The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-11

situation. Mr.. Morley has upon his hands o
most trying problem. fortunately with relief
in sight. He can rely upon the patience and
forbearance OF the long-sufTering Celt. The
attempts to provoke a revolt against the Glad
stonian Government will not succeed.
The manifesto Of Redmond's National
League and Parnellite party this week fell
fiat. 1t has provoked scarcely n word Of
comment other way. Mr.. Morley will at once
fortify himself with facts about the destitu-
ton in the eviction districts. and then public
opinion will unQuestionably uphold his hands
in any plan for dealing with the situation
which his judgment shall dictate.
The strike at Carmaux Is something unique
among modern labor troubles. and 1t has sud
denly sprung into an affair OF national interest
and Importance to France. Great strikes in
America sometimes grow out oftriiiing causes.
but never one had SO absurd an origin as this.
Carmaux Is the headquarters Of tho Tarn
Mining Company. which employs 1000 men.
The majority OF the Municipal Council hold
socislistic views. and they have this year
elected q Socialist Mayor. NJ. Calvignac. who
Is. or was. an employee OF the mining COM
pany. Since his election his employers have
granted him long leaves of absence to visit
Socialist Conventions and to attend to his
official dutios. Finally NJ. Calvisnac aspired
to tho additional p~olicical post OF District
Councillor. and he absented himself from his
work for a long timo TO attend to his can
vass. He condescendsd to explain his alb
sence. He had been Ill OF bronchitis.
the disease had been Of an intermittent char
acter. which enabled him to deliver eocialistic
speeches to his constituents at certain hours
daily. When he proposed to return to his post
with the mining companyh his employers called
his attention to the fact that lie had given
them only seventeen days service in the rast
three months. and they mildly suggested that
he should give assurance OF regular serv-
ice In future. This Monsieur 10 Marie
Indignantly refused to DO. and u weeks
notice OF dismissal was given him.
France to-day is ringing with the grievance OF
blonsieur Calvignac. His follow workmen
struck. looted the company's premises. and
forced tho offending manager to sign II paper
resiQning his post. This vas more than two
weeks ago. and ever since the strikers have
been receiving tho thanks OF their fellows
throughout France. The strikers have been
and still are masters OF the situation In Car
maux. Their we'll organized patrols prevent
non-union mon from taking their places.
Tho Government Is very prompt and very
severe In dealing with enemies OF public order
when they arc unpopular. But there has been
a shameful cowardico In tho treatment OF this
manifestation OF anarchy. The Project OF tho
district has visited Carmaux and notified
Monsieur 10 Marie that the Government would
be compelled to arrest him and his
conledsrates n they did not with
draw the unlawful patrols. Loud defiance
has been the answer to tho threat. The Paris
Labor Exchange voted its sympathy and sup
port on the side OF tho strikers. and the Car
maux mob responded yesterday with a resolu-
ton declaring that II the Government OF the
republic. misunderstanding as 1t does its pri-
mary duties. means to use forco against them,
they will defend themselves with force. This
embarrassing situation still exists. and the
opponents OF the Government are making all
they can OF the Incident for political effect.
Mr.. George Parkin. a very able gentleman.
who for some time past seems to have been
tho rea! leader Of the Imperial Federation
League. sailed for New York to-day. He has
been commissioned by the London Times to
write a series Of articles on Canada and the
relations OF the Dominion with the United
States. But 1t is we'll understood here that
his mission Is to collect fucts designed to
oyerwhelm writer's in American news
papers and magazines who have dared
] to argue that Canada is destined to DO abb