The Washington herald., 1921-10-21
Indignation Over Herrick
Bombing Fails to Halt
Activities.
BRAND TOLERANCE
BLAMED FOR, ATTACK
Premier Faces Fight for
Failure to Curb the
Communists.

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bomb explosion in the home Of Am
bassador Myron T. Herrick. the
Communist groups in Paris are
boldly carrying forward their plans
for a series of demonstrations de-
signed to intimidate' the United
States government in the cases of
two Italian radicals Sacco and Van
zetti. awaiting sentence for murder
in Massachusetts,. The object OF
the radical agitators is to force the
American government, through APP
prehension for the lives of its am
bassadors, to interfere in the case
and cause the lives of the men to
be spared, although they have not
yet been sentenced.
The promoters of meeting
scheduled for Sunday are going
ahead with their, program on a large
scale, expecting all the radical ele-
ments of Paris to be represented.
1t Is their intention also to hold
many other meetings in provincial
France before November l. The
American consuls in six provincial
towns have received protests or Pc
titions from the radicals for the
pardon of the murderers. and the
police of those cities are guarding
the consular ofices and the homes
of the consuls to prevent demon
STATIONS.
Trailing Bomb Package.
The prefecture of police an
nounced today that operatives have
ascertained from what postoffice
the bomb was mailed to Ambassa-
dor Herrick. They are following
up this clue, but refuse to give out
any further information at this
time. The prefecture declines to say
yet whether next Fridays Com
munist meeting viii be pernitted
officials seem much disturbed by
the possibility that the United
States may regard the anarchists
as much more numerous and power
full in France than they actually
are. They insist that the groups
are small, and receive their inspi-
ration direct from Moscow, but add
they will go to any lengths to ac-
complish their purposes.
The political percussion from the
explosion in the home of Ambassa-
dor Herrick may have much more
| force and more important conse-
quences than the actual explosion.
Members Of all political parties, ex-
cept the Socialists and anarchists,
are highly incensed at this attempt
on the life of the one Ambassador
in Paris beloved above all others,
as he represents the country to
which France looks more than to
any other.
Attack BRANDS Tolerance.
Premier BRAND has been under
fire in the chamber for two days
now, for, among other alleged fail
ures, his neglect to exert all legal
| pressure against the Communists
whose propaganda has been grow
ing more vigorous and daring. Only
last spring Minister of Justice
Bonnevay and Minister of War Bar
I thou drafted bills designed to curb
the activities of the Communists
although it must be said that these
measures were aimed directly al
the anti-militarists. The Socialists
and other liberoI newspapers pro-
S S5:s; S 5S.S BRAND lane" With:
A striking coincidence of yester-
day was that while Deputy Mandel
Clemenceau's political follower. was
attacking BRAND in the chamber
for failing to use vigorous meth
DDS against the radicals, the bomb
was delivered to Ambassador Her
rick's house. The center and right
are certain to seize upon the cpl
sode and demand that BRAND crush
the Communists II he wants their
continued support, the alternative
being the ownfall of his admins
tration. These parties are agreed
that the incident is the more de-
plorable as occurring on the eve
of the Washington conference, be-
cause 1t might give the impression
that France has lost her discipline
and Is verging toward the left, even
toward anarchy.
Charge Police Plot,
The Communist and SociaIis,
press are expressing regret, but are
playing down the whole incident
charging that the police planted the
bomb to discredit them and their
cause. The red papers continue to
announce mass meetings Of anar-
chists, and these will contribute
further to Brands embarrassment
at time when he is trying to work
away from the national conserva-
tive bloc, to which he owes his of
flee, toward a more liberal political
zone. II he turns about now, CIV
ing the right his promise to fight
the radicals, he will ALLEVIATE the
left.
1t was considered strange that
neither the Premier nor Minister
of Justice Bonnevay made any
statement in the chamber today
regarding the bombing of the Am
bassador's home. Deputy Mandel,
however, attacked the Socialists and
Communists as advocates of a doc
trine of violence which resulted in
outrages. He also assailed Bonnie
ways administration, again refer
ring to the failure to avenge the
murder of Maj. MontaIegre in Up
per Silesia. The minister did not
reply.
The Communist deputy, Berthon
shouted: There are French gem
erals who are assassinsi" and Pres
ident Peret had difficulty in re.
storing order. The debate reached
Its climax in a futile interchange
between the Premier and Berthon
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