Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-26
THEFRENCHIN ANAM
The Plan Of the Present Campaign Con.
templates an Extension OF the BOun-
daries Of Civilization.
The Same Old RObber Reasons Given
for 1.-THE Empire Must be An
nexed to the Republic.

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ceived by the Ministry of Marine from
Saigon announcing that the French had
bombarded and captured the fort and bat
teries at the mouth of Hue river after "a
brilliant land attack. The operations oc-
CURED on the 18th, 18th and 10th instant
Seven hundred Anamites were killed
during the engagement. The only casual
ties suffered by the French were several
men slightly wounded. When the gun
boats Viper and Lynx entered the Thu
dan passage the French admiral granted
truce. Blockade has been declared.
Harmanda, the French civil commissioner
at Tonquin, has gone TO Hue, the capital
Of Anam, TO negotiate with the Anam-
ite court, which is greatly alarmed at the
movements of the French
| DIR. HARAAND's ARGUMENT FOR THE ANNEX
ALTON OF ASAM.
! The plan of the present campaign is in
| great measure due to DIR. Harmand, the
French civil commissioner in Tonquin.
| He steadfastly insists on the annexation of
! the entire kingdom of Anam to the French
possessions of Cochin China. He takes
| Tor his principle that after European ma
Son comes in contact with barbarous
people and has begun to spread around
its ciyilizing influences, there comes a
time when it becomes tpsO tdctO a
necessity to extend its boundaries.
This, he thinks, is an inexerable, his
toric, fatal law to which no colony can be
exempt and which rules their politics, no
matter who the colonists may be. The
French, says DIR. Harmand, have placed
themselves under the operation of this law
when they set foot in Cochin China, where
! they had not, according to him, the least
idea of founding a colony when they inter
vened in the country in 1858 and 1859. At
that time there was only question OF a
simple demonstration. The occupation of
Saigon forced the French to advance, to
seize several provinces and to add to those
| other ones. When this annexation OF
lower Cochin China was complete in 1868
the French established a protectorate over
the neighbOring Kingdom of Cambodia.
SECURITY.
DR. Harnland does not forget the diff
culties which arose at that time and which
were the consequence of successive en-
lsrgements. But he thinks that the same
difficulties will arise again if the security
of Cochin China is not assured. This, he
claims, cannot take place as long as the
colony is surrounded by savage tribes un-
der the rule of the Anamites. 1t be-
comes necessary to subjugate these also.
The partial occupation of Tonquin, DIR.
Harmand SAYS, would cost France as much
az its complete annexation. Suppose"
he says, ''that we were only established
onsthe banks OF the Red river in the delta
Assuredly before six months we would be
at war not only with Anam, but with
China"
PRoTECToRATE.
\ French protectorate over Tonquin
would be II better solution, but it only
satisfies the doctor in minor degree
I'hIs xx-nytlH sfir 10 crNaaE trrf Erarcl,
colonies separated by little band of ter
ritory not belonging to them, and these
colonies could only have communication
by the China Sea. This would necessi-
tate the keeping of fleet. The vessels
would be obliged to double the cape of
Anam, and each time the sovereign of the
country could call them to account for
their presence. at would be impossible to
arrange such protectorate by diplomacy"
says DIR. Harnand. "The treaty of 1874 gives
US the right to free navigation of the Red
river, but the river was really closed to us.
On her part France faithfully executed
the treaty. She furnished to the King of
Anam the vessels and guns which she
had promised. The vessels were in bad
condition." adds the doctor sarcastically,
'and are now at the bottom of the sea,
and the guns are past using" But az to
the King of Anam, he has done nothing
at all. To make treaties with Orientals is
to be duped. They are virtually incapa-
bic of executing any treaty-frst, because
they do not want 10, and second, because
they are too feeble to keep their word.
ANNEXATION.
A protectorate over the whole of Anam
would suit DR.. Harmand better. 1t would
remedy some of the evils mentioned.
"But why" she SAYS, ''stop here when
there is a more direct solution? That solu-
ton is the establishment Of French rule
over the whole of Anam. 1t ~ the only
possible solution according to the opinion of
all who have lived in Cochin China who
have studied the past and think of the
future. It is necessary 10 force Anam to
accept our rule. We have with the
Anamites treaty whose existence
seems absolutely unknown. There is no
country more favorable to our development
than the kingdom of Anam. The Anam-
ties recognize that We are incontestably
their superiors." DIR. Harmand gives
an instance. In 1873, during the expedi-
ton of Francis GARNER, he was able with
only twenty French marines TO collect an
army OF l., 900 0natives, who never deserted.
THE Anamite government" says the
doctor, pays its soldiers two francs u
month; / paid mine little more, and
gave them ratiOns of rice, which cost me
nothing, because gathered it in the coun-
try. 1t is necessary to annex the empire
of AMMAN. That is my Dele',dd Cartha9o!r'