The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16

cpen ~ IL huxyaing a. 1heH he vas
3eft Tor dead o. the nen os battle. bat
appeared tnTsnx ssse courSe 81 the night IN
camp. literally carrying III efssFaiss In bis
kept Teceverin9 b. . misAeae from his
terrible injuries, Of which 70 trace re-
mains except = silver ptase which be h
coma egied 10 wear overs the wound. and
which forces him, 10 he nyS. 90 take
more than ordinary interest," In the rise and
fasi In the price OF silver.
De Gaiiifes II described in the dispatches
a. a roysfkt. Yet nothing h further from
being the ease. Ixke waldeck-Rospseau.
he vas . canse an intimate friend Of
Gamb~fta- Il whose sabse often used 70
meet him. and he - Ifkevise on terms OF
great cordially with many ether Repao-
Iican Statesmen. such ~ Ranc. Cochsry
and CIem<nceav. VITO know how cordially
he supported 0Ambetss IN the iasssrs uss-
mateiy sncceOfui efforts 80 secure decree
Of amnesty In favor OF those condesnned 10
penal seryfsude and exile for their par
<tcipaison IN the Commune insufreCsion OF
lx71- The general pEoaic. however. are NOT
aware Of his action In this respect ana the
neWapncefu. French and forezxn. which De-
scribe him ~ execraied oy tne farsaans
for the rushlees severity with which he
asopress>d the rebeisson- are evidenfiy L.
nornns OF the fact that when President
Thierp rendered him the CYezx Of Com
mander OF the Legion OF Homer In recom-
penne for I'm services In the matter. ne
d~cfinea 10 accept II. declaring that Is
Fr~nrhmxn. he could never bring himself
20 wear decoration awarded for the she'd
ainw Of French blood In a civil war. may
incideuially mention that tails cross Of COM
man4ter which he % ehivAirousiy declined
wss fer days later offered 10 and ecceps-
Cd by another less scrupuieus officer, NAME
~. COD tsnhaeuuentiy Gen) Bouaanger-
Another episode, little known. which may
We. s4rye 10 make up this ZEN sketch Of
La GalIifes. occurred during the same civil
war The general, riding one day Ia the
nesxhborhood Of the beisaguered capital On
. reconncitersng expedition. with merely .
squadron OF cavalry a. ap escort. suddenly
found htmseif outfankeA and almost sur
rounded by an entire brigade Of commun-
ist troops. Resltxing that nothing save
sheer audacity could save his men and
himself from capture. he ordered them 20
charge. The men refused to obey, or 10
bulge. and II must BE- remembered that NJ
that time constderabie doubt existed with
regard to the loyalty q the troops 1T Yer
saiiIee to the republic. cases of desersion to
the Commune being terribly frequent.
without losing hi head or his temper, Do
Gaiiifet thereupon ordered his men to re-
main where they were, and rode forward
alone with his orderly officer. Count Ber-
nArd d'HarcourL On reaching the Com
munise lines the general raised his hand
and asked to speak to the commanding
officer. When the latter. white bearded
old colonel. made his appearance. the gen
erai exclaimed that he came. not as m
enemy. but for purposes Of parfey. 10 see
whether he could not induce them to lay
Anrr 4hrSe nd thpu se hu r1n N
fratF1cicaI and sanguinary struggle. which
WAS bound 10 end In the deYeAs or the
Commune. And as . proof that he came
not with hostile intent. but merely for the
sake Of delivering this appeal. DE Gallifet
pointed to his small escort Of troopers In
the distance.
While the Communist commanders were
discussing among Themselves the message
thus delivered by the general the Com
munist soldiers caught sight of the escort
moving away. and, suspeetsng ruse. be-
gan TO avail the general and mis- orderly
with insulting epithets. They were on the
point % psoceedlaG 20 actual maltreatmept
when the white-bearded colonel reappear-
cd, informed the general that they could
not think of laying down their arms before
President Theirs had conceded their de-
mands. and thereupon addressing the In
smrgsnt soldiers. shouted: MY friends, we
titled 20 that designation can ever forget
the glorious cavalry charge at Reiehshofen
Present arms. my friends; present arms 10
the gallant general who led that heroic
chargre
In minute the entire scene had
changed. and the Insurgents who but
minute before had been ready 10 subject
Gailifet to every species OK indignify. and
even to rend htm to pieces. now opened
t.xxtr 1t<, eli =. LA
senting arms 10 him. and cheering him TO
the echo with patriotic enthusiasm. On
his way hack to Versailles he encountered
the remainder or the regiment to which
his squadron belonged with couple of
hundred Communist prisoners jus. cap
tured. These he at once restored to lib-
erty on the ground that Ii was a day OF
parieytug aud not M hosissitits. and three
weeks later when the Old whits-bearied
colonel was brought To him as a prisoner.
and was about 10 be shot, he pressed sio0
In his hand and gave him his freedom.
/ have heard De GaliiFef once or twic.
explain his attitude toward the republic an
attitude which has given rise to 30 much
speculation and discussion. Like the great
Taiietrand. from whom. however. ne iir-
fcrs Ia bis scrunalous honesty In MI money
matters. DE Gailiset takes the ground that
French patriots duty is 70 the French
dynasty and that the role OF soldier Is 10
accord strict and unanessinning obedience
70 the duly constituted government elected
by the nation. no matter what 1t be, with
oct entering Into any political considera-
lions That is why. although former
side-sis-camp 90 Napoleon ILL.,. he refrain
ei from attending the isiter's funeral.
haisisns that whatever may have been his
personal feelings In the matter. he had
no right IA a general in the service OF the
republic 60 take part in n ceremony organ
szesi by professef5 foes of the republic.
His sympathy for Gsnrheiia originated
with the magnificent services of the latter
In Organizing the defense of thu country
axssnss the German invaders after the
overthrow 81 the NapoleoHic empire IN lssa
In shr same Way he has a warm Garner In
hse heart fer every FrvEehman who ia q
true patriot. no matter with what political
party he may be Identified. ard were ths
repnSlie 20 BE- over;hrewa tomorrow and
| n monarchy sn hs ESTABLISHED BY either tht
poaspartists or tho uf!saret prstenderS
he would serve Frances new eSeeaftvs
| with she same loyalty ara ssng'ersSs N