Show THE SITUATION IN FRANCE judging from the predictions of evil made inside by henri Boo befort the violent removal of president carnot to la to be made the signal of renewed attacks against the french republican institutions the famous agitator says civil war will surely follow the election of casimir perier a prophecy which derives some Import importance atice only from the fact that rochefort is ia undoubtedly still in touch with the turbulent elements of the country so subdued by the vigorous policy ot 01 the abassi bated president preal dent when carnot assumed the leader ship of the affairs of prance france the country was waa at the verge of ruin for seventeen years the public accounts had showed a steadily itea dlly increasing deficit german spies inundated the country on en account of the irritation caused by the boulanger agitation royalists were aggressive agre ulve and oom and socialists stirred up strife a mob not content with walking on the grass invaded the chamber of deputies and president grevy find ing himself unable to cope with the situa situation tiou resigned humiliated and disgraced under these theae conditions condi tiona carnot was placed at the helm of state and his inaugural was wai characteristic of the man he exhorted france to sustain a policy or of progress reconciliation and concord steps scope were at once taken to strengthen the republic by bringing the government in close contact with the people and to crush out the he i schemes of pretenders and royalist plot plotters teis boulanger was tried on charges of theft conspiracy and sedition and was sentenced to deportation for life although he had bad already fled bad the country rochefort Boo befort too found the atmosphere of france anything but congenial and fled to these vigorous measures against the disturbers disturb ers af the peace were added many for the development of the country strict economy was inaugurated augu rated the military burdens were lightened and the interest on the enormous public debt was reduced by the conversion of aj 4 per cent bonds into 8 per cents to protect bank institutions a law was pawed passed making it a crime to incite to withdrawal of deposits and attention was given to educational matters under this wise regime france became once more prosperous the army aad a ad navy increased both in numbers and efficiency the commerce was aug mooted the public debt reduced and the industries flourished the newly elected president may not be equal in statesmanship and firmness or character to his predecessor but he has the advantage of having a line of policy laid out which has already been tried and found good by strictly ad bering to it the majority of the people will sustain the government and agitators agitator will find and but little material to work with there will certainly be no cause for civil war as long as the administration is pure and the country prosperous the greatest danger to france lm anc as to any country is corruption in high places for that to is the atmosphere mo sphere in which revolutionary bacteria mostly develop |