New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18

,bc French LEGISLATURE II Is in the provincial
,,,.,s aud rural districts Of France that are To
l,e found the sobriciy Of manner. "f speech anu
# ,,ii,n ih, sounl common sense ard that
extraordinary thrift and industry which chap''"
mis- really great and glorious nation t" recover
with such marvellous rapidty from the crush'"s
disasters Of ISL and to resume so speedily "ei
place in the foremost ranks of the great to"''7'
II WAS this element Of the French Nation 'hd'
the British Ambassador desired to r"ach ny
means Of his speech at the Chamber "i 'o'n
rncrcc banduet And if he selected this method
il was in obedience To instructions from -oru
Salisbury and because il was the most c"'o'
cIous ard certain manner Of attaining MS "pj''''
Every one whO has 1T any time iorn'e' paw
~ rho li,,in,natic service Of his country is aware
OF the almost inconceivah'e extent |" WIZ"
The DISPATCHES published in the >o-called blue
hooks rcd hooks green books ara Heli'"
books. Of the various European Governments
are cooked" and arranged for the digestion OF
the LEGISLATURE ana of the public am sorry
to say that ever the English are adopts III Inc
art. none Of the confidential dispatches which
furnish the key to the situation being ever ny
any chance included in the blue book. French
opinion with regard to England. especially IN
connection with all the recent controversies
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yellow books. which naturally give one-sied
ana ultra French version of the difficulties. con-
veying the impression that England has all
along been tho aggrcsso:, ana anxious to Of
fend. exaspcrato and humiliate her old ally
across the Channel Naturally. The Partisan
press has indorscd his view and exaggerated
il in its customary manner. English blue books
do not reach the vast masses OF the French
people and the political speeches of Lord Sails
bury and his colleagues are likely to he dis
tortcd beyond recognition When reproduced in
the Gallo newspapers.
Consequently there has been M means Of
reaching what | described above the back
bone Of France save by sensational utter
ance such as that OF Sir Edmund Monsoon,
which by reason Of its violation OF all the ac-
ccptcd rules and traditions of old-fdShioned
diplomacy has secured verbatim reproduction
in every journal throughout the length and
breadth Of the country to which he is accred-
tied. He appealed to the best element Of the
French nation to believe in the honest desire
Of England for an equitable understanding with
France. and for the latter in consequence to
discountenance the an,i-British policy Of exas-
peration and pin-pricks which he declared
could only serve to procure ephemeral satisfac-
ton ami popularity for shortlived ministries.
1t would seem THAI Sir Edmunds appeal has
borne fruit For while the Ambassador himself
has repudiated any intention Of offending the
French Government or OF interfering in its
internal affairs. the French Foreign Minister VI.
Delcass1 has announced that he would accord
no official approval or support to the much dis
cussed project mooted at Paris. of establishing
French educational institutions at Khartoum
and elsewhere i'm Upper and Lower Egypt for
the express purpose of combating British in
luence in those regions
In fact. Sir Edmunds speech seems 10 have
cleared tn, air and TO have contributed to an
eventual restoration of friendlier feelings be-
tween Franco and Great Britain. The CONNER
cial ana Industrial interests which the two ma
tons have in common colossal beyond all
| conception 1t is doubtful in fact, if there are