The times., 1899-02-27
Some Enreiyn News.

No careful reader of The Times can
have failed to note the excellence of its
foreign dispatches and, during the critical
period since the death of President Faure,
especially its Paris news. Yesterday
morning. again. it gave a comprehensive
as well as detailed statement of the latest
revelations in the matter of the arrest of
Deroulede and Habert. who were accused
of attempting to induce the army TO lay
hands on the machinery of the government.
The account of Derouiede's conduct is
amazing. After the ceremonies over the
burial of the dead President and when the
troops were returning TO the barracks
under the command of General Roget. the
indescribable demagogue. Deroulede, took
his place by the side OF that officer at the
head of the procession and cried: 'on 10
the Elysee,"
We can fancy the surprise of the SOL
diers. Obviously the man was crazy, in
their opinion. But Roget made no attempt
to arrest or suppress him; only. when the
head of the column reached certain point
he gave the command, Left wheel" De-
roulede protested. That was not the way
to the Elysee He continued to ride by
the side of the general, protesting still,
and even entered the barracks. Here he
was told to go away. which he refused TO
do He still hoped to lead the army into
a revolutionary movement. Then he was
/ arrested for trespass and now he is held
for treason.
There are suspicious of General Roget.
but more of General Zurlinden, the Mill
/ tary Governor of Paris. 1t is considered
/ incredible that Deroulede should have
! been so lacking in ordinary sense. should
/ have been so insane, in fact, as TO appeal
! TO a commander of whose sentiments he
was ignorant, TO do so rash thing. Ii is
assumed that Roget did not arrest the
I Deputy for interfering in the movement of
J the army because he had an idea that
t Zurlinden was favorable to the scheme,
( and that his order. Left wheel" was given
/ because the occasion had not come
/ 1t is reported thai the Duke of Orleans
was the ambitious person in whose in
terest the army was 10 be used for
coup d'etat: that there was definite plot
for the consummation of which the time
was not ripe; and that DerOulede had made
the blunder of attempting to anticipate
/ the event because of the supposed adyan-
tage Of the death of N. Faure. Certainly
there We're many mysterious things in
( Paris on that day and evening, but It is
I believed the government has the situation
well in hand. With the support of the
great body OF the people, who are weary
] OF agitations, it seems that the authorities
will be able TO prevent any serious up
rising.
Hardly less interesting is the news from
London relating 10 the effort to effect a
parliamentary censure of the government.
/ England has her minority like our own
/ country. who oppose a policy that compels
a savage race to refrain from attempts
TO overthrow a benefcent colonial policy
Just as there are few public men here
who criticise the Administration for deal
I ing severely with the Fiiipinos because Of
their methods OF massacre and incendia-
! rism. so there are some English statesmen
who condemn the ministry for allowing
| General Kitchener to make short work of
the followers of the Khalifa. They were
! shocked by the awful slaughter at Omdur-
man. as indeed the whole world was, and
/ they refuse 10 see that # was necessary
and in the long run merciful. They have
tried TO embarrass the government at q
time when twelve thousand fanatics are
marching toward that stronghold in the
hope Of staying British soldiers.
AS here, only small minority are in
sympathy with the protest. The great ma
jority regard the future peace and security
OF Egypt as of sufficient Importance TO
justify the quickest disposal of the savage
fanatics. Mr.. Morley, in proposing vote
of censure for the government, did rot
rally about him large proportion of
members as the antagonists in the Senate
of the Presidents Philippine policy. The
similarity Of the arguments of Mr. Morley