Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04

more serious and 1t has been termed
men aad wome enfI In The 20 recent Conflicts
Have the declarations of Marcelltn and
Ferroul awakened their partisans to the
danger. the secret object Of a creation OF q
state within the state. the Matching
out Of the communistic spirit which has
been fostered and aided by the present
regime In France as the ideal of republican
progression?
Marcellin Albert a prisoner 1t Is true.
made the following confession and its sin
certify may not be doubted:
9lbert's Il have never desired to
Policv make war against laws or
against men. have had but
one object. to save wine culture. to save
property and above all. to save the small
property holder"
AIbigeois! The name Is almost forgotten
except in the Midi perhaps which may be
romantic and inclined to dream Of revolu-
ton in her misery dreaming of the days
of the early Albigeois, those singular here
chief In Raymond vi Of Toulouse. and when
Bezers and CArcassonne the scenes of re-
cent violence. were taken and sacked in
12O9.
Camisard! The name is not so far off that
1t Is not remembered. The Camisard Is de-
scended from the Albigeois. The Camisard
rushed to arms after the revolution of the
edict Of Nantes, in 1855. led by the romantic
Jean Cavalier.
Jean Cavalier! Marcellin Albert! What a
rapprochenent between the two popular
leaders separated by seven generations!
Jean Cavalier was born at Ribaute. in the
Gard and from a simple baker of bread
he became the chief of the Camisards. Cav
alier successfully fought Montrevel and VII
lars, and finally concluded a peace with the
latter accepting in compensation q pension
and the brevet Of colonel Jean Cavalier
was insignificant of form and his face gave
little evidence of his intelligence and force
of character. Louis XIV, having expressed
desire to see the little man. shrugged his
shoulders, and, turning his back, said: 1T
is only that" Was 1t this speech that de-
cded Jean Cavalier to quit France, join
the English and subsequently become Gov
Marcellin Albert has not yet ended his
career perhaps and yet 1t seems scarcely
probable that f1ckle fortune may undo for
him what he has done to himself. Roland.
friend Of the Girondins in 1892. charged that
Jean Cavalier had formed pact with the
government. his price being a pension and
brevet The vine dresser Of Argeliers is
charged with the same crime as that of the
baker of Anduze.
Marcellin Albert for a fact, and the fact
remains inexplicable. visited Minister Glenn
enceau and accepted the sum
"A Pa1ng of 100 francs From this mo-
Star ment. as the journalists said,
''Marcelin's star paled." The
journalists overlook the returning hero. as
tonished at the cheapness Of the hero to
whom they had accorded unlimited space
the day before. One hundred francs! Was
Marcellin worth the trouble Of an inter-
view?
The press nevertheless followed the
quondam idol and "Redemptor' Of the Midi
and interviewed him between Narbonne and
II promised NJ. Clemenceau." he said. ito
say nothing OF our interview. I kept my
word. but the president of the council has
not done so. Clemenceau recounted to the
editor OF the Temps our interview in such
way as to render me ridiculous He will
not succeed. ! defend a just cause. I will
defend 1t to the end. and no one. even
though he be president Of the council OF
ministers. will prevent me. He says that he
demonstrated with me and that I wept 1t
is not true I went to the ministry with
out fear and without trembling. as a man
bent upon defending just cause. I ex-
posed to the president Of the council our
griefs and did so with business. The re-
cital accomplished. he asked me for in
formation about matters in the Midi and
the events at Narbonne At this recital
the recollection Of the troubles which hud
happened and would perhaps happen.
the memory OF the victims at Narbonne
Of the blood that was shed. I wept. 1t is
true. for l do not carry a stone In my
breast. l have there something else"
rs 1t true, asked a Journalist. that
you accepted the one hundred francs that
Clemenceau is said to have offered you?'
Certainly 1 wished him to contribute
little to the defense of the Midi. I had
money. Did l have none I knew where I
could procure 1t. But 1 foresaw that NJ
Clemenceau desired to ridicule mo with
his story of remonstrances and tears, and
I would pay him back in the same money
You will recognize. indeed that it Is
somewhat extraordinary that the presi-
dent of the council Of ministers should
give money to a man. to arrest whom he
has modified quasi army corps-money
to permit him to get away
Was this. indeed. the true explanation
Of the acceptance of these miserable one
hundred francs, which caused the ruin
Of the "Redemptor" The explanation is
certainly ingenious. but it shows pc
culiar state Of mind with all the marks
Of absolute sincerity
But who is not panied at the attitude Of
the crowd at Argeliers to whom he has re-
turned to give an account OF his self-im-
posed mission to Paris. He speaks from
the roof OF a cafe. which serves as a plat
form. where he tells the story of how and
why he accepted the fatal gift of the min
lister, and his intention to return it. Ears
are open, hands are clapped. but the eyes
not filled with their accustomed fire,
but with doubt and distrust. The Re
demptor' Is obliged to pass in Judgment
before his committee and to be baloted
for as any ordinary mortal He Is no longer
sacred. as he was. They discuss him. and