New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
HEROES OF THE COMMUNE.
NOW HIGH IN OFFICE AND VERY CON
SENTATIVE.
THE BRILLIANT BARRERE-PAsCHAL GRoUsSET.
THE DISTINGUISHED AUTHoR-HECToR
MALOT - ANARCHISTS NOT


THE DISTINGUISHED AUTHoR-HECToR
MALOT - ANARCHISTS NOT
FRENCHMEN.
All truc friends of France will rejoice that the
man 10 whom has been traced the authorship OF
the recent diabolica ourages in Paris has turned
out TO be, not Frenchman. but a foreigner
Paris unfortunately, is crowded with horde OF
foreign outcasts, who, having been expelled from
their own country, Jr their country's good take
up their abode on the banks of the Seine. There
they pass their time in the cOncoctlon OF con-
spiracics against the law and order, not alone OF
the countries from which they have been ex-
PEELED, bur likewise against those Of that fair
land which has accorded to them both refuge
and hospitality. II is well known that during
the great Commune instruction of 1871 nearly
all the blood-hcd, the destruction aud the crime
| which characterized that revolt were due 10 the
| instigaton and 10 the direction OF the foreign
adventures who were among the principal leaders
| OF the movement. As soon as the outbreak Oc
CURED the Anarchist and criminal element OF
every great centre in Europe ocked To Paris. just
| in the same manner carbon birds in the desert
| gather around the wounded lion. They remained
| there long enough to gorge themselves with
| plumber but. AZ "A general rule, succeeded in
cficcfing their escape with their booty before the
| hour OF rctributon arrived, leaving their COM
| parativcly innocent French associates 10 payer
les pots cases True, it the French Com
munisis Themselves who originated the rising.
But the latter got beyond their control, and
they were powcrlcSs 10 prevent and in no sense
| voluntarily responsible for the crimes by which
| their foreign allies disgraccd the movement.
Both the French Government aud the French
| lao, III in
broad-nndcd and liberal spirit FOR We find to-
day most of the Frcnchmen who were promi-
ncntly connected with the Commune now
| cupying either high Office in the service of the
State or positions Of trust confidence and honor
| in private life. They have nearly all developed
| into wcll-to-do citizens, who are just much
| interested In the maintenance of public order rs
| any other prosperous French bourgeois They
| have been among the very first TO condemn the
| recent anarchical outragcs, and should another
| commune instruction ever take pacc-whch is
| extremely improbable in view Of the popularity.
| Of the strength and OF the sound common-sense
| which distinguish the present Republican Ad-
ministrltion the insurgents would have TO look
| elsewhere for leadership
II has been my good fortune 10 become ac
| quaintcd with quite u number of these ex-Com-
munist leaders, and I have graSpcd the proffcred
| hand Of friendship all the readily in the
KNOWLEDGE that their connection with the in
| surrcction was confined 10 its political and mill
| tary features, and in no wise extended 10 the
| criminal phases of the affair
| The cA Communist with whom have been
brought most closely into contact is my friend
| and former colleague, Camille Barrcre who at
| the present moment is representing the French
| Government in Denmark Envoy Extraordinary
| and Minister PcnipoicntiarY. Although he
very young ut the time OF the rising. yet the
| part which he took in the political and military
phases thereof was sufficiently important to cause
| Maxine du Camp, the historian OF the movement.
| 10 devote no less than three entire pages TO his
record Iarrcre was sentenced TO death in Sep
TENDER, 1872, by the military tribunals in
sion at Versailles but managed 10 escape in time
| 10 England Speaking English To perfection. he
| soon obtained employment ~ n journalist. and
for many years acted as correspondent At Con-
| silntinollc and elsewhere for The Manchester
Guardian" His connection with the French For
| cirn Office only dates from 1873. when NJ. Wal-
dington found him AT Berlin during the Inter
| national Conference Being ignorant of Barrere's
antcccdrnts, and in need If clerical assistance he
attached him 10 the staff of his special mission
| and brought him back 10 Paris with him. Gam
hctta's goodwill and influence. coupled widl Bar
rcre's own clcvcrncss, did the rest The first oc-
|
lns, given BY Gambctta Barrcre was late and rs
| he slipped into the seat hcSlde me, Gambctta
warned me in baniering tones to beware of him.
a, hc was red OF the deepest dye" II was
| not usr after we were slipping coffee in the
| fumoir that the great statesman informed me Of
the history of my brilliant and good-lookng
! nciglbor al table.
Iarrcrc was at that momcrt Secretary of the
| French Embassy at Vienna, and intruscd with
the special duty of looking after the interests OF
| the French Government on The International Com
mission for the regulation of the navigation Of
| the Danube Subsequently lie was promoted 10
| the post of French Minister in Egypt and has
| since then represented his country at the courts
| of Munich, Sweden and Copenhagen besides tak
inc part in couple OF international conferences.
| He has received stars and grand cordons from
| almost every Government in Europe, and is II
| Grand Officer of the French Order OF the Legion
| of Honor / have in my possession portrait OF
him in the Gorgeous garb of French Envoy, the
| breast of which il covered with the insignia Of
his various orders The picture in question pre-
scuts an amusing contrast with that taken Just
twcnty-onc years ago, in which friend Brrere.
now the most stately and dgniied Of Chefs de
Mission is represented in the iiamboyant uniform
| of n colonel of tie Communist artillery forces.
Ordinarily the most self possessed Of men, there
orc times when Barrcre's e4uanlmliy Is upset by
Icing brought into contact with some less
fortunate member of the Commune. Thus while
orvov in Ecvpt he received a visit from his former
feIew colonel in the Communist artillery, Olivier
Pain. The latter will be remembered as having
esconed with Henri Rochefort from the penal
| colony OF Newt aledonia. Olivier Pain had re-
manned rabid revolutionist in every sense OF the
word: wore flaming red tie, long unkempt hair
and a hat of the most insurrectionary shape HIS
manners were not characterized by that courtesy
and tact which or .inarily distinguish French
men and when he punched Barrere in the
ribs. tutoyed" him and apcstrophized him as
| vicns copain' the comcly features Of His En-
oolercv were dstortc.. by an eXcrlciatlngly pain