, 1881-09-11
EX-MINISTER MOVES.
His Impressions OF French Life nnd
Cu>1onl>-Nl.nr il Thought OF u
Arru>> the ifi.s Pond.

His Impressions OF French Life nnd
Cu>1ol1i>-l.l.nr il Thought OF l..
.Acr">> the tti.. Pond.
tintiEna'i Enquirer
Gen. Edward F. Noyt$. WIN fur tao last four
years has been the Minister Of tho United States
ti.'v''rnuseat III the French E:ptlhllc. reached
his city at halr-past o..!ock yesterday 1nor.,-
iii..
Llriny yt.1r residence in Paris, General lid
you ever mnsIc :s.nun:. the Fre,lch ssc:,santry
in the outlying &strists:" uaeried cur reporter.
- .li,l- frttl,icntly.
'l.s they compare with our agricultural
cl:>>rs:"
They are !. frugal. industrious people. but
intellectually .sn compare with
count .yIeH. Tho French working classes eur1l
less han one-.,alf whit Is paid for the same labor
ii An,trisa, h'1 savct'sire us MUCH ns -Antri-
1t is characteristic nr luc rsacf. to
n.u,tey. This is thu reason that there Are So
,i1:tnE landowners III Fru1,.r- .
Are rtn ul,I barriers tt.'twEcn the arstbcrnty
and the t'corl,: break Ing; .t<'wn -
'', s''i:.': extent, yes; huL it will take two Or
three generations |" destroy tue reverence for
the traditions Ut the Eirpirt:- t.vc.l tho lower
.taSSt$ treat with marked respect those whu
wtr.. t'nktS. tnut.tS, AMI Eiscol1nts during the
lays nf NuI,I'on. As I'LL til. avenues to power
liz thrsush tflt. ltcp.il,llrans. tue yotssEr gen
rrat>, sull> III tilc ul,l Aristoer:lcy have allied
themselves wsth tine y"slns but vigorous lte-
utlt'itr.
"pu th.: f:rs!.,l,artlsts und Orle:n;sts continue.
IT, advocate tEeir ranse with the ohi-tlme
vignr:"
>'Thes s,r: IN their last legs. The combined
force III Tile f,.gi1 ilui~lS. EullnI,urtisrS, u1I
br"auists is insignificant wne11 ,pnltsrcd with
tile yia,,t strength y. Tilt. Republic An Argyll
ltl.L which h:,S ttIcGtuai!, s:lenC':u all 1pp,1si-
tion r the existing: r'-i:1 Is The fact I" which
the French Ih,ins with prHi.' th:l1 the two sllfst
prosperous nations IN earth arc lho TWO l;e-
rulIicS either i'lt. "f lat. 4stnntfc- This! Is Il
stubborn truth, Hss:.iillt which The assaults or
the GROWERS nr. .isrui" '.i+t1r!'t'rs fo,lnh III
every country fail harmless
..-Anrricl is tic star lit the Grtni'ucnt Of
nations upon wn"1 the fF'i"'h htlild their hopes
Ut the future. III ctt:;. way they etnlltitte Dr
example. II i realty astonishing the Enwlcai9c
The; nsst'ss concerning The rt'@lr.es and ill
stiitltiut,s al the n1ttri Stntes.
us rur high linurcial standing tue subject
OF much ca,l1,1u,-nl:
1T is, untce,l. Nut only ART. we considered
the foremost Nation OF Int wrri'l i'll lA-
ttria. wt":lth. hnt our credit is honn.llrss.
Stunt. time since. in conversation with Baron
ie isotscali'!, ht >l"kt most enthusiastically
Of 0lr commercial and ts1triut credit. |
rreo1lc.t sf.lt.',s& tcrlnFim. 1t impressed
sllch great compliment c"nlillE irol
the must famous money kiu:. in the world that
h:,tc treasured it up III my lIetnOry. lie sut:
The tin.ncl,sl position OF tho EHte'l States il
.ln.san,p!td i'll tit: history Of TIE world. You
:tr. ruin.s the trtsts'irt:' or all OtheT nations
tu enrich ytllr hNii tshfcrS. "
~ great ul:lny Americans visit Paris every
season. 40 they not. tcHcrul:
- At :ts1 Gl,tktl. Dt;t citlZeNs have won quite
Il reputation Tor their liberullty, bt,r'lertug on
prn.ii::sty, :Il over Enrulc. 1t iS ctuse tor
,n.1en rtn':rk. and the impression is indcliby
formed ,l1u,n tho minds Of Europeans cSpCcInl-
~ the liiil. and h,,ser eias-cs, that the United
States is !. vcritabe Ellor,ltlu, Or the long
is INC fact that su many rich -,nnricnns 70 to
Paris to spend their ls.uairy, and, consequently.
the French see but one side OF lite in the United
States.
,1nonr tho Americans in Paris Mrs. Mackey,
wife Of til. l.onanxa klns, is one vi tho most
no.'s for hcr ability tt spr'"i Il I:'rgc amount Of
inuncy, Is she not:
~ fcs. lillt the newspapers have greatly cx-
a.gcr.sca the stories concerning her Prol!@n-
~. ;AHi well acquainted with Mrs. Nacf.-
ey, utld she Is noble: and generous woman.
She spends four times mitch fDr charity
than anything else. There Is no doubt thut she
lives il, magnificent style. hut not snobblshly "
unbccutlin. Eer position I have frequently
called upon hcr rs representative OF the 14e.s-
ton To get assistance tor ner needy country
11scn, anu never has she f:l'cd to respond ib-
cr1ily." ,,-
gave in Paris. which created such 1t furur:
IL i a= present ut that dlililer, said tho Gcn-
c-4l ;llA it WIS Most prtnccly niTAlr. HUT
cost nothing ilku the stuffed t,y the news-
r.pcrs. mink Yrs. Nackcy expended Oil that
OCCASION *.U.ttu-
- Have yu,l eyer calculated how mitch money
Americans leave III raris every year: "
Nj. 1t would bt almost impossible to TO
The sun, is simply fabulous. iioucicstllt, inc Ut
the popular tlrygootls men In Paris among
Asnerir;t1is toit my wife tfIt III ls3S hc sold E
ttntxu ir.ns- worth ..f rta"is, and Of this Amer-
,utll bought oIc- haf-i:',ttD,UuD ftstucs, $u,-
ttt.U*a'
''f)Ir people arc source Of nttch prdtit to
P:lriSian shvpllcE. and are consequently treated
with tic utlno7t Difference. 1:tnucicuult never
disputes Il hill with III -amertcau, and, even
after tIku. gotss to their hotels or plnce OF
II they do not suit f!ouccAult will
[uk': them back in cxchunSe or refund the
nolcy.
what is the feeling i'ctwccn the French ami
General, So tar you huvc bect,
lbr to Dilscrvc:
1T Ii 1t fUrtaHl fricntiln;ss. bs;t OF co11rs*.
thcr. is sonc soreness felt over the nte ui.-
The German Mi,i1ster At Paris i
OF the 1nt)st popular men s>n thu DIPLOMATIC
,orIt<. The French people ara happy and pros
,cruS. and WHIT ps::cc. Ii Is not likely that
luE difficulty brtwtc1. th: two rival nations will
1rise iur years to COME