Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-07
A COSTLY INSULT.


How the Russian Gar was Treated in Paris Six
teen Years GOA Demonstration which Cost
France the Friendship of Russia---lts Serio US
Results.
There IS only one instance, says the
London Times, of a foreign ruler being
treated IN Paris with something ap.
preaching to the discourtesy that was
shown on Saturday to King Alfonso.
That ruler was the late Gar Alexander
H., who was publicly insulted during
his visit to Paris in 1867, at the time of
the exhibition; and the consequences of
this outrage were so many and deplor-
able that they might well have been re-
membered by some of the journalists
who were lately stirring up the French
people TO make demonstration against
the king Of Spain. The demonstration
of 1867, which was made in favor of Po-
land, cost the French republicans and,
as the event proved, France itself, the
friendship Of Russia. 1t was beyond
doubt tue cause of the attempt which
Berezow~ki made on the czar's life; and
il brought on the Poles so many aff1ic-
tons That this unhappy people must
have wo4derest what spirit OF madness
could have possessed men calling them
selves friends to serve them so Ill. Al
exander II. was insulted, notW1thstand-
ing that the most elaborate precautions
had been taken by the imperial police
to prevent such thing; and this fact
may be noted by way Of answer to those
who accuse NJ. Grevy's government of
not having done enough to protect King
Alfonso. The second empire had far
larger police force at its disposal than
the republic; and Napoleon III. fore
seeing that the czar's presence might
give rise to disorderly manifestations.
had specially INSTRUCTED the project of
police, NJ. Pletri, to have good watch
kept. Moreover, Prince Adam Czartor-
iski, as chief of the Polish colony In
Paris, had been requested to exert a
pacifying influence over his country
men, and this he had freely promised to
do, for, indeed. all respectable Poles felt
that it would be a calamitOus thing for
them If anything befen the czar In
France through their fault The chief en-
gineer Of the Northern Railway in France
at this time was a Polish refugee, NJ.
Chobrzinsk1, and it became his duty to
take charge of the train which was to
convey the car from Brussels. The
directors of the company felt that it
would be putting a slight on this gentle
man to propose that he should be re-
Iieved of his task; and NJ. Chob1zinskl
did not ask to be relieved of it; he only
begged that lie might not be presented
to the emperor of Russia and so be put
in the way of receiving one of those
decorations which the monarchs of the
continent distribute among the officials
who take care of them during their
travels. Tue car reached Paris on
Saturday without accident, and during
the first two days of his soiourn he met
with no annoyance; but troubles began
on Monday. when he went to visit the
palace of justice and the schools of law
and medicine. A number of young bar
risters and Students, among whom NJ.
FIoquet was conspicuous, surrounded
him, hootiug and shouting, 1--WE la
Pologne r. These demonstrations were
renewed, and with greater noise, when
the car attended a gala performance at
the opera, for at night 1t was impossible
for the detectives to catch all the turbu-
lent young men who were yelling on the
boulevards. The hearty reception which
the emperor met with IN the opera house
amply showed him that the rioters were
III no way representatives OF french
opinion. Nevertheless, the proceedings
of these persons by raising an agitation
In favor of Pol md among all the
opposition qu1 lnuncs and wine-shop
politicians of the capital, encouraged
the crazy youth Berezowski to shoot at
the car. Berezowski afterward de-
clared that he had expected his crime
would cause him to be carried in tri-
umph, and he was much surprised when
the people IN the Bots be Boulogne fell
upon him and nearly lynched him.
Berezowski was tried for his life, but he
escaped the capital sentence owing to q