Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-26
BISMARCK AND CRISPI.
How the FREDERICKSBURG Interview Is
Regarded in France.


lCoplnioht 1855 bp James Gordon Bennett.l
PARIS, August 25.-[New York Herald
Cable-Special to THE BEE. The table pol,
iticans, who have stayed in Paris, have had
plenty to excite them in the latest Boulanger
incident and the Friedrichsruhe interview.
The republicans are still disputing as to the
best means of defeating him. Those of the
Clemenceau shade proclaim the necessity of
stealing the dctator's thunder by advocat-
ing a revision of the constitution, with a few
other radical additions, like the separation
of church and state while the moderates,
who swear by Ferry, and the Temps, are
preaching reconciliation with the Catholics
and making overtures to the non-monarchist
conservatives. On one point the anui-Bou-
langists are all agreed, however. All have lost
faith in the system of scrutin de liste or
voting by ticket and the departments are all
signing for return to the scrutln de arron-
disement, which, though it sent many petty
local celebrities to parliament, checked die
tatoral intrigues With this may be the
rule, borrowed from America forbidding
candidates to stand in more than one dis
trict. 1t is thought the republic would again
be able to snap its fingers at Boulanger.
OF what was really said and done by Crspi
and Bismarck at Fredricheruhe rather less
is known here than elsewhere but ignorance
of the wicked schemes of those two states
men are supposed to have been weaving has
deepened the general feeling of anxiety.
More than once the feeling was almost pain
full, and the sensational rumors telegraphed
the Paris papers did not lessen the
disquietude. The effect was not very
visible on the bourse. Quotations for a day
or two checked speculation, but political
circles wore long faces and the croakers We're
about again muttering the stereotyped phrases
about threatening war clouds and dancing on
volcanoes. The Rationale published special
from Vienna, containing the report that Bis
marcl1 had approved the idea of an eventual
Italian occupation Of Tripoli, while dissuad-
ing Italy from making an immediate move in
that direction, as King Humbert might soon
have to put all the forces of his kingdom
in the field. The Roman correspondent of
Justice telegraphed that a prominent politi-
clan had informed him that the Friedrich
sruhe interview showed that French sensi-
tiveness would be disregarded in future and
that the time was near when peace would be
forced on Europe The Liberte, on the other
hand, expressed the conviction that the
chancellor had thrown cold water on Crispe's
ardor at Fredrichsruhe. 'Ttaly," added the
Liberte, sis predestined to be the dupe
of her alliance with the empire" In the
Figaro the present. state Of things was COM
pared to that which existed at the beginning
of 1887 when the Berlin Post published its
sensational "on- the edge OF the knife" article
'.The situation is serious" writes Jacques ST.
Cere in Figaro, "but not grave, and after
all,n he adds, "if there is really dan
ger let US keep our muscles, nerves
and brains ready for the time when it bursts
on US. We shall need them" 1t is difficult
to disconnect the Friedricksruhe scare from
the sudden order issued the other day to arm
all French ironclads of the reserve at Tou-
lon, aud get them ready for ten days
cruise in the Mediterranean. With these
recruits France now has fifteen ironclads
within q few hours Of Marseilles-more than
enough, it is supposed, to check any possible
| aggression of the Italians.