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ing inc privileges winch they enjoy NJ tne OK
pense OF the humble and dlsinherlted."
It Is truo that examples OF language likethis
have so far only been exceptions: but 1t Is to
be feared that the idea thus scattered among
tho people may find too much echo. With our
temperament. and tho present disposition OF
the popular mind. everything thnt urges on
the classes who possess nothing against those
WIN possess something. contributes to render
still more difficult the desired solution of the
social problem. / persist In my belief that the
results can produce no grcat material danger;
but the thing certainly increases the moral
confusion by adding antaEonism OF sentiments
to the struggle OF interests. Isolated rs they
have been, the anti-bourseois manifestations
OF which I have Just spoken. md the advice
given to tho workmen to hold themselves nloof
from the National Festival. have had their i'm
mediate conire-coup In tho marked GOODNESS
with which tho 18th Of July was celebrated
even In Paris. whore the population is always
In such n hurry to seizo uron every occasion
for enjoyment.
Meanwhile another commemorative festival
Is Just now preparing for the I'D OF Sep
temher. It is proposed to solemnize tn" CEN
tenary Of the date OF our first republic. One
curious particularly Is noteworthy in this
matter. and that's that In l7n2 there was no
explicit proclamation or regular inauguration
VI the itIupllCun SyStcIn. IL IllSttilullpu NuN
simply tho natural consequence OF tho aboli-
ton Of ROYALTY. Nevertheless two great pro.
cessions accompanied by alleEoricnl chariots
are to pass through tho streets OF Paris on this
coming OCCASION. and military displays nre
nlso In preparation. In order to vary somewhat
the monotony OF the regular programme OF fes-
tival days. o will this exceptional cnlebrn-
tion be finally turned into an annual celcbra.
ton? I don't think so: but tho advorsaries Of
the 14th OF July will certainly try to change tho
date that they no longer want. because they
claim that 1t Is too bourgeois. for the com
memoration which they seem to consider
more orthodox from their point OF view. The
Municipal Council Of Paris. whose imagina-
ton is always ut work. has even tried to go
still lurther. 1t wanted to make II festival OF
tho 10th OF August to recall the day when the
ropulaco. having invaded tho Tuilcries. made
n prisoner OF Louis XVI. and brought him to
tho Convention. whence ho passed into the
Temple. and from there to the scafold.
This would have been essentially a rcvolu-
tionary festival. Tho Government opposed 1t.
because tho 10th Of August. 1702. was u bloody
day. accompanied by useless massactes. aud
it's celebration could only recall the sombro
side. rather than the glorious side, Of the
French revolution. II they were permitted to
travel upon thnt road. there would be no rea-
son WHY tlcy SHuNtV npt CtleDTutca lSo IL lc'D
the centenary of the 2lst OF January. the de-
cnpitation Of Louis NVI.. and then that Of the
execution OF Mario Artoinettc. What advan-
tage could be gained for tho solidity OF our
republic by ceaselcssly stirring up old recol-
lections that are painful or odious for numer-
Gus cnteGories Of the nation. and the perpetual
evocation Of which only serves to keep UP and
revive tho old nnimositieS? Strangers may
reasonably be astonished at the Iuerile per-
sis'ehce WHICH We o'sr.as i e'erh'.'ns III WIS
way our SUBJECTS o' olN'Ni'n' anu '"ey may
"onuer "na' inPo'''heo iu.'''oh' " '",'
nature can nave I'D our po.''e"i nu,ancehie"'-
~. '",s .'nIo''"ne' !. u w
real u 'hese perne.uhl returns ~ 'he past
when suppi't" asna.ors every "e'o'h'h",
tion w''"'ne h'.c'i"' Up pA'e''us Wv
transform ihto aiscoro "hat o'her"lee "oui"
Simply amount
s'ahuinE OF d passing nature. We nave 'ne
Poor priFHeee vi pu,'ns ~ our n's'oly Ut
s'ahe' " oi'nxins ",o"' ' u ~ 'ues.'oh
! II .Hoiee ! lcs'i,", "ni
ho'oi 'o'u"'' i" appe"'e" "'' MI ."e
regimes ,hrouSh "h'ch We nave trn'efseu ior
,"e 'ae' ""u'e" 'e"''' =" n..aren AuoMs
now '"ey az .eu r.eu. 'Nousn'
,n"' "e iau nu''"'. "" Nv .e'ioSpeet''
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II tha war OF classes were confined to the
sulkiness of a number more or less great OF
those eternal malcontents. who pass their
lives in protesting against every kind Of social
organization that does not take for it's basis
their o, ! supremacy. tho evil would not be
very Cf.at. We might Just let them talk.
knowing that for this kind of reformers the
only acceptable reform would be that which
would maxi" them the sovereign masters OF
society. which they would fix according to
their own ~'ancies. But their violent recrim-
nations. and their Alterations OF generous
anger. may finish by producing among the
people n dangerous effect. that will pervert the
direction OF tho social movement. At least.
such n thing is to be feared. judging by tho
symptoms manifested for some time.
1t is in the manner of formation of the syn
dicatos. and in their style OF proceeding that we
must especially study these symptoms. Taken
In their primary conception. the syndicates
are simply committees or associations Of
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