The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-17
LITERATURE In FRANCE.
Jules Favre on the Republic and
tho Siege.
Book from Jules
Verne.
A FRENCH LIFE or GENERAL LEE
PARIS, April 20, 1875.


BOOK JULES FAyRE
Messrs. Plon n Go. have Just published the
third part Of Mr.. Jules Favre's Narrative OF
a Memoer Of the Government OF National De-
fence.n t'Re'cit dun MemDre du Governement de
la Defense Na.lonalerl
The present portion or the work Is unques-
| uOnably the most interesting yet issued. IL
treats wholly Of The negotiations relative to the
signature or the armlstce OF the conclusion OF the
peace, and OF the dinerent ARRANGEMENTS with
Prussia for the gradual evacuation OF tne terri
tory negotiations - which Mr.. Jules Fayre took
acsive part III his capacity OF Minister for For
egn Affairs.
WHAT gives this book q special value IL that it
enables one to see how seriously the instruction
OF the Communists endangered the maintenance
OF peace. Hitherto the existence OF the danger
had been suspected but absolute proof OF it mad
not been furnished. With the help OF diplomatic
papers the majority Of which are now published
for the arst time, M. Jules Fayrs established the
fact that Germany was more than once on the
point either Of demanding fresh guarantees rom
| France, or OF insisting on being admitted 10 CO.
| operate in the second siege OF Paris
JULES FAvRE AS WRITER AND SPEAKER.
Great speaker, NJ jules Favre Is also great
| writer, not only because his style Is one OF re-
markable purity, but because he knows how
| TO place himself above the pitiful consd-
eratlons Of ianaticism and OF party. Thus
he Is not afraid TO do justice to tue German
General, Won FabrIce, the envoy OF the King OF
Prussia. lie dwells on the spirit OF Cancellation
displayed by that officer, on his frankness aud
careless good humor qualities which the genuine
French cItduCin would never have acknowledged,
even II ne had observed them, in an enemy. Herr
Won Bismarck himself comes in for his share OF
praise IN NJ. Favre's book and the authors
opinion OF the German Chancellor shows that he
was not untruy represented as meaning well TO
France, at least compared with the military
party which surrounded the Emperor william.
In regard TO his fellow countrymen ii. Favre is
not less moderate. In his explanations or the dir
ference which he had with NJ. Gambetta. when
the latter wished to proclaim the Bonapartists
incapable OF election TO the National Assembly,
one that he Is not anxious TO cast oil on the
flames or TO reawaken the embers OF a scarcely
exrngulshed hre.
NJ THEIRS AND THE Commune
NJ. Jules tavre 10 also warm IN his praise OF M.
Theirs. On the other hand, he Is tnexoraee IN
MS condemnation OF the Commune, and seems 10
forget the ieverlsh stare oil excitement into when
the Panslans had been thrown after The siege an
excitement winch explains. anu IN a certain meas
ure excuses, the crisis Of the 18th OF March.
N. MENIKR
Is famous manufacturer o. chocolate, extremely
nch ana possessed OF a splendid mansion in the
Pare Monceaux, but consumed ny a passion Tor
scubbnng, rather Tor setting others 70 scribbe,
seeing that 4 gentleman named Yves Guyot is the
real author OF the books which bear his name.
| RE ct Application de l'imp0t sur le Capital. -
Paris: t. Plon cor, M. Menler mas sci himself
which Is the best system OF saxationp He would
ABOLISH taxes on consumption and use. when 10
must be allowed nave been recklessly imposed
OF late IN France. A duty on hats even Deen
proposed. Al. Mener also objects TO an income
TAX because It Is almost impossible TO give It a
solid basis. In conclusion, be advocates a tax on
capital that Is 20 say on fixed capital because
circulating capital, which is the instrument OF
production, ought he thinks, TO be nee.
