The record-union., 1894-06-26

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workman's insurance scheme was pro-
Jected by Constans and Rouvier.
The Miners International Congress
met in Paris to secure the eight-hour
work-day rule. The melinite scandal
came on IN this year-the Ministry OF the
Marine being charged with delivering
melinlte, or smokeless powder, to an
English gun firm. The matter created
much confusion in the chambers and
threatened a dissolution of the Cabinet
In January Partisan mob compelled
the Ministry TO suppress "Thermidor,"
Sardou's drama, because it reflected on
the revolution of 1872. There was much
friction in the chambers over alleged in
terference by the church in politics,
which church dignitaries denied and
SAID Catholics could differ as TO political
institutions so long as religion and mo-
ralIty were respected. The Clericals and
Repu bllcans had sharp passages late III
the year IN reference TO the demonStra-
ton by French pilgrims in Rome, and
the Ministry warned the church against
encouraging these pilgrimages.
The question of repeating the Concordat
was discussed. II gives the church for
preiates and priests from the public treas
ury 44,0G0,0U0 francs year and the use of
episcopal palaces and churches and other
houses belonging 10 the State, and costs
France 296,0u0.00O OF francs year, be-
sides the 565, 10000 francs income OF the
church. 1t was concluded by Bonaparte
III 1901.
The removal OF the triple alliance stirlu-
lated the revenge agitation in France.
The French tleet visited Cronstadt and
the officers were received by the Gar,
which was regarded as evidence of cor
dial understanding between Russia and
France.
THE YEAR 1892.
ID 1892 the legal population was reported
as o5,543, ~. The general commerce of
tie country continued to argument, not
largely, but steadily and grautyingiy.
In 1859 it represented 5,320, 100000 francs
Tor Imports and 4, 4,S0j.UJU, ,UUj francs Tor
exports. In 1890 the figures were ). .i52,-
OUU,0O0 and 4,S40, 000, 600 respectiv ely, and
IN 1881, 5,9jS, 100000 and 4,15O, 900 re-
spectively. The figures for 1892 are not at
hand IN detail. but the increase continued
Oh the whole. The commercial navy was
considerably enlarged. In 1855 + rance
nad 32,Z4S kllometers in length OF general
railroads, i'll 1891 she had 50, ,547 kilometers
of road. NOT including 100 kilometers OF
local roads. Ine estimated revenues Tor
1891 were 3,2l47 HOS, 50 francs; for 1872,
), 100 011 ,6J2 irancs and iii 1885, j. BIS, i5o 81
francs. The total public deDI is 3030O,
Sl3,04 francs, bearing 3.4S per cent. inter
est Ihe new high protective tariff bill
passed the Chamber January 7th. The
societies bill, regulating the chartering,
reporting, acquiring by, etc, OF societies,
secular or nionaStic, was introduced by
the Government.
January 18th Constans, Minister of the
Interior, and Laur, the Boulangist
Deputy. came to blows in the chamber
on the societies bill; issue was Joined
with the GOyernment and the Govern
ment policy OF peace with the church
was condemned, and the Cabinet fell.
Freycinet at once resigned for him.
self ana the Ministry, and President
Carnot called on Loubet 10 form Cabi-
net. 1t issued its declaration as defensive
OF all republican laws, military law,
law Of equality and patriotism and the
educational laws.
rs 10 church and state, it opposed sep
aration. favored the concordat legislation
and would apply it. Laws for anchor
alton OF The lot OF workmen were urged,
regulation of child labor and woman en-
ployment in factories, compensation to
workmen injured ill performance OF
duties, security and healthfulness of
workshops, regulation OF savings banks,
creation OF uperannuation fund for
laborers and reform OF the liquor traffic.
In this year the agitation OF monarchism
revived and a society or union formed to
promote it. In the town and city cleo
tions the Republicans made large gains.
Republican Catholic League was
formed TO promote popular rights.
Legislation on the renewal OF the char
ter OF the Bank of France, and on arbi-
tration between employers and workers
was had. In the triennial elections leading
Catholics declared for the Republic, and
the Republicans made heavy gains in the
voting. The cardinals for the church
complained this year that the state was
curtailng legislation in way injurious to
the liberty of the bishops, the cutting
down Of subsidies, the dispensing OF
monks and the crushing of congregations
by taxation; the violation OF divorce
laws, the secularization OF schools, the
enforcement OF army service on selnin-
artists, etc. The Pope did not approve the
complaint, aud issued an encyclical de-
claring that the church did not seek poll
tical domination over the state.
Rlcard, Minister of Justice, applied the
law against clerical activity III politics,
and prosecuted priests and bishops under
it, and especially one bishop and an arch
bishop who issued pastoral saying no
one need obey Il law he conscientiously
disapproves. In May the Pope ordered the
clergy and laity to recognize the Repub-
sanctioned as can be any monarchical
government.
Anarchists were active in 1892 and eX-
ploded a bomb in March in front of the
house of the Princess de Sajan, and an-
other few days later was blown open
and still later part OF Loban Barrack
was blown up. The Government asked
for a law Furnishing such assaults with
death. March 9th occurred the bomb
nx r1ln Aot no
prosecutor of anarchist prisoners. Many
anarchists were expelled. Ravachol, an
archist leader, was arrested and soon con-
victed with others. In Paris April 18th
122 anarchists were arrested.
During the year many agents of the in
ternationalists and anti-patriots, all an
archistic bodies with headquarters
abroad, were arrested. Socialists elected
a number OF Deputies and promoted sew
eral strikes. The Loubet Cabinet was
opposed in October on the issues arising
out of anarchist troubles, the opponents
charging lack OF vigor against the law
less and OF trucking to employers in
strikes.
Then came the Panama Canal scandal,
the death OF Banker Reinach, the charge
Of bribery OF Deputies, and finally the
charge OF negligence in not having an
autopsy held to determine the cause OF
Reinach's death, since he was suspected
OF suicide because of criminality III the
canal scandals and knowledge OF certain
fatal documents held by the Government.
On this issue want of confidence was
voted and Loubet's Cabinet went out
President Carnot called on NJ. Ribot,
who formed a Ministry that resolved TO
hand over the documents to the canal in
vestigation commission that had been
withheld and related to Reinach. A
post mortem on Reinacn's body was held
and it was shown he died OF poison. Then
followed the arrest of the DeLesseps, the
trials, convictions and scandals that are
so recent the public must be assumed to
be familiar with them. Il must suffice to
say that out of it all Carnot came clean
and unsmirched and the Government I'M