National Republican., 1883-11-28
APAR1sIAN EDITOR

Gives "The Republican" Points on the
Tonquin War from n French Stand
point.
Baron Salvador, editor of lie Figaro, the
well known Partisan journal, who was with
the Rufus Hatch excursion, and has since
been travelling in tho western states, has ar
rived in the city and will remain for some
time. representative Of THE REPUBLICAN
interviewed the baron yesterday in regard to
tho Franco Chinese difficulty and the prob
able effect war with China would have on
the present form of government in France.
The baron, in reply, made the following in
terosting statements:
THE great majority Of Fronchmen are re-
publicans and when discontented with tho
prosont government their complaints are
against tho men in power, not against the
form Of government. The republic, we nearly
all believe, is the best government for us.
Premier Ferry is an able, energetic man
but is not n superior statesman. We fear ho
may make some blunder, and that he is un-
ablc to compete with Bismarck, Lord Gran
villc and kalnoky (of Austria), who are
united against France on account of her
republican form of government. Ferry,
however, represents the feeling of the country
when he says that France does not want war,
but does want other countries to stand to
their treaties with the French government
THE king of AMMAN made regular legal
convention with France in 1874 He must
respect it, and he would have done so had not
China influenced him TO forget IT,
by that treaty France has the protect
crate over Tonquin and privileges in AMMAN.
China having created difficulties (such as
sending the "Black Flags" to attack the
French }, the French government has resolved
to take possession of Tonquin altogether,
and place AMMAN under French protect.
crate. The prosperity of Cochin China, tho
old French possession in Asia, renders this
measure necessary. Such has always been
the policy of England, and If China says she
will make war it is because she hopes to be
helped by England, who is jealous of the
French situationsin Asia.
France does not desire war. But the
| French do not believe China will actually
| declare war. We all know that the Chinese
minister in Paris and London, the Marquis
de Tseng and his colleague in Washington,
do not say the truth when they declare the
Chinese want to fight us.
"The huge Empire of the Sun is very much
divided Should the emperor declare war
an insurrection would very likely break out
in China, and the advanced Chinese party,
that Of the opposition, that which only awaits
an opportunity to overthrow the mandarius,
would at once negotiate with France aud
make a reasonable treaty that would be ad-
l
all Europe and the whole civilized world on
account of the opening Of anotherSvast field
| for trade.
"on the other hand If war is declared by
China, and the Chinese remain faithful to
their emperor, Japan on one hand and Russia
on the other will turn up and help France,
because by so doing they will settle their
own difficulties with China. Russia and
China have not as yet settled the Kinldja
frontier question, and Japan has been pre-
pairing for many years to fight China.
| "Such are the impressions of most French
men who have thoroughly studied the Ton
| quin question. Such are the sentiments of
Premier Ferry, and believe he is right"
"Should M. Ferry resign his successor
would probably be M. Waddington, who is
now our London ambassador. M. Leon Say,
the friend Of the Rothschilds, would be NJ.
Cirard's successor in tho financial department;
but our form of government is not likely to
change for many years to come"