The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-05
FRANCE AND CHINA.
And Other Current Topics
from Over the Ocean.
BISMARCK. GAMBETTA. THEIRS.
T,,e Toncvin Business Absurd-Eng-
land Franco and Germany -
Ia Diva Patti and her
Divorce Troubles.
sn0oIal Correspondence Of TIE KERALD.I

gooci,l Correspondence Of THE HERALD.
PARIS, September 18th, 1884.
Tbeva had a fre-side chat with an old
French friend, who thinks like an Anglo
Saxon. but who writes as his country
men. He does not like the outlook OF
qaairs here, and unless some break be
mt on. he considers a spill" and a
smash inevitable. He Iamented the
people are so
IGNORANT OF FOREI0N AFFAIRs,
nv which they could form Independent
judgments, and that the journals DO so
little % develop 4 taste for that more
than ever essential knowledge. The
journals being in the hands of financiers,
he majority of whom are Jews, have
only tie golden calf for ideal; for th EN-,
readers mean clients TO be formed by
SeduCing them TO subscribe to loans and
bubbles, more or less shady; it is thus
their patriotism must be cOddled, and
tIeir passions humOred, served with as
much jam as possible.
France has been Out-witted by Cayour
Who brought abouta united Italy, which
instead Of being a resource for France,
Is a danger, for in any war she may
undertake Italy will not fail TO go In for
the expansion theory Italy claims, too,
70 nave her AISace and Lorraine, and is
anxious to colOnize and protect" like
France and Germany at least; and her
DaoDle possess the colonial aptitude
Respecting Germany my friend deplOred
her DrepOnderance is due to the blunder
Nspoleon III. committed by not join
ing England in a common stand against
fbP dismemberment Of Denmark.
Napoleon was dazed, fooled and ultim-
ateiv kidnapped by Bismarck holding
out The bait OF the Rheinish provinces,
and still later, BelgiUm-an hereditary
weakness with the French. Result
final. Sedan, the treaty of Frankfort,
and the military supremacy of Germany
in Europe. Now Bismarck, said nv
friend, is at US again. He desires, after
c0nquering Us, to add to our humilia-
ton by assuming the role of our patron.
France is regarded by him as protegec, (
till his ends be accomplished when, as
with all his allies, he will give the usual |
kick with the spurred boot.
But WHAT ABOUT CHINA?
demanded That is the work of Bis
marck, too; he there has formed our
weakness for territory, well-knowing the
possession of which would open up ex-
cellent markets for German goods-and /!
naturally for English and American /
products also, for Frenchmen are timid /
70 invest in the colonial .speculations. /.
They VIII put money into bubble banks, |
because nearer home, can be watched |
and the decOy-duckS are men of mark !
like SaTOry, under secretary of state for (
the ministry of justice and now an
abscOnder with a sentence of five years |
Imprisonment on his head Having 10 /
defend colonies and repel local aggres- /
sion that would ever be a drain on the /
home resources and so an advantage to
Germany, and the first serious contest
N which France would be involved on
the continent, she would have TO quit
her colonies, as she did Rome, a city
mat BoUher said would never belong TO
Italy
Poor Theirs ought to feel uneasy in |
ms CONN. a private letter written by
Ganbetta has been published. where
liners laughed at the idea Of AlSatians
ana LorralnS being French; they were
put on S3ckclOth and ashes because the
fortune Of war restored these provinces
10 the IeutOn. Another private letter
mas been published, from General Mil
.oI' wherein he stated, confidentially,
to friend.
TIE WHOLE T0yQUIy BUSINESS
was as absurd as it was useless" This
secured his recall, and at once led to his
maIady, "sanguins troubles. The Chinese
vii not be slow tomake use of the warm
aep -l administered by the minister
OF var, to Colonel Dugenne. for his rash S
atIG severe proceedings at Langson, and /
winch has led to all the present cOmDIi- :
GaIonS with China, and that Westerns :
"a ave 70 put up with it-fOr time.
p, ! mess France sends an expedition to I
i,. T4'L, II Is the general opinion that she S
, III: NOT be able to bring the Chinese to / !
,-ie! knees. To authorize such. the {
TaIIiI9 'erS-Who are all enjoying them '
lii le' n III the country, as if China was, S
.,t ~ england OF late, a g1tnntite neqlic-
ayLe would have to cOnvoke PaTlia- s
l., III ana II Is not at all certain what |
1 DrI5. the discussions might assume. ! c
Iouc opinion does not know what to c
GTo oLe.'e- The government throws no q
i; So u on the situation because not clear t
,,rs seeing us own way. The ministerial /
i P-Ess replies to all criticism, by abuse i
H. Uoiillo nor ma no explanation Hence /
nh fN'ouC Is uneasy 1t does not see /
, TIeTe 1t Is being led to, nor how the @
;%no!e business viii terminate. In open G
ul5 up road to Pekin, France NAV he 5
Tort. 9l1Iiahy at bei-
The alliance between
GERMANY AND FRANCE f
mas not out-lived the big gooseberrv
lel'on.' The French will never believe {
nl'Lnerck to be their friend still less 5
'"s'r lover. The sole means that were f
IIsSesG9g u to diminish the sharpness of
tioD1' the cultivation of business rela- .
ro ms - has been destroyed by the com .
f1 oTt lI clause of the treaty of Frank ,
dat, whereby Germany is able to inun- :
co cont + rance with cheap goods. People ?
on n;,.;npe rapidly coming round to the :,
Fn 1,iIioh that Bismarck's aim in setting 9
i5lahq and France to hate each other ,
a-r ;ue pad relationship has not yet +
him 1' ~ exactly atthat stages to enable
a ann 20 seize Holland; that effected, then :
F Susn al France. He is irritated against t
ba SAND aau, 1t Is alleged, because in case ;
cor 70" e5ecuted that programme, she will 3
20 ~ occupy Antwerp-have one .