Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-23
Crisis Passed Is the
Belief of Cabinet
Officers
Chamber Of Deputies
Passes Bill to Aid
Wine Growers
Troops In Readiness for Any Out
break That May Occur Today.
Mayor of Narbonne Still
in Custody
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PARIS, June ga profound sense
of relief pervades the French capital
tonight at the check to the outbreak
in the south which is described by ex-
Premier Ribot as the worst internal
crisis in France, in the past thirty
seven years. The government now ap-
parently is satisfied that it has the
situation we'll in hand and that the
overwhelming forces of troops garrl-
soning the whole area effectually Will
prevent recrudescence of the armed
revolt against the central power Such
a mobilization of military force has not
previously been witnessed in the thlrd
republic. All the towns and the ma
iority of the villages in the two dls-
turbed departments are armed camps.
Tonight's dispatches represent that
general surface calm prevails, although
there are one or two storm centers In
isolated districts There is some evil
dence too, of anxiety over possible de-
velopments tomorrow, Sunday belng
Frances favorite day for demonstra-
tion. Both civil and military authori-
ties have made ample preparations for
all eventualities.
The chamber of deputies passed as
whole and practically unanimously, all
the clauses of the wine frauds bill
previously adopted separately, thus en-
abling the government to put the meas
IRE into immediate effect and remove
the principal grievance OF the growers;
and finally the bishops in the disturbed
district have eXhorted the people 10
avoid any further violence.
THE result is that Premier Clemen-
ceau is able to give his colleagues
generally hopeful report of the situa-
tion. but the planned visits or Presldeht
Fallieres to Royan and Bordeaux, anu
all the ministerial engagements Tor the
festive functions in the immediate
future have been Cancelled or postponeu'
ali on account of the national sorrow at
the bloodshed in the south of France.
Politics a Factor
new feature of the situation was
This communication made by the MIN
ister of Justice today that among the
nersons arrested in connection Win tne
Iioting in the disturbed departments
1vere members of local Royalist clubs
considerable politics is mixed up IN
the movement A delegation of sena-
tors and deputies representing the
south of France, visited President Fal-
Heres at the Elysee palace this AFTER
noon and appealed for his good office
To bring about the release of M. Fer
roIl former mayor of Narbonne, ana
the other members of the wine growers
convention who are in custody. The
president replied that he could not de-
mart from the constitutional rule which
bars any such interference on the part
of the president.
In the evening there were few in
stances of disorder, especially in the
neighborhood of Paulhan, where
band of several thousand peasants COM
mitted minor depredations. Otherwise
the day passed without any serious in
cident.
The local committee of defense of
wine growers of Montpelier has pla-
carded the walls of that city with ap-
peals to the citizens not to resort to
laWlessness. The wounded in the two
conflicts at Montpelier hardly exceeded
fifty, of whom the majority are soldiers
suffering from revolver shots.
Trainloads of soldiers continue to ar
rive at Montpelier. The ships and cafes
are all open, commercial life has been
resumed and officers and soldiers are
freely circulating in the streets.
Prefect of Montpelier, M. Mulder, who
was captured by peasants yesterday
and held as hostage, has been released.
Beyond some bruises he did not sustain
any injuries.
At Narbonne the shops are opened
and business is being resumed.
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