Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-11
JEWETT CITY.
Anne Brewster Tanning Chapt Hears Papers on French Revolution ID. A. R. Delegate Leaving For Washington-Miss Whiting III.

The April meeting of Anne Brewster Tanning chapter, D. A. R., was held in the chapter room, Wednesday,, the regent, Mrs. W. R. Burdick presiding. The subject of the meeting was The French Revolution, and was in charge of Miss Florence Wakefield. Mrs. A. C. Ladd wrote paper which was read by Miss Wakefield, on The Leaders in the French Revolution. After giving the causes which led to this revolution, she named the three leaders, Morat, Danton and Robes pierre. These three had the advant- age of having the support of all the rabble of Paris. Their policy was the nobility and the establishment of a republic like the one in America, but it was impossible with a people who had lost their reason. Morat is sued journal which is connected with the most fearful events of the revolu- tion-no falsehood was too great to be published or cruelty too awful to be recommended. It was his influence which led to the massacre of Sept, 1792, when hundreds lost their lives. He was universally disliked. He ob- tained the enactment of that fearful law against suspected persons, by virtue of which 400 900 were imprison- ed. July B, 1793, he was stabbed by Charlotte Corday in his own house.
 Danton was a dissipated, half sav-
 
 and he would thunder against the aristocrats until the people were in an ungovernable fury His speech on the morning of the September mas sacre was probably the most effective during the whole revolution, and on the very evening of that fearful day he publicly thanked the assa ssins. He was made minister of justice and be- came president of the committee of public safety. After a time he was conscious that the revolution was be- coming shame and wanted to bring back something like order, but Robes pierre had him arrested and he was guilletined April 5, 1794, and Robes days he was a judge of the criminal court and it is recorded of him that he resigned his office rather than con- demn 8 man to die. It was not proven that he had any part in the massacre but he was one of the main agents in procuring the execution of the king. He ruled by murder and the victims of the guillotine amounted to from seventy and eighty day between June 10 and July 19 1794 1285 per sons were killed. He was finally guillotined himself.
 The summing up of the events of the French Revolution was the sub ject of paper by Mrs. Arthur M. Brown It gave a graphic description of the events leading to the revolution
 
 time. Louis XVI was not 20 and his wife Marie Antoinette 19, when with the light heartedness and inexperience of youth they stepped upon the throne. He filled the air with indefinite prom ises and then left his ministers to de- wise ways of paying enormous salaries out of an empty treasury. Poverty and hunger were every where among the people dthey began to clamor for the good times which Louis had promised. Matters grew worse until finally both king and queen were guiiotined. Lafayette fled to save himself from being engulfed. Terrible scenes were enaced and with the death of Robespierre the drama was clos ed
 The influence of America upon the French Revolution was the subject of a paper written by Miss Alice A. Brown. The ultimate winning of in by the American colonists came at a crucial moment in French history. The war had disseminated republican ideas among the lower orders, while the assembly of the mo- tables had discussed and made known to all classes the incapacity of the and the wanton protli- gality of the court. States general was formed in May, 17S9- July IA the Bastile was torn down and the key sent to the American government. It was decided to organize a national