The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-20
OUR FRENCH LETTER.
Correspondence Of the HxRA1D.J
PARIS, August 2.

PARIS, August 2.
1t is not so much a ministerial as 6
national crisis that France suffers
from; no one sees clear here; hest
tation and compromise have been
played out by de Freycinet, and the
Chamber lacks courage to adopt a
decided programme. Capable states
men are not forthcoming, so the
Parliament wants leadership and
direction. The third Republic has
produced no great men, and the
cabinets that live but the life of the
roses -the space Of a morning, are
not calculated to endear the present
constitution to the country. The
secret Of all the evil lies in repub-
licans occupying themselves about
personalities instead Of principles
and measures, and displaying that
strange addition to wrOnged in
dependence which rejects all disci-
pline and obedience.
There is nothing unexpected in
the downfall of NJ. de Freycinet.
Like the old man and his ass, he
tried to please everybody. This led
to life of equivocatiOn, the malady
under which he succumbed. 1t was
ever necessary to put him in a
minority before any clear and
precise answer could be wrung out
Of him. He several times escaped
overthrow, but the pitcher has this
time been broken going to
the well. Some assert the
fragments are not even worth
piecing together; but this is tOIbe
seen. When we have not thrushes
we must becOntent with blackbirds.
The chamber has done we'll in its
cutting the cloth, but to stitch the
parts is the diffic Ilty.
| There are two currents of opinion
in France, one, the feeblest, and led
by Gambetta and the thinking
classes, which desires active inter
ventiOn, role worthy Of the coun-
try, and alliance with England, the
other represents peace at any price,
the trenbIeurS, those with Bismarck
on the brain, and who maintain that
France ought to be surrounded with
a Chinese wall, and no alliance cul-
tivated-save with Italy, who in re-
turn disdains such. 1t is this alb
staining party that has succeeded in
effacing their country in the east
not even the vaunted Suez canal
will be guarded--a decision sufficient
to produce sudden death In DeLes-
seps, and that will postpone till the
Kalends, Provost Par adoPs great
expectations, that OF seeing eighty
millions of Frenchmen occupying
the African shores of the Mediter
ranean.
There are plenty Of Frenchmer
who admit, though the fact be gal
and wOrmwood 30 them, that Eng
land is quite right in going aheaC
resolutely in Egypt, and that aftel
mourning all the expense and trou
Bile, it is but fair she ought to haN
the lions share in the recempense
Besides, the French prefer, since i
: is a HObson's choice, the English il
t Egypt to the Turks. The diplomatic
war between Bismarck and Ear
Granville is followed with intenst
, interest, putting Turkey forward a
. the twelfth hour to play the police
man in Egypt, was bold move OF
: the part fthe chancellor, but plac
ing the Sultan in the fix to declare
Z. his tool Arab a rebel, as primar,
l condition, is equally skilful move
No one seriously believes tina
England will ever allow the Turk
, to land, to furnish sticks to breal
their own backs. Besides, Turke,
q cannot stir without money, and tn
!; comical part of the affair is, tina
Z she is even seeking to raise littl
: loan quietly in London.
y No serious resistance is antici
z pated on the part of Arab and hi
IS followers, even were each SWathe
!, in green flags. The wish is, to sc
the English troops landed, conceI
: trated, and at full work. The bt
d ginning of the end has already az
J, peared. But England must follO'
up the occupation Of Egypt withor
timidity or hesitation. She mu:
: convince Europe she is ready to pu
n on more war paint and feathers
u necessary. The taking the pr
ri lection Of the canal into her ow
le hands, in the name of Tew6k, is e.
y. cellent, but it will likely kill o.
e. De Lesseps, who is running a ra'
with J. Gordon Bennett, to Undue
Arab to bury the Ratchet. The
is another way to settle Il
a canal wTangling. 1t is admitt(
that the canal is insuficiel
Is for the increasing traffic; to e
ecute the necessary enlargement
5, ETC., would require sum equal
% half the expense of constructing
v brand new one. Engineers be
Is, would guarantee the making OF
second canal in six years, free fro
D, the drawbacks Of the old one, a.
In since four-ffths Of the ships passiI
~ through the canal are English, n
~ Bull could have an lsthmus hig
IN way of his own, plus the Dizzy ha
tn share interest III the present rout
When the days were darkenl
ST over the second empire NapOle
III. privately consulted Theirs,
y. the name Of France, what was b.