New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-06
KING POT-DE-VIN'S REIGN.
CORRUPTION RIFE AND RIOT THREATENED
IN PARIS

(YRox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRpUNE.)
Paris December %.
Matters are beginning TO assume an exceedingly
unpleasant aspect here, and very general i'm
preston prevails that riot will rage in the streets
Of Paris before the year 1850 is ended The APP
prehepsions Of President Carnot and Of his Gov
ernment on the subject have just been demon
strated by the extraordinary circular which the
Prime Minister addressed few days ago to the
Military Governor of the metropolis, to the Project
Of Police. TO the Chief Of the Corps Of Pompiers
and TO the Principal Engineer OF the Department
de Ia Seine. The document is devoted exclusively
10 the measures to be adopted in the case of
dynamite being used by rioters or malcuntents and
contains detailed code of instructions as to the
manner in which the police, the fremcn, the
sappers and the troops Of the garrison are to
cooperate with one another ON these occasions.
II is ominous that the Executive should have con-
side red the present state Of affairs sufficiently
serious TO warrant the issue of such circular,
and one can hardly be surprised to hear that
good many persons are removing both themselves
and their property 10 safe distance from the
dangers which menace Paris. Baron Alphonse
de Rothschild is so firmly convinced Of the I'M
minence of the peril that he has completed all
the arrangements for the instant removal oil MS
magnificent art collections from his mansion in
fnancicrs have displayed sufficient pcrspicacty
to follow his example. The Revolutionary groups,
the Socialist clubs and the Labor assocla-
tons make no secret Of their confident anticipa-
tons of inaugurating during The coming inter-
national exhibition revival OF the horrors OF
1871; and indeed. Felix Pyat and Clusret, the
two ringleaders of that instruction who have
now become members Of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, have begun 10 organize a Communist
Parliamentary party, composed OF number OF
their former fellow rebels who now represent
important constituencies in the National Assembly.
Those who propose TO send their wares to the
forthcoming exhibition reminded that, with
the exception of Switzerland, Sweden and Den
mark, not single Government in Europe has
accepted the invitation of President Carnot to
take part in the great show, to grant it any
kind Of official recognition. This attitude OF
abstention is not, claimed by the French, at
tributable to tn, Republican character of the
celebration, but to the conviction that both the
property and persons of those who take part IN
the Paris Exposition OF $50 will be exposed 70
great peril. In fact the Prime Ministers OF
several of the foreign Powers, notably those of
Hungary, Austria, Italy, Belgium and Germany
have, even at the risk of giving deep offence to
the French Nation. deemed it their duty soemnly
and publicly to warn the manufacturers Of their
respective countries of the dangers TO which they
would expose both their persons and their prop
erty if they persisted in taking part in the Paris
show while the British Government is so afraid
Of doing anything which might possibly be COLI
strued into a quasi-ollical recognition OF the
undertaking that Lord Salisbury refused two
weeks ago to permit the Admiralty TO lend
few flags and ensigns to the private committee
which, headed by ex-Lord Mayor de Keyser, has
been constituted by the few English exhibitors
70 take charge of Their int rests.
In connection with this matter it may be of
interest TO mention that most important treaty
was signed and sealed fortnight ago at Turin
By plenipoentaries representing the entire railroad
systems of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy,
Switzerland. Belgium and Holland. According to
the terms of tbs agreement, kind OF Railroad
Zollverein or Union FerroNiare' has been es-
tablished between the Governments of the seven
countries in question, the alliance being offensive
and de fensive with strategica we'll as economic
purposes in view. Before the proceedings of the
convention were brough to a close, unanimous
vote was passed that an uncompromislng reiusil
should be returned TO any request on the part OF
the French railroad companies for special rates ana
facilities for passengers and goods during lse tme
OF the exhibition. 1t is true that one Oh the
three commissions from Berne arose ana s'aleu
that the Swiss railroads had already concluded an
nanies But he quickly resumed his seat and
withdrew his opposition TO the resolution In the
foce of the vehement protests of the other dele
gates who declared that such agreement could
be taken into consideration by the convention
and that anyhow. IL was of no consequence, as the
Paris Exhibition of l $50 would never take place"
Nor is the extraordinary report contained In a
reccnt number of the Journal Ofiiciel" the
subject of the last great international eXhlpltion
held ON the banks of the Seine in 1873, of a
nature TO dispel the mistrust which is displayed
abroad concerning next years exhibition, or cal
culatcd to diminish the extreme dlsfavor with
which, notwithstanding the statements TO the
rontrary Of heavily bribed newspapers, III is
regarded throughout this country. 10 such an
extent did confusion and dishonesty reign among
the officials of the exhibition of 1873 that IT
has only lust been possible TO effect final
settlement of the accounts thereof Never has
a more damaging report been issued by the Cour
DIES Complies 1t shows that in addition to the
ample sums voted by the Chambers, further
and unauthorized expenditure Of forty million
of francs (ss 900, 600 has taken place. large
norton of this amount is unaccounted for. NO
trace or record is TO be found of the sales when
were effected of the immense quantity OF iron
orders pillars rails and other building materials
which at the close of the exhibition constituted
so notable an asset of the undertaking. During
the course of the exposition the managers were
exceedingly active in getting up pubic LOTTERY,
which duly authorized by the Government was
10 create O fund for Science and Art Museum
at Paris, on the lines of that at South henslngton
in London Nearly all the exhibitors, both
native and foreign, were induced to contribute
SAMPLES of their wares, 10 be used as prizes
in the lottery or as direct gifts to the projected
museum Moreover, the sale of the lottery
tickets at one franc apiece realized sum OF
several million francs According to the report
published in the Journal Oficiel' the Cour
DIES Complies has been totally unable to obtain
any explanation Of the vast difference shown
in the books between the amount OF money
realized by the sale Of these tickets and the sums
accounted for as having been expended No
track appars TO have been kept of the gifts