Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-06
ASHAMED OF IT..
French Deputies Denounce At
tack on Pres. Loubet.
Esterhazy Charges Patty du Clam With
Another Reasonable Act.
Paris Still Excited But No More Acts Of
Violence Take Place.

Paris June 5.-There were violent
scenes in the Chamber of Deputies,
| this afternoon, owing to the Royalist
denunciations of President Loubet and
the soldiers on duty had to eject the
chief anti-Loubet speaker. M. Rious
| De Largentaye.
NJ. Rious De Largentaye, Conserva-
tive, representing the eth division of
! Oman, Coytes Du Nord, shouted:
''Loubet is not honest, he is a Panama
| ist."
| These statements called forth violent
| protests and shouts Of order but NJ.
| De Largentaye persisted. in spite of the
uprOar and hooting in declaring hon
est men We're arrested. yesterday. This
was followed with shouts of down
| with Loubet" and scene of wild eX-
element ensued. The Leftists shouted
at the top of their voices, "censure
with temporary exclusion
President Deschanel ordered NJ. De
Largentaye to withdraw, but the latter
refused, and the session was suspend
ed, the deputies being required to
withdraw in order that NJ. De Largen-
taye be expelled. The commanding Of
ficer on duty at the PalaiS Bourbon
then entered the Chamber of Deputies
with a squad of soldiers and requested
NJ. De Largentaye to withdraw. The
latter waited until many of his col
leagues had left the House and then
rose and walked out, escorted by the sol
diers There was cheering and coun-
ter cheering when NJ. De Largentaye
appeared in the corridors. The sitting
was then resumed.
NJ. La Loge asked what mea sures the
government intended to take in the flu
ture and the premier replied that after
Yesterdays Incidents his first steps was
to address a respectful greeting to the
nations elect and to the firm citizen
who was. and who remains the guaran-
ty Of Republican communion"
(Cheers).
Continuing, the premier said that,
yesterday. at Auteuil, the advance
guard Of the reactionary party protest.
ed against him and called for his res
ignation" and proceeded to enlarge
upon the coarseness of such demon
stration against an invited guest"
Cheers)
The premier then said: THE repre-
sentatives Of elegance and good taste
have given us an idea of what France
may expect from their idleness and in
dolenCe We knew secret meetings had
taken place and that preparations were
made for demonstrations. We took
measures for the Presidents protec-
ton in driving to and from the race
and nothing occurred on the way"
Here a Royalist cried: You hid
him.
NJ. Dupuy retorted: mo, but your
friends hid behind the women"
Protests from the Rightests followed
and NJ. Lasies, anti-Semite. cried Lou
bet and Dclcasse tthe minister of for
eign affairs) hid behind policemen"
This statement was followed by an
uproar lasting several minutes.
When comparative quite had been re-
stored NJ. Dupuy said: I'VE stationed
police at the paddock with orders to
intervene Immediately in case of a
demonstration. and they did so, though
they met with much opposition and
protest. | assume all responsibility"
You have the evil eye" cried NJ.
Lasies. a remark which caused laugh
ter.
NJ. Dupuy continued: "All the police
did their duty. An individual threw
himself on the President of the repub-
lie. who remained quite calm. The
at Auteuil were the more
disgusting because they occurred in
the presence Of foreign representatives.
The persons who have been arrested
will be examined by a magistrate who
will decide whether there was con-
spiracy. We are satisfied the accused
are members of clubs which the gov
eminent has decided to close. Yester-
days demonstrators pretend to repre-
sent France in the army but the. pub
liz was against them. We are support
ers OF the republic and Republicans
who do not mix with those who have
only borrowed the name in order to better
destroy her. You have given us a
we intend to uphold. If
you give us your confidence we shall
know how to defend our institutions
from those who attack them" CAP
Dlause).
Here NJ. De Cavaignac, Conservative,
THE country is of the re
public. AS to the affair which has di-
vided the nation and the families it
will yet weigh heavily against you. The
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