The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-18
TENDS TO SOCIALISM.
The Rapid Drift Of Public
Opinion in France.
unpopulARirY OF n. rERIeR.
Chicago Hwalsl.

svsar-p.arss.r president Uf Frame For
s..,xlsx. NJ, circumstances except TIRE fact
tf.sa TIE whole country demanded TIE
txszsrss~fiate psasYrisanaersa Of the agiar-
cEassts az a ciaas and saw 10 cslssEiaar-
PerIsr the ggTsu To- bring # about Wotia
ne have been chosen III rfie exalted fo-
gaffgya he sl0w occupies. And now since
matters have largely assumed Their nor
nal condition comes the back~sWinE Oh
the popular sentiment with iesahs
effect. by what IL here understood az
the popular sentiment ii the voice OF
4ne sysasses. which I'm France h ultra
ts@rnnes1tlc in all tendencies. Casifrslr-
pessssr has never been a favor1fe with
the psxspse pruper. Though be. through
his large interests In coal mining ana
other enterprises. nag honestly endesty-
orsd 10 do what he deemed right and
his duty, he has never succeeded In
making a lasting impression The
wsorhnaers AZ ovsa- the country look on
him w4ih ssHparssyn on Account Of his
decidedly aristocratEc incIinatioEs. ex-
pressed both In his public and private
life.
This feeling has lately become mere
ard more fovcibly expressed IN The
chamber Of depatles, where just now
the Socialists are working Touth and
nail - upaet mast any sneasure that
has the least singe Of interfering with
the rights or The working classes. Ia
ken as wiause, both Abe Issrisian AMI
the provincial press rather support than
oppose these rsssn, but do this from
different motive. The papers cFafe
aealnas the stringent laws regarding
the Publishing of anythlng which may
BE construed as having an as1afchfstic
tendency. On this account they give
all the more prominence To whatever
they can safely eiasa aa sacialistie ex-
rressiefs. and under this cover harass
The government az much as possible.
TIE Socialists have never before been
10 strung or had such an array of
skilled parisamen taFians to represent
them az they have in the present cham
bssr Of deputies. The one unfortunate
thing far them II the division and sub
division which obtains within their own
party.
Ask few Of the regular habitues on
the sessions OF the chamber about the
Socialists and the answer Will he most
confusing. The first one will tell yoi
that there are but Two factions, the
Guesdigfs and The ptsssihiists. The Sec
orsi viii correct this statement by say
Ing that there are three groups, the
Gnessiists. ths rn@stbllsts and the allie
srianixts. while a third enuueeratea a
whcis bot OF different ''ists" Of various
shades. Then cemc other Sociaiistic
factions where we are 10 distinguish
che sociaiistic revolutionary confedera-
+s1.x sxf nh Ia sfr
the east One deputy. who did not wagt
his name mentioned. was asked who
were the Socialists Of the chamber
why. We are all Socialists he said.
.'every one of ,is. and am one as much
an anybody else.''
Five of the deputies who are con-
sp.cuons for their radical views embrace
ii Avez. ncjeonte. Faherot, Grcussier
and TxsiI@safni They call themselves
the representatives or the revolutionary
Socialists warkingmen's party. They
have served formal notice. through a
manifesto. that unless the moderate
Izsss.ay Introduced by their fellow So
eIallSss. Mliiarassd and .iaufss. is aban-
dosiea they viii refuse 20 I'm any way
recognize thesn as workers for the
essune of the common people. They In
slst that al! Socialists IN the chamber.
- be true u their constituents. must
advocate and hold themselves 10 the
pure and answering principles Of
revolutionary spfasism The struggle
between labor and capital has, accord
Ing TO Guesde. created two distinct
classes, Socialism. he says. aims and
wishes For ee.iectivgsnl. which would in
thN future unite wprkmeH Of all classes
iEts a harmonious whole. 70 he gov
erssei exclusively for the promotion of
their nyutua, interests.
IT, gain their ends against the pres
etft government oppression the mast reasll-
csss, but at the same tine peaceful
measures are necessary. Guessfe aud
sssssse others Of the extremists advocate
as the initial step ta bring their r,sso-
asstlasaarv socialism te n hssaf a unlver-
sai strike ef every trade and profession
in The whole country. This revolution
airy faction does mol In any way dis
gulse ITS aim. The leaders spusn their
brethren IN the ehasnher who ea them
selves radicals and laugh when accused
of being anarchists Tssey clasa that
what pgtrfses-ts tn BE- The radical faction
embraces to nsanv seafcus Catholics
and senlc thiply disguised BeusanSsstS
With such mixture they iss,li II would
b. Impossible fcw The revolutionary
Ssclalistic wo"kfrgmvn'S party 20 &C.
ossexa&e because tlsesa fNen. or AZ least
most az them, are nttie 7,aos'e than dis
cantentssl ossx1ale-S without definite a!,s,
7>hs revo'Utto0ists chase tAe!r tuant-
feaGa 4. ths members oe she chsnshar
~ general and - tg1esir radical" friends
In particular vsth.
eve do NOT feSirc any union With f,a
vessieafs. we are asked why. ana reply
tNat the sSsoytls show a~ an lu8ssput-
attn fscs that every ssnse sach avn as
FfeQaes. Rssssssr and tS1hlst have had
tn power taey have snNaffaslv us,esi Il
10 oprFsss the masses - Nnr g>szaple In
stead NJ g1ss we will eaeeasSnSly work
enr slse overthrow ~ government a,-
tsng-sty asia never rest uatsl we ts4ve
Accomplished TIE atpssSSssuessyst ef she
prefSssaetves ~ oar private plutect+acv.
well aS the Cishs 80 private fssrsoax ~
bod un1asuise1 agpsants ~ rTz,sss,,sv y.
Log i've nevplostien! Long fbe The
universal stFIke''.
Taken az "a GLASS the Socialists I'm tbs
CHAMBER ~ deputies aEys a sessasi 1af-}t,sek
sng hog ~ fetsowS srsessv ssts,>.asv sn4
eaT1sesgnesss aIeag @aVe 1Ysg<s ~ fNSs,,
esefng fsskel fun sc ny thegr settosy s,ss.gg-
t-S, and sven this does F8t alwqa ~,
save tfasssss Fgessa hsafax ssasls she ;32rs,srs
Of ssrcasan. deputy ssu.-ssse Is. even
esnnng his eest Fgles44is considered a
esnattssa. nfs>Aaa promising feslov. wtss,
an sfnFax.tng aNski&y 10 srTak&te a..x4 wy. .