New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-24

adds piquant interest. His name already
known from his former efforts in behalf Of
worSingmen's associations in the United States,
and from his late attempts at compromising the
American school question. The moderate French
press had already consccrated editorials TO this
new evolution, as it was thought to be, OF
Cathocity in the American Republic. lie was
naturally made much of in Paris; he was inter
viewed, and gave addresses to various societies he
was entertained by the Catholic students and
Others and was received by President Carnot.
imagine that not all were pleased with his frank
cutting of G0rdian knots but ii was the cue not
10 show dspessure He blunty enforced what
IL the command of the Pope-that Catholics
shall not refrain from uniting TO obtain a common
end with honest men who are not Catholics or
even Christians. This seems only natural in the
United States, but it must be remembered that
century Of revolution has been required to bring
this about in France. Again, he quite as bunty
made much of the working classes, rather 10 tho
alarm OF the old-fashioned French Republicans
who are money-lovng bourgeois TO the bones.
A third element in this movement toward
new party also looks TO the United States for
knowledge and confirmation. IL is the oppos-
tion t. the present State interference with all
individual action. This interference is direct
inheritance from the old absolutism, and present
Raulcdl NERVOUS give 10 pTouilSP Oi cHdH-c' ihcIc
has never been d session of the National Assem-
bly, which has 80 meddled with everything con-
sidered by plain Americans TO he their own
private bnsiness-with religion and catecbisms
with ,chool-teaching and the going 10 church OF
workinemen. with commercial enterprise and in
general with all private initiative Now, how
ever successful This system may be when there is
one strong head Of affairs il can certainly he OF
little good in Republic where universal suffrage
is constantly changing the many heads of affairs,
least of all where the Radical majority is willing
TO zee but one enemy-reg on. Meanwhile in
elements to practical anarchy have borne their
natural result great catastrophe has once more
proved the barbarty OF duelling, the public cult
Of sensuality which renders impotent and criminal
the youth of Paris goes with no efectnal
repression, and the dsorganized state Of municipal
affairs obliges the filthy Seine water TO be turned
into the houses of the city while cholera is al
the gates and the atheist municipality amuses
itself with getting mp civil bapti,ms. 1t is no
wonder that young men should put their own
shoulders To the wheel and insist that the present
governors shall let the clergy rest for time while
they attend 10 more pressing needs of government
Perhaps the great influence Of VI. Lavisse in
this movement apart from his position as a uni
versty professor, has come from the clcarness
with which he has shown, by comparison with
Germany the imperative need in France Of
Healthier morals and stronger habitual action in
union with private enterprise.
IL must be confessed. however that there is
one great obstacle in the way Of the present
movement which may succeed in frittering away
its energies or deviating them along unworthy lines
Cf action. This is the old-time enemy OF all
healthy National spirit in this country, and one
cause of lis continued revolutions resulting In
Tt is no Ia NJ for So
This love has been and is, and, it Id feared, will
be the chief motive power in French government.
IL is properly the essential spirit of the French
bourgeois that is, OF the French property holder.
whether his property he money in stocks or In
savingsbanks II in houses and lands. After
twenty years OF familiarity with this spirit, am
still amazed at lis constant manifestation. 10
has undoubtedly been the strength of the party
which has guided the present Republic until now
and | have little hopes that any Conservatism,
however Republican. can come intp power unless
it sacrifices 10 this worship of money for us
own sake In that case, il will certainly satisfy
no hope Of the wCrkingmens party, and so will
leave the seeds OF future revolution. The recent
debates on the privilege OF the Bank OF France
must finally have opened the eyes of every thought
ml man 10 the true state OF things. As Jules
Smon with his rather simple wisdom of age.
has pleasantly said il is not question of the
Semitic race and Jewish mOneyenderS, with all
their facilities Of capturing M ney. IL is rather
a question Of the hunger and thint after money
which is felt by every French citizen. This may
DE exaggerated. but there is enough truth in 1t
To foreshadow evil days for any party which
should lie based on diSnteested conservatism.
And no conservatism which is not disntcrested
can arrive at that pacifcation of conflicting ele-
ments in n united effort after better morals and
healthier National action on which the future
safety II France must depend II is this diff.
Guilty. | believe. which is at the bottom OF the
pessimism shown by NJ Anatole Leroy Beaulicu in
his late book The Papacy. Democracy, and
Socialism" He sees that the love Of money. rul-
ing in the Democracy, will prevent any recognition
of the just claims of labor the one hand. and
any proper attention 10 the claims of morality
on the other; and he thinks truly that plague
sore in society without alienation CT cure prom
ises little for the health of thc body polite.
After all in France il is the unexpected whca
happens and the French character is nothing il
not fertile in surprises. Great hopes are laid by
many the spirit of colonization which il IN
doubtcdlS in the air. At short intervals new COM
panies of exploration set ont for the wilds of Az
RIGA: and there is 10 doubt that the youth Of
France are looking for something 10 occupy their
energies. In the past, II Is a similar spirit that
has succeeded IN blowing away me clohds ARISING
from sordid love Of pleasure and gain which now
seem 10 wrap around French enterprise and ambi
ton Even now the French missionaries are the
wonder Of the world, and for them the money Of
| am sorry 10 say, the proteo-
ten of the present Government-is given without
stint Perhaps it will be the for the pioneers
Of new colonies; but for that il is absolutely es-
scnta that new methods should be introduced
into French politics. NJ. Paul Deschanels, whom
saw as he leaving for a semi-oficial vris
to the United States last December. filed
with the desire of studying the reasons of tho
success of American enterprise. lie made good