New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-03
FRANCE AND CHINA.


Commander Fourier was the negotia.of oil
the Ticu-TIen treaty. lien lien slgh'uoS
"donbly cees .iAl" and the commander who
Is on the high road TO a brilliant naval position has
reason to think the arrangement he made with Ii
Hung-C hang a heavenly one for France and Tor
himself lie lives ~ a bijou mansion IN one OF the
new bouevar,ls near the Invalides and has the
Comtesse de Rehague for a ueighbOr. The captain
has the neat air and easy carriage OF naVaI "lCei
and "A quick. polite and YET oH-hNhuou
manner He is not n diplomatlst 70 lose time I'D
beating around bushes. Nor is he one either TO
advance upon = position with the lntehlloh Vi
stormiag it unless he had first made sure oil ms
annroacbes. His nose is slightly aquiine and de
veloped at the nostril 1t gives with the acute and
,rouical eve the impression of CeltoJewlsh cross
which feeling the quantity of well-chosen brlc-a-
brac for which there Is hardly room in his house,
confirms The skin is dark aud hair short and OF
viporous growth. lie is not tall or short, but very
clean built and though wrv. broad across the
shoulder and deep in the chest a man
ar constructed is sure Ia he active and
hopeful II he sees difficulties he will not be dis
eouraged by them and he will not easily be turned
from his purpose. Intelligent curiosity ana ooser-
yatiou seem Ia bee the dominant qualities oil uls
mind He is essentially a business man and MS
snirit IL modern When he was IN the North Chinese
]
the people. their great men aud institutions He
fell I'M with Li-Hune-Ch hang. who KIDD hs convcr79-
ton and go ahead" wsys and enjoyed talking ~
him about Europe. America and the onward impu-
s,op which etean and telegraphy have given
In the world The Viocroy of the
great province of which shanghai Is
A mart gave ~ much "a no took. Unexplained TO
Fournicr an the whooll within whocls 0f The Chit
uoae administration md th' characters. views and
aspirations of tho leading prrsnnng'a at Pokin "
aiar ,,,rsad him 10 LAUGH at tho European dirl'-
,,tists and to talk ur the small intrigue 10 which
they franftrd ~ tfir each other Up they wei" ail
,u intimate tctma ho,,uao thoy veto ihc only
oalafiata allowed go tcadn al ia" capital ct
tho thineao Empitri thcy were n "a way fratrtnal.
aud yol thoi greatest doAsht wac to pat Hp"AoH ih
each others whrrl-
Fourier gaa at tleu-iien when L-llue- hane
r.q,,yrd a message from Gambett,. the object OF
whom lu seulInE % was o. obtain without lhr cost
of gong to ,vara settlement of the louIiu qut--
ton. An earthquake took place after there had
b.cn Am amirtble exchange OF views, and a book
c..e fell between the Nceroy and the Wrench Am
bassad1r SAID III; Are you tugntenedf Docs
n occur to You that tins Is "A bad oneuf Though
not supersutous omeus trouble me. l- II true Thar
when Gambetta was going on political tour
through Normandy the platform at the drst meet
ID, t "a blrn he was L. sneak fell under hum Ihe
telegraph has informed us Of tins incident. II N ~
not invented Should, IN Gamoettas place pm nv
affairs IN order"
| fora Celestial progressive. lie thgr)ug ily under
III .rG- that China must -t.p ont. buI ne lllAAe II
a good thing for the world that size has rem .iued
| N her shell for a long course OF ages Her co't
/ mines are "A reserve fund OF wealth. Whicn
when those of the industrial West are uSed up VIII
| he Internationally developed Family ties arc pc
,,, d,sa4frSusIv Ioosened I'm countries where there
! il high-pressu.e civilization John Chlh5inah
/ vlo derives his best qualities from the religion
] 10 .ft,re !.
