The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27
.CLEMENCEAU HAS
No FEAR Of A
REVOLUTION

New York April 27.-The Herald today
prints the following interview which its
correspondent i'm Paris says he secured
with Minister OF the Interior Clemencean.
relative TO the internal situation OF
France;
'"rhe actual disturbances among the
working classes" said the minister. lis
due TO a variety OF causes on which the
light will ultimately be shed for we
must at once seek 10 determine the re-
sponsibility for this movement, while
ignorant OF the source of certain SUBJ
sides which have been distributed 20 the
strikers.
There rs no doubt that the near ap-
proach OF the general election has a pre-
ponderating influence on the propaganda.
and the continuance OF the movement,
for on one side certain socialist candl-
dates consider a strike necessary TO their
| election, and they are endeavOring to
| prolong the agitation until May 8.
ION the other hand certain reactlonary
| troops and publications devote themselves
| 10 the exploitation and exaggeration Of
the fears Of social revolution with the
object OF provoking couger-movement
from the panic-stricken populace.
"But the reactionaries themselves are
now beginning TO understand that I'm view
| OF the strong anaichistic element which
exists they are playing dangerous game,
| and they are changing their tactics, fear
| ing that a too widespread movement
| would defeat their own hopes and ends.
| They have sown the seeds OF alarm and
! this is turning the tide against them.
| "As far as any danger is concerned this
| fear is absolutely chimercal. for IL there
| exists I'm our country as elsewhere some
| hundreds of thousands OF men In latent
| and permanent revolt against established
| social order there also exists several mil
| lions OF people interested in the maintea-
| ance OF the social edihce.
| 'Its armor. therefore. Ia not in danger,
! and the duty OF a government, whatever
it's policies may be. Is to defend the nation
| by insuring order in the streets and 10
| enforce the respect for individual property
! and liberty. and you may be certain that
I'm this case the Authorities will not fail
] in their duty.
AFTER the elections this effervescence
/ will subside and we will then have TO
face these social problems which call for
urgent study as to the best means OF
| nnding their solution. This will be the
work which the new parliament Will have
| 20 face"
The police adopted decisive measures
today TO apprehend the element which Is
| fomenting disorder and capture the
sources OF its supplies. Early in the
| day a search was made OF the head
| quarters of the confederation OF labor
| ana also OF It's ~ DIdicicS lhFpusHuu'
! the city. simultaneously the police
| searched the home OF number OF royal
ist sympathizers, who were suspected of
| encouraging disorder in the hope OF af-
| fectlng a coup detat. The offices of la
Croix. a reacuonary paper. were also
| searched.
Important papers, IL Is understood
were found at the homes OF some OF the
! royalists.
The search OF the headquarters OF the
confederation OF labor yielded negative
results.
! six men at first searched the offices OF
La Croix. noted for having rai-ed n popu-
lar subscription ostensibly in behalf OF
! the sufferers from the Courrieres mine
catastrophe, but Il Is asserted that the
money was forwarded TO the bishop OF
Arras. who is supposed TO be a royalist.