New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-19
FRANCE AND AMERICA.
CORDIALLY FRATERNIZING IN PARIS ON THE
FOURTH OF JULY

What mighty energies George III Embossed
when he forced the North American Colonies
10 try conclusions with him in 1875! This idea
took possession of my brain yesterday when
saw France rs represented by the President of
rhe Republic the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs the Project Of the Seine and the Chairman
of the, Municipal Council OF Paris fratcrnize on
the Fourth of July with the United States as
renresented by the American Minister, Mr.. Reid.
a. Carnot is timid man. This has been shown
in the way in which he met the resolution of
200 members Of the British House Of Commons.
expressing blame at the withdrawal of Lord
Iytton from his post two days before the opening
of the Exhibition. Not only the French Govern
ment did not take any notice Of this resolution
but NJ. Carnot ignored the presence here in Paris
last week of some of these NJ. Ps. They then came
10 attend the Peace Parliamentary Conference 1t
was agreed in the inner councils OF the Elysee
that none of the British legislators should be
invited to the garden party held at the Elysee
ON last Sunday unless they asked for invitations
through NJ Frederick Passy, the chairman OF the
convention Yet men so important as MIR. Phlnp
Staphope and Sir Wilfrid Lawson were at the
conference. The small fry signed collective
request for invitations, which Nj. Passy drew up
and handed round to them. But the Dlg men
did not All felt it keenly, and several OF them
smoke of it with something akin to resentment.
The position of the President in not sending an
answer was that he could only act through MS
Ministers. and that it would be awkward for
the Foreign Secretary, NJ. Spuller, to have 10
answer resolution which was an act OF hostlnty
to Her British Majestys Government WITH whch
he is. tlroug Lord Lytton, in amicaole dlpiomauc
relations. This was the apology, gwen uhoef-
hand by NJ Frederick Passy, who sent III MS own
name, and speaking for France
make this DEPRESSION to show how NJ Carnot
shrinks from taking bold courses. ne lra"i-
nized Yesterday with the American Minister. IL
was because he felt that the United States is
already the strongest power in the world, ana
that its potentiality is yet very incompletely
develoned He would not otherwise have thus
cone in for the principle of Republcanism which
was affirmed at the American fete which he at
tended.
The main incidents Of yesterdays proceedings
are already made known to you by cable. Inc
iay began with pilgrimage to Lafayette grave
ACCOMPLISHED in the tenderly reverent spirit that
s shown on Decoration Day Indeed, TO decorate
the tomb was the visible object Of the pilgrims
all of whom brought some flowers. The hlf'y
marines. headed by Captain Cochrane, also hau
noscgays the brightness of which their snowy UNI
forms enhanced. The graveyard IN when La
(avette sleeps is in The precincts OF the convent
of Picpas in the quarter of Paris nearest 10 VIM
cennes For full description of that re1glouS
house | refer You to Victor HugOs Les Hliser-
ablesn There are two converts IN what appears
single one. The largest is for women, ana 'he
other for monks Of the Oiatorlan Order' Ihen
there is a house TO which laics may come as
boardcrs TO make retreats and mediate on
life and death, time and eternity. In former
Loo aaH hlpX-ln
the premises of the convent, and 1t is yet though
lntra-mur.al. exceptionally used as such. Great
nobiIarv families have still the right OF inter-
ment there when they die. Lafayette inherited
n mart Of the De Noailles allotment. 1t is IN
corner A Jewish hospital faces the convent
md there are many gardens about. One enters
through the disestablished cemetery which
afforded sculpture to the victims of Robesperre
in the Reign of Terror, and 20 the Robesperrists
during the reaction of Thcrmdor
Senator Edmund de Lafayette, the Generafs
grandson, did the honors of the churchyard TO the
pilgrims. few words were spoken, and then
solemn silence was observed until from word
from Captain Cochrane the thirty marines dis
charged three volleys over the marble tomb
Senator Lafayette is the only living male descend
ant of the General lie is "a man OF SWEEP, Simple
and very distinguished manners, and Justly pears
the name of man of high honor ana honesty
Since the death of his brother Oscar, the consul
tgtion of Edmond has showns signs OF oreaN
nm His facial. and particularly one set OF his
labial nerves. are no longer under the cOmmanu
of the will The last of the Lafayettes is
bachelor. ,,,or., ,,-os
a charming ceremony. 1t was gone through with
heartiness ION allait de coeur' sal9 NJ
Spuller in speaking Of 1T at the OIei as ono nann
The statue is copy of Barthod1s colossal one III
New-Yorlx HarbOr, one-fifth the size. IL LOOKS
giant, worthy to keep company with the Eliiel
Tower, on which it turns It's back, I ooKlhg uue
west-toward America. 1t had its profile yester-
dav toward Paris because the inaugural ceremony
took place on the east side of the figure, when
stands on the extreme POM % s in the Seine
about fifty yards below the Exhibition, and takes
the shape Of the deck of long canoe III is mn
a mile in length The pedestal OF liberty rlsgS
sheer from the water and is twenty-five yafus
high Liberty. contrasting with the gnntlng
river, the bright blue sky, the dutterng hags the
CAV pavilion of red and white bunting ana crIn-
SON velvet for the official company with the brli-
liant pseudo Orientalisms of the adjacent Exhlo,
ition and the general gayety of the scene, looked
stern and, indeed, almost sullen. Inc lOWh
Council had Joined with the State IN pulIdIiS lle
high and massive PEDESTAL and it gave the site on
which the statue stands. IT was therefore repre-
sented at the ceremony, and IL chartered quile
an armada of small river steamers 10 take, after
abe president should return to the Elysee the
company TO the Hotel de Vile 10 lunch ana 70
hear a concert. Among the steamers were ule
gorgeous state and city barges. The former was
built twenty-five years ago for Napoleon III. MT
Reid was taken in il.
The official part of the company was led to the
na,ilion. which faced toward the statue. All
the seats. save those front ones occupied ny the
representative persOnages, were on an llcIlned
nlane The six hitter were gilt arm-chairN with
crimson damask upholstery. You are IN receipt
Of the speeches. They were delivered from
low desk drapcd in crimson velvet, standhg oc-
tyyeen the statne and the pavilion and rising from
q bed of flowers Al Of them were read Mr.
Reds nervous phrascology was admired by those
Who understood English. His speaking IN that
tongue in public 10 French statesmen is an lnnova-
lion but a happy one and nobody objects to IT
here The way used TO be TO get official harangnes
.bo,a under a French professor Mr. Reid and NJ
Carnot kept shaking hands for nearly five minutes
nj the close Of the ceremony NJ. Carnot enurely
thawed and was all smiles and amiablllty.