Evening star., 1921-03-27
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN
THE STAR,

Following the surrender of Paris ia
the Prussians in 1871 an inxurrection
developed with an out.
Communism break of communism
was reminder OF the
Al 1atis. that for a short time
days of the terror eighty years be.
fore. In The Star of March -. 1871,
the situation is thus summarized:
Red republicanism is rampant in
Paris and the infection is spread ng
throughout France at such a rate that
unless the government shows more
energy than it has hitherto dona in
re-establishing order the monar& y ,
VIII soon supplant the feeble repue~S
lie. which is proving Itself unequal
10 the task IL has undertaken. Theirs
seems totally unable to grapple with
the relentless force of the lnsurrec-
ton. which is rapidly becoming a
revolution. and his endearor. by
proclamations. to persuade the anar
chists that their course viii destroy
the republic is not the kind of ar
gument which weighs with the adro-
Gates of social disorder so well AS
the persuasion of grapeshot and can
mister.
The sole cause assigned for the
outbreak is that the government
dared 10 make peace upon the best
terms possible. Unfortunately for
France there was no army upon
which the ministry could rely, and
they displayed their weakness when
they treated with an armed mob for
the surrender OF materials of war be-
longing to the government. They
doubtless lost supporters and greatly
increased and encouraged the malcon-
tents by their delay and indecision
also, and now the mob holds Paris,
which again, as often before, proves
itself a curse to France. Had Theirs
and his colleagues in the govern
ment gone into the city and estab-
lished themselves there we cannot
doubt that all of them would have
been seized and shot without cere-
mony by the infuriated and bowling
Jacobin mob
Under the new territorial act the
headquarters of the District govern
ment was estab-
Nav, n;etr;of 1shed in a building
Headquarters. west from the Cor
coran Art Gallery. This Is noted In
The star of March Il. 1871, as toi-
lows: .,uast
ION the building at the nortnwesl
corner Of 18th street ana fennssi
yauia avenue you may see the a. cAoa
istic words. Executive once, Die'.cs
of Columbia.' In other words, tne
governors office is there. tno
governor isn't there. Secretary Cn.p
man is, and in the most p..;l
,fatf
business. There is hardly any busi-
ness transacted there yet, though, oe
vond Getting the new government
machinery in working order prepa!
tory to a grand start. quite nun
Der of residents of the county caIIeu
ernor in regard to the division OF the
voting precincts and after an inter-
view with the secretary they all went
off satisfied.
.It seems that under the new order
of things the voting regulations Win
which we can in the city easily COM
n,y are almost impracticable In the
county. as. according to the alpha,
hetical ARRANGEMENT, man named
Brooks. living on the Bladenspure
road. would have to go where tne
rs voted, which would just as llkeiy
he in Cniontown (Anacostia). or some
Mace farther of. as near his resi-
dence. So that matter is under con-
sideration, and doubtless. from the
cbaracter of our newly appointed Of
f,ciai. will find a ready and satisfac-
tory solution. which we since learn
has been arrived at by the division
of the first and second districts into
the following voting precincts: All on
the other side of the Eastern branch
to vote at uniontown; all on this side
at the first toll gate on the Bladens-
burg pike; all west Of Rock creek at
TeuIeytown. and all east thereof votei
in the neighborhood Of Howard Cni-
versity. at a point to be selected
hereafter"