The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-08
NO NEW EVIDENCE.
Bitter Attacks Made OH
France.
HER ENEMIES THE PRESS
Accusations of Hesitation That Have
No Foundation Outside the Minds
of Those Who Make Them.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

PARIS, Jan. THE situation has not ma
terially altered during the last week. The
campaign carried on against the Govern
ment by portion of the Paris press has
been not less furious than before, but the
people see that these writer's adduce no new
evidence. All through the week their read
ers have been told Tint the Ministry was
trying 10 siifle the inquiry, trying to shield
its friends, trying to defraud the Victims of
the Panama Company and to hoodwink the
public. There appear daily three or four
papers in which the calumny of the hour is
condensed into phrase, and this phrase is
printed in bold type across the whole
breadth of the front page. "BourgeOise. the
acccmplice Of Floquet." may serve as
sample of these placards.
1t is not yet known of what criminal act,
II any. Floquet has been guilty. nor how
Bourgeoise. who is Minister of Justice. can
be the accomplice in an imaginary crime;
but those are reflections which no reader is
expected to make. There has been. in fact,
no proof and no attempt TO prove that the
Minister of Justice or the Ministry as
whole has tried to interfere either with the
criminal prosecution of the Panama direct
ors or with the proceedings OF the Brsson
committee.
1t was Brisson himself, who cannot be
suspec ted OF friendiness to the Ministry.
who twice adjourned his committee, first
for two days and then for weeks. NJ.
Franqueyile has not adjourned his inquiry
for moment He has had prisoners aud
witnesses and documents under daily ex-
animation and ali day long. One fresh ar
rest has been made. certainly not without
the knowledge and approval of the Min
ister Of Justice.
Charles de Lesseps, Fontane, Cotter and
Sans Leroy are still in prison. and stili in
solitary confinement. The rgor Of the
French law Is such that prisoners under
parliamentary examination are not allowed
to see counsel. and no exception is made in
favor of the Panama directors. In short,
the activity aud severity with which the
prosecution is conducted ellcits bitter com-
plants from the prisoners friends, and
even from some of those who try to make
out that the whole business is sham.
The arrest Of Blondin is supposed to be
important He was, it is alleged, one of
the direct agents of corruption, and his
admissions under Frauqueville's examina-
tion, and the documents found in his house,
are believed TO supply some rather num-
erous missing links in the chain Of evidence
against both bribers and bribed.
The examination of Baihut. formerly
Minister Of Public Works, gave rise TO the
false report that he also had been arrested.
and his supposed arrest was at once made
use of as another proof that the Ministers
wish TO delay the trial Of Baihut. as an ex-
Minister might have been tried by a court
of appeal and that might involve a post
ponement of the other case.
Meantime the impatient enemies of this
Government have expressed themselves in
firm demand for the immediate
publication Of all the names of
those Deputies, Senators. ex-Ministers
and public functionaries generally who are
accused or suspected OF having taken
brbes. Maynard makes himself and the
Figaro the mOuthpiece of this singular de-
mand.
II the examining magistrate will not say
who are compromised, and if the Ministers
are trying 10 hush up the matter it is, in
Magnard's opinion. the duty of Delakey, or
Andrieux, or of both. to say what they
know on the subject. They cannot have
launched such accusations without proof.