The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-20
MISTAKE OF HER LIFE
France Has Made in Her Hos
tiIity to America.
SEES IT WHEN TOO LATE
Uncle Sam viii See About
SPANS French Gunners.

New York May ia dispatch TO the
Herald from Paris says:
Mr.. Chamberlain's sensational speech is
undeniably responsible for decided feel
press begins to see Observation-Disclosures
ing Of nervousness here. The French
press begins to see it has adopted mis-
taken policy in declaring so pronouncedly
for Spain as opposed to the United States.
The Debats, in a leader published on
Monday, tries to smooth away matters.
1t admits that the English have profited
by Frances action in this matter. 1t
says:
America IS entering upon an enlarged
international career and IL is very i'm
portant 70 the French that Americans
do not begin with preconceived ideas
against US and that they do not renounce
their good understanding with US, so use
full in the past and still more desirable
for the future. We have shown how
ably England, dissatisfied with the atti
tude of the continental powers, is Great
ing relations with the United States,
which she is trying to bring to her policy.
We, therefore, ought 20 avoid AL mis-
takes that our adversaries, always vigil
liant might turn to our disadvantage.
The moment is passed to sit in judg
ment on the war. France has never
been really hostile TO the Americans. This
will be well understood across the Allan
tic when the present misunderstanding has
been disslpated The friends Of Spain
have something better to do than to de-
claim against her adversaries."
The general tone of the article Is one
Of fear that things have gone too far.
businesses which depend largely for their
success upon the patronage Of ARericans
have already felt the effects of the quasi
campaign against the United States, in
favor of Spain. The proprietor of one of
the hotels here inveighed bitterly against
the attitude taken by the French press.
The number Of Americans staying in the
hotel is sensibly less than at the same
time last year.
At Voisins. where at this seas son there
is usually a big crowd Of Americans or
Spaniards, there were, the other night
only two dinners in the rooms. Costum-
ers, jewelers., milliners and other bust
nesses are seeing their season virtually
ruined by the diminished number of
American clients.
The Figaro yesterday morning tried to
tprn the affair off with laugh, in an
article which says:
cit is finished. France is going to be
boycotted by American millionaires and
by the pretty Americans, who will no
longer get their dresses from Paris"
Then in a bantering way, the writer
asks where they will get them.
Certainly not in London. where tailor
made costumes and bicycling skirts can
be made admirably, but a full dress
never. Certainly not in America, and
certainly they will never consent to be
badly dressed"
"As to the millionaires, they will surely
come to Paris" continues the article, lin
search of a more agreeable, more intel
Iectual and more artistic life than is led
in America"
A long list Of those who habitually stay
a long portion of each season in Europe
is given but there is a serious tone under
lying the jest.
In the same issue Of the Figaro, APP
pears a dispatch from its London CORE
spondent, telling of the grievous state Of
public opinion there. Mr.. Chamberlain is
believed to have spoken for the entire
cabinet and the correspondent insists
upon the gravity of the situation. The
people are already talking of possible
Franco English conflict. With this fear
before them, and with the practical re-
staring them in the face, the people here
are very gloomy in their DEMONSTRATIONS,
in spite of their disclaimers. 1t is evident
that the French look upon the reap
proachment of the Englishmen and the
with disquietude. 1t is such
a natural alliance that they realize it
will some day be made. and they begin
10 fear they have FASTENED that day by
their display of hostility to the United
States over the war with Spain.