The morning call., 1892-12-29
IN a STRANGE UNION.
Gathering of the Forces of
Disorder.
THEY MENACE THE REPUBLIC.
carnot Is in No Danger, but the Hands
of the Enemies of France Are
Strengthened
Special to The MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Dec 25.-Smalley cables to
the Tribune from Paris: Brisson has a
rival and his committee competitor. The
people who did not like the Panama
inquiry began fortnight since calling the
Panama committee "a committee on public
safety in the revolutionary sense" Yes
terday a real committee on public safety
was formed. The meeting which ap-
pointed 1t was composed, If LIE Gaulois
and the other papers may be believed, of
all the various revolutionary groups except
apparently the royalists. There were
collectivists, Allemanists, Blanquists. social
lists, irreconcilables. anarchists aud others
There were red flags and there was the
Marquis de Mores. No disorderly gather
ing is now complete without red flags and
the Marquis de Mores.
The president of the meeting was Citizen
Andrieux. This confusion of names is dis
tressing, but 1t may be said pretty conf
IDENTIFY that this is not our friend. the ex-
Prefect of police. Citizen Boiscerue advised
the meeting not to trouble itself about
elections, but to march straight to the
Elysee and hang Carnot. Citizen Guesde,
as If he considered this suggestion too mild,
declared for violent revolution. His only
doubt was whether Paris was quite ready.
Sweep the Opportunist republic into the
gutter" But he, too. rallied the meeting for
the march upon the Elysee, which ought, in
his opinion, be made tomorrow,
Citizen Allemane. who is important
enough TO give his name TO a group, was
tr fie less violent and more practical. He
would "reeopstitnte the sections" which
phrase sounds like true echo OF the terror.
On this they all agreed, and a committee
was nominated. The sections are to be as
sembled. eighty-four of them, one for each
section OF Paris. There is TO be an appeal
to the army. These gentlemen. by the
way. would rather debauch the army than
fight 1t. II the appeal succeeds they intend
to march not only against the Elysee but
the Palais Bourbon. The President and
Parliament are to be swept into the gutter
together.
Ii is hard to say how much Importance
belongs TO such movement as this. TIE
state OF opinion and the stress of emotion
in France are, however, such that no ex-
preston of either can be safely neglected.
The forces OF disorder become dangerous.
or at least become menacing. the moment
they begin to organize. They are more
menacing still when they begin to coalesce.
and in this assembly last evening some of
them did coalesce. The men who have
been flying at each others throats were fall
ing on each others necks. Citizen Guesde,
collectivist. and Citizens Penn Jean, Prolo
and Georges, anarchists, sat side by side on
the same platform. expressed the same sem
tlments and adopted the same programme.
Not long since Citizen Guesde was de-
nouncing his present allies as the accom-
piices Of Ravachol. Not long since the
radical politicians who dabble in social
ism denounced as slanderers those who
yeBtured TO think that there was anything
in common between socialism and anarchy
To-day the Anarchists and Socialists
are clasping hands across Raya-
chOPs grave. If they were separated
by the chasms where stood Veryi's restau-
rant and the police station in the street of
Good Children. they are separated no longer,
and, II there is not a formal alliance be-
tween them. there is open cooperation and
concert OH practical measures. They sit on
the same committee. They utter tie same
threats. The enemy they both recognize,
and both attack is society.
IL the rope is to be put around Carnot's
neck it cannot matter greatly whether Citi-
zen Guesde. collectivist. or Citizen Boiscer-
vols. anarchist, runs the President of the
republic up the lantern. The President is
in no immediate danger from these patriots.
The appeal TO the army has yet to be made
and yet TO succeed. and there is no present
sign that it will succeed when it is made.
But the first effect OF this socialist DEM
onstration will be to revive the demand for
savior of society. 1t Strengthens the
hands OF the enemies of the republic.