The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
Opposition Senator Elected in
Place of Dead Supporter in
Department of Aisne.
ECCLESIASTICAL WAR WORSE.
Resignation of Bishop of Laval
Is Ominous for Both Sides
Marseilles Strikes Still
Threaten Disaster.
BY ]. CORNELY.

sfkSlAL BY CABLE IL Iht 81 LDbiS re-
PUBLIC AND THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Paris. Sept. I7.-(Copyright. IaH}-We
have had in the last week q senatorial
election in the Department Of Aisne. re-
sulttng in defeat for the Government. n
Progressist Deputy having been chosen in
place Of a deceased Senator who was an
adherent Of the Ministry.
We have had. also. the report OF the
resignation Of the Bishop OF Laval. who
was not able to defy the revolt OF his do
Sesans inspired to effect his downfall by
|the eoryphees OF Catholicism.
This Is an ominous incident for both par
ticipants in the religious conflict. for the
Government. in that it strengthens and
confirms II in Its determination to separate
church and state: and for the church as
well. for q church can surely have no more
interest in proving the unworthy charac-
ter Of one of its Bishops than can an army
Be interested in showing TO the world that
4 General who commands in its ranks
should be deprived Of his commission
In fact. Bishop Gray is the victim Of
antipathies Of politics. He desired to prove
TO the world that he was Republican. but
his diocesans were of the Royalist ranks Of
Brittany.
MARSEILLES STRIKES
Aside from that episode in the religious
conflict actively waged in the nation. the
war between capital and labor at Mar
seilles continues to occupy the foremost
place in the public mind. At one time Il
appeared certain that the weil-meant In
tervention of the authorities would cui-
inmate in the reconciliation Of the en-
ployers and the strikers. The struggle is
still in progress. but 1t must necessarily
end sooner or later. and It Is extremely
probable that a society will be formed on
the plan n-of-%Aat-ia-ekieteBeea at Antwerp.
where all the workingmen of the port form
one general association. the directors let
ting their labor and being responsible for
the fulfilling of such contracts as are
made.
This scheme OF association assures for
the wcrtingman advantages OF great I'M
pcrtance. 1t is possible. indeed. that IN
this plan will be discovered the actually
Of the peace that must prevail in the re
lations Of capital and labor. BY the
formation Of joint societies. like in char
acter to those in which the capitalists
unite. the struggle will be equalized. being
no longer one between the undertaking
ana the Individual but one between col
lective undertakings OF the same nature.
There have recently been published some
statistics of strikes. In 1903 these trade
disturbances involved 5s7 industries; In $50.
they involved only 617 industries. They
have caused colossal losses. not only tc
capital and to the workingman himself
but to the collective interests Of the coun.
.ry as well. and It is certain that they
gave the fatal stroke to the late Minister
II. waldeck Rousseau.
PROPOSES INTERVENTION.
". DeIannessan, who has become edi
tor Of the Steele. proposes that the neutra
Powers. notably France. Germany and
Great Britain shall intervene amicably Il
end the conflict between Russia ant
Japan, which has assumed such over
whelming proportions.
This question has become the subject o.
q debate of extraordinary interest in vari
Gus journals, but It does not seem possible
that there is hope Of a rapid solution fol
Russia, as well a. Japan. have declares
their intention Of resisting all attempts a
diplomatic interference. Disaster alon'
can medify this situation: II is fncumben
then upon other chancellories to avail
such disaster before giving counsel