Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-10
Written for rrr Evyxrxo star
A FRENCH VIEW.
\ Gail Hamilton Catechts>s q Truc
French seepus iicaa IN Part~-

A ERENCBNAN,s VIEW.
Gail Hamilton Casechss>s . Truc
French RePssitcas In eart~-
| 7oNsrolkoS Avn FRsScr-rHr soSArARTs rxvrs
ovER-So SKKp or korALrr-eons sRkkr AnEs-
icaS ouEsrIosnS
CcoryrshtedJ
He was French cr,cer, patriotic, radical. peace
soe, moderste-if the sdjectives DO not confrsdict
each other. and II they %. 20 much the worss Tor
the adtectives since they must stand ms face
was set toward the future. and rot toward the
| past he LOOKED upon the mourning emblems that
hung upon the strasoourv monument, saodcning
| the flace De Ia Concorde-wresths ana croSsc>
! and black-oordered banners which MARI now Keen
and nesn Is stii the sorrow OF Frarce for her sur
| rendered provinces OF Alsace and I,orfalne-and
| sighed he passed by the Arch Of Triumph which
Napoleon reared Tor his victories ana he did not
smile OF sigh, but grew A. stern A. death
1.-The French said ''retain IN their s rects the
nsmes OF the histories which Bonapsrte won. and
| the monuments with which he celeorated them
vendome or restored M name no tsS cSisssras
Ihey accept the glory, but they refuse him the
They do wei, he said sadiy. -rhe Napoleon
fever h over and the patient has not y,f recovered
from the prostration But ne Is recovering"
'ro Napoleon. Neveri France owes Napo.eoa
| no gratitude he exclaimed with Intense esrpess-
Ssr eners 6 her NS d.ss thai he Re
ambition The revolution OF l7se was a glorious
DAY for France You are shocked' res, Know its
exercises were terrible. But they the craze OF
a moment; the craze az people msddened by
| suffer1ngs OF generations II Was the IrenEy of a
into certainty. II was tue hopeless weakness Oh
| ages IN moment finding Itself Ia be power. IL
was a rage. but it was short. Wien wrath hsc
avenged Itself the people wanted order They
| longed Tor order. They needed pesce. prosperity
grosress II was the time for great man-
| France came under the sway a. q great general
But IN the swing OF the pendulum Was this not
by no means France at the close OF the Revo-
| luton was not the France Of IT'S beginning The
| covering beast had been transformed INTO The
soo hss sSS ts ssyse esa .., With
would have CHERISHED her srrensts IT, would have
quit up her Industries. developed her euer1es IN
ali the arts OF ace fortified her With constIttI-
tonal guarantees, and would thus have conciIlsted
20 her nc Inspect and friendship OF the nations.
| What did Napoleon he led her out on q mad
career OF war and conquest He made every
stain OF blood upon her garInenta Napoleon l.ft
| them rolled In blood Where the Revolution slew
snd f eSern o1, =, sew nus zen .hoassnds
| friends"
| "More than that she feels Il. Napoleon drained
Der resources la point OF wealth she hardly telI
Napoleon Impoverished her. one attic OF MS cosi
ne, ne, more Than all me revolution Sapoleon was
| tAe disaster OF France
| You admit his military geuius:-
| at was OF the greatest
what would be have dune with Won Moltke ana
.He would have devoured them But he never
met such general as Won Motke.-
"Melnngton! Bah: Wellington never met
'tAnd Waterloo Is but a tradition
J You, and Others. naturally think OF Napoleon
| as one man. He was several men The Napoleon
" hesteIntf was the glory OF war. The Napoieon
e es nrse Was ss M ISt SSn tn. Italian s,os
| by disappointment heavy IN heart ana nrsh, who
went TO sleep whle he was planning hls cam
fought-but slept as God pleaseS NJ, lt was not
Napoleon that welllngton met"
! ''Perhaps not the French army ether"
! ''0nly the debris OF the ariny-lne mere rem
nan.s OF the hover OF France. lie Deserved hls
''He has been punished after death. for the
Hover OF France at sedan had no general"
with the army rs Il was then would Napoleou
himsel have prevailed against Prussia"
Tine army would not nave been Il was then
would have known the exact condition OF Things
he was general
sand Louis Napoleou-,
"Was an advchturer"
ais there any probability that the Bonaparists
Not at all Their last hope died with the
Prince Imperial That killed Rouher"
was the Prince Imperial a man Of PROMISE"
ne was aniaoie ne was polite he looked
sary We should have taken care TO surround Inn
with good advisers
l his mothers SON.