This rs the book OF an homes, man, jealous Tor
the commonwealth and thoroughly convinced Of
present time, however, M. Menier's theories have
been little TO the taste OF the National ASSEMBLY,
while the pubic at large - too much occupied
WITH purely political questions TO have any leisure
70 neslov ON an economic essay A. Menier WILL
lcan party AT the general election.
JULES VERNE-''LB CHANCELLOR
Jules Verne is a naval ofhcer on the nalf-pay list.
lie lives az Honneur near Havre, and writes All
his books on board yacnt He may De described
a. the French autnor who puts most money into
the pockets OF MS publishers HIS books trans.
lated inLo every language. file has, in fact, the
power OF instructng and amusing at the same
time.
NJ Jules verne's last romance t''Le Chancellor.
Journal dun Passager') Is scarcely equal TO some
oil his former enorts. Not content with giving the
Chancellor q captain VINO goes mad, nor with max
ing her eaten hre, the author betninks him oi
slowing away some cases VI plcrate in tue mold.
the passenger. whose Impressions are recorded py
NJ. Verne, can scarcely have lad pleasant jour
ney. II must be admitted that the situations are
unnatural san n. Jules Verne, as usual. display
no small skill and humor IN their development
the authors OF this work ('Les Bois,n published
by Rotnscnild Rue des SAINTS Peres, Paris, are
NM. Dupont ana Bouquet de la Grys, gentlemen
Of nigh reputation In tae world or science. Ihell
BOOK contains curious and useful information on
the physiology, tue cultivation, the productions
peciallv fol- engineers, but the general reader viii
also and muca that Is interesting IN It's pages
Some weil-executed engravings facilitate us
study o. the text.
Under the title o, I'm Naincu,' the firm OF Het
u ln "A =
. cutef proceeding rom the pen OF Nine. BoissOunas
Inc book Is readable, ana written Win wSrmtf
ol psrtisanship which leaves no doubt OF the sin
cerltJ OF the authors admiration Tor the soldier
whose history sne relates. Inc republican press
In France mas accorded favorable reception "a
tnls biography; Mme. BOissonnas having laboTec
10 prove that - the time Of the civil war Lee was
rebel side because he considered hat his duties 10
ward the state OF Yrg. ma, Of wnicn ne
citizen nad higher claim on him than his 0blga
TONS toward the Union. At the close OF tue work
tle author tells how Robert Il. Lee, alter the de
feat Of the south, became the director OF college
IL is to be feared tnat this example u not one
likely 70 be followed oJ French generals, van.
qutsned or victorious.
rHE NATIONAL GUARD
has found a historian IN u. A. De Cnamborant de
Perissat t'LArmee de Ia Revolutlon.n Paris: r.
ment In 1882 to its final dissolullon, in 1871 that
force never once upheld the law OF wnicn IL was
threw the three constitutional monarchies 81
France and helped TO render tue nrst two repub.
lies impossible; finally, that the men who com
posed IL ned IKE sneep before tue PrussIans on
the day OF battle. Here " despatch from the
Governor OF Vlncennes 10 General Clement
Thomas, Commander.in-Chief OF the National
Guard. Ii Is dated the 10th OF December, 1870.
when France was IN the agony Of ner struggle FOR
honorable exlstence:-'.Commander OF tie Two
Hundredth battalion drunk Az least half the men
drunk impossible 90 count on their services.
Obliged 60 relieve their Iosts. Under the ciIcum.
stances, the National Guard Is only an additional
trouble and danger" Three months later
Clement Thomas was murdered BY these miser-
abe men.
FRENCH SPORTSMAN
adventures en- Cnasses aans pEXtremc orient z.
Denxieme Psrtle, lie Sport de rElepnant.r Paris
Carpenter Co. such IA the little oil a Iivsly
ana graphic narrative Of Eastern sport by N. Al
quetil An amu-ing chapter ia devoted 70 an
unnecessarily careful reiutaton OF the plan OF N.