The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
GUER|N STILL AT HOM{"
The Polics Will Not Try to Take
r Him From His House.
WOULD MEAN BLOODSHEO
Friends Urge Him to Abandon His
Ridiculous Position - He May Sur
render to the Prefect of Po-
lice To-Day.

Paris, Aug. I'm. Guerir, president
of the Anti-Semite league, who, with
sympathizers, has been barricaded
since Saturday in the offices of the
league, and still holds the fort this
morning, is now regarded as an outlaw
in state of rebellion. Three inmates
attempted to leave the house this morn
ing and We're promptly arrested. They
were all armed to the teeth. carrying
loaded six shooters and hatchets and
wearing brass knuckles. Leading Jews
of Europe are endeavoring to form an
International association for their de-
fense against the crusade expected
against the Jews after the Dreyfus trial
is ended
NJ. Waldeck- -Rosseau conferred sew
eral times during the day with NJ
Lepine, the prefect of police, in consid-
Grafton of the fact that recourse to
force in the arrest of Guerin might lead
to a useless sacrifice of life, entailing
still graver demonstrat tions at the obsc-
quies of the victims. The prefect de-
cided not to expose the life of any
man, soldier policeman or fireman, but
to leave M. Guerin choice between
self-imprisonment and arrest.
Meanwhile, it looks as if the affair
would have sudden ending. The
friends of NJ. Guerin are busying them
| selves to relieve him from an impossi-
BILE and foolish position.
Mr.. Stevens, son of the well-known
artist. obtained from the government a
permit to visit NJ. Guerin's house and
advise his to surrender at discretion,
assuring him that no one doubted his
courage, but that he ought not to COM
promise his friends and be the cause
of placing human life at stake.
Joseph Lasces, anti-Semite deputy for
Geers, who was furnished with similar
| permit. visited NJ. Guerin at o'clock
this evening and conferred with him
for three-quarters of an hour, making
every effort to persuade NJ. Guerin and
his associates that further resistance
was vain and dangerous.
About half-past 10 NJ. Lasces went to
see M. Waldeck-Rosseau. In the pre-
miers absence he was received by his
chief officer. In the course of an in
terview M. Lasces denied that he was
in charge of any negotiations or repre-
sented either side. He said he was SIM
| ply acting on his own responsibility be-
cause he was anxious to avoid strife.
Il believe" M. Lasces continued
that the matter may be arranged to-
morrow. NJ. Guerin and his friends
by sleepless nights and the momentary
expectation of a police coup. l have
succeeded in obtaining an assurance
from NJ. Waldeck- Rosseau that they
will not be disturbed tonight. To-
morrow l shall see the premier and ar
range terms by which NJ. Guerin and
his associates shall constitute them
selves prisoners. The premier is not
intractibe and will doubtless grant
their wish to be treated with indul-
gence and NJ. Guerins request to be
allowed to surrender at the police de-
! partment instead of being arrested in
| the Rue Chabrol. l may say that l
hnxr ,nf tyNv
but also in that of NJ. Beaumont"
There was considerable excitement
accompanied by demonstrations and
scuftles. in the Rue Chabrol in the
! course of the evening, and the police
made several arrests.
NJ. Guerin this evening displayed an
| anti-Semitic tri-color flag on the roof
| of the anti Semitic headquarters. On
the flag was a motto reading: France
| for Frenchmen."