Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12


The Angio-rrench. the An
NUMEROUS gio-French- spanish and Ital-
Alliances. ian agreements. the Anglo
Russian accord and the
Franco japanese understanding. now In the
course Of contamination, with the posi-
bility that the United States may tacitiy
adhere, constitute . formidable coalition Tor
peace which renders discussion OF disarm-
ament superfiuous. When; the millennium
arrives then disarmament must follow.
Until then. patience, Oh paciacators!
This septuple alliance for fact replaces
In Its Importance the triple alliance. which.
though maintained In form, 10 really now
% dual alliance only. Paris, London. Mad
rid. Rome, 81. PETERSBURG. Toxic. and per
haps Washington. may count for more In
the destiny Of the twentieth century than
Berlin and Vienna. Frankly, the Aigeciras
conference was not worth 50 much. from
the German point Of View. but It was
blind instrument which led to great re-
suits What . lesson has been given 10
sesame at Tangier! The quiet and COM
posed uncle's masterful diplomacy stanus
out In striking contrast to the acts OF the
nervous and capricious nephew. 1t marks
an epoch r. history g the the creS. snH Ie
situation In France II therefore good, out
on the other hand the interior situation is
bad, even alarming.
The LIST Of May, or day OF wrath, wmcn
in, France Is the conventional day In which
government Is to done up and hayed
by the federated workmen's associations,
was passed in trepidation by government
and governed- Government IN Fraace,
however. took steps to secure itself against
the threatened dissolution and the day
passed without serious apparent injury.
That the present government In Paris
views the situation with alarm an article
in LIE Temps is evidence:
Government IN. Clemenceau had pre-
Alarmed. pared proposition OF law
to put an end to the acts Of
tho General workmen's Federation but
NM BRAND and vivianI opposed 1t. de-
claring that the laws were sufficient to pre-
vent the members Of that organization from
doing any illegal act
And LIE Temps adds that the decision of
the cabinet In the sense Indicated by MN.
BRAND and Viviani constitutes recoh
Of the cabinet.
'.The attitude Of the government during
the last fifteen days." 1t continues. gave
hope to those who are frightened by the
programs OF syndicates and the acts OF the
anarchists. The measures taken on the 1st
Of May, the discharge OF certain govern
paent employees ana the arrest Of anti-mili-
tarfsts. seemed to indicate that the govern
ment had finally decided to govern. Sue
cess rewarded the attitude assumed. The
LIST Of May passed without incident. the
threatened general strike pitifully failed.
and the revolutionary socialist party re-
ceiyed q serious setback. 1t lacked only
q little to make the check q rout. 1t was
thought that n. Clemenceau would profit
by hts victory to present a law reducing
the General Workmen's Federation to i'm
potency. society now considered justly as
q foyer OF civil war"
Language Of this nature from the con-
servative Journal and until now the mouth
piece and organ Of the republic indicates
the gravity of the situation.
A cable from Paris on the 9Th instant
declared that the manifestation of the LIST
of May and the failure Of the strike of the
cafe walters. cooks. bakers and BARRIERS
have thrown discredit and ridicule on the
socialism taught by M. Juarez and the
chiefs Of the Workmen's Exchange, con-
tinuing: 5,-s-s = $50. s=,.e -.
~ 4
"a computation made by the chamber Of
commerce Of Paris indicates. that the
4. threats OF what the incen-
Heavy diaries would do on the fst
- Losses. Of May and the strikes which
"a ! .ts|ii resulted. caused during the
18th Of April and the ID Of May, d loss OF
more .than one hundred millions Of francs
to the commerce OF Paris alone. During
this time 1t was announced In London.
Brussels, Berlin. Vienna and elsewhere
that It was dangerous to 80 to Paris;r that
visitors would find tho streets barricaded
BY insurgents and troops The 1st Of May
passed peacefully, but the trains arriving
from Calais. Germany. Austria and Italy
were empty. The number OF tourists at
Paris was less by 100000 than In ordinary
times. that In, before Paris he'd been taken
possession. Of by the Workmen's, Elk
change The Partisan merchants are furi-
GUS against socialists In general and par
ticularly against the Workmen's Elk
change
Paris is not alone In this revolt against
the tyranny which has been exercised by
such syndicates. A marked reaction indeed
Is setting In In the provinces. and this may
explain the treptdation of the government.
n. Jules Deiahaye. an avowed monarchtst.
has been elected In district heretofore re-
publican. The newly elected deputy said:
1.-THE re-establishment of the monarchy in
France does not Brighten any one. The
regime would be preferable to
that which governs now.
The opinion of the Figaro Is ordinarily
negligible quantity in matters relating to a
republican regime, but just now there Is q
decided revolt. q patriotic revolt, AGAINST
the domination OF q party which LIE Temps
Referring to the reassembling Of the
chamber on the 7th of May the Figaro said:
THE CleIaenceau ministry Is under the alb
SO1uCo necessity OK LuIulh& inc maculu0
around IL It wishes to retain power, and
with 1t save. do not say the republic, but
republican principles.
with all haste 1t should organize the re-
OF the honest against those who are
not It should prosecute the General work
mems Federation, which IL only q strike en-
1t should on the reassembling OF
parliament modify the law of associations
which certain proletary politicians have
into q law of blackmau and
terror; It should break up the syndicates
Of workmen and government employees
which are monstrous illegalfties.
rsIf the ministry does not take up with
energy these measures for national preser-
walton 1t will be overturned
Danger quickly for the profit Of So
Ahead. ciaiistss who very soon. In
turn, viii be driven out by
the mysterious man on horseback who
already haunts the dreams. or the night
mares, OF millions Of disturbed and alarmed
spirits.
Dreams or Nightmares. the peril is the
same. and the man IL blind who does not
see that we are now on the incline which
leads to all sorts of revolutions.
There is barely time to act. But IL no
action Is taken against those who have SO
r,itff.rflyy nnvArned and nrofecfod no fbaro