New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
A DEADLOCK In FRANCE
premier Points Out to Mayors the
Danger of Their action.

June 1z.-Ihe government appears to
60 mined to refuse to accept the resigna-
u MUNICIPAL officers as long as their resig-
o''oiis are not accepted by the projects Since
no representatives Of the centre, ,o,o,-ot
an pe appointed to carry on the duttes NJ the
o-"olals who have resigned, a deadlock has been
1eu ana all municipal action is suspended
" letter TO the mayors. Premier Clemen-
'0-u0v warns them of the serious results
70 the people whom they represent II the off,
Gals carry out their determination not 10 ner
' III uhelr duties. He points out that the law
ioo4 gives him a month in which to decide
"hether he will accept their resienattons mr.
U9U4ne them. The Premier therefore. is not
N"eeu 10 appoint administrative commissions
al once and under the law the rnuptcina1tiev az.
ieSpohsloie for properly carrying on the duties
VI IIelr oTnces. II the MUNICIPALITIES continue
W teiuSe TO perform their duties public services
NC completely suspended, marriages cannot
e.eoFated and no permits for burials can be
issued as only the municipal authorities have
power to grant them.
% Nieihenceau further reminds the mayors
i"' 'he local treasures will be made bankrupt
=! tAeir refusal to pay taxes, the communes
WIZ lose their share of the taxes and in case Of
me taxes not being collected the government
VIII refuse to make the advances necessary to
meet the local expenses
Inc leaders Of the wine growers movement
however, do not seem TO be daunted by Premier
Clemenceau's warning.
The central committee of the wine growers
met tonight at Argeliers and adopted a number
or resolutions. Circulars Will be sent to every
commune where the municipality has resigned
giving instructions TO refuse to allow any per-
son sent to replace the Mayor to enter the
Mayors office, TO close all municipal offices to
discharge all officials. and to return all govern
ment correspondence unopened
Out Of one thousand odd communes in the four
departments more than 100 already are without
government and fresh designations poured into
the procedures all day long. The designations
are usually attended with much ceremony Cen
orally Grape streamer is hoisted at the flag
staff, and the Mayor burns his official sash in
public.
The Mayor of Sapestang, Socialist, harangued
Tonight crowd of ten thousand people who
with uplifted hands swore blind obedience to
the Argeliers committee, and pledged themselves
to go in body and coerce the communes where
the municipalities show a lack of inclination to
join the movement
One OF the consequences of this general sus-
pension Of municipal functions will be to place
the oHclals OF the various towns In financial diff
ncuIties. In Narbonne alone four hundred mu-
nicipai employees. whose monthly salaries reach
a total of S35,O0O find that they and their fam
HES have been suddenly cut OF from all means
OF support. A similar situation prevails in half
a dozen other cities
Except in isolated instances the strike is
merely a form Of passive resistance. No dis
turbances Of any Importance have been reported
among the civilian population though the atti-
tude Of some OF the regiments recruited in the
South causes anxiety
In some Of the towns TIE outgoing mayors
and town councils are taking the precautlon to
wall UP the doors OF the town halls with the
object OF keeping out any administrative COM
missoners whom the projects might appoint to
carry on the local administration, and commit
tees have been appointed to see individuals who
have not agreed not to pay taxes
The annual garrison maneuvres at Narbonne,
Department Of Aude. which were to begin to-
morrow and last ten days. have been aban-
doned General Bailloud, in Issuing the order
added significantly: Regiments must not even
be permitted 10 enter the town. All drills and
exercises must be carried out in the barracks"
The object OF the order is TO keep the troops
from fraternizing with the disconnected wine
growers.
The International Congress OF Wine Growers
and Spirit Manufacturers, which met at Bor-
deaux to-day, adopted resolutions in favor OF
steps to bring about a reduction Of the import
duties on French wines in America, Belgium
Holland and Russia, with the object of increas-
ing the markets.