The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-18
FRENCH z LITlCS.
About Gamb8tta-Pha Commercial
treaty Disagreement.
Some of thu Coming Men
Especial Correspondence J
PARIS, August 81,

PARIS, August 81,
It appears that till November next
France has two chambers of drpu-
ties, and were any serious went to
enSue, neceSSitating the summOning
Of Parliament, the old house would
have to be dissolved, and the form
atty of issuing writS gone through
to elect chamber already elected.
1t is to be hoped the matter will re-
main for TWO months within the
sphere of a constitutional Joke. The
country does not display the slightest
white heat over the results of the
elections. It has rather had a surfeit
of politics. The ONLY interest or
speculation to be observed is, what
way will Gambetta cut up as min
lister in time Of peace. Hitherto he
has been measured only when the
waves ran high, and he proved a
daring pilot in extremity Then his
role was to command-fOr others to
obey. But in these piping times Of
peace, save like the wars in Algeria
and que ling riSings in Tunisia, the
official accounts of which even the
French receive c1tlD gTGnO salts,
qualities of a new kind will be de-
manded from Gambetta. His tenn
pereture is impetuOus, he abhOrS
contradiction, and can hardly toler-
ate noodles. He will have to manage
little men. with enormous ambitions
and inOrdinate estimates of their
self Importance. He may group
them into supporters for at least
twenty-four hours, but to count
upon their party obedience for two
or three years, Il miracle would be
required to ensure their fidelity.
Each little sect will soon have its
hobby and high priest, and it is one
of these cotel les that turns tire scale
when minister and opposition came
to a tie vote. Such coterie, as in the
downfall of Theirs, is commonly
viewed as an execution party"
The reds continue to write smartly
and abuse abundantly; there their
power ends. They have been not
appropriately named the political
squirrels.
COMMERCIAL TREATY.
The commercial treaty with Eng
land eXciteS little more attention.
The French commence to believe
that John Bull is in earnest about
refusing to reopen the subject ill
Monster puts down his concessions
in black and white. The fact is,
France has no statesmen to negOti-
ate the affair; her ministers at least
are not more than third rate men,
with no fixed ideas OH free trade or
anything else, and who merely carry
on the affairs of the country from
day to day. The minister of com
merce is a model of instability.
and has lost caste by sending q
the journals OtficiOus notes, assert
ing the law allowed him no option
to extend the existing tariff till the
Sth of February next, when the text
of the single and brief article com
posing the law, saddles him with IL
conditions, but leaves him free t.
cOncede or to refuse the extension
Such peldling is unworthy a caOine
minister, and believes English mIm
stArS to be now re- olute, as the tim
for serious action has arrived; Il
give nothing for nothing. 1t is be
| lieved that falling back on the mo
favored nation clause, would be th'
easiest solution. The French HAY
got into Their heads, that England
ready to so down on her knees
secure the renewal of the treat,
let her act accordingly. Not muci
is to be expected from GamOetta
he has never spoken out yet on thu
question, and feels the ground 10 h
too slippery Z jeOpardize his popu
larity, by taking Il bold position.
NJ. BRIssON.
The new president of the Chamber
of Deputies will be NJ Brissen, {;
SeIf-made man; stern and unbendins
as puritan. who rarely laughs; he
is Al years Of age, dresses always il
black, and has the appearance of I
young professor; he labOrs like
Benedictine. and as presidents of tht
budget committee, has put the finan
ces of France in apple pie order HI
does not go into society; lives like ;
hermit, and works like a horse; h
is passing his vacation in hi
lodgings on a fifth story, learning
English. Perhaps he is the onl
deputy during the general election
that escaped attacks: He was unOI
posed, and as usual his electors sui
scribed to pay his expenses. He i
the ablest man in France after Gam
beta. Dr.. Clemenceau has talen
of another kind. that of captivating
the mob by promising it the moor
but never bringing forward any o
his summary measures for maxim!
mankind happy within twenty-fOu
hours. He and ROchefOrt ar
chums; certain in time to be in turl
devoured by their adOTers.
NJ. PAUL BERT.
NJ. Paul Bert will be the minister
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