The record-union., 1894-06-26
FRANCE AND SADI CARNOT.
FcoNr1NUED FROM FOURTH PAeE.l
TILE YEAR 1893.

in the minds of our readers. Charles
! DeLesseps' confession in the canal scan
dals, the exposure OF the eXtortlons OF
Reinach Barhaut and other blackmall-
ers; the bribery of the press and OF Dep
uties with canal funds; the Involvement
of DR.. Herr, All American, in the scandal,
and the defense of exMinister Rouvier.
| who excused his taking $4,000 francs of
canal money because it was needed to
combat the enemies of the republic.
Several confessions followed that OF
| Charles de Lesseps, who was found
guilty, as also was Blondin, the go-be-
| tween, and Baihaut, the confederate of
Reinach. All others charged were ac-
quilted. Ribot in January expelled cer-
tain foreign journalists Tor lying about
the Russian Embassador, and about the
| son of the President in the matter OF the
Panama Canal scandal. The Panama
affair compelled Ribot to reconstruct the
Cabinet, and Freycinet and Loubet re-
tired.
In the Chamber of Deputies on the first
trial this year, the Government was sus-
tanned, the Republican Catholics voting
with it. Some radical, some conservative
laws were passed, as that for tax on
liyeried servants, suppression OF anarch-
istic publications. giving magistrates
jurisdiction in cases of attacks III the
press on foreign sovereigns, Embassa-
dors, etc.
The monarchists attacked the savings
banks, and the Bonapartist press joined
in. This created runs on the banks. and
panic, and drove the Government to
bring in bill making Indictment to
withdraw deposits from savings banks
crime. The bill passed. In February
the Government was again sustained.
Jules Ferry was vindicated from the
charges about the Tonquin losses, by
election TO the chair in the Senate. lie
died less than month later On the bill
for new tax on spirits week alter the
vote of confidence, the Deputies voted
want of confidence and the Rlbot Min
| istry fell. Charles Dupuy was called by
Carnot and formed new Cabinet mainly
of xperienced men.
Dupuy in his declaration spoke of the
profound tranquility of the country as
showing that the events of few months
before had not injured the vigorous
growth of the Republic or the Nations
reputation for probity and honor.
The Chamber voted for Dupuy what it
had refused Ribot-the liquor tax. The
bourse tax, and the repeal of the duties
on wine, beer and cider, and to increase
the duties on spirits-all became laws. So
| too, did several health bills, including
one for compulsory vaccination. Civil
suits against the Panama Canal Directors
were authorized, tax on bicycles and
on pianos was made law, and the legal
existence of the next Chamber was ex-
! tended TO May 81, 1888.
Bills were brought up looking TO
check Of foreign immigration, the people
largely believing they have no room for
more foreigners; finding the percentage
! of criminals to be larger among foreigners
| than French, and the death rate to be ten
times as great as among French, the dis
position grows to put up the bars
| Io11 tQ6
| incident of the year, but proved to be
fake" Repression of labor agitators
was the policy of the year by Dupuy, and
the Chambers stood by him, especially
| in the case of the prosecution OF an agita-
| tor who attempted to speak from the
steps OF the Labor Exchange on MayDay,
after being forbidden. Trades unions
were forbidden to receive public money,
unless they registered as by law required,
| and the Government was sustained.
A bill passed to check Righteousness
and indecent exhibitions. whereupon
the art students at their annual bal mas
que took pains to show contempt for the
law. Arrests followed and convictions,
and then rioters from the Latin quarter OF
Paris broke out, and in the rioting stu
dent was killed by the police The mat
ter was brought into the Chamber, but
| the Government was sustained.
| More rioting followed 1t grew to large
proportions and the erection of barri-
cades in the streets of Paris. The work
men became involved, troops had to be
called out, and sanguinary encounters
followed. The matter went into the
Chamber and the Government was chal-
lenged and sustained twice by crushing
votes of confidence.
In the general election the Republicans
and friends of the President and Ministry
won so that now the Government has 292
supporters in the Chamber. and some
| twenty nine others more than likely to
stand by it, as against lS7 Socialists, 30
| Rallied Conservatives and 5S Reaction
lists.
! The visit of the Russian fleet and the
! return honors shown, are fresh in public
recollection. In November the Cabinet
| Tell under vote of want of confidence,
and Casimer Perier was called to form
! new one. 1t came into office December
! %. Pursuit of anarchists marked the
| Government policy all the year. The
! Franco Italian riots occurred in the
! south of France. There the Italians are
disliked greatly The Italians underbd
/ the french workers in the salt works at
| Aigues- Mortes. These workers are the
| lowest order of French, coarse and igno-
rant. August 18th quarrel brought on
fight between the two classes, and the
| Italians were driven out Of town, and 200
were beseged in house until troops re-
leased them, after seven Italians and one
trenchman had been killed and forty
Italians were wounded.
Anti-Erench demonstrations followed
in Italy by agitators hostile to the Gov
ernment. The French Embassy was
stoned in Rome. In Naples, Turin,
Milan, Como, Bologna, Messina and Ge-
neva, angry demonstrations against the
French followed, and property was de-
stroyed. The Italian Government took
severe measures to punish the rioters,
and the press sustained the Government.
1t is thought that the assassination of
Carnot may have relation to these events.
4 great coal strike marked the year in
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