Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-16

Annamites; Commandant Riviere will chas-
tise the Chinese Arab on the banks Of the
Red river, and NJ. de Kergsrsdec will become
mentor TO the Emperor Tu-Duc, just IS Lord
Duferin was mentor TO the Khedive Tewfk.
French customhouse duties will be collected
In Tonquin, and the newly civilized Aunam-
ties will enjoy all the blessings peculiar to
French citizenship. They will not be allowed
to use any tobacco except French tobacco,
which has the most questionable flavor of
any in the world, and they will not be allowed
to light their pipes with any other matches
than French matches, which are the worst in
Europe, and this is saying great deal. The
outcome Of it all will be little cheap glory
and history will have to record in her an
mails still another instance Of a colony found
ed by the Lsiin race only to be eventually
utilized and developed by the Anglo Saxon.
This is the Eoglish view of the French col.
onization schemes. Readers of the Herald
will be interested to hear the French views
not only on Tonquin, but on the Congo and
in Madagascar. The Paris papers assert
that England is at the bottom of all the hos
ulity TO the French attempts to Increase her
commerce BY developing her colonial policy.
ESGLAND's GREATNESS.
La France, for instance, says tina! Eoglsnd's
Jealousy is caused by her fears that in case
OF war the Chinese tea ports will be closed,
and the Chinese compelled to US. their own
opium, and then the Journal goes on TO show
what England gains from her colonies and
dependencies. The figures are calculated in
deed 10 inspire France TO exert herself in the
came direction. Thus La France tells us that
England has 1917 900 square miles of colo
MES and possessions beyond the seas, in ex-
tent twice as large as all Europe, with 2l8,-
000, 900 inhabitants, Of which 100000 900 are
in India, 100000 in Canada, 100000 in
Australia, and 100000 at the Cape, all of
which form for England vast army of con-
sumerr, giving 10 her commerce and naviga-
ton prodigious activity. In 1881 Eo-
glands trade of exports and i'm
ports with the colonies and her pos
sessions amounted TO nearly 10000 ,0O0f.,
and her total tonnage of shipping leaving her
colonial and foreign possessions was 50,00o,-
600 out CT the 100000 tons registered.
Nothing" adds La France SHOWS 90
strongly asl the above figures how much
England's commercial prosperity is due TO
her colonial possessions" 1t concludes by
urging France to develop herself beyond her
own limits, as she has com menced on the
Congo, in Madagascar and Tonqsin So far
La France.
ROCKS AHEAD.
Ne'ertneiess, In spite oil this explanation,
1t is evident that on the Congo, in Tonquin
and Madagascar, France i: being led into a
series OF petty foreign adventures which are
covering her chagrin at the loss of her influ-
ence IN Egypt. 1t will be difficult for her to
come out without burnt fingers. Paris lie
certainly just now anxious to hear frsm the
Congo. Ii ia pretty certain that if NJ. De
Brazza ventures to pull down the interna-
tional flags near Stanley Pool or attempts to
assert by force French supremacy on the
upper Congo, he will come into conflict with
Stanley. Should this occur, France must be
prepared TO support NJ. De Brazza in cam
paign against the foreign powers who are re-
fPonsible for the welfare of the International
African Society. But the Tonquin questions
are fraught with more danger than that Of
the Congo. Judging by President Grevy's
autograph letter calling upon the Emperor
OF Aunam to submit his dominions to a
French protectorate, France has evoked the
hostility OF China, 30 that carefully worded
journals, such as the Steele and the Temps,
warn France that the danger of war with
China should be earnestly taken into consid-
GRAFTON. 1t is evident that France needs the
guidance OF an astute statesman at the pres
ent moment, and her we'll wishers hope that
M. Chailemel-Lscour will prove equal to