The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-06-22
ARREST leaders OF
REVOLT IN France
ALBERT AND FERRoGL, PRoMiN
EMIT IN WlNEGRoWERs' MOVE.
MENT. CAPTURED.
ARMED FORCES IN
CONTROL IN SOUTH

Hoped That Display Of Strength Will
Crush Incipent RebeIIon-Govern.
nent Aware Of Gravity Of the Sit.
uation.
Paris. June 20.-Marcelin Albert,
the leader of the winegrowers' move.
ment and M. Ferroul, the striking
ex-mayor of Narbonne and, next to AL.
bert, the most prominent figure in the
winegrowers' revolt in the south of
France, were arrested Wednesday and
hurried away to Montpelier.
Before daybreak all roads leading
to M. Ferroul's house were held by
cuirassiers in strong force. His body.
guard of winegrowers, among whom
were many women, which had been
nightly watching over the safety of
their leader, was on duty as usual;
but when the winegrowers found
themselves surrounded by the armed
forces of the government they did
not attempt any resistance.
Ex.Mayor CounseIs Peace.
When M. Ferroul appeared in Gus
tody of police commissary the crowd
momentarily threatened a rescue, but
the ex-mayor begged that there be
no conflict with the troops and he
was placed in carriage and, escorted
by $50 cuirassiers, taken to the rail.
road station at Narbonne, where a
special train was awaiting, and start
ed Immediately for Montpelier. In
tense excitement prevails at Mar
bonne. but the people thus far have
been overawed by the military dis
play. The barricades erected to pro.
tect the ex-mayor did not seem to
interfere with the work of the sol.
diers.
At Argelliers the state and police
authorities, escorted by an imposing
military force, raided the headquar-
tiers of the central committee of the
wine growers organization at day.
break with warrants for the arrest of
Marcelin Albert and the members of
the central committee, but they found
that the leader of the movement and
several of his lieutenants had already
fed Only three committeeman were
captured. They were sent to Mont
pellier, where Albert was later ar
rested.
1880. Soldiers Are Ready.
The government has Communicated
telephone and telegraph wires to the
south as in time of war, reserving the
use of the wires for military pur-
poses.
Ten trains full of soldiers passed
the night in Toulouse station. Each
train had 1853 men. Five trains left
!. Lyons bound south Tuesday with
nearly all the gendarmes in Avignon.
Everything shows that Clemenceau,
as during the taking of the church in
ventories, the strikes in the north,
and on May day, intends to use SOL
diers freely.
The government is fully alive to the
gravity of the situation M. Clemen.
ceau passed the night at the Office of
the ministry Of the interior. The adop.
ton of drastic plans to crush out the
revolution led to bitter debate in the
chamber Of deputies yesterday.
Military Law in Effect.
Martial law is in full force in the
vineyards of the south and the gov
eminent is hopeful that the display of
strength which it is making will crush
the incipient rebellion.
Premier Clemenceau remained at
the ministry of the interior all night
long, so as to direct personally the
procedure of his representatives on
the spot. The telephone lines south.
ward have all been seized for the ex-
elusive use of the ministry of the in
terror, and they were kept busy all
night long.
The arrest and removal of M. Fer
roul from the immediate scene of his
activity is regarded as important, as it
is thought it will disintegrate the
strike of the mayors, for which he
was held responsible. But for the re-
bellion of the municipalities the gov
eminent believes the movement would
have ended as it began, in meetings of
protest, as Albert did not contemplate
civic anarchy when he started his cru.
SADIE.
Army to Arrest One Man.
Montpelier, June 20.-M. Ferroul, ex.
mayor of Narbonne and the winegrow.
ers' committeeman who were arrested
at Argelliers, arrived here Wednesday
in custody, and after a brief appear.
ance before magistrate were remov.
ed to the local jail A formidable
escort of dragons and gendarmes
prevented all possibility of rescue,
and the Jail itself was guarded by a
regiment of infantry. AS he was be.
ing taken into the Jail, M. Ferroul
turned to the crowd and exclaimed
dramatically:
This is the happiest day Of my life.
The government was obliged to send
10000 soldiers to arrest one man."
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