The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24
OUR FRENCH LETTER.
Especial correspondence of the HERALD
PARIS, May 80, 1888.

NJ. Renan has not the reputation
of being a protesting Christian, yet
he boasts to follow the apostolic
maxim of being all things to all
men. Now, despite that fexibility
of character, no party or sect can
claim Renan as one of theirs. Renan
is simply critic, who pulls down
what he writes about, and leaves
the reader to construct or not as he
pleases. In conversation or in lee
turing, Renan appears in the role of
never disRgreeing. He seeks TO dis
cover the leanings of his auditors,
the better to agree in advance with
them. This is fiattery, but it saves
a world of trouble, replies Renau.
Whether he lectures to Gentiles,
Pagans or Jews, Renan is certain to
convince them they are The salt of
the earth. He has just delivered a
lecture on the primitive idendity of
Judaism and Christianity and their
subsequent separation. In the time
Of the prophets, their aim was TO
establish the reign of justice on
earth. In prescribing the Jews, the
Christians forced them to a limited
and tenacious industry, that of
lending money; prohibited from re
ceiving high interest. the Chris
tians had recourse to the jews as
Intermediates, and in time bettered
the instruction, like Shylock.
Isaiah was the founder of the law
and right destined to govern the
world. The revolution of '89 cou-
sumated the work. Hence, the Is
raelite is liberal: his Talmud is
the bible of humanity: not only over
each word, but each syllable endless
battles haVetaken place The Hebrew
dictionary decides the orthodoxy
Of creeds and doctrines of theology
he attributing SO much to the jew
Ish element in Christianity. Renap
though silent does not ignore the
role Of Hellenism. To morrow or
so, when he lectures to Greek au-
dience, he will not displease his
hearers by abiding even to the
part played by Judaism. All will
be duly Hellenic.
The FGgoro deYotes three and
a-half columns to show Bismarck is
not nursing his tooth ache or his
swollen veins, but is occupied with
the partition of France FialiS
FfGnci8. Italy is preparing for d re
Cancellation with the VicUican when
France denounces the concordat /;
she purposes completing her foreign
unity by the re-abSOrpJlon of Nice,
Savoy and Corsica. Belgium would
receive French flanders, and Ger
many the rest of Lorraine and
Frauche Comte. Spain is to have
ROussillon and a patch of Gascony
when the Pyrenees would liter
ally 10 longer exist; Switz-
erland would obtain IS
souvenir, Chublois and Fancigny.
1t is an oversight not to accord
Marseilles or TuiIon to Uncle Sam
for coaling station. England is to
receive Cherbourg; and only think
poor, amiabIe Lord Lyons has,since
1870, been scheming for the French
Portsmouth.
To these anxieties France has to
settle with Germany, for defending
herself against invasion in 1870;
with Italy, for her ingratitude in
ceding Nice and Savoy. and with
England, for occupying Egypt when
the French backed OUT. Then there
is Stanley aud the Congo; the Mad
agascar raid, the T0nkin troubles
and Chinese dissatisfaction. The
object of all the scare is to keep
France from embarking in little
wars and sacrificing such valuable
lives as Commandment de Riviere.
The Nihilists know how to count
with events. They are waiting till
the hurry burly of the coronation is
over and foreigners gone home, be-
fore taking stock OF the Cars re-
fusal to concede a constitution. at
least 50 say their apologisJs here
Alexander LII is rumored to be
more occupied in creating a diver
sion in Armenia. The gorgeous
descriptions OF the pomp and cir
cumstanee of the fetes fell fat on
the French, who classify all such
displays as things Of the past. So.
cially, st. Petersburg is preferred
TO Moscow by the visitors
| though Pouchkine said the
former city was unsuited for lovers
the nights being too cold in winter
and too clear in summer. How Car
Juliet hide her bushes where it il
possible TO read diamond print by
daylight at 10 in the evening? The
public buildings, chiefly govern
ment offices, are nearly all in stucco
and display as many colors as
| Joseph's coat. The deaths in the
capital exceed the births by 1900
annually. This might be expected
| from capital of 100000 souls stu
ated in the Goth degree north lati
| tude. The Ermitage Museum, which
contains "a Rembrandts, IS only
visited by the public in evening
| dress. The railway carriages il
tpoint of luxury, leave all those o.
western nations in the shade
| French correspondents complain
that their medals in bronze had the
indication in the Russian anC
thGerman" languages, and that re
porting was difficult. In France,
| reporter generally makes a writing
| desk Of the back Of the individual