The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-17
WAR ON THE SCRIBBLERS
FRANCE TO STOP THE SENDING
OUT OF ALARMIsr RUMORS.

IN tne ray or the Panama Crowd.
PARIS, Jan. l6.-The government is
greatly irritated at the exaggeration of the
Panama scandal by foreign journalists, and
has resolved to exercise to the fullest ex-
tent in the suppression Of such reports the
authority to expeI obnoxious aliens. To-day
the expulsion was announced OF Sig.
Bernascoui, Paris correspondent of the
Corriere de Ia Sera, a newspaper OF con-
siderable circulation In Milan, for
having thrown suspicion upon Gen.
Menabrea, formerly Italian ambassador In
Paris, as having been implicated in the
Panama bribery. Nobody believes the
charge against Gen. Menabrea, who always
possessed "a high reputation for integrity,
and the insinuations against Baron Moren-
helm, the German ambassador, are believed
to be equally unfounded.
ALARMIsr REPORTS.
The government is also much displeased
with the reports that have been sent abroad
regarding the danger OF an insurrection.
These alarmist reports find ready publica-
tton In English newspapers, but within a
few days, since the ministry showed q reso-
luton not to harbor foreign corre-
spondents who we're striking at the govern
menJ, 1t Is noticed that the sensational
utterances of the London press, predicting
In veiled language the downfall of the re-
public. are either confined to the editorial
columns or dated in large part from other
capitals than Paris, Just as 10 has been for a
long time the rule OF certain London news
papers to date their more sensational Rus
sian news from Vieuna or Berlin.
CORRESPONDENTS UNDER A CLOUD.
1t is rumored that the action Of the gov
ernment against alien retailers of the Pam
ANA scandal is not without sympathy
among the foreign correspondents them
selves, some Of whose names have been
mentioned in connection with the general
corruption OF the pres1 One correspondent
OF an English paper, unless rumor
does him grave injustice, profted
largely by the desire Of the
Panama directors TO keep certain facts re-
garding their enterprise out OF the public
press. The report is that he was not paid
to say anything in favor of the COMPANY,
but was paid to devote bis attention TO
other subjects. when the Panama enterprise
might have been profitable field of inyes-
tigation.
EXPULSION OF ANARCHISTS.
Immediately after the opening OF the
chamber to-day M. Lazy, socialist, deputy
for the Seine, interpe lated the government
as TO the expulsion OF four nihilists from
France on Jan. l3, at tho instance of Baron
Mohrenheim, the Russian ambassador.
Whas had these four men done, he asked,
that the right of living in a free country
should be denied theml He and his coll
leagues were anxious to learn whether they
lived under popular government, or under
a government which, while ostensibly free
had allied itself with the institutions of
medieval despotism.
RIBOT REPLIES AT LENGTH,
III. Ribot replied at length. Since the
discovery OF nihilist bomb factory In
Paris In 1889, he said, the police
bad watched with unremitting
France would never permit foreigners to in
trigue on her soil against other powers. The
government would not hesitate to expel
persons who came TO the country for the
purpose of plotting the overthrow of other
governments [Cries Of, 30" "O," from
the socialist deputies
CRY OF DEsPoTIsM.
Antoine Jourde, socialist, deputy for the
Gironde, moved amid much confusion that
the discussion Of the expulsion be allowed TO
proceed as vital interests were at stake, II
the government had the right TO expel all
who disagreed with it's opinions in domestic
or foreign politics, he said il might as we'll
proclaim despotism at once
An uproar followed this statement, the
socialists cheering and the rest Of the cham
Der shouting their disapprovaI.
M. Jourdes motion was lost by vote OF
352 to "a.
THE PROSECUTION OF ARToN.
Lucien Millervie, Bouangist, deputy
for the Somme, asked NJ. Bourgeois when
the lobbyist Arton and the German traitor
and adventurer Herr would be prosecuted.
These men, against whom all the resources
OF the law ought to have been exhausted,
had been permitted to go their way without
hand being raised to stop them.
They held the secrets Of the
Panama corruptness which the government
pretended to be 80 anxious to probe. They
had given and taken the brides, yet no ap,
parent effort was making TO punish them
for their crimes, or to force from them the
evidence they held Of the crimes Of others.
BOURGEOIS TURNS THE TABLES.
81 refuse TO associate myself with the
makers of unsubstantiated charges" an
swered M. Bourgeois. "On Jan. a war
rant had already been issued for II. Arson's
arrest. l brought the case OF NJ. Herr be-
fore the council OF the Legion of Honor.
Two subp9nas were issued for him some
time ago, and to-day they were changed
for summonses for him to appears as an ac-
cused party
The last statement by M. Bourgeois was
received with prolonged cheers from the
left.
NJ. Millervie shouted "Why did you wait
so longp but M. Bourgeois ignored the
question.
PUSHED THE INVESTIGATION.
A committee from the deputies who de-
vote themselves to questions OF parlia-
mentary business procedure urged M.
Ribot to finish the Panama inquiry with all
possible speed, lest the other business of the
chamber be delayed. NJ. Ribot replied that
the magistrates examination had been al
most completed and that the report would
be submitted to the chamber shortly. The
government would ignore all questions
during the discussion OF the estimates To-
morrow be would introduce a bill
providing for such an amendment OF
the press law that persons hbeling ambas-
sedors, or the sovereigns whom these anu
bassadors represent In Paris, could be prose-
cuted.
DENIAL BY RUSSIANS.
In the parliamentary commission Of in-
quiry two Russian journalists M Souvriede
and NJ. Tatischeff, denounced as unqualified
falsehoods assertions that Panama canal
money had gone TO Russian newspapers. M.
Tatisohetf made short speech to the COM
mission 70 the effect that the friendship Of
Russia aud France was imperiled by 'this
rising tide Of calumny." Unless the com
mission would defend Russia against pal
pablo ISLANDERS such as had been handled
about recently the most depiorable results
might DO expected.
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