New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
4 MICH P1-rFED.UP OFFICIAL.


Fully imbued with the Importance Of his SELF
nnno,nted mission he gave long interviews 10 the
various papers. expressing his confidence in the
,narniAcent results likely to be achieved by this
s,v,tation in the way q Improvement of the re-
Nations between the two countries, and, totally
,nsensible 10 ridicule seems to have taken quite
seriously "Punchs" portrayal Of him as the
+urtle-dove OF peace special stress being aid on
she word turtle" in view Of the proverbial
--adrection Of the city fathers Of London for
turtle soup.
On his arrival In Paris the people were much
DISAPPOINTED TO find that, instead Of bringing
along with him his gorgeous state cOach' winch
is entirely gilt and glass and of the rocco style
he had put off his French friend with what may
be described as his secondbest carriage. ana 'ii"'
even that was not permitted 10 tarIy III rams
but was sent straight on to Bordeaux. ii was III
an ordinary hired landau that he drove from the
Grand Hotel 10 the Elysee. where Instead OF oe-
ing received with military honors as ne had
been led 20 expect. he was treated as an Ordinary
visitor According TO his own account Treslue"'
F,aura IN receiving the much-discussed invita-
ton courteously informed him that "such an
,nv1,a,ion couId not for one moment be enter
taiued": that In his capacity as President OF t"e
French Renublic he could "ony consider an in
Gated to him through her Government by the
customary channels. namely. the respective en-
bassies Of the two nations" In fact. ne politely
pava S,r Iosenh Kenals TO understand that the
invitation WAS nothing more nor less than a
nieca ~ nresumption pardonable only on &C
count NJ the manifest ignorance OF the Loru
MAYOR as n the true character of their relative
positions What was still more gaHng-at iedst
Il would have been 70 any man OF preceding anu
rehnernent-was the sort OF indulgeh' anu e"'u
humored condescension manifested by the senlai
French President, Just the kind OF a'utuue '"a'
one would look for In some kihu-He"' ''"
erown-up man who had been subjected 10 some
wholly untutentional piece Of discourtesy on 'he
part Of a forward and ignorant ch.ld' not
particularly pleasant response IL must pe AZ"
mitted 10 man occupying so hlsh postum
In his own estimation and In that OF many ol
his fellow-countrymen. az the Loru mayor u
London
ENGLISH PAPERS on TIE sNCB.
Instead OF keeping the snubbing 10 himself the
Lord MAYOR thoughtlessly mace II pubic III every
direction at the same time expressing ms sa''S-
faction at the manner In when ne hau oeen ie
ca,ved nv the President nanifestly incapable OF
taking the very broad hint. not to say drec' snuO'
that had been addressed to him. The press now
ever foreign az well as British has betrayed less
density and while that Of the Continent is so"'-
ing over the matter and heaping ridicule upon Inc
hitherto awesome "Lor Marie the Enslsh news
papers are endeavoring TO show that ne can 10
longer be regarded as representing London OF as
the principal civic power Of the huge BRUSH me
tropols. their object OF course being to d'Sassoc
ate the national capital from the SHY o'uhuer
which he has committed
This seems 10 represent the consehs"a =. N-
liso on,nion about the self-imposed mission OF
tba 7 "a MAYER ~ France; mission when, IL
is expected, will constitute the final nan IN me ne
coffin OF that hotbed Of corruption known hS
the CITY OF London Corporation, which, accoru-
ing ia a parliamentary report. has spent mill
ions Of dollars Of public money in pripery 70
prevent any legislative reform OF It's insliiuos
While the upreformed municipality OF tne
city Of London has thus developed into such 4