The evening times., 1898-05-19
FRANCE IS SURELY STARTLED.
Cbamberlain's Ailisnce Views the
Cause Of Great DisStfetuae.

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Cbamberlain's AiMsnce Views the
Cause Of Great DisSbietude.
New York. May as--A dispatch-to the
Herald from Paris. conveying news pub
lished in the Paris edition of that paper.
says:
Mr.. Chamberlain's sensational speech Is
undeniably responsible for decided feel
ing of nervousness here. The French
press begins to see 1t has adopted a mis-
taken pcficy In declaring so pronouncedly
for Spain as opposed to the United States.
The Debats, in leader published. on
Monday. tries to smooth away matters.
but, qui s'excuse s'accuse. 1t admits
that the English have proAted by Frances
action in this matter. It says:
America is entering upon an enlarged
international career, and IT is very i'm
portant to the French that Americans do
not begin with preconceived ideas against
US and that they do not renounce their
good understanding with us. SO useful in
the past and still more desirable for the
future. We have shown how ably Eng
land. dissatisfied with the attitude of the
Continental Powers. is creating relations
Will tue Onlteu 6tdltS. WHICH size Is Try
ing to bring to her policy.
I'VE. therefore ought to avoid all mis-
takes that our adversaries, always vigi-
liant, might turn to our advantage.
THE moment Is passed to sit In judg-
ment on the war. France has never been
really hostile to the Americans. This will
be we'll understood across the Atlantic
when the present misunderstanding has
been dissipated. 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 Americans
have already felt the effects of the quasi
campaign against the United States in
favor of Stain. The proprietor of one of
the principal hotels here inveighed bit
terly to me against the attitude taken by
the French press. The number Of Ameri-
cans staying in the hotel is sensibiy less
than at the same time last year.
At Voisins. where at this season there
is usually a big crowd of Americans and
Spaniards. there were the other night
only two diners in the rooms. Couturi-
cres, jewelers.. milliners and other busi-
nesses are seeing their season virtually
ruined by the diminished number Of
American clients.
The Figaro yesterday morning tried to
turn the affair Off with a laugh in an ar.
ticle. which says:
1T is finished. France is going to be
boycotted by American millionaires and
by the pretty Americans who will no lon
ger 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 cos
tunes and bicycling skirts can be made
admirably, but bail dress-never. Ger
tainly not in America, and certainly they
will never consent to be badly dressed"
LAS TO the millionaires. they will surely
come TO Paris continues the article. ''in
search of a more agreeable, more intel
lectual 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 n serious. tone un-
derlying the jest. In the same issue of
the Figaro appears a dispatch from its
London correspondent telling - OF the
nervous state of public opinion there.
Mr.. Chamberlain Is believed to have
spoken for the en,ire cabinet, and the
correspondent insists upon the gravity of
the situation.
People are already talking of a possible
Franco-English conflict. With this fear
before them. and with the practical re-
suits of the loss of American custom
staring them in the face. the people here
are very gloomy in their representations.
In spite of their disclaimers, 1t is evil
dent that the French look upon the
rapprochement of the English and Ameri-
cans with disGuietude. 1t Is such a
natural alliance that they realize that 1t
will some day be made. and they begin
to fear that they have hastened that day
by their display ef hostiiit y-so ea,e-Jnited
States over the war with Spain