The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-15
PRESIDENT FAURE AND ENG-


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 The indifference manifested at Ottawa on the occasion of the death of President Faure contrasts strangely with the sym pathy and the real emotion shown by the royal family, the government ant the people of England. The following account of the sympathetic demonstra. tions made in the capital of the British empire in honor of the man whom France has just lost is from the French Republic:
 Queen Victoria, from whom a tele- gram was dispatched to Mime. Faure sent her private secretary, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Authur Bigge, to express to the French ambassador the grief which the death of the president caused her.
 Sir Authur Bigge said to M. Cambon that the Queen, having felt the sincerest friendship for the President, was deeply affected by his death. Her Majesty he said, has not forgotten the visits that M. Felix F'aure made her at the time of her journey from Paris to Nice. She has retained the most agreeable re- membranes of the conversations that she had with him. When she goes through Paris on her approaching jour- ney in France she will recall, with a feeling of great sadness, the visits of M. Felix Faure, whom she had hoped to see again on this occasion"
 The Prince of Wales sent his master of horse, the Duke of York.
 Princess Louise sent Lieutenant Colo mel Collin
 Lord Salisbury presented the condo fences of the English government.
 The register at the French embassy is covered with signatures One notices the names of members of the diplomatic corps; those of the political and official world
 Committees from the French societies of London presented to the ambassador their condolences.
 The Prince of Wales assisted at the sitting of the Chamber of Lords. Lord Salisbury spoke the following words: "I think it is my duty to seize this occa- sion of expressing our profound sympa- thy for our nelghbor and friend across the channel, in the terrible calamity which has taken away from that nation her estimable president. I do not think I can speak too strongly of our sympa- thy with France in her loss.
 M F'aure was admirable placed in the high position that he occupied He at tached to himself not only the popula- tion of his own country, but also that of other nations; in all circumstances and in all times it would be difficult to fill his place. His judgment was clear, without prejudice or passion. He was free from all ambition which would in- jure his authority and his impartality in the accomplishment of his missions, a fact which made him in the highest degree capable of filling duties often diff ficult to accomplish. I hope that his wise government may continue in the future.
 The time at which he was taken makes his loss even more serious, because there exist in the interior relations with Flu rope, and in the interior situation of France, difficult problems. which this country has to solve. Let us hope that the statesman, whoever he may be, to whom will be assigned the difficult task of succeeding M. Felix Faura, will show the same high impartiality, the same calm justice, and, I may add, the same friendly sentiment toward England which has always distinguished the lat teE1 a,7 -gssst# A&~s
 Lord Kimberly in the name of the op- position, desired to join himself and all his friends in the sympathy that Lord Salisbury had just expressed, and that everybody must feel for the loss which has come to France. Tn any circum- stances" he said, this loss would have been very great on account of the ex- cellent qualities of M. Faure which Lord Salisbury has mentioned, but it is evil dent that the loss of the head of the state, and the necessity of electing an- other president, makes the misfortune much greater.
 All our best wishes go to our great neighbor, and there is nothing that we desire more than that she may sur mount happily all her internal difficult ties, and that the new president may continue the peaceful course pursued by M Faure.
 We desire nothing so much as to see the French nation and her new presi- | dent continue to occupy an influential | and respected position among the great | nations of Europe"
 In the House of Commons, in the | midst of profound silence, M. Balfour arose and all heads were barred Mr. Balfour said T am happy to be the in- terpreter of the sentiments of the cham Der in expressing in it's name and ill the name of those whom it represents, our sentiment of profound sympathy for the French nation in the public grief which has so suddenly come to her.
 The death of the first magistrate of the great nation, our friend, cannot be indifferent to us, her nearest neghbors, and when such a loss comes in a man. ner so sudden and unexpected. when it falls on an entire people without warn- ing and without preparation. it has an element of tragedy which commands an exceptional sympathy. (Applause)
 MOSES DUNBAR, TORY