New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
A PLOT TO LOOT PARIS
RECENT FERRER RIOTS.
Popular Opinion Turning Against
the Catholic Church.
rnr FRENCH cable % The Trlhune. ]


Paris Oct 16.-The emotion aroused here by
the execution of Ferrer is far from subsiding
Numerous meetings in perspective will keep up
the agitation for some time 20 come, but the
significant fact is that the popular feeling is
now taking new turn. Public opinion to-day
strongly condemns the attack made on Wednes-
day night against the Spanish Embassy. The
three anti-militarist socialist leaders, Herve
Jaures and Valiant, who organized it, melted
the rioters and yet lacked the courage of
their doctrines as to remain safely and comfort
ably seated in their editorial easy chairs while
their followers were getting their heads broken
in the fray are mercilessly criticised. It is
now proved that with the exception of few
hundred bona flde manifestants who took part
In the hostile demonstration against the Span
ish Ambassador all the rest OF the rioters, some
four thousand In number, were recruited from
the criminal classes and from the riffraff and
scum of Montmartre and Beevllle, who saw
golden opportunities for loot and plumber in the
prospect held cut to them by Herve. Jaures
valiant & Co. of the destruction of the en-
bassy, which would inevitably have involved
that OF the luxurious residences in the neigh
borhood. which contain treasures of art, jewels.
plate and objects OF inestimable value. The
men who sailed forth at the summons Of Herve,
! Jaures and Valiant were virtually the same
as those who burned Paris during the Com
mune of March, 1871.
Neither the Dreyfus riots nor the church
law riots, nor even the Federation of Labor ris-
| ings were characterized by organized attempts
at robbery, loot and burning. but these were the
! essential features OF the rioters who were mob
ilized on Wednesday by the three anti -militar-
list leaders.
NJ. Lepine, Project of Police, whose face bears
\ the marks of burns and Commissions, said to your
[ c0FFeSUOO6Pnt nya0 he
! the situation. "This is the first time" he said
that have had to deal with guerilla bands Of
robbers. highwaymen and hooters, who, operating
| In gangs of a dozen each, would slip back to the
rear behind the genuine manifestants and profit
| by the fighting to extingush street lamps and
by means OF their burglar tools break into shops
and private dwellings. These gangs would dive
down into Metropolitan underground station
| and suddenly emerge at another unprotected
| point and resume their dastardy work. frank
| ~ admit that these well organized guerilla war
| fare tactics in Paris street fighting took us
somewhat by surprise on Wednesday night. but
I have now so modified and improved our own
| police tactics that these guerilla freebooters
| VIII be absolutely suppressed on the next COCA
| sion" NJ. Lepine prudently declined to state
| exactly what his tactics were
The new direction which the public agitation
now takes is directed against the Church and
is indicated by violent article in to.day's
"Aurore," which says: "Ferrer has died as the
result of the unceasing war which he waged on
/ the Church. The firing party at Montiuich
should have been composed of monks instead Of
| soldiers It was the descendants of the in
quisitors who killed Ferrer 1t was Ferrer's free
schools and educational projects which led to his
death" The Liberal "Republique FRANCHISE"
says that If the French public possesses an atom
| of sense IL will refuse to favor the designs of
those who seek in the execution of Spanish
anarchist pretexts fof influencing Trench policy
in the interests of their party
The views Of French diplomatists are ex-
| pressed by an ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs,
! who says: IF we were to quarrel with Spain
our situation in Africa would become untenab bic.
| for the act Of Algeeiras made the Spaniards our
| associates" Cir