The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-31
SCENARIOS COSTLY DISPATCH.
The Bill Was $4,000, and One of the
Results Was the Fall of MaximiI-
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From the Washington Post.
II was during our own serious troubles
in the early sixties that France and Aus
tria undertook to plant an empire on this
continent in the neighboring state of
Mexico. Although warned off by our state
department, American diplomatic methods
seem never 10 inspire any particular
amount of awe in European foreign offices.
In this case they We're simply ignored, and
the two allied powers continued their
work of setting up an Emperor in the
land of MonteZuma. However, with the
ending of our war and the readju tment of
our own internal affairs, attention was
again directed to what was going on in
Mexico, against the avOwed wishes and
policy of The American government.
At this period Napoleon and Eugene
were dazzling the world with the splendors
Of the court of the second empire. A
great number of our own people from all
sections of the country were residing in
Paris, to which city it was jollingly said
'all good Americans wanted to go after
DEATH Americans were in evidence at
all the brilliant feres of the empire. The
elegance of their residence, the lavish eX-
penditure of money, and the briliancy and
fascination of the women from this side
of the Atlantic made our country people
important social factors. The American
from this period.
At the hight of this happy state of af-
fairs Secretar Stewards dispatch notify
ing the imperial government that Mexico
must be evacuated came like the proVerbial
thunderclap out of cloudless sky. That
dispatch yet holds a place in Frances
official memory. The cable was almost in
its infancy, and communication through
it was very COSTLY Secretary Seward did
not economic his words, but talked as
1ucntiy and went into as many details
as though he were seated at a table oppo-
site the French minister of foreign at
fairs.
The dispatch cost $4,000 If Napoleon
III had been skeptcai before as to the in
tention of the United States Stewards
GOODNESS in holding conversation at
such price convinced the Emperor and
his ministers that the American govern
ment would stand by what the secretary
said, and France came to the conclusion
TO let MeXimillan go it alone as En-
peror of Mexico.
The withdrawal of the French troops was
ordered, and this led directly to Maxmil-
ians tragic death at QuereGaro in June,
1867 The Emperor did not pretend to dis
guise his chagrin al the failure to estab-
fish a monarchial government In America.
On July following the execution of
Maxmilian a number of American gem
tlemen In Paris made all arrangements TO
celebrate the national festival by grand
dinner. But the banquet was never given,
the Emperor formally and arbitrarily for
bidding it.
Up 10 this time the Americans who spent
immense sums OF money in Paris. were
warmly received at the Tuileres. and in
fact encouraged to come. for nothing more
contributed TO the stability of the empire
than keeping The shopkeepers of Paris in
good humor and plenty of American gold
circulating throughout France. Under
such conditions the Emperor was at liberty
to run the country as he pleased.
After Secretary Stewards costly dispatch
had had its results-not only in the with
drawa of French troops from Mexico, but
in a dimuniton of Louis Napoleon's pres
tige-the eiories of the American colony at
the imperial court began to wane. Since
chen ouly on extraordinary occasions does
it exhibit any Of It's old-time, empire-pe-
Rod briiiancy. Under the new dispensa-
ton of republican government it is a mat
ter of such difficulty for an American to
get an invitation 10 the Elysee as to be
hardly worth the trouble incurred.
Two Points OF Niew.-"You, sir" said
the poet. ARE bad judge of poetry" IT.
sir" retorted the editor, Jam a Judge Of
bad poetry. Cincinnati Enquirer.