New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-01
GERMANYS REPLY TO FRANCE
PASSPORT RULES REFERRING TO ALSACE-
LORRAINE TO BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.


LORRAINE TO BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
EXCITEMENT IN PARISH CRITICAL WEEK FOR
ROTH coUNTRIEs-AcTvITY OF THE
BouLANGIsTs-RUssIAN SYMPATHY
WITH FRANCE.
strashurr. Feb. es-A decree published today by
prince Won Observation-Disclosures Governor OF Al
sace-Iorrane announces that from March next all
the passport regulations which refer to Alsaee Lorraine
will be carried out the fullest extent and that all
facilities for through tickets railroads nave pcch
rescinded.
Paris Feb os.-The instructions sent by Chancellor
von Capnyi yesterday u the Governor OF Aisaoo'
Lorraine Prince Won ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 re-
frain from mitigating the passport regulations In
Lorraine, as previously proposed, and not to
extend ia any way additional facilities to the niao-
iants of the French frontier communes 10 attend mar
kets and faiss in German territory, nave causeu con-
siderable excitement In Paris. The Partisan news
papers to-day publish violent articles OIL thc suo!oos
and are certainly not IN any way tending 10 reneVc
the strained relations at present exsuhs po'w0sn
Germany aud France account OF the attacks msue
rnor the Fmpress Frederick during her stay In the
FreuCh capital.
II is no exaggeraon to say that this has been one
OF the most critical weeks for both Franch ana Ter
many since the outbreak OF the Franco-frussian war
OF 1s7oJ71. As carly as Tuesday ~ began W
felt that the Empress Frederick was prolonging her
TO- a, paris IN a dangerous extent. The surprise
caused by her practically unanDounced anu suuuen
arrival and the curiosity which her movements occar
stoned slowly gave way TO a feeling OF Anxiety
Ear,y in the week prominent member OF the
Diplomatic Corps privately informed Couht Von
M.uster the German Ambassador, tnat IL WAS e'iuo'
that the Empress was making mistake II, lol.s
so long In Paris. The German Ambassador rephed
az am ouite OF your opinion, but am poweriess 10
change the situation OF affairs" Then, In RAPID sue
cesson came the three occurrences WHICH raseu 'Ho
ire OF the Parisans to dangerous point anu cro"ou
the Empress's MISSION in both Its poltca anu aus
artistic sense with disaster. and actually thfc'c"eu
the peace OF Europe. &C.,, A.
The arst was the drive TO Versailles. When the
nublic clamor caused by this drive arose on the oay
following the attention OF the Empress was caieo W
the matter by the wife OF one OF the p!oi"en' "''
hers OF the Diplomatic Corps. In reply the rhpios
Frederick said g" went there for reasons OF
50 many recollcctions of my husband centre there.
This remark was made before the newspapers Oh TINS
city took up the incident aud began, by ther "n'
favorable criticisms of the imperial visitors action 10
fan the smouldering spark of discomfort into hahc
The second incident, which further excited the
Parisians was the thoughtless removal by oil o'o',
Jealous French official Of wreath laid on the omp VI
Henri Regnault, the noted French painter VINO u'ea az
Buxenval when only twenty-four years OF age WHO
e,,nc against The Prussans during the Franco-Pris-
sian war This caused another outbreak OF popular
camor and another series of articles In the newspapers
commenting unfavorably upon the Emprsss WISH 10
Paris.
The third incident and the one which most ehrased
the Parisians, the publication Oh all auuf i,i.n
article in the "ColQgne Gazette" OF Ihursuas' "0a
article was read by the people here at the very moment
the Empress was driving to the railway station.
The editorial utterly destroyed every vesuge OF gooa
that might have otherwise been done by the imperai
visit.
The French Government. naturally, mas not oono
ANYTHING in the natter and neither in the sena'e nor III
the Chamber Of Deputies has French representa-
tive onsned his mouth in regard 10 the Empress Fred
oriehs visit 10 Paris Another influence, though
minor one I'm bringing about the strained relations
has been the rivalry Of the two salons. Bousueeau
The painter, led the party now known as the hein
partyn and Meissoniers successor as preaeh. vi 'uo
Champ de Mars seCeders the leader OF the anu
berlin party. The result was that, from the starus
Of the agitation until its end, at the departure Oh te
Fmuress there has been decisive victory Ior inc
Champ de Mars painters. who had received eree sou
lack by the death OF Meissoner.
In an interview published to-day Bouguereau said
that In December Count Won Munster, the German
Ambassador called at the painters studio anu An
vited me 10 send some of my pictures for exmpoh az
the Berlin Art Exhibition. ] was on inc poiht Vi
sending three paintings TO the Art EAhlbiuoh al
Moscow. so held back two Of them with the inieh-
ton Of sending them TO the Berlin Exhipiuol' on
wednesday tho OK Empress called at my studio Dut
she asked me no questions as to whether or not
was going TO send pictures for exhibition at Beriln
There was nothing Of po4ssi ms,s a. ~ LEAST v in nv
case said or did nothing about asking me 10 DC rep
resented at Berlin. but now the matter mas become
International For my part, am IN no hurry ~ 70
AZ present j am undecided what to DO. The incl
dent proves again that the French Republic Is apt 10
60 of half-cocked, and we may be called down un.
af
tisare Iorraino-nO true Frenchan VIII ever paiuon
taT-but il would lamentable error TO STRIKE Tor
tit,tion of those provinces While both Germany and
France are I'm ~ state OF excitement,
The feeling of general confidence that the unpleasant
incident had ended with the dopsrre o, We asnin
of Chancellor Caprvts order 70 pnhce Won hoeh
oheschilngiurst reference 10 the passport feguia
The comments OF today's Berlin newspapers on thS
passport incidedt have been tcegaphed 10 TINS city
in these comments it is admitted mat thaceOr VOL
i've Emnrcss Frederick received from the Parlslans
Naturally the Berlin newspaper utteralces serve
intensity tho feeling OF dlsqulet.
General Boulanger seems likely to try his hand a.
taking advantage of the excited state OF tnc puDi'
mind ard is said TO be hard at WORK WIFI ms lenu'
where he is now STAYING. Whether II Is true or not
contrnols telephoning and telegraping arc gong OF
between the General and his friends In BRUSSELS ahc
'He ondon. Feb. 2s.~on the Stock Exchange today
foreign securities opened oncbalf per cent under IN
Which las arisen between France and Germany II
consequence OF the treatment OF the Empress frederei
in Paris. other securities opened steady -. d,
81 Petersburg, Feb 2S.-The Russian press J.
unanimous In indorsing the refusal Oh lne frehci
artists 10 take part the Berlin art exhibition, a
well as in condemning the irritation which the Ger
mans have shown.
THE EMPEROR EXTREMELY ANGRY.