New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
PUNISHABLE ANARCHY.
HOW THE FRENCH CHAMBERS HAVE
DEFINED IT.

Paris July p.
For the last ten days the French Chamber OF
D. putes las been the or one oil the most note
worthy parliamentary debates OF the century Inc
law for the repression Of the Anarchist propaganda
was finally voted yesterday. according to the text
submitted or AT least accepted BY the Govern
rnent The Senate taking It's cue from the Depu-
ties has rsilroaded through the new law 1t is the
triumph Of personal government ior IL Is admitted
all hands that the majority, when mas steadiy
/ rejected all material amendments to the law as II
was proposed by the Government has acted on a
/ consistent princple France has confidence in the
combination Of its President CasmirPerier and MS
Minister Dupuy: their demands must be conceded.
In the present the Government has demanded
the most extraordinary powers yet granted IN A
Republic supposed BE- based on liberty OF OPINION
! OF speech and of the press. What was essentially
the same Government had already been proNldeu
with new instruments OF legal repression after the
attempt of the Anarchist Valiant to blow up the
| Chamber OF Deputies in December last. Al pres
ent the limit OF law-makng against the Aharehis'
danger seems to have been reached It's slshli'
canoe in French politics is easily told 1t Is more
important TO discern what light, If any. has been
thrown by all this discussion the general danger
/ OF all civilized society in face of progressive Ah'
archy.
In regard to French parties or political groups
| the Government mas secured its majority from ths
2sl Deputies of the Left Moderate Republicans ana
/
WINGED that there is no settled Government possible
! in France at present except under the wing or
the new President. from twenty -ore members ol
! the Right. who either hope that tAe RepuDhc VIII
fatally compromise itself before the people ana 50
rrcpare the WAY 10 some restoration or other OF the
| Monarchy or who take NJ Casmir-Perier as Inc
| less ~ Two evils between which choice has IN
ovitably 70 be made prince le Brogle. NM de IA
! Fcrronays dc Mackan. OF Boulangst farne' eic.''
! and from seventeen Constituencies 'aS the
| rallied" Republicans choose to call themselves
Prince d'Arenberg. Georges Berry. etcJ VINO nope
| against hope that the hepuoho VIII
/ seryafiye
The minority vote Of lsg comprises the ninety
two undauntcd Radicals OF the Left. the hfty-three
Socialists to a man. sixteen Deputies OF l's A'e"'
dixie Monseicnor Huist. and VI. de Rhinel' one OF
the mos, telling speaker against the law and TWO
CONSTITUENCIES. These all prof's'ed 10 loresee
danger to themselves and 20 all members OF the
| o,rosi,ion from the b.stowal on the Government
OF such summary powers Of prosecution. inlrlson-
rnent and reegatcn 10 the p"nal coiohles' WITHOUT
benefit Of jury public trAL on the S'"lPr
/ d.nunclation Of opinions expressed against what
the Government itself shall Judge TO he consttutci
law and order Mcn OF gravity and influence Ike
Lon say ami the Vcomie de Vogue, refrain"d
from voting there were ninety -tAree aostehtions
/ IN alb. ga, =,
Thus the majority Of - votes C26s against lsD In
,,.r ~ fi,a Government can have only one mean
+
mir perier and Prime Minister pupuy.
r.. mos. general not to say universal opinion
NJ ,hos. who are not active political pariisans sp'
pears IN this mornings Figaro over me sigma,
t.re q NJ Mlgnarl. the editor. i shod'H 'e"'
yer. easy about saying all think OF the IA" Il Ne
were living iu a normal epoch ana haA 80 10 WIN
other enemies then Anarchists Given tAe horror
Of tbelr methods and the passionate desire OF the
,,,l,it,1 10 be- protected believe that IL - peter
- ,u, short our comments. when besides are
mo-. superb NOUS ani 90 take experience o' '"e Ia"
with good grace Perhaps Il Viii be the hol""-i'i
RENE. !y-I doubt H. / see IN Anarchy causes '"1'
are deeper aud rrore difficult 20 reach th"n super
r,..l oolltcians suppos,-put they can make their
| trial a. doubtless they wer~ obliged TO 90.