/ no, expeCt thai hs cOuntrymeh VIII ever uisIlh-
/ guish themselves in military enterprises. Ih'y
! viii he peaceful invaders and conquer Jhe earln
by mlldness, thrift perseverance, sNIIicu u.svlS
AID capacity 10 adapt themselves to- new conditions
| Of rfe the Chinese have two qualities which are
| 10 apparent Ontradlcton-imitatiVe neADuIty
! aud uuy;eldlng cOuservallsm
| Li-H4ng-CE anc told Commander Fournier that
China il fortunate IN having at momeutio1s turn
lnc-voint in her history of the greatest women
| that ever lived tor ruler. The Empress mother
| ~ he effective sovereign She has all her life
/ sought " .sdon in sincerity aud humanity aud
/ fouud IT, Her situation preciudeS her from inl-
mate or indeed frequent converse with superior
| minds But she reads much. reflects deeply, and
ouesrlnus an Eay 70 get out OF each all the knOWl-
edge that he can furnish lhc hepuoucdn
movement IN France has been stGai<a eatngst'T Wy
Der She reIoced 40 the Tall OF Fhe NdPoeoul' EN-
pre-, wtIch sent without an adequate inoIte ,ie-
| yastat.lg army TO Pekin ana lnteh-lh9d q. az
order wrich the Iaep.ng rebellion caused. cord-
lnQ 20 Commander Ouru er there are andiogiec Oe-
! tween the position Of the Empress 81 Ghlla 4hu
ina. Of atleriue de MediCi IN her wldOwhOod. But
| .bp Oriental sovereign Is a good as well a. an aGle
| woman The wounds and sores caused Oy tue
| rscrinc rising are not yet al closed. Great
/ fnutuondres intrigue against each otner
! and against the Imperial House for
pouer. IsenG, who is Ambassador eL to
| ELrope a sort Of Prince Of Condo the hrst
Of ne name Tso rs a Duke Of Guise ard Li-Hung-
chang Coligny an Xious for reform. ana aD0ve All
! thnvss patriot. but hated ny great men at court
20 hose cOunsels the Empress must listen anu 10
| great extent follow.
| Commander Foufner vas jealously watched by
/ ths German Embassy but had an uncouscious ana
sat v,eeabie ally m the German Official who stands
| ~ Jealous OF Ais superior and PerceiVlng that NC
| was instructed 20 cOunteraCt French agents, ild
an that iay ~ him 20 spoil his game Fourier
! oves him debt ~ gratitude
The commander Is mar rather 10 cligQmVent
! than ~ hate az open OF a secret enemy. The ma
! cIina'ious against him Of English and herman a.
| ,iop,srv an, gsed him. Hethuks the English dpi0-
! matists prggish They owe Their success ln me
Fast To the torrent Of mercantile force "heh u ~
| Mud them Fngiish merchants were the br4t 'ei'
! iows i'm The world IN their own houses he luuhd,
and English naval officers inte.hrent 9nu
p",nrar,o1ale gentlemen. But the proie4.
| sioual dlplomat-t lived Ia sn2u
| moII tp which ideas were replaced Oy
| ,,aindi,as Americans were negotiable easy 20 get
| pi'uih nod few ntppnnceived ideas. knew their
o... ,,inds aud a. v IN what direction they were
sn,ag Their trade With lhira IN pfopoit lion W
! nsi uf England Is inc"nfidpfaiH wv W., WWu,h
~, q, liam that the United states pnh illp same
| 80 4 tbr Innduin nuraiun 40 InHlanh lunlulh
| has ,ke same fristinh 90 'hine ui"i nav ii"u-
iaha aud oil that part ~ tho hHsiaalpPl "t.'"w w"
| OH las Nv ths Nofthafn HtathH 90 we Am'iwP
| 0ni,n "A Ao,la corresponding trlah9h ~ we
| nart he aatrTk af snuthraAnfl Nalrl al.ha vi "
| nuTnesn EmpiTe add f0afniei though, wv , ~
| Jai., fafTy woHld lie the greatest "e'"nf ia''''
| ever posseasoa unless tho 1hs Nh,tn FfI SIZE.
| tanned from hpah aud Iedod 10 lhs uA''s" ''"'''