Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
PARIS, FRANCE.
The French Socialists Celebrating
Their Victories.

| The French Socialists Celebrating
Their Victories.
| Probably the greatest French institution
for the expression Of enthusiasm is the
political banquet, and that Ct May 30 has
had an eclat for which few others can be
found to rival it. 1t is said to have been
unique in Socialist annals. In bringing to-
gether the chief representatives of the
Socialist victories which took place earlier
in the month and in obtaining Millerand
to set forth the common principles
Of the Socialist groups double
success was scored, most beneficial to our
friends in view of the grossly misleading
official and journalistic statements lately
current As to the attendance, it included
the President of the Paris Municipal
Council, the President of the Seine Conseil
General, the Mayors Of Marseilles, Lille,
Commentry, Montlucon. and Carmaux, and
numerous Municipal Councillors, Deputies
Jaures, Jules Guesde, Valiant, Viviani
Clovis Hughes, Sembat, Gerault- Richard,
ETC., and representatives Of the Central
Revolutionary Committee, Parti Ouvrier
Federation Of Socialist Workers, League
for Revision b. the People, etc. The
necessity Of test of principles is shown
by the growing practice of less successful
Socialist candidates Withdrawing at second
ballots in favor of a mora fortunate mem
Der Of the party. and by the also growing
vogue Of Socialism as name fol all sorts
and conditions Of candidates to fight I'M
der. The three essential points necessary
and sufficient for Socialist programme
were given by Millerand, in speech of
generally admitted ability, as: Inter.
vention of the State to transfer from the
Capitalist to the National domain the vari-
GUS categories of means Of production and
exchange in proportion to their ripeness
for social appropriation; conquest Of public
power by Universal Suffrage, and inter
national understanding between work
ers. These points, coupled with refer
ence to continuation Of the provisional
ameliorating policy of the French party
have since been endorsed by meeting of
Socialist deputies. Jaures delivered a
brief speech showing up the pitiful be-
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themselves Progressists, and denouncing
the pusilanimity of the Radicals in the
recent constitutional struggle. He also
pictured Socialism as carrying with it the
destinies of science and art. The popu-
larity Of this deputy in the party was shown
by the tumultuous applause, lasting for
more than five minutes. Guesde also spoke
and acclaimed the Socialist Union.
LIE Temps speaks Of Millerand's speech
as triumph to the more revolutionary
deputies, Guesde and Valiant, rather than
to the orator and his friend Jaures-a COM
ment very willingly accepted by Miller
and s own journal, which also reprints the
following Srom the Radical: "M. Miller
and passed until now as representative Of
slightly attenuated Socialism, which
people called Parliamentary Socialism. He
has demonstrated that Parliamentary Col
lectivism distinguishes itself from pure
Collectivism or revolutionary Collectivism
only by verbal nuances." Most of the 9TH
er party dailies underlined the phenomenal
success of t.lis banquet.