New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-30
HENRI ROOHEFORT.

IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
LONDON, June 16.-Now that M. Rochefort ~
almost hourly expected English people begin 10 ASH
what he will do here There is, however less cur''
osity about him than with you. He never was popu.
lar in England, thanks in great measure to that
majority of the Paris correspondents OF Engnsh
papers who never wearied of reviling and calumni-
ating him. The bitterness of some American journals
is but q second hand echo of their stale abuse.
report was started last week that his extraditioh
was to be demanded, and that the English Govern
ment would grant it. This precious STORY
even got into print. i cannot suppose any
body believed it. Certainly it evoked no protest
or even contradiction at the time. Had there been
any truth in it, or any chance Of so base an act De-
ing attempted. it would have been, am sure qii'e
otherwise. will do Englishmen the justice 10 say
that though Rochefort is favorite of theirs tney
would have resisted and prevented his surrender
The present ministry does not want needless row
about anything and Mr.. Disraeli is not the man 10
make mistake in such a matter. political extra
dition would be the most unpopular OF experiments
and be knows.it, and will not attempt 1t, though
privately he might be glad to oblige his 1mperalst
and monarchical friends on the other side OF inc
channel. The sympathies of the Tories are mostly
withthat conspiracy of which MacMahon wasdestlned
to be either the instrument or the dupe 1t ia hard
with them for honesty.
To-day a line or two has crept into print to the
effect that the suppostion that the police were in
structed to arrest NJ Rocheort his arrival is alto
gether erroneous no such intention having existed
A Manchester paper is little moro explicit, having
taken the trouble to ascertain that Major Greig, the
head constable of Liverpool, has received no IN
structions 1t is further stated that NJ. Rochefort
has written to a friend in Brussels to ascertain
whether he would be allowed to reside there, ana
having been told he could not safely attempt IT, mas
made up his mind to go to Rotterdam.
A telegram was sent to the London papers June
by Reuter-, dated New-York, and stating that NJ.
Rochefort had published a letter in which "he ap-
proves the burnings and other destruction OF prop
erty and the executions perpetrated by the Com
munsts considering these acts as reprisals" AS inc
letter referred to has since arrived In London, ana
as NJ Rochefort does not approve the burnings ana
executions perpetrated by the Communists, but
declares that he deplores them, it will now DC IN
order for Mr.. Reuters NewYork agent to explain on
what authority he sent by cable SO horrible charge
against NJ Rochefort. 1t made a great impression
here, and l know of friends of Rochefort who de-
clared that if this proved true they would abandon
him altogether. 1 was in the same mind when l
read it, Then reeollected that the Reuter- telc-
curious antipathy against radicalism. 1t is
pleasure to find the story false.
LONDON, June 1s.-The English are rather proud
of their reputation as hospitabe people, and, on
the whole, they deserve it. But they have their
moods, and if distinguished stranger happens to
arrive when the cast wind 10 blo~ins. his arpecta-
tons of a kindly reception may be disappointed It
has been NJ Rochefort's illluck to reach London at
such moment. If he were Raoul Rigault and Gu
seret savage and charatan rolled into one, the dec
orous English papers, which pride themselves on ther
good manners could hardly say worse things OF NM
The Times with the fine indifference to facs whch
it can assume when 1t likes complains that he should
make London the base of his operations on faris;
which he never intended to do. lie VIII mere De-
saws that paper among the refugees who particpa-
ted in his criminal foes and employ his "baleful
ability in fresh activity for mischief He has, in
its opinion. neither weight of character nor
solidity of talent. 1t enumerates many ohenses
of his. He squandered his fortune the never
had one). His conversion to radicalism
was "suspciously sudden" (he never wrote anything
else) He has bitter wit. He assailed the Emperor
and his family coarsely; his hunor degenerated
into malignant scurrility. He was bitter bufioon
enriching himself by lbeIs, but fortunately cow
ard. Moderate in the early days of the German
siege the memory of this was Obliterated by his
subsequent misdeeds and his completely with the
atrocious crimes of the Commune against which he
protested and for opposing which he risked arrest
and DEATH. 1t was right to try him and send him
to New-Caledonia and fault not to take better
precautions against the escape OF this most unscru-
pulous agtatOr gifted with very rare faculties Tor
mischief, who comes back just when the field is
rpening for the efforts of his special genius That's
what's the matter with The Times. Rochefort made
the Empire impossible 1--WE have Napoeons own
word for it, and be ought to know, and The Times
fears that he will make MacMahOn impossible.
It is common to hear The Times tainted with in
consistency. 1t is the most consistent of journals.
II has but one motto, "Whateyer is is risht." Be-
tween the five sorts OF government proposed for
France it might have theoretical preference If
called on to choose but MacMahon is in, keeps Or
der, and The Times is accordingly for having him
stay ill., 1t supports him as it supported Theirs be-
fore him. and the Empire still more warmly before
that and as it would support Chambord or young
Chselhurst, if either should get himself proclaimed
Trade and Commerce require tranquility and tothe
interests of Trade and Commerce The Times is always
true and will chcerfully attack Rochefort or any
body else whom it thinks likely to imperil them.
The other papers welcome NJ. ROchefort with much
the same sort of consideration and politeness. 1t is
no matter for wonder that The Standard and 7ele-
oraph hencbmen Of the old Empire and eager 20 be
servants of the new one should revie the author OF
the terrible Lanteyne The Daily Ners less abusive.
takes tone of cOntemptuous indifference. But it Is
good enough to publish. in ITS smallest type. letter
from Captain Maxse. so short and so manly In tone
that may venture to copy 1t. He writes:
The organs OF wealth so completely monopoize the
common channels Of public information that It very
hard thug TO obtain hearing either for man or
cause whom It has pleased them to dsnounce In spite
of this ask to enter protest aganst the treat