Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01

while $1,000 of his brethern were but.
cheed by Boulanger and his sacrihants.
CIuseret, the Minister of War during
the Commune, a soldler-llke old fellow,
looks none the worse for having twice
been sentenced to death, Thlvrier is a
sturdy countryman, who makes one
laugh when he says candidly that he has
pledged his honor to his electors always
to wear his blue blouse in the House
exactly us he did when in their midst
tfeE honesty itself, and quite the most
beloved OF any of them blistered hands
like to shake hands with such a man.
These men can do little or nothing in
Parliament itself; they know that very
well; but they can do tremendous lot
of good III the country by means of their
free railway ticket At twenty four
houN' notice they 20 to any part of the
country to speak or preside over meet.
ings, and try to arouse the indifferent,
who would rather let their wives and
children die in ditch or poorhouse
than take the wealth they have pro.
duced wherever they can hay their
hands upon it. The pay of Deputy and
his Tree railway pass are taken 10y many
a bourgeois to further schemes against
the workers why shouldn't the same
weapons be turned against them And
these men whom l have mentioned do
this with absolute honesty and to great
effect
In spite of the intense cold on Friday,
a great crowd of revoIutionaries met on
the heights OF Pere Lachaise, to pay n
tribute of respect to the cherished me.
moV of Blanqui Long before two
O'Clock, which was the time apponteds
men, women, and children were seen
coming from all parts of the cemetery,
some towards the grave of General
Eudes, others towards that of Blanoui,
which not more than ten yards away.
All were engaged in animated conversa-
ton most of them having seen active
service during the Commune. | heard
a sturdy young fellow of about eighteen,
say laying his hand ON General Eudes'
tomb, I'll swear here, on this our great
friends tomb, that if the tyrants of my
country want me to become "a soldier, |
will accept their gun, not to protect
them, but to destroy lheml" Everyone
present was carried away with his
splendid enthusiasm, and rushed to
shake hands with him.
Soon we saw valiant, then Chauvi6re,
and everyone moved along towards
Blanquls grave. A letter was read from
Blanquls sister, saying that sickness
prevented her from being there. After
stirring speeches from Valiant, Chau-
Were, Deputy Baudin, Feline. and Ian.
drin, we all went to the MIR DIES f9dGres
that wall against which so many thou
sands Of proletarians paid with their
lives Their fidelity to our cause. Upon
that sacred ground no capitalist dares to
set his cursed foot On that same
ground no proletarian can tread without
feeling inllamed with hatred and re solve,
and being ready to sacrifice his life in a
renewed attempt az revolution. The
UW DIES federes is for the proletaire a
holy place, a place where inspiration
and hope are to be sought. The moral
strength such visit gives is not to be
described, We left a little after 3 O'clock,
to refresh ourselves and to carry on
Lively conversation about the next Com
mune, and how all Of us would be
there and do our duty, not leaving one
stone unturned till victory is ours, and
ours for ever A. COULON,
PARIS, Jan. s, 1890,