/ "And she was a spanish adventures Yes. there
would nave pesn danger, but IL was not great
"But you WIN NOT take up the other branch q
NO. We Will have none OF Plon-Pion We are
doing very well nov. We on tue right path
frenchmen are beginning 70 see inst tne Republic
] means peace, and that peace means prosperfty-
| Comfort, wealth., pleasure. WlN talk
your chicago. DO yon know we have a chicago
man here IN Paris. Your countryman your-whst
! you call-bon-bonus--"
"Your great bonanza, Mr.. Macsay, bought his
/ he been an ordinary Frehchman he col q have got
IL Tor million francs But he could sell ft TO-DAY
for Two anu hail million francs
That means good investment for him"
ana ereal increase of value In France, for
this Was not speculation IN your wiid lands It
"fhen the fepuolic ought 10 standf-
at VIII stand We nave gone through o crisis
Without violence That Is one OF the great victo-
res OF peace which goes far 20 establish The repub
lie on permanent basis. No one of tue lsl0n-
arches could have stood the test peter. per ar,~
no one 50 We'll The test was NOT 4 aairral one
IL was an accident. calamity. IL was a scandal
and resignation, not the orderly lapse or power"
'lou have no fears FOR Csrnot:-
"No and yes 1t.ink he Will remain. The min.
istry may be short suppose two months Let
.-But suppose ne cannot: I saw that the pre-
miers address was applauded by the CENTER only.
The r,gnt ana the lett tece ved IL With a silence
that seemed oullnous And II CarBot Is as unable
as Grevy 20 form Ininistryg7
"I.et him do a Grevy did not--perform his part
and throw the burden OF factious refusal 20 serve
upon Messieurs his opponents sGeutIemen am
r1ady 10 proceed with business When you are
ready we Will so on France would soon see
whose was the TactiOus fault, and the situation
would become zoo hot 20 hold then-
"You do not think that France feels the need u
any OF her royaltes back again"
ION the CONTRARY"
"was 1t not little sign OF fear and therefore
Of power In them 10 Danish them:'
"Pernaps, but II was only a nominal banish-
ment after all They are constructiyely expelled.
yet the Due de Charities lives IN Paris to-day and
the Count Of Paris could drive 10 his house Ioor-
row and no one would object, 30 long as ne bears
himself like any otner good citizen
'-oI what sort are these Orleans yrincesgr
"of q very fair sort-well-pred gent leUeu of An
teligence and considers Die shrewdnessr
"Do you thinK they have aspir atloussr
yes but being shrewd men they wiz not do
mischief by rea son OF them They viii bidefheir time
They and their kin 40 many patriotic pubic acts
You remember the Duo dAamaies las generous
gift TO France7"
@Yes it was girt; but wss II not also restora-
non?"
-True, but q voluntary restoration. which only q
very sh-ewd or q very public-spirited man would
have made. Let him nave The benent OF the
doubt-of both doubts"
ssOr course IL makes the orleauists POPULAR
ITO that extent Yea And the princes are
shrewd In that they are here. THIS gives them
advantage. They concillste every one. They
make few antagonisIns But II the French people
ever want them they on the ground. DO not
think the call will ever be mace, but n u should