The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
France on Verge of a Civil War.

The government appears to have
acted none too soon in determining
to set the law in motion against the
revolutionaries in the south of
France.
Advices from Nanbornne; depart
ment of the Aude, show that the
situation there has become worse.
Dynamite has been discovered on
the railroads, in some cases the
tracks have been removed, the tele-
graph wires have been cut with the
object of impeding the arrival OF
troops and the revolted villagers have
been pulling up the pavements and
collecting materials for barricades.
The announcement of the in
tention of the government to arrest
the leaders of the winegrowers
movement was promptly followed by
a general rising of the countryside
with the object of making a fierce
resistance to the government forces.
In. view of the incendiary threats
of the population the general staff
of the Sixteenth armory corps held
a midnight conference at Montpelier
and plans were made to meet event
ualities.
Summonses are out against the
whole winegrowers' committee at
Argelliers on the charge of melting
the people to revolt and a number
of mayors will be prosecuted for
attempting to overthrow the central
government.
The action of the government led
to lively debate in the chamber OF
deputies the other morning. Premier
CIemerceau refused to agree to the
{: medite discussion of an interpella-
N on the subject of the govern
meut's plan and demanded its post
ponement to June 81. He declared
thar all means of Cancellation had
now been exhausted and that as chief
of the government. was bound
to force respect for the law
The winegrowers' committee OF
Argelliers had set up itself in place
of the central government and three
departments had engaged in re-
volt against the country's law and
were threatening to burn out ard
otherwise terrorizing mayors and
Others who refused allegiance to the
committee.
IF the chamber defeated the post
poIement OF the Interpolation he
would Immediately countermand the
prosecutions and the chamber would
be held responsible for the grave
consequence Il was his desire to
avoid the threatened bloody conflict
The governments motion finally was
adopted by 412 to a5s votes.
The first b1oodshed. if there lie
any, will doubtless take place at Ar
gellier, the headuarterS OF Marcelln
Albert, the leader of the wine
growers. A regiment of hussars has
been ordered to that place, but the
temper of the people is such that
they will not be allowed to enter the
town without a desperate fight. A
dispatch from there says it IS agreed
that on the approach OF troops the
tocsin will sound and volunteer in
surgents will Immediately begin the
work of building defenses.
Albert Himself continues to re.
main stoical Face the enemy with
your hands in your pockets said
he, in speaking to his followers al
Argellier, cor your arms crossed or
your chests. Under no pretext mus
we attack, but if we are attacked We
can no longer answer for anything.
at will take 10000 troops to arres
me-" says NJ Ferrould mayor o
/ Narbonne, where there is perma
nent guard of 5000 men and women
"The country is ready TO march. l
| the government tries to coerce us ;
new chapter will be written in thu
| history of the French republic