Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-24
SENSE OF RELIEF IN FRANCE
Government sends Large Forces of
Troops to Patrol Dtsanected
Districts.


PARIS, June ga profound sense Of re-
lief pervaded 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 last thirty-seven years. The govern
ment now apparently is satisfied that It
has tbe situation well in hand and that
the overwhelming forces of troops garii-
soning the whole area effectuaIy will pre-
vent a recrudescence Of the armed revolt
against the central power. Such a mobil-
zation Of military power has not previously
been witnessed in the life OF the third re-
public All the towns and the majority Of
the villages in the two disturbed districts
are armed camps.
Tonights dispatches represent that gem
eral surface calm prevails, although there
are one or two storm centers in isolated
districts There are some evidences. too,
of anxiety over possible developments to.
morrow, Sunday being Frances favorite
day for a demonstration. Both civil and
military authorities however have made
ample preparations for eventualites.
Senators and deputies representing the
south called at the Elysee palace tonight
and asked President Fallieres TO intervene
personally to secure the release of the
members of the Argelliers committe eunder
arrest. as the surest means of ensuring
pacifcation. The president regretted that
his Office did not permit him to comply with
the request
The Chamber of Deputies passed as
whole and practically unanimously, all the
clauses of the wine frauds bill previously
adopted sparately thus enabling the gov
ernment to put the measure into immediate
effect and remove the principal grievances
of the wine growers, and finally, the bish-
ops in the disturbed area exhorted the
people to avoid any further violence.
The result is that Premier Clemenceau Is
able to give his colleagues generally
hopeful report Of the situation, but the
planned visits Of President Fallieres to
Royan and Bordeaux and all the minister
ial engagements for festive functions in
the immediate future have been cancelled
OF postponed, all on account of national
sorrow at tho bloodshed in the south of
France
A new feature of this situation was the
statement made by the minister of Jus
tice today that among the persons ar
rested in connection with the riotlng in
the disturbed departments were members
of local royalist clubs which bore out the
CaDlnet g claim Jnal COpSlueIdDle Oh pOll-
tics is mixed up in the movement.
A delegation of senators and deputies
representing the south Of France visited
President Fallieres at the Elysee palace
this afternoon and appealed for his good
offices to bring about the release of NJ.
Ferroul, former mayor of Narbonne, ard
the other members of the wine growers
committee who are in custody. The presi-
dent replied that he could not depart
from the constitutional role. which de-
bars any such interference on the part of
the president of the republic.
In the evening there were a few instances
of disorder, especially in the neighborhood
of Paulhan. where a band of several thou
sand peasants eomnnts,d minor depreda-
tions. Otherwise the day passed without
serious incident.
The local committee of defense OF the
wine growers of Montpelier has placarded
the walls OF that city with appeals to the
citizens not 10 resort TO lawlessness. The
wounded in the two conflicts at Montpelier
hardly exceed fifty, of whom the majority
are soldiers suffering from revolver shots.
Trainloads OF soldiers continue to arrive
at Mont pelier The cafes and shops are
open commercial life has been resumed
and officers and soldiers are freely cir
culating in the streets, neither molested
nor molestng.
The sub-prefect of Montpelier, NJ Leul-
lier who was captured by peasants yes
terday, and held as a hostage, has been
released. Beyond some bruises he did not
sustain any injury.
At Narbonne the shops have re-opened
and business is being resumed