New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-15
Paris Letter.
PARIS, Oct. both. 1882.

Mr.. H. Mi Stanley entertained at
lucheon on Saturday a party of
fourteen representative gentlemen,
including NJ. DeBrazza, Sir Owen,
lanyon, NJ. Rabot, the President
Of the Geographical Society, Col.
John Hay, the emmissary of the
Sultan Of Zanzibar, and MIR. J. G..
Parkinson. The conversation was
peculiarly interesting, in as much as
as the points in dispute between
Mr.. Stanley and NJ. DeBrazza were
amply dicussed, both gentlemen ex.
pressing their views as freely as
their respective nature permit. Mr..
Stanley was strong in his convic-
tion that the object Of the Associa-
tion 1nternationale, under whose
auspices he has established trading
stations on the Congo, isexclusively
humanitarian, and That everything
which is calculated to frighten the
natives, must necessarily initiate
against the success of the scheme
for opening up Central Africa to
European civilization. Mr.. STAN
ley's object has been and is to enlist
the sympathies of the natives, and
by paying them fair price for
their labor and their commodities
to make them feel that they have
an interest, strong personal inter.
est, in the presence of the man.
NJ. de Brazza's object has been sim
ply to obtain a cession of territory
for his adopted country, France.
As it is quite evident from Mr..
Stanley's straight forward narrative
that the native chiefs had not the
slightest conception Of the meaning
of the document to which they are
supposed to have appended what is
thought to be their signature, the
cession of territory is absolutely
illusory, aud the first Frenchmen,
who, ON the faith of this suppositi.
tious treaty, attempt to establish
themselves on the northern bank
of Stanley Pool will infallibly
be massacied. France will then
have an excuse for making an ex.
petition for the purpose Of ayeng-
ing the deaths Of their conntrymen,
and all the labor that has been en-
ployed by Stanley in his thus far
successful attempt to inspire conf.
dence will have been used in vain.
No wonder that the great explorer
is irritated at the object to which he
has devoted the best years of his
life being thus frustrated simply in
orderrto give an empty satisfaction
to French national vanity. If the
French were to be the only or even
the chief sufferers, the subjects of
other countries, however much they
might deplore the righteousness
Of The step taken, would have moth.
ing to say in the matter. But the
anlnosity which has been already
excited against them will surely
extend to The pioneers Of the civil
cation to whatever nationality they
may belong. Mr.. Stanley has striv-
en- for yeardto inculcate in the alb
origines anabsolute respect for the
word ola white man. But where
he has laboriously taught them to ex.
pect friend, they will in future look
for enemies whose only object in ex-
ploring their country is to take
away from them their land. 1.-THE
French were to maintain their rights
by force of arms they would, for
the idlest imaginable object, get
themselves into serious complication
with all the European States which
have representatives on the Congo,
while if they were afte, wards to
abandon claim injudiciously made
in their name, they would hear of
their fags-to use Mr.. Stanley's
graphic phrase being employed as
loin cloths by the native chiefs. Mr..
Stanley and M. deBrazza are per.
sonally out Of this dispute Mr..
Stanley intent only on his mission
of carrying civilization into the
heart of the Dark Continent, looks
with natural horror on any attempt
made from any quarter to Illustrate
his great design. M. deBrazza is
ambitious Of carrying the flag of
his adopted country as far as pos.
sible into the wilderness, dreaming
possibly OF q younger France which
shall bear down his name to future
ages, and hoping to achieve by di.
plomacy the fame which his rival
has acquired Ly indomitable deter
minatlon and pluck.
Lord Chesterfield, noticing a very
grave and awkward couple dancing +
minnet, said they looked as If they were
doing it for money, and were doubtful
about getting paid.