| Show ERRATIC fekn FRANCE CE THE antics in which the theR french rench government is indulging with regard to boulanger are likely to lead to a bloody tragedy what haac the prosecutors of the general charge him with seeking to produce they appear to be taking a course to precipitate civil vh war and disruption jhb ehfe erratic head and front of an all this bother balms that he wante because the people wish it a revision of the constitution of thue publics public and has been agitating in that direction the ground of his hie demand is that the present instrument is not sufficiently liberal being far from form ing a proper basle for popular rule the government characterizes this position as a conspiracy racy to overthrow the existing government it was resolved to prosecute him upon a charge of that character before a tribunal improvised by the senate that body had in effect pronounced boulanger guilty beforehand consequently fw him to stay in france meant trial conviction and either banishment or death most likely the latter this being the case he stood not upon the order of his going but went at once to Brus brussels sols from which point he could continue operations aslan asan agitator and cause the eyes of all 0 prance france to turn toward him that being a consummation by him devoutly wish wished boulanger Bow langer new new potes poses as a martyr into which the action of the senate has suddenly transformed him and twig thus he Is more than ever the idol idzi of the mass of the french people peolA ij in tills this capacity he to is rendered more dangerous mn anan before to the existing government the martyrdom posture e is emphasized by the expressed willingness of boulanger to appear in paris and stand trial ilal before the court of assize this at once impresses the people with the idea that he Is ready to submit to be impartially dealt with and that the senate has resolved itself into a body of persecutors all this plays plais into the hands of the man of destiny ae stiny making him more thin than ever powe powerful 14 in prance because it 1 increases D creages his hold upon th the hearts of her people it appears singular to americans ara that a citizen of a republic should be relentlessly rele nt lessly pursued by its government because he agitates for its greater popularization the position of the senate senat amounts to saying that there shall be no adv advance ance no ip bro broadening adenia of the institutions of the country it must renn remain stationary or recede for every every forward step will bedet be met with an opposing force and the leaders and advocates advocat el of the wider theory will be mercilessly persecuted surely such a policy will create and not prevent civil strife A government professing to be free which tokes such a couppe course digs its own grave another impending |
