Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-01-11
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1893.
THE FRENCH CRISIS.
Vague Fears Of an Impending Rev.
olution In France.
Monarchists, Boulangists and All Other
Factions Uniting Against the Republic
"A A"Hero'' Needed to Lead the Mall
contents What May Occur.
A smolderfng volcano.

SmoIderfng Volcano.
PARIS, Jan. at is vague but safe
prophecy that the year which was
ushered in yesterday will be a year of
great events in France. All Europe
has been making predictions of what it
has Immediately in store for the people
The pictures which are drawn in other
! capitals are most of them gloomy. Lon
don critics, such as the Times, persist in
| declaring that it will be year of blood,
and that new reign of terror is at
hand. St Petersburg alone seems dis.
posed to take a hopeful view of the out
look for Russia's republican ally.
The events of the last few days, while
in some respects omiuous, do not shake
the confidence that the crisis is
at least postponed The public passion
is cooling down little for the time be-
ing and the popular mind is in more
analytical mood. There is no tendency
toward indifference or condemnation of
the great public crime, and the penal
ties which the peoples verdict will in
fiict will not be severe because delayed.
The great danger lies in the fact that
the utmost advantage will be taken of
the national scandal by the enemies of
the republic.
Last weeks events furnish the gray-
est evidence of the existence of a care
fully prepared campaign against
the present form of government
The propaganda of revolution has
been introduced in every province
and every village in France. The
methods are the same everywhere. 1t
is impossible to explain the reports
which comes in from the whole country
by any arguments of natural coincid-
ence- The monarchists, the reaction
lists, the Boulangists, the socialists have
everywhere joined hands They preach
revolution almost openly. They would
tear down the government. or the peo-
pie in power, which is the same thing
in the eyes of the masses 'Drive out
this government of thieves" is the war
cry which the promoters of revolution
are putting into the mouths of the peo-
pie. Everywhere save in Paris itself
has this work been going on for the
past week.
The government has taken no open
steps toward the suppression of sedi-
tious agitation 1t will probably be
compelled to do so or suffer terrible con-
sequences The violent counsels of rev.
olutionary leaders will almost surely
infame large numbers of socialists and
anarchists into open revolt unless the
movement is checked. There is moth
ing to fear in the present situation
from the Intelligent masses, but the
government cannot afford to risk
the effect of series of minor
revolts, street riots and dynamite out
RACES. Two weeks ago when the stu
alton became critical the projects of all
the provinces were summoned to Paris
and were given instructions by Minis
ter Loubet as to their course in dealing
with popular demonstrations. No one
knows what those instructions are.
There is good reason for believing that
the government is keeping well posted
regarding the new agitation, and it
would not be surprising if some exem-
plary arrests were made soon.