The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-04
HISTORY OF THE PARIS COMMUNE

L AMI SUHAUlUlVL
10y the National Guards and imprison-
ed. Paris rose 10 arms as one man.
The troops making little resistance,
were repulsed from the points OF van
tagc. and the cannon saver THEIRS.
vita other members OF the govern
ment. escaped 10 Versailles two days
later. and war was declared between
Paris and the French Government
sitting there.
The Red Flag.
On the 18th Paris was joyful; the
red nas noated In The breeze above
The city hall: placards conyoked the
electors 10 commune, the central
committee prepared 10 occupy the
seat OF government until the people
bad elected the commune. The work
ors were victorious and Paris turned
out ull OF hope and glad at heart
on the 26th the elections took place,
and the commune WAS proclaimed on
the 2Sth. Enthusiastic crowds surgcd
The streets Tho sun shone bright;
Paris WIS glad and JOYFUL for this
Mas n day of freedom. Everywhere
rcd flags lloated gaily in The breeze;
banners, Surmounted with the cap
Of liberty. wero raised ON high. can
non we're fired. and bands played tho
inspiring Marsclllsisc" and the
Chant du Depart" the great throng
singing the words with one mighty
voice. # was the magnificent spec
taclc OF "A people recovering their
sovereignty" Perhaps never before
nor since has a people manifested so
much universal enthusiasm. OF ex-
pcrlcnced such general JOY. as did
The Partisan people on the day that
they declared the commune. Indeed.
at this very moment. we can fancy
that we see the happy. smiling faces.
and hear the glad shouts OF that en-
thusiastlc multitude. And. oh, that
such happiness. Joy, and enthusiasm
should have been SO shortlived
The work OF the commune, when
installed was 10 give materialized cl-
feet to its concepts on the 30th,
oonscrlption and the standing army
were abolished. 1t RENTED all rents
Of dwellings from October. 1870 70
April, 1871. such rent as had already
been paid to he deducted from future
payments; and stopped all sales oil
pledges in the city's pawnshops.
The separation of church and state
was docreed and all things apper-
taining to the sphere OF the individusl
conscience" were on the Sth OF April
ordered TO be banishod from the
schools The guillotine was publicly
burned on the 9Th amidst general an
plause. All this and more. was
achieved by the commune. aud 1t "a
q noteworthy fact that during the
two months of worldng-class reign
crime was minimized almost to the
point OF entire absence.
Prisoner Of War Released to Crush
Commune,
Theirs, and his cowardly gang of
parasites. however. were conspiring
terrible vengeance at Versailles.
The Prussian government was appeal
ed TO for the release OF the soldiers
taken prisoners at Sedan and Metz.
AS detachments of soldiers arrived
they were Immediately consigned 10
the Versailles army, BY the begin
ming OF April Theirs plans were ma
turcd.
About tho End Of April Versailles
opened fire on Paris without warning.
and from that day commenced tho
assessInations for which the enemies
OF the working class were so noto--
ious. Five federal prisoners were
dragged by gendaTmes TO Versailles.
insulted and cruelty beaten on the
way, and there shot without inquiry.
Treachery on the part Of some OF the
generals OF the National Guard
caused Duvals column at Chat
talon TO be surrounded by the
enemy. Duval and his officers were
taken and shot there and then. to-
gether with the soldiers who fought
in the ranks OF the Federalsts. Tho
rest were taken prisoners 10 Versall.
les and as they were marched into
the town they were met by frantic
crowd OF the ouTgeois-lashio
men and women-who cried TO the
guillotine with them" struck them
with their canes and parasols. at the
same time subjectiug them TO the
most degrading Insults. Galifet the
Bloody now Issued proclamation de-
clarng "a merciless war against those
usssssins
In spite Of this reverse Paris was
not hopeless. nor were the workers
dlsheaTtened. They had fought be.
hind the barricades before, and would
do 1t again TO throw of the yoke OF