Evening star., 1909-05-23
All States
Perturbed.

iIoIl the same symptoms,
All states but these perturbations
per+urh.d and symptoms do not pre-
sent the same aspect
everywhere. In France they bear the
marks Of historical past and an fncon-
testable impress of the revolution.
What will be the attitude of the peas
ant In face of socialism or of syndica-
t1Sm? asks the author The German So
cial democracy was defeated in the cleo
tions OF 1907 because it did not properly
instruct the peasant. The defeat of the
Partisan commune in 1871 was due spe-
cially to the peasant, who was opposed to
the workmen of the faubourgs. The peas
ant represents 35 per cent Of the popu-
lation in Germany, 45 per cent In France
and 20 per cent In Italy.
The author believes that the proletariat
OF the country can be assimilated with
the proletariat of the city. There is, how
ever, the doctrine Of collectivism. which
has no attraction for the peasant; on the
contrary. it is repugnant to him in the
over. from his great love of the soil and
the pride Of ownership by the proposed
concession Of recognizing the small pro-
prietor? The suspicious peasant will
scarcely be won by such a flimsy pre-
text.
NJ. Boucher. in his political chronique in
the Correspondent, takes a radical view
OF the situation. He says:
France has no government today, only
the appearance. SO much the government
in keeping its title has lost its reason for
being; so much 1t seems to detach itself
from itself, while all else detaches itself
from 1t by defiance by disillusion, by con-
tempt. Here, functionaries, not only in
tractable, but rebellious. there, laborers
tired of being lured by the false democ-
racy of their rulers; besides the bourgeois
whom the republic had rallied, some be-
cause they thought it was the absolute
regime of liberty. others that Of equality,
but who are frightened now at the feeble
ness of government and the ruinouS diSor-
der 1t has favored and encouraged.
That the revolution appears. at this
moment as q barricade in the street, as
a revolt in the faubourgs, there would be
to deny the light Of day to refuse to no.
tice the state of anarchy which renders
barricades possibility.
1T is necessary for the safety of this
government that double miracle Of wis
dom and courage should be accomplished
1t has still material force, that which it's
doctrinaires called formerly with such
profound disdain brutal force That
force Is the army which it has so badly
quire only one strike before which it
would cross its arms that 1t might sue
cumb at once"
Something is changed in France" cried
NJ. Pataud in a. tumultuous reunion at the
Hippodrome, and he was
SedittouS right. In that reunion
s.. the functionaries as we'll
as workmen manifested
their Indifference for the republic. their
hatred of the state and the parliament All
applauded when NJ. Janvion cried, THE
republic in danger? That is entirely in
different to US. We have no care for
the form of government If syndicatism
Is capable it will throw down the two bas-
disappointment and the state
The review Les Lectures Pour Tout
lectures for alb furnishes the following
instructive information. which enables us
to appreciate the force which has recently
Joined the malcontents in France. 1t
says: I'm France we possess $4,000 func-
These are distributed as fol-
lows-254O00 in the ministry of the in
terror: 100000, public instruction: l56 900.
public works, posts and telegraphs; 11S 900,
finances: Il, 900. foreign affairs, and 1l8 900,
agriculture, etc.
At the close of the second empire the
number of functionaries was 250.O0o In
1885 1t reached $4,000. Ten years later 1t
was raised to 100000. Today. as has been
said above. the number is $4,000!
The world was told that when the state
was delivered, separated from the church.
the state would breathe freely. the repub-
lie would prosper. The nation would then
become a free democracy, healthy. strong
and happy. This dream has not been
realized. The nation is menaced by social
revolution. That revolution, 1t is not
charged, was not stirred up by the
church.
The two republics. the French and the
American, might establish with mutual
benefit certain institutions which are
lacking in each. The French. for ex-
ample, might lend the United States its
court of accounts for the regulation of
its finances and the proper adjustment of
its tariff rates. On the other hand the |
United States might return the service by |
furnishing to it's sister republic a model |
of its Supreme Court. which would regu-
late with equity and justice the many
questions which divide and distract the |
French people through the strife en-
gendered in parliament
The beatifcation of Jeanne dare by the
church may accomplish a miracle by |
bringing the French republic to just |
and sane appreciation OF the benefits OF |
unity and concord Behold" said David |
in song, how good and how pleasant it |
is for brethren to dwell together in |
unity!'' CHI. CHAILLE LONG.