Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
DON'T LIKE HIM.
Stanley Not Considered With
Much Favor in France.
Caused by a Speech in Paris
Several Years Ago.

Pred icament of the Permanent Commit
tee of the Geographical sosiety--A
Correspondent Has an Iuterv.ew with
Stanley Mt Cannes in Which He Ac-
cuses Emin of lad r aith.
PARIS. April Is. Stanley was once
unluclly enough to wound Gaelic sus-
capabilities By speech delivered in the
French capital, Though years has pass
ed since then, the oTense has not been
forgotten. Ask any ordinary trench
man what sort Of reception would be ac-
corded to the African explorer should he
abridge his stay in Cannes so as to spend
day or two here before proceeding to
Brussels, and the answer would proba-
bly, be simultaneous uplifting of the
eyebrows and shoulders.
In Paris circles outside the Anglo
American colony, where the arrival of
Stanley might be thought a matter of
some moment, great and axious has
been the discussion regarding the att.
tude it would be proper to assume
towards Emin Pasha's rescuer.
In Dilemma.
The permanent committee of the Geo.
graphical society avows that it is in de
lemma. On the one hand there are
Stanley's acknowledged merits, and on
the other that unfortunate speech of his.
Sup to the present" SAID Comte De
Bizemont, president of the committee of
the society to the journalistic seeker
after information, 1--WE have not been
notified of Stanley's future movements.
Consequently we have not had to DELHI
crate officially upon how we shall re-
ceive him. We have each of us, how
ever, formed personal opinions, and /
have no objection to giving you mine.
do not think it necessary or opportune to
make too much of Stanley in case of his
coming here. This explorer has posi-
lively no claim upon our sympathies In
interviews printed here he showed that
his sole concern was the benefits that
might accrue to England from his trav-
els, while of France he said not one single
word.
Moreover, without wishing to detract
in any way from the merit of his travels,
/ must say that Stanley has always kept
an eye on No. /. He is not averse to the
large pecuniary profits which his bust
ness capacity enables him to draw from
his journeys to the dark continent. IN
doubtedly he is a bold, intelligent ex-
plorer, but at the same time they are to
him speculation.
"Now," went on Comte De Bizemont,
with the air of one whose thoughts and
aspirations have been altogether cast off
from this base earth and are soaring far
into the empyrean, 1--WE of the Geograph-
ical society make no account of personal
interest. Our dominant preOccupation
is the interest of science. Thus it was we
gave no fete in honor of Capt. Trievier,
for after minutely eXaming the story of
of his travels we became of the opinion
that the French explorer, though giving
evidence of extraordinary courage by
crossing Africa almost alone, had un-
fortunately followed in the footsteps of
previous explorers. His notes did not
contain any fact not hitherto known to
geographical science.
40 return to Stanley will give you
another reason for my lack of enthusi-
asm. When after his first journey. the
explorer came to Paris he considered it
good taste to affect "A certain disdain for
De Brazza This friend of Tippoo Tib
got from his French rival as good as he
gave. Stanley has always profited De-
Brazza it must be said in praise, was
disinterested, and spent more than half
his private fortune in behalf of science
and his adopted country" Some people
may think" continued De Bizemont,
"that because Stanley has one of the five
gold medals awarded by our society we
are bound 10 do something in his honor.
Nothing could be further from the
truth. can only say this much, were
the American colony to get up banquet
in Stanley's honor l should absent my
self from Paris 80 as not to be able to
accept an invitation which might be
sent"
Comte de Bizemont will have no need
to quit the capital Stanley had the
means of getting the Society of Geogra-
ply out of dilemma. He has done so
When The Herald stated yesterday that
the explorer had decided not to pay a
visit to Paris, members of the society be-
gan to breathe again.