Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-11
FRANCE Is FOR PEACE.
The Views OF the Republic Uttered BY -. do
.Freycinet, Minister of War.

! The Views OF the Republic Uttered BY ~. ID
| Freycinet, Minister of War.
| The banquet given yesterday at Vandeuvre
France, by NJ. de freycinet, president Of the
| council and minister of war, to the French gen.
erals who taking part in the army maneu-
vers and to the military attaches who arc watch
| ing them. was most brilliant affair. In fact,
| the banquet may be said to have been more
| than n mere complimentary feast. II was ap-
parently selected as the occasion for the French
government, through n. de Freycinet to give
utterance to its views upon the peace prospects
Of Europe. NJ. dc Freycinet during the course
of speech made special reference to the pa
ciic tendencies Of France. The leading idea
of the maneuvers, he said, was to throw light
| on and to give exercise in the duties Of a com
mander -in-chief. The result showed that the
supreme command worked satisfactorily as
army corps and division commands This was
very considerable result, and he congratu-
lated every one on it. from the soldier in the
ranks to the commander-in-chief.
Nobody" NJ. de Freycinet said, 'now
doubts that we are's strong or that we shall
prove to be wise We know how to maintain
that calmness and dignity in days OF misfortune
which have paved the way to recupera.ion
Next Year. continued the minister of war.
our territorial troops will for the first time
take part in the army maneuvers, and he
trusted that the generals would continue their
efforts to perfect the army. which was the prin-
cipaf element of Frances influence in the
world.
The progress made by the French army was
clear evidence of the factthat the government
Of the republic, in spite Of surface changes.
was capable of long conceived designs.
Gen. Saussier thanked NJ. sie Frcycinet for
his fattering remarks, which, the general said.
all would be eager to justify. Gen. Sausstei
then toasted NJ. de Freycinet and the army.
ToAsrISa THE TROOPS.
The Russian general Fredericks, who is the
doyen of the foreign military attaches, pro-
posed toast to NJ. de Freycinet and Gen.
Saussier, to the splendid French troops and
their valiant countrymen, who had received
the foreign visitors with such cordiality and
courtesy. The toast was drunk with great
enthusiasm.
A Berlin dispatch says that the utterances of
NJ. dc Freycinet in favor of peace are not re-
garded as of much weight i'll Germany, owing
TO the fact that the attitude of French people
remains SO resolutely hostile and that OF Russia
Is equally aggressive. 1t is not believed, how
ever. that war will begin on the FrancO-Prus-
sian frontier, but that the drama will be opened
at Constantinople. The news from that point
has for several days overcome in interest any
thing heard from France and the opinion is
openly expressed that collision will shortly
tdhe pdCe between the lflllsn ana tue porte
unless the sultan chooses to yield to England's
demands. Ii he defies Lord Salisbury, he may
expect TO see the Russians under pretext OF as
s:sting him. promptly occupy Constantinople,
and, II he does give in to the British, then the
Russians become his enemies. The sultan is
said TO be most perplexed OYER the situation
anu angry at the dismissed ministers, whom he
accuses Of having got bin into the dilemma.
The latest story of their dismissal is that the
Grand Nizier kianiil and the minister Of war
permitted to leak out plan that the sultan
had formed for the overthrow OF the khediye
Tswfk and the resumption of sovereignty over
Egypt The saltau had long been urged
by Ruas-a and France to PIT an end to British
occupation i'll Egypt and his own inclinations
we're decidedly in the same direction. 1t is
said on excellent authority that a plot had
heen formed to seize Tewtk and convey him
&c Ccnstantinople as prisoner. where his
faIher. ismail, is now held i'll virtual captivity.
then to appoint n new khedive by frman
direct from the porte and demand that the
British ut once recognize his authority, which
w"uld be sustained by the landing of Turkish
troops at Alexandria. /. was believed
:hat the British would not under such
circumstances care to enter into open
bostiliIies with the sultan as snzerain of
Egypt. The plot was believed to be profound
secret, confined to the sultan, to EiZier kiamil
and the miniater of war. but somehow the Brit
ish became aware of it and the sudden appear
ance of a British feet at Alexandria in July Was
the consequence of the discovery and notice
both 10 the Egyptians and to Turkey that any
interference with Tewfik would be followed by
another bombardmenI. This put an end to .he
scheme, much to the chagrin of the sultan. who
has ever since, it is said, been determined upon
change of ministry, although he deferred the
blow apparently Ill hopes that he would be able
to detect the British agent if any. in his cabi-
net. 1t is rumored at Constantinople that,
since the dismissal of the ministers, very cruel
means have been used to wiring information
from them ard from their servants and that
some Of the latter have been subjected to tor
ture and even death.