Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

Ism ana Underground work, which
slowly but surely mined the govern
ment fortresses This revolutionary
syndicate element installed itself
everywhere and became master Of the
most important situations. from which
the government feared TO dislodge
them.
Nothing. however. woald have been
more easy: all that was necessary was
to make examples. order would have
resulted and there would have been no
reason for resort to acts of energy
against those who nave been misled
There was no country so easy 70 gov
ern as france. But there was a con
dition-R must feel that il
is absolutely resolved TO do its duty
and maintain an implacable frmness
II was necessary TO he firm. hut also
just NJ. Meline regretted that the only
excuse 81 the func-
10 guarantee tionaries in revolt
Y,. was the overlooking
AMPaI Iiaiity. of fayoritism. which
for many years ha$hvaged the ad-
minlstrations. which had revoted those
who had suffered The only way to
bring those TO order and discipline was
TO guarantee TO them impartiality.
To be just 10 all truth obliged II.
ministries had committed the grave
mistake to practice the policy OF 'lais-
ser faire" in politics. they have some
thing to alternate their responsibility,
namely. the impossibility Of acting
where parliament had too often placed
them.
Where is the government which would
dare risk to act energetically when con-
fronted by majority which had out
one nAed idea-to please everybody and
never displease any one. because every
one is an elector. A he elector must never
be displeased.
The elector who knows he is never 10
be displeased by his deputy joins syndl-
Gates and union syndlcates. for ne un-
derstands that union Is strengtn-tnat
numbers are irresistible
1t Is for these privileged few foi the
functionary is small ciass comparative
iy among the mass that work that the
interests OF the many are sacrificed The
revolutionary parllamentarian cuts down
the budgets, creates an excess OF Iunc-
tionaries and number of services which
would be better done and more econum-
ically by private industry. 1t Is Ior the
parllamentarfan and his partisan friends,
voters. that the money OF the country is
prodigally expended. and government
heretofore has not dared control the ex-
penditures These "prevaricators SOME
times called "grafters" in other coun-
tries-take their precautions and are care
full to provide themselves with powerful
protectors.
1t is in vain" said NJ Meline, that
parliamentarians like our DISTINGUISHED
Brousse and Marin raise a corner of the
curtain from time to time to denounce the
culprits and ask for an energetic repres.
sion. They obtain only derisive satisfac-
ton =
And NJ. Meline continued that thus
r = n N oFic had h1A 80
degeneracy in the principles of govern
ment and had abusively intruded in the
smallest acts of government. There We're
many today among the radical repub-
licans who were turning their backs on
the republican idea. They do not care
TO see France weakened any longer by
interior anarchy. There is cry Of alarm
from radical as well as conservative or
gans. and they demand a political evo-
luton even IL it should be necessary to
employ force.
The speech of NJ Meline, who. II must
be borne in mind, is radical repuh
lican. has created wide
MellneS spread attention. His re-
pauol+ volt against parliament
tarism will be re-echoed
throughout France and the vaunted vir-
tues of the parliament will lead TO much
discussion.
France is not the only country where
parliaments are being arraigned. England
has just now passed through crisis de-
pending upon certain questionable acts OF
her parliamentarians. Then. too, there are
riotous acts Of the Hungarian parliament.
Nor is il necessary to mention all that is
said of the parliaments OF Young Turkey
and China.
The law of three years has created
widespread commoton throughout France
where. NJ. Barthou declared. there
was permanent plot against national
security. The law appears to have three
classes of Observation-Disclosures philoso-
piers. parliamentarians who see in il
head to hit. with the object of obtaining
portfolio: the anarchists, who thrive
upon revolution
The {. c. r. has been discovered in the
act of anti-miiitarism melting 10 deser-
ton and TO sabotage Government has
instituted perquistions and its first act
was the prohibition Of a revolutionar.
manifestation of anarchists at Pere La
chaiSe.
The Journal des Debats, writing OF anti
militarism disclosures. a page of forgot
ten history. in reminding its readers that
anti-militarism is not a new institution.
sprung up, as many believe, since the
last rain but that il existed under the
empire in 1Sti-s,5.
The French press. unconsclousiA, no
doubt. but in its peculiar mania for news.
often sensa tional. lends direction 10 the
propaganda. NJ. Thomasson, journalist
of note. suggests that reunion of friend
~ journals he convoked. similar to the ac-
ton taken by German journalists AZ
Dusseldorf al the moment il was feared
that indiscreticns would be committed ~
the press concerning the military law IN
Germany.
This writer concludes that France IS
not the only nation whose army dis
cirline in this twentieth
French Army century is weak. II IS
n;..;nl: known. he says. that
certain power hesitates
to send its fleets To American ports
because these ports eXcrted over
their crews such attraction that their ef-
fectives were greatly reduced. So also
with other powers there were acts OF in
countries. unlike their French colleagues.
were silent because they understood that
publicity Was more hurtful than useful.
And the Writer concludes, drawing cons"-
lation from a situation confessedlv bad.
that tie command of French troops was
always difficult. Such command in time
of Peace VAS a school to learn TO com
mand in war
The leaders OF anarchy in France are
Combes Caillaux and Jaures. This latte-
dominates and the band humbly follows
i'm his wake 80 Bartilou is resolved thar