New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
PLACES FOR PRETENDERS.
A PLAN TO DIVIDE THE FRENCH Coho
MES BETWEEN TWO PRINCES
ENTHUSIASTIC NJ REELECTION WOULD GIVE E"-
pIREs TO PRINCE VICTOR BoNAfAHiH
AND THE DUO DoRLEANs


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that idea has always been resaruedd Sor N Alfred
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tieman who describes himself az na,,S hy means
Of Which he says all quarrcs in o exp lain
be brought to end lie then proceeds ed Conviction &c
wor Tn Of better cause The constipation ne pro- o.
orgnai if on n2i4 dFun eiSa Of the French
Republic with Prince victor app other In this
6 han6 an9 ine pa the Republic would continue to be
the Government of France nut 1t Nv wo Two Princes
way two new empires would be fT ha Of the En-.
pe Tns FT S,o Of Bona f sr s ss
lake Tchad Cochin China Cambodia the hTw Ss
Laos and finally the colony OF O6oT Gould nave Al
sers for its capital The Emperor would I have al, +.
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DIV him with his cavalry The second EMPIRE ;ncnde
Of dne PerG the comore Islands Reunion Congo
AMMAN Tonkin, the Upper Laos n,o;,,d bs Subeoua-
total African France. The natives OF TonKin ana
AMMAN would perhaps be vrpw or black they
wouid have to march under the command OF d nc nc
Emperor Philippe who r, for Win the the Bey for
lodged N pa an a nalane would be erected for him
at Antananarivo. where the capital oil MS empire
The question naturally rises how Is it t ma MOI M
Robich0n while ne o was aSs bsqs Of the &aundor
who still aspire to the throne OF france AN 6ld no
doubt u silence their pretensions for evermore AS
regards Victor ana f Tond accept the
offered to them NJ Robichon thinks they would
be only glad TO do So seeing th ma
or Monarchists attaining power again, poh,,hor
Such being the case, according 10 ~ sas napty
divisions in France is to create places for the pre-
tenders who are the OF them ahn wT no the
hands OF the Triple Alliance, which is preparing, 70
nnder the sceptres of the oreanses and Bonapartes
who are on good terms with the European courts;
who are Young and energetic, and capable Of or
| ganizng large armies OF yellow. creole ana pIack
secure. IT. is true they would no longer be subject
| to the laws OF the Republic. but they would none
| NJ Robchon confesses that the two young En-
! perors In. order to maintain their power and innu,
| famous Emperor Soulouque was. But that perhaps
would not displease either themselves or their parti
10 bring over from France ten thousand families at,
tached to their respective dynasties: These would
form the aristocracy OF the new empires. Trans
planted in North Africa or under the zone of the
tropics they would receive from their soyer ,d ms
founded on the ancient feudal system and long
list of sesnores would be Sreated o
duchy The black Kings and Queens would have
to pay taxes for their titles and European subjects
would also be allowed to purchase them. Both
sovereigns would bear several titles Thus,
Philippe | would be at one and the same time
Emperor Of Subequatorlal African France, Duke
OF Reunion. King Of Tonkin King Of Congo and
Ruler OF Tunis -
The enthusiastic NJ Robichon exclams: The
two Emperors like the dem-gods OF ancient Greece.
would build beautiful cities. Their sacred portraits
| would occupY the place of honor in the domestic
circle and they would be the source o. all the riches
| of their respective empires Titles would be
ferred the blacks as well as the whites. and TO
render the two stronger and more prosperous,
| mixed marriages would be allowed. With these adj
| vantages before them NJ. Robichon has no doubt
| that thousands OF poor but honorable families
would ernigrate to the empires and place them
selves under their flags. But far higher object
| would be attained-namely, the conversion OF the
savages to Catholicism by the intervention OF the
Emperors who would receive the blessings OF the
pope and the clergy. Such is the idea of NJ Robi-
chon in all It's native simplicity He forgets, how
ever to mention the possibility of the two new En-
perors falling with each other and resorting TO
arms settle their differences; but that would be
| against his theory. as noticed above. Hence. no
| doubt, his silence on that point