Seizing Church and State paris_commune_pulse_events.1 · dlc004
… guardsmen attached to the … have seized another prominent church. They have asked the Central Committee for direction.
The National Guard arrived to a deserted church. "Proof of their treachery," mutters one. "Cowards," tuts a second. Each guardsman riffles through the steeple for trophies, loot, and timber for the barricades. If God indeed claimed dominion of this structure, it is His no longer. It is now the people's.
Forty Warning Shots paris_commune_pulse_events.2 · dlc004
The Communards have shot General … multiple times outside of Paris. Though Versailles has a faint hope he survived, the Communards have claimed a moral victory.
One by one, his men deserted him. Two by two, the guard leveled their rifles. Three by three, the rifles cracked. Four by four, the holes stacked. Five by five, nobody could have survived.
For Want of a Nail paris_commune_pulse_events.3 · dlc004
With the promise of counter-revolution under way, Parisian arrondissements argue over who needs more fortifications.
"You claimed the last 40 wine barrels! You have enough wood to survive the winter after the counter-revolution. Meanwhile, I must make do with sand." "That sand is worth its weight in gold, and you're using it to blow glass. Likely you'd use the wood to feed your furnaces!" "You four-eyed bullfrog, that's what coal is for!"
Petrol Maidens paris_commune_pulse_events.4 · dlc004
Public buildings, statues and homes associated with the monarchy are set ablaze. Witnesses have assigned culpability to the women in the ….
Fires blacken the skies over Paris. Many call this a great triumph of the Commune. Others, a reckless desecration of France's long history. The pall of ash is incontrovertible: havoc reigns as people indulge in destruction.
Enemy Combatants paris_commune_pulse_events.5 · dlc004
The government in Versailles has allowed the … to trial and sentence captured Communards within 24 hours. In retaliation, the Central Committee in Paris has decreed that it will execute three men for every death by a military tribunal.
"Thus we citizens of Paris are placed between two terrible laws; the law of suspects brought back by the Commune and the law on rapid executions which will certainly be approved by the Assembly. They are not fighting with cannon shots, they are slaughtering each other with decrees."
A Priest for Your Captain paris_commune_pulse_events.6 · dlc004
National Guard cadres have captured a group of priests who refuse to leave Paris. They are preparing to move the clerics to prison.
"Tell us where you keep your gold and we'll blow your head off, priest!" "Non, non, Jacques, you're supposed to say ‘or.' Tell us where the gold is, or we'll blow your head off." "Did I stutter? If he didn't tell us, I was going to beat him to death."
Clapped With Irons paris_commune_pulse_events.7 · dlc004
Skirmishes around Paris' outskirts have led to French Army forces capturing members of the … National Guard.
Men in navy blues and reds were taken on sight. They were clearly National Guard. Some had cast off most of their effects and tried to run back to the city. They were less clearly National Guard. The army had a simpler rule. It didn't matter if it was a butter knife in one hand and a single shot in the other: if they had a weapon, shoot them.
Four-Hundred Gun Salute paris_commune_pulse_events.8 · dlc004
Hundreds of bronze field guns in Paris are left unclaimed. The Versailles government urges caution. General … assures that … has enough men to seize the guns.
"Do you understand how much damage four-hundred cannons could wreak? How many of our men would die? Yes, they're obsolete. Yes, they're a pain to load. But one wrought-iron ball will shatter formations and weaken fortifications. Load it with enough langrage, and you have enough shrapnel to turn an army to sausages. Does it make sense, or will the Communards give you a close demonstration?"
Our Bodies, Our Rules paris_commune_pulse_events.9 · dlc004
The Women's Union have rallied numbers around the city to put an end to the city's legal brothels. Many cite the strict law around them as the cause.
The purpose of legal constraints of prostitution is to limit venereal disease, avoid abusive master-servant relations, and ensure that legal consent is enforced. While sound in theory, most prostitutes are well aware of the risks of their profession. Except now the laws force them through poor treatment, poor healthcare, and invite legal abuse.
A Fortress Falls paris_commune_pulse_events.10 · dlc004
Clashes at one of the forts surrounding Paris have led to an offer of surrender. The garrisoned Communards have agreed to vacate the fort and return to the city.
"We can't fight them here. They outnumber us three to one, and they have more food, shot, powder, knives and uniforms than we do." "Feh. And what would you do, exactly? Soil your trousers?" "Fight them where we have more guns and people, for starters."
Working Co-op paris_commune_pulse_events.11 · dlc004
A decree by the Central Committee allows employees of a business to take it over if the previous owner abandons it. Some are eager to accelerate that process.
"Finally, a true co-operative. We could do anything. We could work four hours of a day, and leave for pints at 12." "And don't forget fresh tools every year." "Pierre, nobody ruins as many tools as you in a year, you slack-wristed grease puddle."
Off to School paris_commune_pulse_events.12 · dlc004
The … Central Committee has decreed that children will not be allowed to work. Divisions continue on what they should do with their newfound free time.
A cheap source of unquestioning labor was the thought behind working the young. Of course, those who thought of it were not working their children. No, who would wilfully condemn their own child to hip deformities, out-of-shape spines, and various cancers from coal dust inhalation? Naturally, when the chance came, the Commune scrapped it. Now everyone's children have a chance to grow.
Capital Punishments paris_commune_pulse_events.13 · dlc004
Despite a decree from the … Central Committee that the death penalty has been nullified, many clerical hostages fear the rule will not apply to them.
Pray. That was what the bishop said in this time, as the clergy were thrown into flea-infested cells and handed rotten food. Outside were the cheers and cries: the death sentence was no more. Inside the prison, though, were the leering eyes of men hungry to watch the priests die.
First in, Best Dressed paris_commune_pulse_events.14 · dlc004
After a by-election in the Paris Commune, the National Guard organized a parade through the main boulevards.
Jean-Pierre got his boots. Jean-Pierre got his coat. Jean-Pierre got his gun. A grand revolution was on the way. And Jean-Pierre was with friends and family he had known for as long as he could remember. Paris had a fine history of glorious revolution, and his heart was giddy for it. Except, Jean-Pierre wasn't quite sure if it dawned on anyone else yet: they use the same bullets as the French Army. And the French Army would be shooting at them soon.
Recusing the Republicans paris_commune_pulse_events.15 · dlc004
Elections for leadership in the arrondissements have revealed a flaw: some electees are also members of the National Assembly. … has declared that Republicanism is incompatible with the commune.
"You are either with the Commune, or you stand against it! Paris cannot, will not, shall never again abide by the terms of the landowners, the industrialists, or the petite bourgeoisie. No true Parisian would ever be content with such. And these men are opponents of the Revolution! If they are not traitors now, they are traitors to be!"
Go and Fight! paris_commune_pulse_events.16 · dlc004
The … Committee for Public Safety has forbidden women from entering the battlefield. The Women's Union has released a manifesto asserting that many Parisian women would be glad to fight.
"It is not peace, but all-out war that the working women of Paris claim! Conciliation today would be treason!"
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