New-York tribune., 1873-06-17
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
THE POLICY OF PRESIDENT MAC MAHoN

tvpoM rHE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNEI
PARIS, June A." 1t seems that, In conse-
ouence Of Objectionable language in SArShal Macha-
hons inaugural proclamation, the German Government
will not enter into regular diplomatic relations with nm
upess IL is satisfied that will faithfully adhere 20 the
terms OF the Treaty Of Peace" SO runs somewhat
startling telegram from the Berlin correspondent OF The
London Times Translated into journals il has at
traeted enough notice 70 be talked about. The only
passage Ia MacMahOns inaugural message which IL ID
conceivable that even Prussian susceptibility could in
terure as Objectionable" is that where. referring 10
the liberation Of the territory and having spoken OF the
excellent relations between France and Foreign Powers
restored by his predecessor, and which ~ "oulu
be his aim 70 preserve, he sums up MS
plan foreign policy being for the Vi
peace professed and practiced so clearly tna' Eupe'
convinced OF sincerity, can see IN the
of our armv (at which shalItunremittingy aOor only
the legitimate desire OF repairing our forces ana preser'
ingthc rank that belongs 10 u.s. That certain RUSSIAN
partsans disagroeaby surprised al the apparent FACILITY
with which Yields ve regret they had not squeezed
France for eight mards OF francs. and are generaiy
panied by the other proofs she has given OF
rc.uperatiye vitality is well enough known 1t hardly
follows hat the German Government refuses to enter
into regular diplomatic relations with the President OF
the Republic because. in the same breath III Whlch ne
eonratnlates the Assembly the excellent condition
OF tem he he shall continue the WorA OF the reor
aanizatOn Of the army.
Prussia is hard at bargain systematically cautious
and Journalist MacMahOn is soldier than states
man and accused Of shining talents in either
capacity But he not quite foolish nor is Prussia The
German ambassador in France was accredited to- and
the French in Berlin by, Thers. President OF the
Republic. The Berlin Cabinet, choosing to regard the
substitution for Thers Of MacNiahon real change Of
Government, expects the french Embassador TO
present himself with new acCrediung letters, an ar
rangemcnt, on the whole, rather satisfactory than
otherwise TO the new Government here, which
NAL anna rQfinn
the last miard Of ransom money, Thers had already
on hand sOOOOOOO francs, and had settled the pre-
nares OF negotiation with the Bank Of France, since
concluded, for the remaining 2OOOO0OOO AS to OBJ
servanoe Of other conditions Of the Treaty OF Peace the
Minister of Foreign Affairs dc Broghe, is not so poor an
acade1Dcan that he cannot give rich verbal assurances
more than which caunOt be asked The material |
guaranty Is a present bond on France TO keep the
peace which no bond can strengthen
The TimeS's Berlin correspondent supplements the |
statement above quoted with these other two; 1.-The |
somiofctal Norideuehe AH0emeins Zeitlng says that
the whole French diplomatic service is convinced that
Marshal MaeMahon's foreign policy will be differ
eut from that Of NJ Thiers" and Marshal MacMahon,
at interview with the Austrian EmbassadOr declared
that he in position 10 guarantee the maintenance
Of order but that the preservation Of peace depended
on the moderation OF all powers and their /
regard for the legitimate interests Of their neigh
bOrs" How did the less semi-ofici8l German |
editor obtain promptly his adyices from the whole
French diplomatic servcei Why should MacMahon |
the Austrian EmbassadOr have reported their conf
Dental conversation to the Berlin correspondent Of The
London TmCSl These among the mysteries of
newspaper and journalistic inspiration. inquir
ing mind may approximate conjecture explanation The
German Government can't be asked TO yearn after the
speedily and permanently established, growing pros
perty Of France, still less be asked to delight in the
dennitive establishment Of 8 really democratic
Republic in that country. Among its fayorite
domestic enemies at the present moment is
the Uluamontane Catholic Church power; among
the favote preenses of its crafty chief Herr Won Bis
marck notable is that where he skfully rep
resents the UramOntane party at large as bekrobed
Irnatonae and the French branch Of 1t in intimate
league with the home branch of against the labOri
ously fresh unity OF his German Empire. Mixed in
this patriotic polite false pretense indeed discern
BE grains Of truthful fact To discern them is the office
Of his superior acuteness
This side the Rhine, there is too a Growing and cack-
ling. We not Galc for nothing. But there Is moth
Ing else 70 nothing for the present, than the
French talk Of La ReUanehe OF the comparatively few
that stll talk IT, none talk ii seriously IL is word
pOultce wounded vanity, which here and there
applies himself among this people among another
people here and there man who would never
give up the captves Of the Trent But every partially
sensible French civilian. knowing, II he didn't, any /
military officer VIII tell him land the Marshal President
frst that the army not is for long like 20 be,
10 estate 70 face foreign And If il WERE the body
o. French people bourgeois and peasants large landed
proprietors and owners. in nOwse bellieose. But
MacMahon, who exposes for his motto as statesman,
"GOd and the Army" and subscrbes himself "hOnest
man and soldier" does unqueslOnably his election
his present Office to his military than 10 his
manly quality honesty in both capacities
being undisputed). Nor could he have been
elected with ever 80 much larger acknowedg- |
Of his faculty statesman, had not the !
clerical elements the coalition had hopes
Of their for deemng him II not strictly Of them.
one tending 70 be Of them In sentiment His wife,
excellent lady is in the fashionable way at least, |
devok patroness Of pgrimages Lourdes salete,
and other late alghting places Of Our Lady. His |
motherin-lsw is ancient, clever, openly Legt |
mist lady. Doubtless there has been current ex- |
aggeration OF the possible influence OF women |
on men Of State. 1t constantly said in the late |
reign that the Empress qualified II not controlled the
EmperoFs Roman policy by people otherwise rational |
who forget among other things that Marie Belleuger
was NO 0goted Utramontane. For the rest II must be
admitted on looking at MacMahon's face that the hon
est Marshal Is hkeer 70 yield 70 than resist mother
inlaw.
That the new government could not have arisen With
out CercoLegitimist aid is seltevident
To that NJ de Brogas Ministry recognize the fact
is simply saying THAI they blind. To assume
that they VIII subordinate their home and foreign policy
mainly % consideration Of that fact would be 10 |
suppose them utterly blind. Yet here presents
itself one Of the numerous embarrassments in the
Of their prOnouneng any having any pronounced
policy What il your policy, ySSr programmed is the
irritating question steadily asked Of the Cabinet by
irritatngly calm republicans The only answer vouch
safed ministerial and subOrdiratey ocsl proclAms-
tons aud circulars is the formula "resOute
tism," with verbal varistonA The implication always
u that Thiers and his Ministry resolutely"
conservative; that society has been happily