The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-24

vas muca TOO seysrs. bGt after .
thorough discussion Il was passed.
wish bat few changes. The deaats
over the bill was renewed fourseen times.
and The discussion lasted seventy honrs.
long time for tie discussion Of french
government bill. The text Is the bill
came from the chamber Was even more
displeasing TO the senate, some o. whose
members spoke with great violence against
the object Of the measure. II was finally
passed. however. without change. Is Il was
believed that any alterations would not
only defeat the bin, bat overthrow the
ministry. Only those Who we're opposed
70 the measure spoke. the bill passing after
four hours of debate.
The chief features Of the bill are the re-
rsoval Of the trial OF anarchists from the
district judges and the placing OF them
under the exclusive control Of the police
magistrates. dispensing with juries; max
ing not only the commission Of the crime,
but also the discussing and writing OF
snsrchistic doctrine punishable By from
three months 70 two years imprisonment,
or By Hne Of from ]. 900 10 1900 francs;
the belonging TO any secret anarchisslc
organization punishable by RELOCATION"
that is deportation 70 one Of the colonies;
solitary confinement OF the guilty in cells
isolated from sll other criminals: putting
it within the discretion of the magistrate
TO publish all. part only. or none OF the
proceedings of the trial, and Furnishing
with tine OF l0, 900 francs any one who
without permission of the magistrate d.
vulges any part of the proceedings
This is an unusual measure by the
French republic. and it is finding much
opposition on the part or the press and
people. The trouble with France Is that
so many different classes of population
come under the head of anarchists that
any Law passed for the suppression of
anarchism might be too actively employed
by vigorous government against those
whom the assembly desires TO conciliate,
and even to shield. There are yet in
France royslists. imperialists, socialists,
is the overthrow of the present form of
government. Their methods are different.
but their aim is the same. Anarchism
pure and simple has for its object the de-
struction of the government without any
thing TO take the place of that de-
stroyed, while the other classes wish
to overthrow the republic in order to
establish another that is better to their
liking. They are all enemies of the existing
government, however, and any pledges
which they have made in return for the
privilege OF remaining IN the country
would not count for much, did n favorable
opportunity occur to overthrow the gov
eminent and establish a monarchy. Those
who think that the danger is past do not
calculate carefully. IL must be remem-
bered that but twenty years have passed
since France was a monarchy. and the
traditions of nation are not lost in
twenty years.
The Boulangists. or those who formally
belonged to that party, claim to advocate
constitutional reform. but their insincerity
has been proved over and over again.
While the government always claimed to
energetic movement OF the government
against them demonstrated In 1889 that
from them Under the leadership of Bou-
LANCER the governments had really very
little to fear, yet 1t was discovered
that Boulanger was IN league with the
royalists. and that at one time q plot wa.
really formed to seize the president in the
palace of the Tuilleries and carry him to
Mont Naterien. where he was to be held
as preliminary to the rousing of the ex-
citable French people to revolution, when
the government could be seized.
The flight of Boulanger. whose cowardice
gave him no claim to leadership, disorgan-
ICED the party and discouraged the royal
lists, but the various classes of those who
would like to SEQ the republic overthrow
are still in France. Many of them are
members of the chamber; some are SEN
ators. There will therefore be much fric-
ton between the assembly and the minis
try, whose duty il will be to enforce this
stringent law, as the French Is q nation
that must be governed leniently under a
republic but severely under a monarchy.