New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
PUBLIC OPINION IN PARIs--GREvYs VIEWS
-GRANvILLE's DIPLOMACY.

PUBLIC OPINION IN PARIs--GREvYS VIEWS
-GRANvILLEs DIPLOMACY
[FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE rRmrsE-I
PARIS June So.
French opinion on the Egyptian question and the
in which it has been treated by the present
Government and the one which fell In January is
best given in the comic journals One of them repre-
sents NJ. Gambetta kneeng in corner. with
ounces cap on his head. Dame Republic, the
schoolmstress, points to the Yellow Book at tho
Joint-note page, and, with anger blazing in her
eyes, says to him. You naughty, thoughtless boyI
How came you to play with matches In house
filled with explosives ~ NJ de Freycinet is shown
in another cartoon with portfolio under his arm
and number of foot-marks the skirts of his
coat. They have been imprinted by the boots OF Bis
marck, Mancini and Abdul Hamid. There are other
legs, wearing military trousers and boots raised TO
kick. The Premier's back is toward the aggressors
But his face is also turned to them, and he asks;
Are you serious, or only making fun OF
me : If the latter, protest. for, to be frank. l
hate practical jokes" A third funny engraving
represents an English ship steering in the direction
of fat coast with Oriental town upon il, and lot
of Egyptian soldiers at the waters edge. young
French soldier leans on his musket. Another has
his arm around peasant girls waist. They all
three grin and watch the course Of the vessel. The
warrior who has not o fair companion sayst
The Gyptians have sown torpedoes as thick
as oysters III the shallow water yonder" Ma
fol" says the other, eve may bless our stars that
France has not contracted to take England IN
tow" "You may well say so," quoth the lass, " for
j prefer a sweetheart with whole skin to a mu-
tilated invalid. guess that all the soldiers and
sailors who dash in there among the torpedoes will
be nicely knocked about" A fourth cartoon rep
resents Bismarck behind Arab and the Sultan. In
tba Carr, Chanpallor looking 4
trap that he has laid 1t is easy to that he is in
passion at finding it empty THAT Gallo cock"
he says is not after all, to be caught with chaf
fancied that no could be taken with the syringe
of military glory, and the fine words of the Signor
Gambetta"
NJ Grevy is an optmist. He thinks that 1t Is
the interest of all Europe to preserve peace, and
that it will be kept. The disturbing cause IN his
opinion, was Gambetta. The President thinks that
the exPremier is shown in this light by the Yellow
Book. But the documents given there only reveal
O very small portion of the diplomatic negotiations
which turned upon the Egyptian question when
| Gambetta was in office. Bismarck found the Ger
man Empire menaced byAQ Franco-Russian coali-
| ton, which he had to break up. Austria, which,
| although the ally of Germany, INDUCES in no hos
| tile animus toward France, was threatened blythe
| Sav Committees, which received their mot POrdro
from Generals Ignatief and Skobeleff They blazed
| ND last winter, and the flame suddenly subsided.
General Chanzy in the beginning of December knew
enough of Gambetta's policy to refuse to continue
at the head of the French Embassy at ST. Peters
burg and to solicit post where his devotion to his
country would be tested. He was given the COM
mand of the Eastern Military Division, whose
quarters general are at Chalons. On the day he
went there be was agitated by sombre forebodings
| According to the President of the Republic. NJ.
Gambetta's foreign policy would have been justified
only by an aggressive policy at Berlin and pressing
! danger which nothing could ward off unless o
course of great boldness NJ. Grevy is of opinion
that the action of the Chamber in January will in
| spre throughout Europe confidence in the pacific
| aspirations of the French Nation.
The Yellow Book. far as the policy OF the Eng
lish Cabinet goes must appear nexplcable TO those
who are not to some extent acquainted with tho
secret springs of British diplomacy. The dispatches
and conversations of Lord Granville to be ex-
planned by the negotiations which were being pur-
sued here for liberal treaty of commerce. Lord
Granville wanted to humor Gambetta. whom he
called to friend of mine 1.-THE spoiled child OF
fortune" He also knew from Lord Lyons TO what
an extent the celebrated orator was hostile to the
National party in Egypt, although hisjournals had,
when Baron King dismissed for egging on tho
Egyptian COones to revolt against the khedive,
taken his part against NJ. Barthelemy st.
Hllalfe uence us dSsont W llc uoto VI
which threw so much fat into the fire and rendered
Arab the master of the situation. But Gambetta
was not to be caught by Platonic utterances" He
would not give satisfaction to the British Commits
sioners who were over here about the treaty until
| England had committed herself to an expedition to
Egypt, 1t shoud also be remembered that Lord
Granville had been advised by very competent
authority on French affairs-Sir Charlrs Dixie. Now
Sir Charles well as he is acquainted with the poll
tics and political men in this country, was unable
| to realize the true position Of Gambetta
I! in the early part of January. He was convinced
that he would overbear opposition to the Scrgtin dc
Liste in the Chamber, and therefore remain Q
power with which England would have to
| count If he overcame his enemies he would be
| grateful to those who he thought believed in him
| ali through II he were beaten, the promises made
| to him would cease to bind