Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23


Intermediates: second. to boycott i'm
mediately sugar and other products, such
as wine, meat. etc
lie Raffel is the avowed organ OF NJ.
Combes. Here are some OF its eN-
pressions. which will appear as signin-
cant in view of recent events:
The Rappel suggests that as soon az
parliament convened 1T was necessary
for parliament and the country that this
time ii was acts. firm and vigorous. and
not words which should govern against
the policy OF pacihcation and relaNa-
ton. and that there should he no for
getting the past and disarming i'm the
presence OF the irreducible and
hypocriticaI enemy
NJ. Gauthier. former minister OF pub
lie works. is opposed to NJ. BRAND and
said recently: Parties are like clocks
II Il, is necessary to wind them up NJ
BRAND appears to have wished to stop
the hands on the dial OF democratic
progress.
On the other hand faction defends
the minister and NJ. Berenger. its direc-
tor. publishes every day under the rubric
From NJ. Combes to NJ. BRAND" a plea
in favor of the policy OF the president
of the council The arguments OF FAC
ton may be resumed as follows:
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NJ. BRAND has declared that he desired
to attach his name to five great reforms:
reforms administrative.
Brands electoral. fiscal. function
Dr. aries and the organiza-
oiio' ton Of syndicalism chat
is. labor credit with participation in
profits. These reforms proposed by NJ.
BRAND were radical enough; they con-
stitute. in fact. the essence even OF the
radical-socfalist program: il is not i'm
these reforms that one should seek the
cause Of the conflicts i'm the republican
party. it is in the method OF their APP
plication by government.
The true motive. says Faction, why
a number OF radical leaders do not wish
pacification, nor electoral reform tpro-
portional representation. il is because
of their personal interests" They de-
sire the continuation OF their power I'm
their district. and in the district war.
in order to justify their fief and their
Suzerainty. What would the companions
of Hughes Capet have said IL one Of
them had proposed to do away with the
baronys. viscomtys. marquisates. etc, to
suppress wars OF seignor against seignor.
and with these the rights OF the seignor?
They would have accused the reformer
with betraying the regime. They would
have incriminated his method. II is ex
actly the adventure Of which NJ. BRAND
is today the hero.
And NJ. Berenger concludes that public
opinion has grown very much since the
middle ages. The imprudent sheaherds
of radicalism are very wrong to- treat in
this way universal suffraEe-as they
would treat their fiocks of sheep
La Lanterne declares that there can be
no relaxation Of policy unless the enemy
disarms. And il cites what the keeper
of the seal said as a sort OF menace in
declaring that all republicans would be
found united and confident at the mo-
ment ii was necessary to save the lay
school and the liberty of conscience i'm
prudently menaced."
Menaced by whom? BY NJ. BRAND
But the reader will bear in mind that
what the Lanterne says said before
the battle land before NJ. BRAND had
shown that he is the leader who will call
a halt. has called a halt, in the Wild
orgy inaugurated in France under such
wild men as Herve, Pataud and Jaures.
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The question of the lay and religious
schools is being discussed in the press.
and camps are being FORM
School ed on those lines.
n.4; For the right NJ. de
~"oS'ion' Lamarzelle recalls in the
Gaulois the declarations of Senator
Charles Chesnelong. who attacked in the
senate the principle Of neutrality In the
school inscribed in the law OF March II.
1852. 1t is interesting to cite the text OF
the views Of the Catholic right.
You force me. father of a Catholic
family. to confide my children to your
state schools. In every school instruc-
ton and education are SO mixed that
they are COMPOUNDED; in education. as in
instruction, the religious question is near
ly all the religious question is i'm every
thing. We may say, indeed, that II
oyertops all else. Education then will be
Catholic or anti-Catholic. The child is
father of that child. my authority should
overtop that of the state. / am Catholic.
have. therefore, right to Catholic
school,"
La Croix maintains that the mere state
ment as to neutrality is proof that Catho-
lie parents may choose TOR their chlid. en-
other schools. The present situation in
France is painful and the struggle viii
surely be maintained.
The principle of neutrality is challenged
by fact and by law: by fact. because it
cannot be applied. and is nothing more
or less than proclamation OF material
ism; by law, because instruction should
not belong to the state, but only to ind
viduals.
The Rappel and the Lanterne demand
the intervention OF government in the
matter. The church reproves absolutely
the doctrine of neutrality in the schools.
The church holds that God should be
affirmed in the schools by the professor
as well as by the priest. The Rappel and
the Lanterne refuse to admit these con-
ditions and demand the intervention of
the state. 1t is needless to add that the
argument maintained by these two radi-
cal journals would not be tolerated for
an instant in free America.
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PRESIDENT Falliers while visiting Savoy
on the occasion of the fiftieth celebration
of the junction of that
talllereS country TO France seized
po.;+;., the occasion to accentu-
A"oA'AoA' ate the policy of NJ. Bri-
and. NJ. Fallieres said, paraphrasing tie
words OF Gambetta. I'VE must govern
with the men of our party. but We must
govern for the good of all And speak
ing to the mayors at Chambery he made
this change: I'VE must administer with
the men of our party. but we must adj
minister for the good of ALL This was
intended to be the condemnation of To-
cal tyrannies and all the miserable veXa-
tons to which the opposition have been
subjected for many years: il was the
proclamation Of the right of every one 10
equity NJ. BRAND meant this when he
proclaimed his policy of pacification and
relaxation of party veXations
CHI. CHAILLE-LONG.