The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-24
STRIKE LEADER
VISITS premier
MarCeIin Albert Appears in
Garb of a Southern
Peasant.
AGREEMENT is PREDICTED
IMMUNITY is DEMANDED FOR
THOSE UNDER LOCK AND KEY.

Paris, June 23.-Ihe most interesting
event today in connection with the wine
growers revolt was the visit of Marcelin
ALBERT. the leader of the disturbing ele-
ment in the south of France, to Premier
Clemenceau. This morning the man for
whom the police and troops valniy have
been securing the country for fort
night appeared without warning at the
ministry of the interior. He wore the
simple garb of a southern peasant. The
cotton shirt, the silk handkerchief around
his neck and the carpetbag in his hand
aroused the suspicion OF the corps OF de-
sfectiVeS, now constantly guarding the
premier. But when he had established his
identity Albert was admitted to the pres
ence of Clemenceau, with whom he had
a fifteen-minGte talk
- A seni-officiaI account of the inter
\ view says the premier used extremely
Astrong language, virtually reproaching his
visitor with the responsibility of all that
has happened in the South-the refusal to
paly taxes, the strike, the resignation of
the municipality officials and the blood
shed that has occurred everything, in
tact.
NJ. Albert is represented as having been
overcome with cOntritiOn. bursting into
tears and asking the premier how he could
make atOnemeI2t, to which NJ Clemenceau
Give yourself Up to the law and use
your influence with your cOuntrymen to
return to lawful waysH
viii Do His Duty.
Subsequently, Albert declined to reveal
anything that had occurred, during his
that he had given his word to NJ. Ciemen-
ceau not to do so. He said. however.
that he was leaving Immediately for the
south where he intended Ito do his duty
This leads to the presumption that an I'M
deTstandinS between himself and the
premier was reached
1t is believed that NJ. Albert pleaded
the cause of NJ FerrOul, the eX-maydr of
Marianne and his comrades the AFAgpl-
lvl1ers committee. who are under arrest,
Ibut on this point NJ. Ciemenceau remains
'obdurate. He again authorized the state
ment that the government could not in
terfere with the courts.
The release and immunity from pTosecu-
ton of those now under lock and key
seems at this time to be the principal de-
mand of the wine growers upon the gov
eminent. The power which NJ. Albert's
comrades exercise, even from the inside
of the prison. is evidenced from the fact
that NJ. Leuilier'S friends were obliged to
go with them to secure an order of re-
lease before the sub-prefect was suTren-
dered by the mob, who held him as u
hostage.
Later details of the capture of sub-Pre-
feet Leullier show that soldiers who tried
10 protect him were forced to retreat be-
fore the fury of the mob. NJ. Leullier's
clothes were literally torn from him and
hetwas badly beaten.
Proclamation Issued.
Inc rear IHdI IOudN. DSAHS sunday
would witness a renewal of the riOting in
the affected districts fortunately was not
realized. Although dispatches report that
the populace in many places is still great
" excited, no incident of violence. except
the stOning of the prefecture at Mines
was reported up to midnight.
The various committees issued procla-
nations today adjuring the people TO keep
= the peace.
When the troops pass" says the pros
e. lamation. stand with folded arms and
scaled lips"
The new ArgeIIiers committee. which
has assumed the direction Of the move
ment since the arrest of its predecessor,
asks for the prOlongation OF the present
question of the acceptablity of the gov
ernment's wine fraud bill and that after
it passes the senate it be submitted to a
referendum.
Nevertheless, the government believes
that the backbone of the revolt is broken.
Several fresh regiments from the north
have arrived at the affected points. and
In addition there IS heavy concentration
of troops at Narbonne, Montpelier and
other centers of disturbance. Many of
the smaller towns, such as Argelliers and
BiZe are now occupied by military.
General Chailley, who is in command at
~NaTbonne thinks that the chief danger
snow is from professional agitators and
anarchists. He says that he has infOrma-
etion that a large number of anarchists
have crossed the frontier from Spain, but
declares that he now has a sufficient
force TO patrol every foot of railroad i'm
his territory and that, if necessary. he
VIII maintain the military occupation of
the country
The newspaper correspondents continue
F 10 have rough time The peasants view
e every stranger with suspicion. Two cor
? respondents narrowly escaped lynching in
Vine mistaken belief that they were spies.
q 7 Several deputies from the south who
hurried home on Friday to aid in calm
ing their constituents, received such a hos
tile reception that they were forced to
return to Paris.
Deputy Laffere. who proudly announced
in the chamber that he was going home to
Einterpose in the disturbances. was driven
~out of town.
Z NJ. Albert left for the south al o clock
@and his departure was without incident.
just before he left it was officially an
nOunced that he had promised NJ. Clemen-
eceau to do his utmost to induce his coun-
EtTymen to return to work and to cease
their disturbances.