New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
FRENCH TOPICS.
CLEMENCEAU IN ENGLAND-HARD TINES
n FRANCE.
rEnon rnE nEarLAn coEnEsroxDESI OF rnE In-nrxEl

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PAII-. February -.
! VI. Clemenceau's visit 20 London will. nr zinc,
have a strong reflex action here. The French 5our-
geois is not Initiative: hut he is very initiative.
Directly Clemcuccau resolved 10 study az Wo-tHin-
ster the English mode Of procedure ~ Parliament
ary committees Of inquiry INTO working elias gIley
ances the friends of Government m the Chamber
thought 10 well not halt after him in this respect
The question at once discussed among Them WIS
Whom shall we send 70 England when be is -oing
thereT IL was AGREED that ". Richard Wadliug-
ton, who brought up az Rugby speaks En.lish
IS well as ii be bad never quilted the United King
dom, IS "a manufacturer and an extensive employer
of skilled and unskilled labor wOHld be- The best
person The plan was that hc S. o I'D act no once as
a colleague of and make-wcght against ". Glenn
enceau. But his own idea, believe. Nas to make
friends with the gifted leader OF the RasIcai parry.
J His brother. the Ambassador teegraphcd 20 The
Deputy Of MontmartTe invitation % dinner az
Albert Gate House on tho evening of Friday tho
day on which he arrived and mentioned ODD his lis
patch that he would invite different eminent Ene-
! lishmen 70 meet him NJ. Clemcnceau answered by
telegram that he could not possibly dine 200 The
French Embassy The date mentioned ~ lie lid
not know what engagements his friend Admiral
Maxse, with whom he was to stay while in London.
might have made in bis behalf. Mr. Charles
McLaren. N p for stafford and nephew of John
Bright invited the French orator while in England
make himself at home nj hi> beautiful residence
of Barns Ems near Putucv. IN not quite m
town, bUt a carriage and strong fast horses would
curtail distance and when there might BE- leisure,
Mr.. and Mrs McLaren would be delighted 90 take
81. Clomenceau To see the show places and pie
turesque sites in the enyirous Of Lodnon. Mr. T.
b. Potter, NJ p. for Rocndalc. also wrote:
Ny hsu-e. need hardly say. open To you aud ny
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press you 70 be- guest If you nyifed bv any
other friend with whom You more adyantagrously
sy because my son Arthur. " hO j. yOuu-. d-st and
who could De of great ass-nc" "a y0 must while Won
! are here BE- away ID Maneh'st"r am odd amt tm
afraid heavy, and YOU might not be 50 wrl win
elsewhere. But rather than go 10 hotel cone here
IN any snail things thar vOu wiz derive
the utmost profit from your visit England no
time. My secretary viii collect for yOu Blue orx
ports oI parliamentary tOmnia. sons ndnfd - inquire
nt" wGrkiPg M Gl-, CUSTOM ana .ha.i pat you m .el-
Admiral MaxSe wrote:
shall De delighted to offer you the Use OF my humble
house A. all my Children except little Violet away.
p Ty ~ ~ yorse In oTr W ai yo1 I'F e FS @ o S
VIII not the breakfast table either piehs.
chOvy satee mullins OF a crurt-staud From the tms
get up " the dinner hour You will De- able 90
as y0u Ike. for without complete liberty t Is nuisance
A. complete independence AZ II You were az hotel
The Admiral resides in Onsow square few
doors from Mr. Stansicld and from Mr. Theodore
Martin. Although the son of a very wealthy
GlOucestershre squire and of Lady Elizabeth Berk-
ley, aunt of the present Lord Ftzharding hc u an
advanced Radical, and may be classed a. whole
ont on every modern question that Of equal
rights. But on this he IS much broader than
not Ouly the Conservatives but the ordinary Lib
erals. At the next general elections the Admiral
will stand for Plymouth. where the caueus j. IN his
favor Ee Is y man of the highest eulture the most
gallant spirit elevated feeling and true 10 himself
his principles and his friends He often visits Paris
met 1t his house Louis Blanc, NJ and Nine. Lock-
roy, Mr. John Morley senator Schoelcher the
negrophlle and NM. Cleineneeaa and tsiuiIls
Pclletan. The Admiral is a warm adinirer of Glad
stone. and an apprecIatlve friend of Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain. in whose stcadiness of character.
