
remember once-it was at 81. Malo
In the summer-l entered hatier's sho
at | o'clock In the afternoon. A wei
dressel. lady like Girl came out Of th