Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-05
DAILY POST.INTELuGENcER
THE COMING sTrreeIE n fRAseE.

The intense feeling In France To favor
Of the expulsion Of the Prinoes, which.
under the Lead Of the hsry Clenencsan,
seems 70 be on the point Of eliminating
in Q determined movement with that
end tn view, 10 difficali 10 understand 10
America. The average cttizsn OF she
United States cannot cohesive bow the
republic can be endangered by the pres
snoe within it, borders Of half dozen
or more veii-behsved and peseeable
gentlemen, whose snIy misfortune u
that their ancestors AZ one time ruled
over France. The average citizen OF
France, however. takes very different
view Of the matter. He sees in the
Princes, Oriezniss and Bosaparsiss
alike. Standing menace 10 the repab-
lie. He cannot feel safe while they
remain 10 France, and take more or
less prominent part in the affairs Of gov
ment. n they live quiet and retired
life, it 10 10 him an Indication that they
are secretly plotting. II they enter
public life, thsy do ID from no good mo
tive. II they seek distinction In the
army, IL 10 for the purposs of acquiring
q power 10 b used for the overthrow Of
French liberty. Indeed, the attitude Of
she French people In regard to the mill
tsry services rendered the country BY
the RoyaIists 10 strangely at variance
With the attitude of all other peoples In
regard to similar services. In all other
lands the fast that representatives OF
the best knovn and most powerful fam
lilies are willing TO risk their lives and |
exert their talents in the military ser
vios of their country is remembered 10 |
their credit, bat in France 1t excites |
against them saspicion and hatred.
There actually seems TO be no place for |
the Princes 10 their native iaAd.
Clensnseaa's move In favor Of their |
expulsion, however. h not caused by |
any new or increased mistrust OF the |
Princes. 10 10 in reality the first blow |
In the campaign Of French radioaiisna. |
Since the late elections u has been sp-
parent 10 the moss careless observer
that struggle between the radical and
conservative elements Of French society |
must come In the near future. The |
tendescy Of French political thought |
for many years has been such a. to |
divide the people into two apparently |
irreeoneilabls factions. The drift To-
ward rsdicalisa has grown stronger
year BY year. The apparent royalist
reaction indicated by the result of the |
recent elections only made more plain
the wide shasm that divides the French
people into unequal fractions. A struo-
Gle between conservatism and radical
Ism vas inevitable, and Clemsnoesu
has struck tbs FIRST blow by bis attack
on the Princess.
In the conflict Of political opinions
which may DO expected il Is not improb-
able that moderate rspublioanism will |
disappear entirely and that its Support
srs will be absorbed by the Royaiists,
representing extreme conservatism, and |
the Radicals representing the opposite
extreme. II is at least clearly evident
that the days Of stops gap ministries
OF Ferrys asd Freycinets over and |
that the French Government will soon
be In the hands OF extremists. Ii re-
quires no keen eye to see in Clemeaoeau
q rising man who will not be unknown
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