Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
FRANCE AND GERMANY In FERMENT

While the victorious Balkan states
are preparing to sign treaties OF peace
with Turkey and the es-
Troubles adjustment OF neutral
zones until they may de-
brewing fine their respective from
tiers. while the delegates OF the powers
and the Balkan states are assembling
at Paris to settle the financial question
arising out Of the war against Turkey.
let us turn to events in France and
Germany where In both countries
troubles are brewing. France has
trouble with her anti militarists. Ger
many with militia rism and AlsaceLor-
raine.
The anti militarists in France have
'manifested' their dislike Of law and
order being rank and file rank anar-
chists, by mutiny or attempts at mu-
tiny. in the garrisons at Toul. Belfort.
Reuilly and at other points.
The French anti-milttarist il a naive
sort of a creature who has had the
simplicity to think even for moment
that his manifestation would not end
in a fiasco But the French govern
ment has been governing these late
years with such a loose rein that the
anti militarist has taken his courage
in both hands and finally has ended by
stirring up the military.
The holding up-extendinG the time
of the class OF 1872 for year longer.
from October next-is the pretext upon
which the attempt to mutiny the mill
tary is made. The real purpose is the
desire Of the radical socialist to re-
Of such a catastrophe as mutinous
army.
The chiefs are such reNolutionists
as Combes. CaillauN. Jaures. valiant.
etc These. it is said. have formed
bloc" against the Law of three years
military service and they are backed
by the General Confederation Of Labor.
NJ Georges Clemenceau. more patron
than politician now. gave the con
spiracy hard rap 10y
Clemenceau's writing in his journal
new one just started.
comment. L'Homme L.bre, which
must have shaken the conspirators as
with an ague. NJ. Clemenceau DC
clared that all Europe knew tha'
France was OH the defensive. ana Ger
many knew it first of all. Under the
pretext of protecting herself agaihs'
! French aggression Germany was piiins
up. ornaments till the day she wouia
finish with France unprepared. ohe
was blind not TO see that 'ei',ia"s
was mad for predominanee
..If the catastrophe was inevitaoie
France MUST meet il with an ne
strength Those who saw is.o cahno. a.,
low the slightest ioophose t4r ,,e bor.
rors now would be Increased a nunureu
fold. If my destiny is to innict M.
again with that nameless CaVarI wh."
, still haunts me. have az .easa ,-
taos, hn slightest
sib;litv for anything that might Weaken
INV country in her supreme Struggle io'
existence.
The General Confederation of Labor mas
been found to be the insidious agent Oh
the bloc" The offices of the confedera-
ton have been raided and the documents
seized have proved invaluable 10 the gov
eminent. ,,,,...
saws: 1.-THE essential for the moment II
ia ACT In accord to maintain the d.sci-
pline OF the army. On this point theIs
r. 10 d;yerpence NJ Jaures himself
| alarmed at the turn OF anairo speahs
| If recent incidents as work OF morai
| DISCRIMINATION and national weakness:
| Against that il is necessary 10 take er
! ficacious measures and TO snow " oei !
| many that the return TO the service VI
| three years is not, as they write. tne
Commencement Of the dissolution OF the
French army.
The TEMPS declares that the anti-mili-
| tarist ropaganda should not be permit
ted to go on. II
prnfaef AOainst per mitted. the
most sacred inter-
Antl-mllltdIlSM. ests with which
France was charged would be lost.
Gen. Pau, having made his report after
q tour of inspection said: We are not
in the presence Of a military mutiny. but
| of movement OF political origin"
Here. in fact is the test of an appeal
launched among the garrison at Toul:
Comrades, the moment has come to
revolt against such a coup d etat as mat
voted by the chamber 1.-THE law OF three
years. All men Of sane judgment esteem
the law OF tn ee years criminal. You Will
bear the consequence OF that military
folly DO you hesitate? No. Have re-
course to force. Manifestations will take
place in all the regiments OF France.
Your conscience will force you TO partici-
pate. Liberate yourself from such odious
slavery, and il you are the subject OF
menace remember the proletariat IL with
you. Down with the military projects.
Down with the three years law.
In other addresses. according to docu-
ments read in the chamber there Is in
formation as to the mechanism OF the
anti-militarist propaganda and the ma
ton of Labor.
In these documents the garrison is al
luded to as an unhealthy circle. The
best mode OF binding relations with the
syndicate was the camarader.e of the
workshop and the barracks. The journal
Sou du Soldat. or the Soldiers Cent,
was recognized by the general confsdera
ton of labor one of the most ctfica
cious means of attaining the object in
view. There is suggestion TO affiliate
with conpa nion. and finally The sold cr
should refuse duty.
that such incendiary propa ga nda should
be ST. pped But il was
Earlier permitted % proceed. NJ.
Messimy. minister of war
fTotcstS. said in the chamber in
1912 that the c. g. T. proposed TO strike
at the heart of the nation in sabotage or
blocking the railways during the period
of mobilization of strategic transports
NJ Messimy characterized the propaganda
of the G. q. T. as the catechism OF
desertion and the cowardice which dis
honored the French language.
This criminal propaganda was fruit
full i'm assertions. which increased from
1902 to 1871. from 200 deserters and
) 400 mu.ineers to 900 deserters and
ment took no measure of repression.
7 have before me journal OF recent
date entitled La NoiX du Peuple.' or
the Voice OF the People organ OF Of the
General onfedera ton of Labor Of the
events at Toul. Belfcrt and Paris ii
writes:
Whatever happens we will continue
our campaign: If the government uses
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