New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
ITHE FRENCH PRErENDER.
BoULANGER AND HIS BAcERs-M. PAUL
DERoULEDE


at three soiIees one Of which came
off at the Governors Of the Ban Of France, and
another at NJ. Jules Simon's soon as each
artist, musical or dramatic, had ot through the
| recital or vocal or instrumental Irformance that
he or she came to execute, the conversation turned
on Boulanger When broken Of 1t reverted TO
him. There were at both plae' the foremost
men in literature and politics id the biggest
magnates Of the financial world. We had heard
that tho greatest Boulangist organation there is,
the Patriotic League, had been dBOlyed, and its
offices searched for papers whichniGht show its
qualifications and to what degree was prepared
to aid in coup d'etat. 1t was alb reported that
warrants were issued for the apphcnsion OF the
president of the League, NJ PauDeroulede his
secretary, NJ. Richard, and Depur Laguerre, on
the pretext of having issued an cendisry proc
lamation concerning the Atchinoff fair in Obaok.
In that document they accused Kicked and i'm
beetle Government with having aused friendly
Russians to be killed by French hids.
The reports were true. A poll commissioner
and an investigating magistrate allied a Judge
of Instruction. entered in the aftaoon the offices
Of the League Of Patriots, accomplied by lock-
smith, When the locksmith bnC on what er-
| rand he was fetched he refused torealE ope1 the
| desks and drawers in which it wathought docu-
ments of the kind wanted mig be found. A
second GOLDSMITH was sumfhoncdand he reluc-
family obeyed the orders Of the olice Commits
| sioner. Whih these delays were ting place four
Boulangist Deputies were teleph0d to BY Der
Oulede and came in hot haste. 0nlyne was allowed
to enter-M Georges LGguerre, surt and not very
| scrupulous young advocate. He I'D the magis-
| trate and commissioner to be caref 10 keep with
| in the law, because IL they brolSit he and his
friends would be soon in positi to ask them
the reason why.
Somehow the courage OF the Comment 0ozed
out when the warrants for the prehension OF
! Deroulede and Richard were to executed. A
middle course was adopted-namel that Of citing
them to stand their trial before correctional
tribunal As Laguerre signed tn proclamation
as well as Deroulede and Richarthe demanded
to be tried with them. His wish 10 be satisfied
Tomorrow the Minister of JusticwiD ask the
Chamber Of Deputies for leave to .osecute him.
Who is Derouledep He is phew OF NJ.
Emile Auder. His mother was amos enthusi-
/ astic dcvotee Of Corneille. There a good deal
| of what is epic in her nature. InS70 she re-
moved her sons from the upper fol Of school
where they were finishing their stues, and Of
| fered them to the country In otr words she
| took them to military station ancauad them
| 20 enlist, She as their guardian, sling formal
consent Paul went through the apaign OF the
Loire There was good deal Of nder in him.
| His military adventures kindled fund he wrote
the year after a volume OF patriotic ms supposed
to be heard in camps and at biyouaires. Theresa
| took them up. One OF them, Lie N Cite was
made celebrated by her. II Colcl John Hay
were Frenchman he might hs written it.
The book most sold In France is Is volume of
| Deroulede's It's author had folne and has
| spent the most of It on the Leagrof Patriots,
which he originally got up to keepive an anti
German feeling, and which he hasirned into
Boulangist organization within thest eighteen
months During the last Paris eleon it did q
| deal OF work. not by any means for eed. PATTI
| otto Leagues posted bills for nolng, talked
round electors TO vote for the hero, and
greatly helped to defeat the candidf Of the anti
Boulanger Republicans
DerUulede may be called the sstl~ OF IA
| revanche" We must not smile him for his
| enthusiasm. 1t has been too mu the way OF
the world to shake its head at WI are known
here as the patriotic aspirations THE French.
| How would Americans have felt Napoleon I'LL
cede, and insisted upon the North, guarantee
Of good behavior, handing over hg Island TO
| Secessia?
Dcrouletc ,yps also the creator ofie entente
with Russia. lie travelled througfhat country
several times. Being open-heartedo the degree
| of simplicity. and also disinterest, every one
whom he met and talked to hkethim. There
| was scarcely anybody of importsnc%hom he did
not see. though the Gar and De'lers thought
| n hotter not to receive him. Whe1lussian gen.
erals and statesmen colyersed with bl on the sub
iect he had at heart--a RusSo-Freh alliance
they all said How can wer The is no stable
Government in France. How can commit our
selves to q course involving the eatest issues
with n nation whioh in sort Governmental
anarchvp Your Chamber of Deputs is greedy
| rnonster-not with six hundred hds, but wlth
six hundred greedy mouths. II donot KNOW its
own mind, because q has no md 70 Know
Your Foreign Department is as mucin the nature
NJ ouicksand as any other pubhcdiice. There
ia no continuity anywhere, and nody IS really
responsible for anything"
This IS why the author OF SdierS Songs
became a Boulangist lie saw wody else but
Boulanger who was able to form ltionai party.
The folly of Rouvier and Iirard j making Bou-
LANCER interesting as victim and IN In securing
70 him liberty of action by turningim out OF the
army, fixed all eyes upon him. Heas splendldT
advertised before he set up as offender. All
the other pretenders have been olged to fonow
him to avoid appearing beaten h Chamber OF
Deputies is high and dry. l calsee that the
opportunis,s Cabinet, which is nv in office, Is
afraid to try conclusions with Bounger. But IL
longs to swoop down upon him, i'd fancy is
working itself up to strike q hey blow IL
meant yesterday to 80 further TIN 1t has DONE
II was right from the self-defensivpont OF view
to dissolve the League Of Patriots An organize
ton embracing 100000 is publdanger IN the
hands of a man with so much wihre as Derou-
lede, and might any day cause cher o foreign
or o civil war, or both.
What manner Of man to the eyis this modern
ouixoteP He is tall, looks manly, vs. never known
for the last fourteen or flfteen7ears to wear
out Of doors any other coat this long, dark
IA halls oyln