The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-31
Progress Of the Experiment
in Self-GoVernrlent.
MILITARY STRENGTH OF HENATIoN
A Lady Tabooed for Marrying
Renegade Frencman.
CELEBRATION OF THE FETEINApOLEON.
PARIS, Auust 10, 1915.

There Is the usual feeling of relief nFrance which
fails to accompany the close OF parliamentary
session, when Senators to trouble and Deputies
are ut rest The country is assuredof
THREE MONTHS RErosg,
and the Republic which happens DO &c established
and therefore, desirable order OF things OF three
months existence In less than three weeks the 4th
of September will have and gone ami the Repub
lie will have entered upon seventh year. The
DRY of the Empire is already beginning TO iadc from
the mind OF nation among whose man, nac qualities
that OF consistency of attachment cannot h rockoncd
rmE WEATHER THE oRoh
arc the principal topics OF discussion at the present
moment Such summer has not ben known for
years, and Frenchnen almost as helpless against
the heat rs Engshmen. The harvest promises TO be
one OF the finest ever gathered France having been
singularly fortunate in this respect since the war;
French economists indeed, declare that the country
could hardly support S54o 900. 900 of TAXATION If the
crops were to fail This u.s. alter all, only to say that
the material prosperity OF France mods material
wealth to support France agricultural coun-
try. and succession OF bad harvests would unques
tionaby>cause great misery, but it would many
year of drought to ruin the financial credit OF this
richest OF European nations'
NJ purAURE's ELECTION
to the Senate by decisive majority over the lcg-
imst candidate, NJ de Chesnelong, has unquestonably
strengthened both his own position Premier and that
of the Cabinet A fresh proof was furnished by the
givon Of the extinction of Orleanism or rather
of the absorption OF former adherents OF the Count
Paris into the regular body OF republicans
Opponents OF the Republic are now divided into two
classes, lcgtmiss and Bonapartists, e. into those
who believe the Old World fable OF pdeicasiLe hcred-
itary right and those who avowedly prefer a despotc
OF government FREQ institutions The imperial
be forgotten that it is capable OF indefinite expansion
tho occasion of political crisis. If the Republic
should ever hrd itself engaged in great war a first
defeat might DO fatal to il.
WAR
France is not exactly prepared military sys
TEN still requiring some years to get into working
order, but she would not be taken altogether by a
surprise Prussia to make declaration
OF hosttics tomorrow. 1t may be said that she
would be better prepared than tho of the last
conflict. About 3o0 900 rifles have been manufactured
annually the war, which gives a respectable total
OF q million and half In stock and other munitions
have been supplied in proportion. The Gras rifle is
allowed by German officers 10 be in way inferior TO
the Mauser.
French officers seeking leave OF absence just now can
only obtain it on condition Of being ready to return
n moments nouce--so full Is the air OF dsquicting
Possibly the fact that France stands ready. If
not prepared with her hand on her swords ht, may
sure will prefer 10 select time when the French
oil their guard; WHILE just now, II Germany is quiet
Europe is comparatively speaking) tranquil France
less and less disposed to mix herself up with
THE EASTERN QUESTION,
and French journals are almost clamorously calling
upon England to set affairs to rights in that corner OF
the world 1t her business, they say, she the
natural protector IF Turkey. Temporal mutantur In
the OF 1910 France 1eariy went To war with
Britain for endeavorng to settle disturbances in
the East without consulting her. further occupa-
ton OF
THE FRENCH PRESS
at the present moment Is 10 heap all the invecve at
It's command upon Herr Wagner to tho
needless to add that lew OF the journalists who write
on this subject know much OF Wagner Of German or
of music. Indeed, Auch knowledge is wholly
sary for the purpose OF simple abuse and wholly
supported to the that the ilustrious
composer has borrowed unduly from French models.
MARSHAL IMAGINATION
has pardoned or commuted the sentence of 100 more
Communists. The President OF the Republic has
further been graclously pleased provide exes of
New Caledonia with bishop who Will shortly sail to
take charge of his diocese. As French Communists
dislike Catholicism n great deal more than .ordero
the Bishop Mgr. Battalion by name, Will not in all
probability, nave "a very pleasant time OF 1t.
The President will spend The better part Of the Par
amentary recess in Paris, having already taken up
his quarters at the Elysee, though he will start n
few days on quasi-roya progress and pay few visits
to the country houses OF various supporters ExPresi
dent Theirs is at Oucny Perhaps the most marked in
cident OK
which has recently occurred has been the reception
accorded, or rather refused The Comesse dc laley
randPerigord on her return TO her native land This
lady, the daughter of the Vicomte dc Gontaut- Biron
French Ambassador mt Berlin, had the courage iabout
fortnight ago 10 marry the gentleman whose name
she now bears. NJ dc ralieyrand Is French by birth
aud n knsman OF the famous Prince OF Bcnevent,
whose memoirs ought to be such interesting reading,
whenever they are published. He has committed the
incapable offence OF renouncng his nationality. bc-
coming naturalzcd subject OF the Emperor William,
worst of ALI accepting commission IN a rcgi-
ment of uhlans ana taxing part IN The invcson OF his
Old country. IL certainly strikes indie
alive OF the possession OF somewhat cold-bloodei
temperament that the bridegroom should have
thought OF taking his young BRIDE to Paris
Under ordinary circumstances the Countess would
have been welcomed according TO custom, at the rail-
way station by ali the irionds of her grlhood Not
single one came The Count has decided that the re-
maindcr OF the honeymoon Will be spent more ngree.
ably In England than In France 1t Is only fair TO
Nine. dc Ialleyrand to observe that French young
ladies not always consulted by their parents tho
choice OF husband. NJ de Gonlaut-Blron is legiiim-
ist circumstance whicn Is soothihg 10 republican
minds.
one of the last of French Parliament In the
session Just brought to close, was to suppress the
allowance which has hitherto been mado Tor military
chaplans In consequence General de Cissey has had
to receive
FORMIDABLE pErUTArioS
OF bishops, who came to demonstrate with His Ex-
ceency on the wickcdness OF the timcs-it was not
the Generals fault that he could not get
the money votcd--and to express Their deter
mination TO MAINTAIN tho chaplans at the
of the Church since there was no other
way. IL Is curious to remark that about the same time
the English Wescyans have been much exercised in
mind TO whether they ought TO accept payment for
from the brltisn war Olnce. IL DO
possible that sect scarcely century old can take up
prouder position in money matters than the Eternal
Church,
THE FETE NAPOLEON
yesterday celebrated In various parts or France by
religious services In the churches AT Paris high
mass was celebrated In the Church OF ST. Augustine
and attended by 5000 or 5000 persons IL being also
the festival OF the Assumption, iair number OF tho
ladies' present may be supposed TO have been influenced
by other Than political feelings in Their attendance,
but there we're also many men, and when frenchmcn go
To church on week day II generally for special
reason Among those who came to utter silent pro-
test against the decision OF France TO manage her
own AFFAIRS without the assistance OF Napoleon
were NM. Rouher. Pietri and the two Cassagnacs
Gather and son) Count Michel the Duke OF Abrantes
NJ Haussnann Count Casabianca, tho Marquis dc Col
BERT the Dukes OF Cambaccres and Padua, Maitre
Lachaud the famous advocate NJ. Pinard, Minister
and many Others. Tho Countess Marchand, widow OF
the great Napoeons "first valet de chanbre,' was
also present The Count, ner husband, died only the
other day at tho age OF cghtysx, having survived his
Old master fifty five years and second Bonaparl-