The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-06
VAGUE FEARS.
a Correspondent at Paris Writes
on the French Crisis.
BARKING THE REPUBLIC DOWN.
Tie Government Assailed Ey oueer As
Sortment OF AuIes-Its Safety in the
Doubt of What Would
Follow.

Doubt of What Would
Follow.
PARIS, Jan. at is a vague but safe
prophecy that the year which was
ushered in yesterday will be wear 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 hopeful view of the ort-
look for Russia's republican ally.
The events of the last few days, while
in some respects ominous. 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 a 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
flict 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 grav-
est evidence of the existence of 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 monarcbists, 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.
| A different policy has apparently
| been designed for the capital Sedition
is not openly preached here, except In 4
| few newspapers. The work in Paris is
being done in the socialist and other or
| CARNATIONS of the worllingmen. There
is disposition in many places on the
part of the votaries of revolt to openly
take the name of revolutionists. Such
Ion ,-caH nt +hn rtnnnfir,rr r.f
Montmartre Thursday is not uncom-
mon. Citizen Cameliant, an eY-com-
munist, coldly advocated repeating the
attempt of 1871. NJ. Geusede recon-
nended that the different sections of
socialists in Paris should unite for de-
termined revolution and march on
| the Elysee." Various organizations of
revolutionists have already appointed
members of a committee of public
safety" which shalt organize n march
against the chambers on the opening OF
parliament
All this would be terribly alarming if
the enemies of the republic had in view
single object. The only thing they
can agree upon, however is the over
throw of the present regime. The rope
now tugging at the pedestal of govern
ment would as soon as it had dragged
it from its present position, separate in
dozen strands pulling in as many direc-
tions. The statue of liberty would
fall into the dust and anarchy would
reign. The French people know this.
They will not bathe Paris in blood
again for the sake of furnishing Il
few score perfidiOus rulers. There
may be uprising and inciden
tai bloodshed, but there will
be no great revolt in France until
there is definite popular object in
view beyond the overthrow of existing
institutions. So far the anti-republican
agitation confines itself to attacking
public officials, guilty and innocent
alike. The Bonapartists ard reaction
lists incidentally advocate their pet
projects, but there is no sign of popular
response to the latter suggestions.
Time will develop the second portion
of the plot. if one exists. The neces-
sary savior of the country is still un-
discovered.
France has been known to make
hero of man in week. Perhaps
some such plan is now contemplated.
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
intiame 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 20 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 exen-
plary arrests were made soon.
Typhus Fever Epidemic In New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2--Twenty-eight |
cases of typhus fever developed yester-
day, the majority of them coming from
the cheap lodging houses at "a Bayard |