The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
ChRNIYAL OF CORRUPTION.
What the French Socialist Leader s"''
About the Panama Swindie.

LONDON. Jan. 2l.-Jules Guesde, the
leader of the French Socialists. has TO-
day allowed himself TO be ihter'ie"eu
again as to the ultimate erect OF the an an
anna scandal. He had felt the pulse VI 'ne
Socialists throughout the country.
tera from the provincial leaders concern
,na the necessity of a popular uprising
% c,esn out the rottonness OF the Govern
ment stated that from the Mediterranean
N the English Channel the people ol 'le
cities were ready TO strike.
"Their organization IS perfect, ana tney
oro nrenared TO act as one man, contln-
uad Guesde. "Only here in Paris 90
the masses hesitate. They are cohIuseu
bv the contradictory cries or opportuins.S'
the Monarchists and the Royalsts' VINO VINO
are trying TO hide their fears py causlne
General confusion and MISUNDERSTANDING
Tha rooment Paris says I am ready,
follou me the doom of the present Gov
ernment by bribery is sealed. we VIII
.u,een the country, and proclaim new
order ~ Justice and equality, IN whicn
ntonarchists. Republicans, Royalists ana
Socialists will fare alike. To-day all
things are sold--labor, laborers, women
honor and life. Only by crushing OUT Tue
whole system can We save ourselves from
the recurrence, perhaps in year OF two
wears, of this present carnlVai Vi e0'
ruption." - .hou, that
,,hiIa the Car sends his son to Berlin
With a diamond diadem for the Emperor
sister. and makes profession as 70 ms
! love Of peace. he is pursuing steadiy
bis nreparation for war. Three DIVISIONS
~ infantry are now breaking up thei
| quarters in the Caucasus, ana WITHIN a !,
feu ,veeIxs will be In Russian-Poland
| under the command of the German-hatiis
| Gourko. These three divisions. togetheE
| with the division taken TO hieHe t"o
| Years ago. will make two more army
| oorns for Russia on her western border.
Thus Russia's army is in immediate cal
for aehting against Germany and Austro-
| Hungary and will amount to twenty-five
| orrnv corps or an army as large as ltdly
| and Austro- Hungary now commands Nei'
ther In the Volga district nor In RUSSIAN,
| poIand has the cholera disappeared, ano
hence the Importation OF troops IRON
| Saratoff and Asia Minor Ia likely 10 leau
| Ia a fresh and violent outbreak OF th'
| epidemic as soon as the new oiVisIon aa
rives. lust why the men in ST. Peters
burg who know this, should hurry or
the Caucasian infantry to the German
frontier is a mystery. unless the easy
| and apparently unavoidable explanation
| he accented that the Car expects trouoi'
before the end OF 1893.
rhe project of Worlds Fair In Con
stantinople within the next four or h''
wears is taking on definite form.
selim Melhams, formerly general direc
tor OF the national debt, has the matter II
hand and announces this week Una
7. 900 OOOf. have already been guaranteed L
the undertaking. The principal diillcuitA
encountered by men supporting o~eiil' ~
| he 1afa
tionaries 10 make the fair national instea'
of International. and the consequent al
vision OF opinion among the manuIactur
ers and tradesmen of the Empire WI
have. 1t is feared, a disastrous enec
| upon both plans.