Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-19
A DAYS Events IN France
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him at the station, instead of a carriage
and four. He WAS we'll received by
tremendous crowds. He arrived by
daylight and had an escort of cuirassi-
ers. The entire absence of haughtincss
in his dcmeanor was favorably remark
cd
NJ Loubet paid a visit TO Nine
Faurc on his way home, and saluted the
corpse of NJ. Faure.
Loubet is the right man in the right
place.
The Importance Of to-days presiden-
tial election for the welfare of the
French Republic and the prestige of
France abroad cannot be over-esti-
mated. The issue taken was whether
the law should be paramount or an
irresponsible leaGue-the League of the
French Fatherland, in the hands of
clerical, monarchial and military agi-
tators.
Never was more monstrous con-
spiracy engineered to pcrvert a whole
nations sense of justice in order to
perpetrate the greatest miscarriage OF
law of the century and shield Il few
felons from the consequences of crime.
The more sensible part OF France
feels. after NJ. I.oubets election, that
a great weight has been taken off their
conscience and hopes that new leaf
will be turned over tho worst page of
modern French history.
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.
NJ. Clemenceau wrote yesterday that
it was necessary that the new Presi-
dent should be Il man not connected
with the Drcyfus affair. He, therefore.
would support NJ Loubet. Fairness.
this, but the Nationalists do not want
fairness. They want Dreyfus. guilty or
innocent. to remain perpeiually at
Devils Island.
The Nationalist organs are forced to
| admit that not Il word or deed of NJ.
Loubct can be connected with Drey-
| fusism.
The fact is that the anti-semites
heads have been turned by victories
due to the weakness of the Govern
ment and they thought they could
boss France. They won another vic
tory this morning when Premier
! Dupuy, yielding 10 anti-semite clamor,
! gave Herr Frischauer, the correspond
! ent of ;he Neuc Frei Prosse notice of
expulsion from France. Herr Fris-
| chauer. Il Catholic Austrian, asked the
reason. and was told that il was on
| account of the general tone VI his let
| ters on Drcyfus, NJ. Dupuy, however,
! being unable To point to Il Single I'M
| Warran;ablc rJssage in the letters.
| WRECK OF DUPUY'S CHANCES.
1t WAS the bill against the Court OF
Cessation. l learned, that wrecked NJ.
| Dupuy'a chances. The Deputies
thought he was good enough for Pre-
micr hut he had lost the respect
which a Presidential candidate must
| command. AS regards Meline, he could
not win unless with the support OF the
| Right, and the Republicans have learn
| ed the lesson from the case Of NJ.
| Faurc that the President cannot do
! his duty Ia the republic and at the
came time fulfil promises to the mon
! archists.
NJ. Louret granted me an interview
Tonight, in the course of which he
| said:
THE NEW PRESIDENT TALKS.
Il owe everything to the Republican
! majority. France and the republic are
| lnscparible. All anti-Rcpublican opin-
ions are free unless leading to acts
| against the republic. The rallies must
be Judged by their acts. not by their
words | shall govern in Republican
sense only. have given proofs in my
long political career that / am neither
/ a place hunter, ambitions nor Overrid-
| inG. brought up in the study of the
law. NH be its single minded SER
Want. The Elysce is u post of duty. +
speak the truth in declaring that |
| never was ambitions to go there. our
quiet lie is ended"
Ihe Nationalist papers this evening
/ declare war to the knife on Loubct.
| Nowlng tina, they will never rest un,
III they have expelled him from the
EiySee. Jules lie Maitre founder of
the League of the French Motherland.
! insulting NJ. l.oubc;. ms he intends to
! do
"EMILY CRAWFORD"
Henry l.. Iligginson. the Boston
banker. is one of the founders of the