New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-04
AMERICA SEEN NTH FRENCH EYES.
A TALK WITH GENERAL BoULANGER-THE LAST OF
THE FRENCH GUESTS


General Boulanger, Colonel BOssan, Com
manner dc Tusy, Lieutenant Sahune, Lieu
tenant de Nayile, aud NJ Ch. dAbOye the
only members of the French Commission TO
the Yorktown Celebration now N this country, ar
rived at Fifth Avenue Hotel Sunday having come
through from Montreal in n special car Since the
close of the celebration this party has travelled ex
tcnsyey throughout this country visiting the principal
cities and inspecting several of the socalcd frontier
forts, where General Boulanger said 20 TRIBUNE
reporter who called upon him Sunday, they saw some
thing OF the regular army OF the United states.
General Bouianser has decidedly military appear
ance Nearly SIX in height, compact! built, with
something OF naughty manner, he at first seems to keep
himself at distance But moments conversation
proves him to be genial man He wears nOurtache,
ana has a characteristic French cOunCnance. La speak
ins OF his visit, ne said:
"I Is astonishing what different ideas has when ne
is about to leave this land from those he entertained
before coming The United STATES are great coun
try and the Americans great people both destined
to be much greater"
"Wuat makes you think 2" inquired the reporter,
"Tne iuexhausibIe OF the country and the
pccuI arity Of the inhabitants. We have Travelled
through the North and West the agricultural part may
call it, have the great farms which no one who
has not seen can appreciate This portion would max,
great Nation by itself Then visited The mining g0u
~uu ny a., rI, st.,t"s TbosS divis cIi We
saw had common interests save the one OF unity anJ
bsi Ih ytrd sIats mnst 70 TO prccs some Gay be-
cause OF It's yastn,ss, is erroneous one. The pc
cunarty OF the people DEVELOPS lhe country making At
- q" To what REGULARITY do you referl"
10 the great perseverance mat stands out so prom
inonty. Actively engaged IN all Kinds OF work. steadily
pushing to ront. perSeN erng IN Whatever they IN
Oertake, the people e seemingly working Tor personal
gan, each one STRIVING to Guido his ntlgnbor yet the
moment you touch tender cord that s common t. all,
whole people rises one person, ready to uphold
VITA This characteristic do you think that large
standing army snoud he kept upi'
"NOt at ali. Tie Unted states does not need large
staGIu- army, bat doe, need some Improvements IL
what she has. For instance, tne Army as am led to
ptheYe, mas hOilhdlIy l"tht A'e t-ou2dAu men Jul
practically only sOme seventeen or eighteen thou
quTterud5ttrs, signal service, men, ana p,AeI
uIe1e-sIons, / may say, from the regular h-.uns
uheS twenty ,hNe inou7tnn pIlNate- as we
intelligent, educated, genlle4anhke men, "LO
know what DO, aud afraid to do it, As 70 the
same al adopted 10y the French Government IN lso2'
"naye you met many OF the more prominent Amer
Yes a number whose names are wen known in
France. Every Were we nave beeA we nave IcCJ!'eu
more courteous. Here is Telegram uad from General
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 1881.
80 returned from the West last night and nave Just
learned at the French Legation that sou are III
New-Yo enroute for canada, and to
for home. regret very nucn not 10 nave met you
again, for you could have gwen me Na!naDIe impress
sOLs your observations the great West and OF the
attention you received from the military authorities.
am tOd YOU all enjoyed YOU travel aud IN line near
hope You VIII regain your command III france win
renewed zeal glorious profession, ana that You
VIII cherish the kindly memory of your comrades
W. T. SHERMAN General
Nothing could be warmer titan That. In fact can
not say TOO much about the Kindness tnat We nave re-
Celveu from every body
" Tue Uuied STATES have the strongest natural
fortuications in the world, and they do not
require stanGing army TO defend them
Especially is TINS the case in the haroor
u san Francisco wnicn for military and commercial
purposes could not be better even II had been made
by hand. Win natural rtrOnghods and the admir-
able militia organizations throughout the country, the
people need nave no lear Tor the future"
Inc conversation changing 10 matters other
than military, General BOulanger SAID; Il
have found an my cOuutrymen prosperous, con
tented ana satisfied VITA tAelr condition, but with
the idea OF going home 10 ne. rms 10 OF
course q pecuLiI1ty o. lac French people While / be-
countryueu to Immlsrate to- stu thew Will not make
the best because those who come over 90 80
Ouy with me icteunuaton - return after they nave
made money"
DO goa t4uR mat America is good and safe place
to luVest Irchcu capital q
II seems me be- With judgment good Sc
curitcs can DC found at "a remuu-fatIvc interest
"DIJ Jou nave Pheasant u4lc lI tdhaldt
"DccidcdIy All tlc people seemed To feel that they
could cuuUgu Us, As for the Canadians tncy
most cOutcned nation tlat ever ga "-Uya and
country, or Of Annexation 10 The United States dld
hear
before the reporter went away General Bouangor
again spoke OF lac hospitality t.J lac ANA lis friends
ha during Their visit DOt from The Nation ANA
IrUuI InuItIuua4s
IIe IL ucn guests since their the city have
ally O.cu ucclued Drcdusc ilciF ume was too much
occupied ~ preparing departure to-day. Yesterday
Incl Wcnt on board Inc steamer Canada and inspected
their quarters. Incj sailed a-J OclOcA TINS morning.