The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-01
READY 10 CRUSH PARIS RIOTS.
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10 70 ,rs.ive meaairrs that ~" almost
nr.aian in their arbitrary severity
one n tho Leaders 81 the strike, speak
Ing 9th obvious sincerity to TINS SrS
correspondent to-day, said
We are amazed ut such treatment by
VI. Clrmencenu Minister ~ Interior.
lie has always profee~ed himself IN hc me
n VA. W. fully believed that hc would
r,ce Ne every opportunity To enforce all
n orr demands. and We made every prep
.rsr.on ~ do 40. Now he has rr~ortcd
,o measures more drNconic than ,hose Of
INV VI hts predecessors,
rhaf tells the whole story of the COM
I lete Cnange III tNe Hd'H uh'IhS wv
,NSr few DAYS. II does not mean, how
ev,S thai the crisis IL ended. The Gle
ments Of diao rder and discomfort have
con thoroughly aroused from one end OF
France 10 the other. The enemies Of the
Government are eSasperated. This ap-
plies not only 10 the strikers in the various
trades, but 10 such widely separated NAL
contents ~ the Royalists, Clericals and
anarchists.
The aggregate opposition, although not
consolidated, is 81 strong that the Gov
eminent regards the danger, not Of to-
morrow, but Of the future, as grave.
1t has increased instead Of allayed popular
apprehension by wholesale arbitrary ar
rests.
It IL difficult TO understand the summary
Imprisonment OF such men as Count Beau
regard. He Is an illegitimate son Of Sapo-
leon III. by a beautiful English woman.
He Ia wealthy and ow ms several OF the fin
eet buildings on the Boulevard Haussman
His connection with Prince Victor Ma
p~oleon's ambition to secure tho throne OF
France In more han doubtful. The last
time Count Beauregard called on Prince
Victor In Brussels the latter refused to re-
ceive him, and issued a statement repudi-
ating ali connection with him.
Nevertheless the Government persists
In its declaration that a great plot against
the republic has been discovered and jus
tihee many OF the arrests Of the past few
days on that ground.
The correspondent Of TIE Sun has had
an interesting conversation at the head
quarters Of the Confederation OF Labor
with NJ. Robert, the leader OF the Painters,
Union and since the arrest OF NJ. Grlffuel.
hee, General Secretary Of the Confedera-
ton Of Labor. this morning, tho practical
head Of the strike. NJ. Robert said sar-
castically that Griffuelhes had been dragged
from his bed on the charge OF inciting
to pillage and advocating the revolutionary
propaganda, 1t was an Id otto proceeding,
for there Ia not a particle Of evidence avail
able against him, He added
1T ia an action unsurpassed In tyranny
and disregard Of the principles OF individ-
ual liberty, II In infamous that In the
twentieth century respectable citizens ran
he aroused at daylight by persons In mutt,
one Of whom, producing an official scarf
from his pocket. and declaring he belonged
to thu police, seised papers and whatever
else he wanted. The same method was
recently used by al audacious burglar.
Any Government that feels compelled to
resort 20 such methods must be convinced
that the republic ia very sick indeed"
81. Robert further said that the police
had offered him 800 francs monthly to turn
spy, All this goes to show that the strikers
have been domorallsed by the sudden
show Of strength by the foroes OF order.
This Ia further shown by the word passing
along tho ranks OF the strikers to-day
to let May Day pass without incident, but
to begin their revenge on Wednesday by
enforcing their demands on their en-
ployers and compelling non-unionists to
quit work.
II Is quite true that as Tomorrow danger
diminishes that of the following day in
creases. 1t will he the policy OF the NAL
contents to tire out the police and to begin
serious disturbances II possible when the
troope are called elsewhere.
Tho Government, however, will not relax
any Of ita precautions until after Sundays
elections, Its future policy will be largely
influenced by the result Of the polling.
Meantime, the only effect to-day Of the
extraordinary scare in Paris has been the
demand for moro than a double price for
provisions, while the exodus OF the past
few days continued until tonight.
There Ia every prospect that the Govern.
msnt will have an ally tomorrow equal
in efficiency to $4,000 troops. II Ia raining
heavily II. r. C,
TROUBLE WITH TROOPS.