The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-18
OUR FRENCH LETTER.
Correspondence SALT LAKE HERALD
PARIS, May q. 1882.

PARIS. May q. 1882.
In French politics, at least, there
is no such thing as fair play; blow
below the belt is just. The voting
of the national accounts for the
stormy period Of 1901, Is case IN
point. Since eleven years they
have been kept open, and the repub-
| licans. lust as well as the monarch
| lists. displayed little eagerness to
strike a balance, as the occasion
was too excellent for mutual mud
throwing. But all things must come
to an end. sven the case of Jarndyce
us. Jarndyce. The Chamber had be.
fore it few days ago the report OF
the committee, recommending that
the winding up act be applied to
the accounts in question, and that
they do now pass. 1t is believed
| that De Cassagnac and the reds,
who more than insinuated Gambetta
had grown fat on unauthorized
uickipgs. 10 the extent of some 49,
600. OO0 francs at least, and who
were in their place, would have had
the courage TO repeat their charges
at the tribune and in presence Of
Gambetta. They did no such thing,
so Gambetta had walk-over, to the
satisfaction of every lover of fair
play, and which result has re-
bounded not a little to the revival
of his prestige, as well as to his
honor and honesty. And it
took him eleven years to live the
calumny down. The profit and loss
account shows the. ugly balance,
now officially stated, that the in
vasion cost from twelve to thirteen
miIliards, the loss Of two provinces,
and the disappearance of 100000
men. That was one of the big wars
which make ambition virtue.
No certainty, no feeling Of COM
fort exists, respecting the Egyptian
question. The knot Of the situation
turns on the removal of Arab
Pasha. VIII he disappear to be ne
more seen? The psychological mo-
ment will be that when Arab and
his party show fight. No one here
believes an understanding exists to
land either Tar5 or marines from
the allied feet, and France is repug-
nant to the calling in OF the Turkish
police under any form. But if blood
be split, Turkey will certainly inter
fere, and the other powers will put
in an appearance to keep the ring
Bismarck will not be sorry for that
kettle of fish. The Russians here
generally endowed with half dozer
languages to conceal their thoughts
appear to be sincere in their aver
sion. not as to reopening the eastern
question, but as to doing so JUS
new. Russia is all topsy JurVy, ha
no head centre, and is growing dali.
Y more pinched in her finances. 4
war. even a little one, in Egypt
would divide the French nation, a
Bismarck could then remodel TIT
map of Europe TO make Ger
many the Undisputable maSte
of the continent, and so riYet Al
SAGE and Lorraine.
The government has been put Il
q minority respecting one of tn
projects of the budget; such a mis-
fortune will not affect a cablne
4 that claims to exist only for tn
! ratification of the wishes of tn
\ chamber. The reform Of the judi
y cial bench will not be reformed. M
\ more than the concordat will b
y abolished. The country desires M
violent changes, no jack-in-the-bo
Legislation. The judges will neYe
be submitted to election by TN
versal suffrage; this system Of vol
: ing to which the republic is unite
for better for worse, is not in tn
odor of sanctity with liberals /
their heart of hearts.
Having alienated the Catholic
by the attempt to separate in tn
tWinkling of an eye, church frOl
n state, the peep-o-day republican
/ seem inclined to take their reveng
on the Calvinists; such can only
the meaning Of the proposal to SUI
press all chairs of theology whic
has had for consequence, to alienat
Protestants who think that to hay
clergymen opportunities must ext
to prepare them for their mission;
! France does not afford these faci
ties. Geneva will do so. 1t is tt
general belief that the republic
], committing a grave blunder in II
ing a little rouyh shod over the +
ligious scruples of even minoritit
IT may be logical to SO proceed Wi
the application of the ''immort
principles; but the world is II
governed by logic, nor the dOxy
any single party.
it ever pays ones health to go
see the Derby run for
Chantilly; an early NOR
ing's walk through the d
lieious forest, all in spring bloOl
will prove more fortifying tn;
quarts of quinine wine or dozens
boxes, large or small of life pill
Order your deieuner in advance, al
= turn down your chair against t
table to secure the rights of posse
sion; if your appetite does not eqd
that of a Partisan after the sieg
make your will at once. indie
some people are taking that preca
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