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


and bsr je,ir. - visit he United states the ac-
,i,, ,racs5irr the Socialist congress TO be held
., Dion on october 81 the preparations for the
general elections next spring and the present
nigh prce Of bread all combine 20 give fresh i'm
,rlss n Socialism ard To awaken renewed inter
ssI in the Red Maiden" who. in days no" nap
piy gone by was regarded as a sort OF Jeanne
dare Of Proletarian France. Socialists now
,says like Cabinet Minister'S diplomaiists ana
"s,sr" actresses. take their regular holidays. and
INST At fha present moment many Of the prom
han, agitators are still absent from Paris II
has been possible. however. to see jules Guesde'
tho founder IF the new Socialist party: Jaures
the Socialist Parliamentary leader. Baduel, IN"
Socialist Senator with The SOcialis; ucputlts
Ernest Roche G6rault- Richard Mlerand. Rou-
,ne, and Pierre Vaux: FOurniere. the most vio-
lent Of the municipal councillors Of Paris. and
last but not least. Henri Rochefort, that Nestor
Of revolutionis,s. whose daily broadsdes against
the present bourgeois republicanism are so
ceverv and wittily written Is 10 secure un-
recedented popularity fer his newspaper, the
Intransigeant' which. at the lowest estimate
now brings in net profit Of some 100000
rear.
NJ. Henri Rochefort may justly be described
As Spoiled Child Of Anarchy He is one Of the
most accomplished art critics Of Paris. His col
lection Of paintings and statuary-esp
rch in Fortunys Goyas. and in works Of the
modern Spanish schools the admiration Of
tonnosseurs. VI. ROchefCr, never fails 20 put IN
IN appearance at every important hors" race
and at every fashionable theatrical FIRST night .
md when the other day the editor and proprle-
tor of "I.Intransigeant" committed matrimony
Tor the third time in his life. by marrying his
charming niece Mile. Marguerite Nervoort who
Accompanied her uncle during the trying period
o. his exile TO the fOgs ~ London. the w ddns
was recorded in the fashionable annals If the
leading papers as "un tv@nement Parisien
Thanks 90 the delicate attentions If numerous
judges tribunals and courts-martial. VI. Henri
Rochefort has been great traveller, and his
striking physiognOmy is well known in England.
Scotland Belgium and Switzerland. 10 say Moth
ng Of New Caledonia. His life has been some
thing like a serial novel nicely div.d d into am
mated little chapters. For few days indeed.
he formed part Of a government. but with this
Transient exception it was toward demoiishing
every government which France has produced
during the last fifty years that NJ Kocheforts
Efforts have been directed. Notwithstanding the
fact that his Anarchy has resulted in such de-
sctable materialism his counsel is constantly
0ugh, and followed by he wOrKngm'n If his
party. and his personality continues to b. as one
o. the most influential Of the day.
The men mentioned above are at The present
moment the real leaders Of the PrOletariat sup
posing that tomorrow a revolution should sweep
away the existing Government. these men. Juds-
ing by the result f he last Socialist vote. are
he ones who would De called upon 10 assume
power The Socialist dream is government 10y
Parliamentary committees. The Committee Of
Public Safety" the convention" the "D;rec-
tory" would all crop up again under modern
titles. and Jules Guesd,. Jaures. Roche Gerault-
Richard. Millcrand and their colleagues would
become the fn-de-siecle RObespierres. Dantons
and Marats
MILITANT SOCIALISM EXTINCT.
Militant Socialism. Ike that Of the Banquists
and OF the InternatiOnale-Of which Louise Mi
enel is the rsonificaton-which is purely revo-
uuonary. aiming at Dictatorship. and such
Is The direct descendant Of the Jacobins Of 1893
10 longer exists. In a recent article in The
fortnightly Review" upon Socialism in France
rom 1876 TO 1896" written by NJ. Paul La
'afgue, who is a sOn-in-law of Karl Marx, il is
yearly shown how scientific Socialism originated
a. the Marseies Congress in October. 1879
shce then. under the name Of COlectivism. and
1911 Dy men OF literary ana forensic ldleHl5 OF
ue highest order. the new Socialism penetrated
sne Str lngh dds Of the Anarchists and the
N'mmunards and even Of the extreme Repub-
"'ahs and with the clever parliamentary tao
~s Of Guesde. Jaures and Millcrand now con-
""s some tao hundred thousand votes and
over forty seats in the Chamber Of Deputies
Noiiectivsm holds that there Is a capital point
~ 'he history Of the French Revolution. viz.
"'' the commoners included privileged persons
"' formed middle class. possessing capital.
CONTRAST with simple wOrkmen. NOw. these
~" categories have survived all political
s"ahges. and with the application Of steam to