The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-22
FRESH FIGHT AT MONTPELIER
DRAGONS CHARGE PEOPLES
BARRICADE RAISED.
Mutiny OF 18th Infantry Regiment Ends
in q Sort OF Love Peast-Vioient De-
bate In French Chamber-Conndenee
Voted In CIemenceau by 827 70 225.
Special Cable DespdieAes 10 THE son.

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Special Cable DespdieAts 10 The Sos.
PARIS, June 22.-Riotlng began again AZ
Montpelier at II O'Clock last night. Tbs
dragons charged the mob. One manifes-
tant received a sabre out. A bsrrioade was
raised in the street and the pavement was
torn up for the purpose Of upsetting tbs
soldiers horses. Calm was restored by I
O'Clock.
fantry at Agde. Department Of Herault.
mutinied after the evening roll call. They
proceeded to the Convent Of the Nativity
and induced a battalion stationed there
to accompany them. Six companies. with
500 other rioters, broke in the doors Of the
new barracks and forced the soldiers sleep.
ing there to join them. Many, however.
wavered
PARIS. June 21.-The villa gers at PoulhAn
have torn up part Of four railway tracks
10 prevent the passs se of the FoTty-seo0E3
Infantry, which is consequently held IN.
The railway has been destroyed in several
places. Gen. Bailloud has asked that o
battery Of artillery be sent TO Lunsl from
Mines.
Civilians blew up the door of a magazine
and distributed cartridges 10 the soldiers.
Shots were fired in the direction Of this
soldiers who refused 70 join the muiAy
and a general stampede followed. The
waverers scaled a wall and fed.
The Ministry Of the Interior etHtes to-
night that the mutinous men OF the Seven
teenth Regiment are now shut up at Beziers
in the barracks. where they are unable 70
communicate with the outside.
The movement OF troops to the disturbed
departments is reported from St. Etienne.
Avignon, Valence, Mort, Moulins, Tours.
Lyon, Mont de Marsan and Bayonne. They
included many mounted soldiers.
After a debate in the course Of which
Premier Clemenceau spoke at length tho
Chamber expressed confidence in the Gov
eminent to-day by a vote Of S27 to 22T.
Amid the grave developments Of the day
in the Midi and those Of previous days Il
would be unwise to lose sight Of the fact
that up to the present writing no veritably
catastrophe has been recorded. A few
persons have been killed. II is true. AMI
others wounded, and this splitting Of French
blood has been made the most Of by N
emotional people and an INSCRIPTIONS
press, but so far as the best information
obtainable in Paris %goes-and his is better
than the alleged kilograms from the seat
Of the difficulties up to the present moment
for the reason that the Government controls
the communication nothing really terrible
from a national viewpoint has happened.
That there should be misery In SONS
! homes is not to be wondered at. nor do the
French themselves, almost f~atalists as they
-. atN.ah - r.,,aL - tA.N
Nevertheless it lie too soon to prognosticate
revolution. That would be easy, especially
in view Of the Midi's history in the 81 eighteenth
century. but while it is abstractly possible
it is momentarily impossible.
The two features most disquieting Ia
the most recent news from the Midi are
found in the army's detection. always
necessarily a serious factor, and NJ. Clener-
ceau's timidity in action. whatever his
bravado in words. Whether this which
appears to be timidity is really political
prudence nobody may say. but It 10 inc
disputable that the Premier has shovi
within two days a hand Of moderation not
hitherto Disclosed by him.
Whether this is due to knowledge emanat-
ing from his information as to the army's
feelings or to u~nrevealed foreign complioa-
tons. which AVE been limited at, renAins
to be disclosed. At any rate NJ. Clemel-
ceau's habitual confidence led him to appear
as usual in the saddle and challenge tbe
Chamber to a vote of confidence in tfe
Government.
This vote Eas recorded this evening after
six hours debate and gave the Government
s27 10 22l, which probably insures to M
Clemenceeu the completion Of the task Of
restoring order unless the roots Of the diff
Guilty and the misconceptions Of the peepis
lie deeper than ordinarily careful observers
are able 10 see. That no one, even among
NJ Clemencesu's enemies. should desire
10 take his place at the present moment.
while easily applicable, lie not sufficient
10 account for the vote in bis favor.
NJ. ~Clemenoeau. speaking in the Chamber,
said he had ordered the sub-prefect at
Narbonns to use infantry only. suspend
ing the Patrol service except for the SUBJ
prefecture. He said that the Agde mutt
neers had 200 cartridges each. They sent
delegates 10 the military authorities saying
they we're ready 10 return to Agde on condi-
ton that no individual punishments be in-
ficted. M. Clefnenceau added:
Il t~elephoned to the sub-prefect The
President OF the Council replies that the
soldiers should put themselves at the dis
position Of their Colonel and reioin at AGde
bodily. The Government will take 40
count Of their submission"
NJ, Berry interrupted, asking, What do
you call capitulating?"
NJ. C1emenceau refused 10 admit that this
was capitulation. He said; They are ret
mutineers in the exact sense OF the word
because they ri to enter the barracks.
! refused because they are DANGEROUS TO
BeEiers. They are now on Beziers Square.
| do not know what the sequel will be 70
this Sad occurrence"
NJ. Clsmenceau then described the send.
ing OF Gen. Bailloud to the Midi. He con-
cluded his statement by asking for a vote OF
confidence.
NJ. Aidy, a member for Aude. blamed
the Government for allowing the mani.
festations 20 proceed unchecked. He de-
clared that NJ. ~Clemenceau's letter arrived
too late. The Government. in the face OF
the collective resignations, might still have
employed a method OF persuasion, but