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walks hand in hand with the Anarchist whC
ior%.l disayows which ine soGSirt ss In, p@t'
mitted does. not hinder the cause and th'
programme from being the ssme at hottom
there is At least close moral connection.
The distance y greater and more marked
those who admit q necessary temporization in
/ the social renovation Among the latter. never.
% of such i'm pstisncs q substitutiss the rssisS-
tlon Of their ideas and their dreams for the
actual state Of thing that they cannot helI
| feeling a certain pleasure In the presence oi
unsasinss. and the want OF eaulibrlnm in the
iif0ih pIoits Of the Issrchists receive at least.
friendly neutrality. II We add 20 these the
when the ausstfon comes up Of eondem .
| ing IN enormity, prefer to remain silent.
oSsr G SS
Attenuation which politics brings to cti!Hs
degree. We can understand how it is that an
archy has taken on the Appearances, and the
among whom It grew has little By little been
reeniorced BY the visionary and weak
more or less open. concealed It's real ch sractsT.
There may be In this greater danger for the
future than is generally supposed the danger
nent with the reiormatory element.
The trial OF Valiant compared with that Of
with which the modification. or rather the
perturbation. u the public mind has been ac:
IN The cass o, aVseho there was ssS an OK posen
saved bis head SS giving him the he 6Snsdt OF
openly charged with cowardice. with n lot having
had the courage to do their duty. through the
pliees Of the accused. But the verdict against
valiant was received by public opinion
sive. His crime, neyerthelesr. was even more
inexplicable and odivus from every point OF
view They forget the unyorthness Of the
others that he Intended to make by throwing
the explosive, regular campaign was or
nre Of clemency and to force him 70 pardon
the condemned man. But the execution took
the dynamite epidemic: and clemency would
have been Interpreted By the Anarchists as a
The Government Understood very we'll that
might be- called the moral progress Of an
tion which followed vaiilant's crime TO obtain
from the Chamber certain powers Of ,repres-
OF speech asd OF the press. Az soon as II was
clothed with these new faculties. 1t proceeded
il though 1t could seize the proofs or tho U au.
thors Of some organized plot against society.
But this display fS e energy did not produce any
.as and Ga! part fla 'A%Rsssd
establish a positive charge against them.
am ,,, x,,ery mu,str much afraid that the out;
Tor The reprOach Of needless persecutions sti and
Of unnecessary violation OF the personal liberty
Of eit,1snS !, The only thing gained vii! he
been sowing everywhere the spirit OF revolt OF
cotetousness. and OF coniusion. The insti-
gators Of evil passions will become more eau
iious and will not be so ready TO work in the
open day. but the worst par; Of their work OF
sses ood oG a. bosn
done solely among the popular classes.
We must not rely upon the Chamber tn bring
ransement to parties. The conduct OF the
Chamber up TO the. present time tends rather
to ioresee what tho session will bring about
The moderate majority announced the day
exists still Of course but 1t is withou esion
for two reasons: first. the diversity OF the
re- touehinG them are seen and sneondl
Ism anu the agricultural crisis now assume in
groupings and the inces SAINT changing OF votes:
10 ti,is must be added the, Insufiiciency OF
the Ministry, It's little skill In parliamentary
strategy. AMI it's almost absolute want of
moral authority: at l"ast ~. uG to the present
mated with the best intsntions: They have
given proof OF decision In difficult circum-
s,ances: s,, and their nrpsra9Emme am 10 excellent;
them 20 Inspire that, complete confidence
curty. % especially In i times xo eo tho Tn present s
The votes which they obtain give them fluctu-
no party in the Chamber as yet closes up its
ranks to sustain them. They seem to con slider
in as Of Mesknsss anS aa ana .ns
dition for undertaking a com plete legislative
work against paIliamsntary storms.
that forsshadowed nothing good. The first
calm. The socIslistic Deputies had mingled
SO little In the debates and assumed such
nounced every noisy mantle station, beyond
the protestations which they made when
some one Of the questions 10 their particular
they have lust shown how deceived were those
Mho counted upon their moderation and
mand for an explanation addressed to
the Government precisely in regard 10
against the Anarchists. Com menced in the
form OF an anti, ministerial attack OF the ordl-
sas e.h.
Deputy who made himself an original eharac-
ts. BY sit.Inx in the ChaWher with his BLOUSE,
among his astounded colleagues The thing
did not end there. Condemnsd to Temporary
to leave. and deled the authority OF the Presi-
dent OF the Chamber. while his friends sided
him. The police had to be- called IN. aud for
moment 1t was thought that 1t would be neces-
stsr peS Srotsst ny snd o. an was ohy
obedience addressed TO the soldiers that ~
Thivrier at last decided to rctire. Then after
his departure. another Deputy ask ed to speak
and followed In the same line. utterinR the
same cry, and undertaking openly the Iustiil-
was drowned ny the nrotestatiOns OF the ma
iority. and although the session closed with a
vote OF confidence in the Ca hnet t;iss2 TO 81 il
cannot be denied that the day was lad. espe-'
cislly because We cannot expect II TO be tho
last OF its kind.
That NJ. Thivrier should have uttered in the
Cham ber a cry not only seditious. Tut odious
for the whole nation. might be considered
merely an unfortunate incident without any
in view OF the eccentTicitY OF the
man ana the need which he feels OF making
himself conspicuous: bur what gives 10 IL a
further reach than that OF an Individual iis-
play OF folly Is the fact that group Of Deputies
sided with NJ Thiyrier and placed them selves
In nDen revolt against the parliamentary rules |
nd az gainst he dee sion OF the President OF tho
Z chamber. After This first scandal another |
Deputy WAS not ashame Ell to start a second one |
and TO issue an actual challenge to the Govern
m snt. as well As 10 hts colleagues, by under |
taking 70 praise the acts aud events which |
have been a grief and shame for France.
no illusion 10 possible; the Social |
lsts have not come into the Chamber simply |
TO form ths centre OF an advanced opposition
working according TO the regular methods; !
they have brought there the revolutionary In-
stinet. which they intend To preserve: that in |
sttnct which makes them sympathizs with |
everything which represents confusion and |
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