The Mena weekly star., 1906-04-26
FRANCE FACES ANARCHY
Rioters in tho Mining Districts At. tackled tho Soldiers and
 Bloodshed Followed.
GOVERNMENT SURPRISING THE NEWS.
Telexrams arc Sent to London md Trans- mitted by Cable from that Point-Re- beliion has Already Begun and Anarchy in It's Worst Form Threatsns-virtuaD Treason Openly Talked.

Paris, April 25.-Sunny April Skier never smiled upon fairer Paris. the streets of the worlds gayest capital never teemed with brighter life, yet France at the present moment is face to face with the gravest peril that car menace democracy or any form ot government. The law has bowed be- fore the mob in more than one dis turbed district with the inevitable result. Rebellion has begun and anarchy threatens to swiftly follow not only at the scenes of the prevailing riots, but in Paris itself. The govern ment is regularly censuring press telegrams in the hope of preventing the facts from getting abroad. II has been necessary to send this dis patch by messenger to London in case of It's nontransmissibn by wire from here
 The attention of the world can not fail to concentrate on the tremendous object lesson in modern statccraft which France will be compelled to fin ish in a few days. Weakness first manifested itself in. tolerance of verbal defiance of the law. Even President Loubet on one occasion permitted 8 red flag to pass him in procession without protest Virtual treason has been talked openly in certain guar ters for months past.
 There will be attempts made to con mot tba r>rarnrt yohor tv,ourroc< fos, with the agitation against the reli- gious separation law. The only con nection is the effect of bad example It was in dealing with the rioters who opposed the authorities taking inventories of church property that the government first openly condoneJ defiance of the law. Citizens who flagrantly assaulted public officers and soldiers who refused to obey orders were allowed to go scot free. At tempts to enforce the law in districts where it was especially unpopular were finally abandoned entirely, under the plea of inexpediency. The royal ists. clericals, anarchists and socialists are re-enforced by the great body ol organized labor. whose rank and lie are not enemies of the republic, but whose unscrupulous leaders seized the opportunity to press demands which they knew were impossible of attain ment in ordinary times.
 High-handed outrages have been committed in the mining districts More than 10000 men joined in open defiance of the Jaw and it's representa- tives. A few troops were sent at hrsi When matters became worse more soldiers were sent. Their instructions were to show themselves for moral effect. but on no account to use theis arms. even in self-defense. The riot CTS speedy took advantage of this H. censed lawlessness. They destroyed everything they could lay their hands on, including the railway and telegraph lines, footed shops and burned houses Then matters reached pass which is almost incredible. The mob attacked the troops in the streets. pelting them with a murderous fusillade of bricks stones and other missiles. One or two were killed and many wounded.
 Bomb for Ex-President Leubet.
 Paris, April 25.--A dispatch to the Journal from Montelimar, department of the Drome, Tuesday. says that the authorities there found a bomb to which a burning fuse was attached, on the window sill of the library of former President Loubet's villa where he and his family are spending their Easter vacation. The fuse was ex- tinguished and an examination of the bomb. it Is added, showed it to bo of an sxtreuelv deadly nature