political probity and Judgment he has unboun,ied
aith. He is also personal friend of Sir Charles
Dixie, who by the by inyIted Clemenceau by tele-
graph 10 lunch with him to-day
The financial situation which the reception OF the
new loan has dclOssed here gives to Admiral
Maxse's guest the importance Of a true prophet He
has long preached economy, new and democratic
basis of taxation and drawing in of horns in those
outaudish places which the Premier wants 20 .nueX
TO the colonial possessions Of France. The new
loan Is rcdecmable. / is for 3jO0OO,OO0 frames,
and was issued the day before yesterday 90 }s3.
Yesterday instead of beng quoted ar prcn.ium It
ost nifty centimcs Ii is nomnally covered oe and
Il haIt times But of the money subscribed foooVdd
ia treasury bonds SIX seven years ago ii would
have, been covered at least twelve times AMI -mJll
capitalists v0uld have stood IN line for t,n hourS
hclOre the doors Of treasury offices. where ~ uas -
bee emitted, To take n Up. This iirue she public
,howed no disposition 20 subscribe 70 10. (oUf-
dence IN ". Ferry IS not national; Iongum. tho
senegal Railway. the attempted land grab m
Algeria, "a hcn gave you an account >oulc weeks
back. the Railway Conventions bull. lur.> md
Madagascar. already bear some bitter irlir. The
Budget Committee has recommended an ir'"I raX
- a Of getting over the crippled Slru.r 0t ot
f Ia, vel d =.
which has heretofore been mviOiate Sud Lr.a ln-
yolablc by Finance Ministers. The masters "a
nertal salaries promised them. and ". Ferry re-
lOuuceS his project of making an ady1rrn ~
200. 900 900 francs 70 the Bey of Iunis Nhout
the harvest this year be- bad the ENcLuuer dilIcul-
ties Will Ice Ot the grayest character
Extra agaut waste iS not the sole cause " lie
hamp"red state of the treasury. It's effects have
been intensified by the phvll0Ncra % success. ON OF
bad harvests the most favored nai0n clause in tha
treaty of commerce and INJURY inflicted on sheep
farmers by the competition Ot Australian Woois ID
the European markets. The diplomatic state ut
Europe and the military possibilities which force
themselves upon the attention OF the most untMah-
ing are also source oi depression. lhtnf.al
,trnRcucy must give rise To dlsaIiectlOn and unrest
and viii perhaps weaken patriotic teellng never
remember the working cas,r, 80 badly of As they
have been IA : winter Yesterday | saw abour HUO
men, the greater unmber of whom wcrr ah.e-b1di~t,
apply 10 Miss dc lirOGns soup kitchen for meal.
There were about 300 women. Hiss de Bruc1 t0bt
me that ra plchtrs formed only small proportion
OF those whom saw. III" and some other English
LADIES' VINO nave established hl-Htous nov Fl"ffA
wears old n belleyille. gave 10 each applicant
basin OF soup made with rice and bread. hall
pound of dr. bread and pateful Ot thick pea soup.
rhe food w'ls distributed at lu the afternoon, 20
that men or women who are fortunate %, % h2Yo
any kind Of emp pOymeut could act be aIOn- he Ip-
plieants. Two hours must have beeH spent b} the
earl -eouers in the lines. one of which W1s eN-
cinSfvely IF the male and the other 0i tbs
female ~ Jules Perry has given Miss de- Brpea
800 francs and the Prctrct OI the seine 100 frames.
The bulk Of sthe money which keep the
soup kitchen going has been obtained l1
England. VI. Greyy turned deaf to al
application made TO him. and 50 also did he
ladies oi his family. The wife of an arch-ri.li9n-
tire was induced 10 Vsit the mission house and ID
OOt from n at the crowd that waiting t0 l' re-
leved before the shed where the sOup prepared
She WAS profoundly touched and ia gong away roOk
from purse filled with gold CONS ten iranc> Ehnh