The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-11
A Week Spent Among The Com
mUlG War BaTliCaieS.
INCIDENTS OF The MASSGCRf
Execution OF a Woman In the Streets
Many BLOODY Chsp'ars In the
Reign OF Terror.
by the Edi.,r.I

To me the revolution oJ 1885 in
France!swith its terrible outbreaks ui
anger, feroCity. COnstitution-mlkiug
bloodshed. rawlings about liberty. des-
potism OF the democracy entire
Reign of TerroT-Ild always been the .
most fascinating chapter in all history \
When, therefore. happened to De In 4
London in May, 1911. at the time when
a fierce war existed between the Ma /
tional Government u France and the |
Commune. directly after the Franco |
German War. when Paris was barTi- |.
caded and was under the FIRE OF the Ma
tional guns hal al intense desire to
visit that city-if could do so safely.
IL was believed n London that the
National troops would not be able tu
enter the city for some weeks. and un-
til they did. life m the city itself was
in no danger excepting ON the Yer
! sailies side Of e. where the fighting
was continuous.
On the 10th NJ Iay. 1871. W. e.
DTeyer. of the fiTu OF Buwlcs Brothers
! X Co. American hguke-s In Paris and
London. told ma that he should leave
ON the evening train COR Paris. and in
! order To pass without arrest through
| the military lines which the Commune
had established around Paris. had Sc
| cured from The American Minister I'm
| London the ufugs ~ bearer of dis,
| patches To Minister WashbuTu in
| Paris At his suggestion | called ON
the American Minister az once. and ne
! made me also bearer Cf dispatches tu
/ Mr.. WaShbuTn. ,N". the joint bearers.
| left by the evening rain for Paris. via
Calais. and reached the railway station
| in Paris early IA the morning. The
northern part ~ France was still oCCu-
pied by sections uf ne German army
in order 20 keep Tie peace and until
the National Government had taken
possession OF tn. city.
y company %: CNmm,- lists. without
uniforms. occupied the railway station.
and the officer in command. after care
fully examining car papers. permitted
us TO enter.
On entering floTs We drove
| through the streets. The stores were
closed. The quiet 81 a New England
Sunday prevailed. As We approached
barriCade constructed IT carts and
stones. We stopped. and the officer in
command examined our papers. He
read them with difficulty. and did not
appear tn understand them. Dr.ycr
|
our way with dispatches 20 the Amcri-
can Minister. RE replied: The
American Minister j. our friend. Co
on. gentlemen IN reaching the Ho-
tel Chatham. J engaged my room and
found myself about the only guest in
the house .Dwysr left with the dispatch
es and also left .'ord ct the rooms OF
Edward King that had arrived. King
was the correspondent Cf the Boston
| Journal and had been n correspondent
in the CaTlist revolution in Spain. In
the war in Bulgaria. anu in the Franco
German war. He remained I'm Paris
during the siege. and kept to- his post
during the Commune trouble. II.
spoke the French language with ease,
and his large figure. blond face and
tactful manner enabled him To- move
among the Communist troops on duty
, | had known him :,s.' some years. We
strolled along the Boulevard DIES 1ta-
liens and settled down n the Cafe Il,
Ia PaiX for breakfast. Every store
, was closed. The streets were deserted
5 We alone oCaipi,l he large room o
the cafe. But the S,rs.t-swsepers wer,
at work as usual cJ !: the Empire was
: at peace The waiter brought to u.
1 coffee and remarked, We are doin.
Il no business now" In n few momentl
4
with mud and dirt. marched by. The!
had served in the front and were re-
firing for rest. We then proceeded q
= military headquarters for pass. Kim
said: - must give you a standing.
character: | Will call you an American
educator. Tie made a speech to tn
officer in charge. ccnplimented the oi
ficers on their fidelity to duty. and go
me pass. under the signature OF tn
commanding general. As We pIsSe
out into the street. King said: 'Liste
to- the musketTy tire I'm the trenchs
ID at Issy." Then We heard the report Z
as cannon. We hired 4 hack. but th
m driver stipulated hat we should Nc
ask him To get under fire. At the Tire
cadero. from which there was an exec
lent view uf the entertainments.
saw the smoke and heard the reports ,
the muskets along a line OF ten mile
Many thousand vell-dressed FrcuCl
men with their wives stood near u
and without any excitement wafChs
- the distant contest. On reaching q
- Arc de Triomphe. the driver said ~
- shall he under fire in this place ;
" We left him protected behind q hon
~ and walked 20 the Arc. Soon a polio
man said: The i.ring from Mont V
lerien will begin before long and the
will send shells 20 this place. "
must retire"
In the afternoon we visited the 81
where the guillotine stood In 90.
Y the Place de Ia Co-corde. and found
ID barriCade. An officer without uuifor
examined our pas ;ss. hut seemed Co
unable to- read ;!iem. King ma
another clever speech. and We climb
=, over the barricade. Then We visit
~, the Corps Legislltif. which was go
~ verted into workshop. In which !.
i' women were sewing sacks into viii
sand was To be placed for earthwori
4 fine-looking. toll girl. with a =