The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-17
A SIX HOUR DAY
Is Now Demanded by Labor Agita-
tors of Paris


tors of Paris
Paris, Oct. 17.-Paris is once more in
one Of those emotional, historical moods
which, to the keen psychological OBJ
server, are so full of interest, pathos
and humor Sensational rumors are
rampant on the bouIevards and in the
cafes the atmosphere is charged with
the meIodramtic vibration of rumors
of coups d'etat, pronunciamentos and
royalist plots.
Even the Bonapartists have arisen
from their slumbers, and celebrated the
anniversary of the battle of Jena by
placing at the foot of the Vendome
column the inscription, Long live the
army, the guiding star OF the nati ION
MillevOye and DerOulede, at the heau
of the small but noisy groups OF ma
tionalists and professional patrlols,
forming the light cavalry Of the present
agitation, bitterly denounce the repup-
lie which they declare has become an
obIigarchy of Semitic and evangelist
Edouard Drumont insists that there
can be no salvation for France unless
all the Jews be forthwith deprived oL
suffrage. ..1
Henri Rochefort always in touch with
aere~ressiVe BOheInianiSm, predicts tnat
1Trbar rarIiament meets on october .,
"a clean sweep will be made OF lHe
abominable Republican preslueIIIIi;ai
trinity-the president of the repuolIc'
the president of the council OF MINISTERS
and the president of the chamber. II IS
an encouraging sign, however nc
Rochefort ridicules the idea OF a Wa!
with England about tashoda, anu SslS
ssTba British admiralty Will no uouOI
cant11re Devils island, bring DreyIus
to the French coast ana let MN ioo9o
anywhere in France, where MS presence
vvo11ld at once provoke a civil war
The Jour calls upon the government ZEN
to expel all foreigners from fteIlcIt i -
ritory and the Patrie accuses PR 2Iit
11,an7b hers of the American ana t1ngllSh
colonies in Paris who, during the Meeh:
hanDened to entertain Prince Henri
d'OrIeans, the Duke de LuyneS anu ot u
~ Orlean ists at lunch and dlnneIS a.
+T7a restaurant Of fashionable nolSl IL
- P1oca Vendone of abusing the nos
nita1itv of France by preparing TOT tLs
advent of the Due dOrleans IN q a. -
At the opening of the chambers Oh ~
me Strikes. owing to the firmness OF
| the government in promptly giving MI
tary protection to men Wiling " - -
o-a now over but the language at lne
| Toaafine held every night at the BoHse
| din Travail is more violent than eHGI;
and now for the first time, the oeIIlalIu
! is formulated for a day OF SIX NUS ~ Hf
| 800 of eight. without reduction OF
simultaneously with the Paris build
ing guilds syndicate OF ralIm91y niece
/ men purporting to be the mouln9le 80
| Of 400 900 railway employees lssuT3u - 20
| anpeai for a general strike on all the
/ railways of France. An increase ~
! he e,a- weekly wages. pensions for all. dim
| inutions Of the hours of work, and maj
/ rainstat en1ent of strikers We're the
| points demanded W1thln I LWenlS So 10 u
/ hours at the principal railway june
| lions the stations were occupied py - -
/ tacbrnents of infantry and cavalry. The
! movement was admirably eXecuteQ, anu
! involved the olSplaClI6 u OFSA
| troops. ~
The railway employees, however; espe-
! cialy those outside Of Paris, Loudly pro-
| tested against the proposed strlke' anu
| have won the sympathy OF the entiIe
| public by their patriotic conduct IN
/ sticking to work IN spite OF the TN 60 -
| of the Partisan committees and aSlta-
| tors. Today it is discovered that an
! anarchist. Guerard, the nominal presl-
| dent, with three members OF tne raj
| way wOrkmen'S syndicate, IKE the
| TnpnnOra BILE tailOrs of TOOiey street. pre-
! tended to speak in the name OF the
| whole railway population OF france, put
/ now, fortunately disaVoWed, the strike
! has completely failed.
/ The brilliant exploit of Captain Henri
! Gouraud in capturing Samory, the Ne
! GRO NapOleOn," thereby terminating the
war in the French Soudan, which has
! lasted eighteen years, gives France
! new hero. and has satisfied the craze
| for colonial and military glory. which,
! in Major Marchands case, took such a
/ dangerous turn a few weeks ago.
The dedication of a monument to the
/ soldiers of France who fell In the Fran
| co-Prussian war, which took place at
| Haute Marine, General Cnanoine, the
/ minister of war, presiding, furnished an
opportunity for a demonstration in f2v-
| or Of the army which many societies
/ seized, marching past the monument
| and shouted. 'Vive PArmie."
The Socialist party met today and de-
| nounced governmental interference with
! the right to strike. A resolution was
| adopted declaring that the whole So
! cialist revolutionary party is united in
defense of the republic, and will not per-
| nit the military conspiracy to lay its
/ hands upon the liberties of the people"
/ The Socialists announce that they
/ have organized a vigilance committee
! Ito Illustrate the military conspiracy