El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-25


Z LeEine's call for an international
conference OF the workers % the
( world in Moscow.
North italy. the Industrial and
manufacturing part Of the kingdom.
voted Boishevik by q large majority
] Throughout the south the clerical and
B conservative parties won and secured
I control Of the chamber for premier
I Nitti, with the result that the north
Z ern BOlsheviks have az once com
] menced agitation for a secession Of
I the north. vita the great cities OF
I Milan,i Turin and Florence, from the
I "reacCouary' south Then, say she
I northerners. a soviet republic can be
set up in the more advanced" regions
and Rome and Naples can do as they
choose.
Throughout the whole country. the
I Bolshevized Social IS got 30 seats,
the Clericals about 100. and the
Imperislist or Nationalist faction.
which has made the most row about
Fiume and Dalmatia- was swamped
and elected only a handful Of uem-
bers.
Between you and US" CIemenceau
proclaimed in an election speech adj
is a question Of force" The Tiger
Wons and by a margin that is said to
have astounded him The new -parIia-
ment VIII be no fun" said the veteran
premier sadly. There win be no
opposition
"Dirsct action" IS the boeev that
worries Freuchuen. despite the vie7
tory at the polls over the extremists
Not a few conservatives have Ia
menteu 10 me- that more moderate
Socialists OF radicals were not elected.
Tor with e chamber representing the
upper and middle classes they belieVe
that the workers viii tend to
repudiate its decisions and turn to
the French A. T L. the "Confedera-
ton Generate du Travail" universally
known as the &C. G. T.. TO enforce
their demands By unconstitutional
means.
The following analysis Of the
situation in France from a well in
formed source indicates the present
position and the fear that Frenchmen
have lost the very success OF the
conservative coalition nav preciDitate
labor demands urged next tins not
az the polls but through direct ac-
tion' and the C. G. 7.
Down with the Bolshsvisksr was
Clel1enceaus Sly, and IL rallied the
country The Socialists attacked the
peace. and openly proclaimed their
sympathy with the Russian revolt
uon. Every Frenchman who would
save France from red ruin and
eovietE must vote for the coalition
The particular shade OF politics OF
TINS or that candidate did not mat
ter provided he approved Clemenceau
and hated Bolshevism. This was the
simple message that could be read
last week IN Ia Presse de Paris. the
omnibus journal to which the print I
ers' strike reduced 81 daily journals.
Press Was Active.
Prominent editorial writer's dis
played. there, IN the narrow space I
them. a wonderful unanimiry I
Of appeal and abuse OF defeatism and 4
defeatisrss Of violent Socialist candi- I
dates whose voice " S the voice Of /
Lenine. and OF timid Socialist candi- 4
dates who piped OF social reform In I
the provinces the cry was the same.
with suitable variations for towns I
men or peasants
The middle class big and little, I
vas undoubtedly frightened, together /
with a certain number Of the working
class But the nation IS tired. and ]
there Is Widespread longing Tor !
tranquility To many who have that
feeling the Socialist program seemed 4
only TO offer a promise OF new ad-
ventures and continued strife-aud e
strife for something too remote and
too negative
In any case. the unified Socialists
had little more 10 offer in the way OF
than their opponents. Il
Their strength, was generally sup
posed TO lie in their organization. Yet,
amid the optimism which prevailed on
this point during the last few months.