New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

supply the needs Of women poorer than herself
Only few weeks ago friend of the writer saw
her just after she had been expelled from Bel
gum. The police arrested me-" said Louise
Michel. at the very moment that was about
10 enter the hall at Brussels where ! was to
make a speech. The crowd protested and were
going TO resist. | opposed this because blood
shed would have inevitably ensucd. The crowd
accompanied us TO the prison singing revolution
airy airs-it was not our humble persons. but the
humanitarian idea that they acclaimed" lie
asked the Red Maiden" what she would do II
the Presidency of the Republic were offered her.
The prompt reply was. Il should accept II for
twenty-fou hours just long enough go empty
all the banks and all the prisooe'"
This remark. in fact. sums up the Socialist
theories Of Louise Michel. and shows that her
IDEAS are totally different from the convictions Il
the Socialist party os il now exists; for Gu'sde,
Jaures. Micrand and Roche say that il is USE
less to destroy unless you have something bit.
ter 10 put in its place. and this something thcy
think they have found in the principles of col
lcctivism which sc have already described.
LOUISE MICHEL oN HER rLANS.
Louise Michel has sent not" TO the CORE
spondent Il The Tribune in regard To htr pro-
posed visit to America. Of which the following
IS a translation.
East DulNich. September ~ lNJ1.
! nave Just received your note making iu-
quiriss about my coming voyage tO America.
and for tn information II The Tribune hasten
To- say that rs yet ! nave not been able to ind
out what foundations there may b" for 40"
rumors the sentence OF the NrrsaIl rs court
marital which. IN December ISL. sentenced nc
to transportation. will be- made usc Of by the
United states authorities To- prevent mS landing
% Ncw-iork IT seems 10 me- that there Is
UlsIfN OF 1f-fu-elsr OF
sly condemnation was solely and purely IN
political grounds. and this o. fuiiy established
by The Official reports - my tr.lI before the
cour, martha, held 80 Versailles 30 December IL.
ISL ana 80 the judgment pronounced hy that
court martha. dub recorded in Tho Government
archives. w1irh whr also ftir. dG'td Vtfbtt IN
in tn newspaper allied thr "NDleur." on De
c"inber -. ISL and ~ tn FIRST volume 90 my
Memories Since you have been good enough
To- express an interest 10 NY trip O., America. |
am sorry that ! haze no copies o! these do'u-
mcnts to send You OF course. don't prett ID
to express an Ipinlol on legal to hnicalltirS hui
il appears to me- rnfIrrl S az s.tri,uc.. ard ia
direct cpntrtdi 'tIon to- 81 tu~ American prin-
cp-s ~ which your counfr mon aye 81, justly
proud. to exclu e. from American soil those who
in thor own country have been guilty OF purely
political pHenrss. and cannot biirE myself 10
believe that such can be- the case.
As To the object e my going to America. and
in regard 10 my plans Wish o. say that. first
e all hope b. delivering e series ~ lectures
in tn" United stats 10 collect enough money
10 foILc IN London An international asylum for
E1liillil Ni1tlINE from All flIIfIi II Us dlfp
my intent II To aid IN propagating th" idea that
new world of humanity End liberty must
eventually rr1Iac" thn present So stem II eco i.
ohduratr injustice anI wrong and that tho
movement Bog which this is 20 Dee a'comp.i he'd
is already OBJ foot that the inevitable transition
Will take place without causing more disturb
aucc than acc. mIani,s 10 the case of human
beings tho passage from childhood To- al les
crucc. that the pres mt axe is doomed To- pass
away and disappear PERKINS, to-morro". per
haps not before "A thousand years just "a did
ats. - nat nj h4f
period arising ont = tie ruins u IA" past and
advancing upon the threshold Of Il new era.
These IDEAS. which aie more philosophical
than political. have already been dFN'lpp'd IN
lectures that delivered i'm February. 1880. At
tho Sale dos Capurncs. ~ Paris. and among
the other lecturers on tho occasion were Fran
csqur Sa"rry and Napoleon Ncy. 1t is such
subjects. and many others Of the same kind.
that propose 10 discuss in America.
J.. MICHEL.
Louise Michel lives almost all tn" time in Lon
don. She is sixty-one years Of age. having been
born at Vroncourt in the Department OF the
t-pDcr Marine in l'S.G She has become some
what innrm lately. and her hair is very gray.
Her eyes are blue clear and expressive. She
speaks slowly in absolutely pure French, and
pronounccs each word distinctly and in "A well
inodulared voice Rochcfort. Clemencrau and
Roche are warm friends Of hers. and no doubt
would assist her in case of need. 1t will be re-
membered that Louise Michel began life as a
gOvcrncss. and has written a number Of books.
most of which are historical novels and sketches.
such as La Miserc." Les Mt.rises." La File
du Peuple." lie Batard Imperial Comics ct
Lfgendcs." "Chantcs ct Gcstes CanaGues. Les
Microbes Humancs." lie Monde Nouveau.'
which Is the story Of the evolution of primitive
colony established near the North Pole and two
volumes OF her own Memories also ~ Ere
Nouvcuc" "Pcnsfe Dcrnicrc." LA Vie POese. y
Les Crimes de rEpOGuc." and two dramas
Nadine" produced at the Bouncs du Nord IN
1ASr md IL a. Coz Rnnrn" which held The boards