The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26
FRANCES LOSS
BY SYMPATHY
FOR SPAIN

The specific gravity of blood has be-
come an important international con-
sideration. "Biood is thicker than wat
en- says Mr.. Chamberlain: and Henri
RCchefort's sentiment which is trans
lated freely, The Latin races should
hanS together seems to meet the ap-
proval of the French people. Since the
opening of the Spanish-American mill,
our sister republic has shown a tenden-
cy TO act as Spain's b~ottleholder. The
attitude of the French press has been
uniformly hostile to us. The bank of
Paris loaned ten million francs To the
spanish government. French naval Of
hcers ostentatiously walked arm-in-
arm with Spanish officers at Cadfz. and
the crew of the French warship that
was in the harbor of San Juan at the
time of SIMPSONS bOmbardment
cheered the Spanish fla when our
ships were out of gunshot. A French
steamer attempted to land supplies in
Havana, and what is more serious than
an. the Spanish fleet was supplied with
coal at the French island of Marti-
nique. Possibly French hostility is con-
fined To the venal Partisan newspapers,
which are said to ave been subsidized
by the bankers holding spanish bonds.
Already in America there is a strong
feeling of resentment at Frances APP
parently shabby treatment of US.
American women have been first to
resent the attitude of the French, and
all over the country they are refusing
u use any articles of French make.
Ladies like Mrs. George NJ. Pullman.
wife of the late millionaire car manu-
facturer. Mrs. Russell Sage, Mrs. Ham
ilton Mccormick, whose husband is one
of the wealthiest and most influential
citizens of Chicago, Mrs. Philip D.. Ar
mour and Mrs. William T.. handl
announced their inronrinng % ,o.;....-
all temptations to purchase French
creations i'm millinery and gowns. Mrs.
Mary RANSOM. the richest woman i'm
kentucky. started a crusade against
buying anything French. including pre-
sumably French counts Similar move
ments are under way in most of the
states. No one believes that this bow
colt will go very far, or that patriotic
American Women will be called upon 10
endure great deprivation i'm going with
ou' the beautiful fabrics that only the
French know how to concoct. but IL
the boycott becomes general france
VIII be a large loser. American women
u.s. about two and a quarter million
lila worth of French millinery ey-
cry year, and spend a million and a
half for Paris gowns. This is but a
small part of the American money that
gees To France every year TO buy ar
ticles of women's wear. Ribbons. dress
goods ana laces are imported from
in large quantities for the
adcrnment of the American maid and
matron. During 1897 these articles cosr
Us about thirteen millions. II there
be cause for us to boycott i'm
earnest French products our men will
not be outdone by our wo-
men,. In this case France will lose a
revenue OF more than four millions.
she receives annually for her
Gi1.aG alnpa Thfg r,nl-.- -.
900, 600 that would be kent out of
french pockets by a boycott Of those
FOODS which are supplied to consumers
iirect. with French labels on. The
mount. however. is less than the in
crest on the immense sum tina the
financiers have invested i'm
bonds. These investments are .
aid to be the largest factor in the ,
'~ro-Spanish sentiment in the republic
yer the water. But our imports rom :
france reach the figure of $40, OOO. 900 a !
ear. III the boycott grows Il would p,
'rcbably end in wiping out this whole :
rade. The magnitude Of these pur- :
bases of ours can be appreciated when =
is considered that nearly a quarter ,
( a million people a be kept busy :
or a year manufacturing them at the :
ate of wages paid in France. !
BY far the greatest loss to France ,
rom a continued hostility TO us would :
2 caused by Americans keeping out :
{ the country. The American colony :
, Paris spends there at least $40. 900. 900 :
year. II is more difficult TO estimate I.
he results Of the turning away from !,
rance of the stream of American tour .
is that pours into Paris every sum- +"
Ter and thence spreads over the con-
nent. The steamship companies esti-
late that Of the 90. 700 cabin passen- ?
ELS that left the ports of North Amer a
a for Europe during the past year 1
10000 were American tourists. c