IN. Govcrnfn.u; has explicitly given IL "ord
that the new and cxorbtsnt powers concedeH 10y 'he
law are 10 b. used solely against the AharchS'
/ rrooagnnda Prime Minister Dupuy stated that the
mai, causes OF TINS propaganda axe the triple con-
,.r,n for authority FOR universal suffrage ana ior
| Human lie Professor Jaurts the So'lll7'' }" '"0
mo-. brilliant speech u ;Ac session made an u'eN
foc,ei application OF the Prim" Minister ""r"''
,,,tori,v is d,spscI because the Nation has been
r.rr.sen.el hy Parliament and Ministries 'h''
a,.,l b,,ds In Panama. Universal suffrage IL
d..p..d aud dosparel OF because i has piayed
into the hands ~ tho capitalists VINO e"s'"'''
Panama. Human lie IS made lsht oil because P'"'
,t,lens and capitalists have set tnc eAaHp' ~ III
,syinr I'm their nurd,rous schemes leglons "i men,
49, A., hon, di.l in the useless works u Panama
i
t...r uhlie tho r.si suffered moral ruin from me
gigantic failure 81 the entcrprire Il ask what
singular notion Of human lie ana 81 the respect
attached 10 IL hy capitalist society must nave o''n
scattered through the world and spread III al
,h. rro,t capi.aIs 10y the survivors from Panama
I may De- allowed here without Identifying "y"''
Nth the o,inions Of NJ. Jaures. 10 recall an ac'
count OF Panama wormen furnished. before the
failure of the enterprise was yet spoken o. ny
graduate Of the naval tsIcmy AZ Annapolis "hoh
professional duties as An engineer Drought 'oi''
s,,,,lv 70 and FRO in the lsthmus. After deScrio-
,,g the great number OF vorldogmen drawn thi'"er
f,,,n ali countries ani the wrctched slavery To which
,,,-,e,t In Store checks and unlimited drink ac-
counts reduced them. he ended by "o''S stronger
than any Of the French Socialist They Ole IKE
flies and are buried like dogs
NJ Paul Deschanel who Is the other best orator or
the Depuiics attempted 70 turn the force ~ fro-
f.esor J,uras's triumphant appeal 10 Panama by
shaving that il was the Moderate Republicans
the Republicans OF the present 'foN'Fiiieii' ""o
had pushed through the prosecution 81 the huI''9,
while the present Radical Socialists had been mixed
nm with all the political corruption OF the last
years Here he 50 pontedy ALLUDED to NJ 'lemen-
ceau that a duel resulted from 1t this morning
The impression on the house was declared by inc
Radical NJ Marcel-Habert: why. VI. DesohaheL
you agree with NJ. Jaures!'
Now that the debate is over we can Try WIN
fairness 10 sum up the conclusions of the bourgeois
LEGISLATORS Of France concerning the Anarchist
danger. - a.,
In the first place the danger centres In the diS-
nosltlon OF individual Anarchists 10 commit "e''
OF violence against men or things taken 10 repre-
=, .,.io,v Those deeds may have FOX their pro,
fess.d aim either 10 terrorize society into listen
ing 10 the clams OF the Anarchists who YET nave
sworn the destruction OF society no matter what
concessions are made. or they may be the revenge
OF Anarchists for punishment inflicted by organic
society on men like Ravacho and valiant In an
,sas tho essential crime is that individuals should
claim and exercise the right TO do violence Uhoi''
murder pillage. incendiarism) in the name OF
Anarchy Now this is precisely what the word
knows as the Anarchist propaganda ny u'ei
The law of last December contained provisions io'
tho punishment of all persons who associate to
eether; or even have an understanding with each