The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-09
FRANCE IS STIRRED UP.
Ambassador Monson's Speech Hes Set All
the Diplomats Agcs.
SALISBURY TO Be CALLED ON 10 EXPLAIN
Paris PAPERS Resent Those Portions
Abiding 10 the Foreign Po'cs
and Criticise America.

New York, December S.---A d.spatch L
the Herald fipm Paris says: Referring q
| Sir Edmund j. Monson's speech before tn'
British chamber OF commerce, the Llberts
says: M Delcasse will certainly not iai
TO charge Nj. Paul Cambon. who leaves To-
day to take possession OF his post In Lon
don, to ask the Mnruids OF Salisbury II u
Ia by bis order that the British ambassador
in Paris thinks hiinsclf authorized not ohiv
to represent the British foreign office pu'
also to direct our foreign policy"
The Gil Bias says: THE menacing tone
OF the speech Will be noticed. We certainly
do not wish to envenom the quarrel whicn
Sir Edmund Monsol appears TO seek sun
perhaps VIC may De pcrnttsd 10 ooseiNe
that this tone docs not coincide Win Ms
diplomatic charge. HIS miss.on Is a con-
cr.iaJory one. vGttys we'll. but the BRUSH
ambassador seems TO us to ouustsp col
siderably tho rights he enjoys among us.
He Is the representative of friendiy na-
ton, We count upon NJ. De'casscs lrm-
ness that the entire, tcmpestuous haransus
OF Queen Victoria's envoy receive the only
sanction 1t merits--that is to say. the III
PREVENTION OF London--so that In che tli-
tllre Sir Edmund will employ more meas
ured language in France. 1t is true that
Its role Is trying TO embroil France Win
America"
The Petit Journal remarks: While Sir
Edmund was in this expansive mood ne
might have told us what he Thought OF the
responsibility OF nation, which. after hav-
ing solennly promised several times 10
vacate a certain country. establishes her
self there without ceremony. thus deprlv-
Ing another nation Of its secular righ.s,
which are enhanced by gigantic under
tab nd al hat he a
tion, which, after having boasted hypo-
thetlcally OF its liberalism and humanitari-
anism, trusts to the right of might Eng
land In Egypt, America in the Philippines.
Thus both receive a treacherous back
handler
policy OF the open door and then wants to
shut it In The face Of French school for
the Soudan."
The Debats says: "Sir Edmund Mon
sons allusion to the pinprick policy dis
tuiibing it hints that whenever England
encounpsrs otter interests side by sac
with her own she declares she feels the
pin prick and generally replies with the
blow of a bludgeon."
At the same time the Dabats disavowa
any governmental support of the proposi-
tlon to create French schools at khar-
toum or Fashoda. I'VE have better uses
for our resources.
The Jour says: France VIII never
forget that these words. STRANGE from MANY
points OF view. were uttered in Paris by the
ambassador of power with whom we are
at peace by q man whose duty 1t is to try
TO smooth away difficulties instead OF
throwing oil upon the fire"
The Patrie says: 1T is impossible to
convey more commiserative warning in
more offensive form. Sir Edmund Nom
son the British ambassador. dares. In
Paris itself. to threaten us with the wrath
OF Ills countrymen. This language recalls
that used by Mr.. McKinley's mouthoecss
last year toward Spain. Doubtless Sir Ed
mund has been allurtSf by the procedure
of the new American diplomacy.