Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02
REMARKABLE VIEW OF THE DRS CASE IN ITS RELATION TO FRANCE
Observation-Disclosures

mlsunderstood o. that they are held re-.
sp0nsiblc Tor whatever oecura I'M Paris.
certainly the Boulevard. the QUARTER
Latin and NE Montmnrtro furnish very
peculiar types of the Fronchman. but
me iarieiln no more represents the
furnl population NJ France than the
ieunrsao durre ~ New York city rep
resent the sturdy American farmer.
Paris, the most brilliant capital in the
world. and the Greatest monument "
mpitfu civilization, attracts HtruuFerH
from nll parts " the globe That Inter
eaung prtfunngp the American tourist.
VINO goes 90 Paris only o. Increase the
revenues of the cafes chantnnta the
German Who goes Co the hrnHaerlcs 10
OUT himself ~ with beer. the English
man who spends BIZ time nt lisroput-
able thDatora which ho would Hhuu nt
home. all IMAGINE that thoy have made
conscientious HfuuY ~ French char
aCter ana French Institutions. and ARE
ever ready Go denuuuco and Willy that
unfortunate country. Correspondents
N foreign newspapers magnify every
lnrlEnihcant occurrence Loo France. and
imagine that mob ~ voyuus. that
would not have the courage % destroy
kluaquc. by tholr shouts against the
police, are going Co piunge France into
revolution.
10 study any people ana their instl-
iut!nus, ln iuHtlcc tu them, one should
SOCK the proper sources % Information.
40 city ~ better guNyrrnud ana better
poilced in every respect than the city
NJ Paris. Her HYFtom Uf public shuU.
tics and public Vufka lH unsurpassed
The economy NJ tho naturalization uf
her municipal government could serve
na a model 10 other countries. her pub
lin mon, hnf achoiurHi her professors NJ
colleges. her learned men iu thH vari-
uuH professions. her writer's upon scl.
cnce and Uyory department uf human
knuwlrdHc. her masters M an the fine
arts, ere the auulla. and sometimes the
superlots. " those " any. civilized
country lu the world. one who has ina
Noatlgutod tho subject has stated that
there nru more books upon serious and
scientific subjects annually published ln
Paris than IN any other three % the
lurHUHt cities of the world This fact
is high tribute 90 the thirst ful knowl-
edge uf this intellectual people. The
agricultural Glasses in France are
most remarkable people. For an intel.
llHent ana economic cultivation of the
coll, Tor thrift and Industry, Tor sobrl-
ETY., for political conservatism, Tor de-
votion 10 the institution " the family.
Tor their law.ahidlng conduct they can
Justly claim that they are the superior
~ any other people. u T. go difficult TO
know tho French people that not even
bismarck Understood them. After De
had decided what terms he would Inn
pose upon France IN the treaty uf peace
nftnr the pruasinu war, be- told rich
German jew banker. AN Intimate friend.
who had amnasrd his fortune after "a
long residence IN Paris, that France
had been the cufant terrible N Europe
and that DO Intended 90 crush her IN the
Interest uf public peace by demanding
m Indemnity ~ i've billions NJ francs.
The German banker laughed ana re-
You do not know this pcopie' Your
terms are certainly not generous but NJ
you think an Indemnity uf nvr billions
NJ francs will crush France YOU make
a. mistakes u VIII only cripple her Tor a
short time
BIsmarck wns dumbfoundcd. but h.
lived long enough 20 realize that tho
German banker was right ana he was
wrong
The French Republicans deserve crc-
an Tor having maintained their republic
amidst serious ViciHsitudoa. when u
was established MouarchiBts. Imperial
lists and sven Republicans predicted It's
cutly overthrow. but II still exists. This
IL the more remarkable because the
parliamentary constitution " 1875 %
France ~ n weak ana defective instru-
mcnt, and not 20 be- compared With
ours. which Gladstone truly said was
the greatest product Of human reason.
10 was the result Of much wranrllnE be-
tween those who were not Republicans.
and who controlled the national assem-
bly, and many u It's provisions have
puzzled students OF constitutional gov
eminent. For Instance. the presidential
torn OF seven years l. not generally
Understood. The imporlhllstH wanted
ten years, believing that by tho lapse
NJ time imperialism would once more
become popular; the MonarchlHta 10.
llevlng IN tho speedy restoration a. the
French kins, wanted the shortest period
q m kaa g..
store the monarchy. and "a compromise
on the term nf seven years was agreed
20 by those two controlling parties,
TWO GREAT REPUBLICS.
II will be an interesting study TO note
the future OF these two great republics.
the American and the French. We have
an almost perfect constitution, which.
We are told. we are uutgroWing and u
a. being Hnerrcd at byh some modern
thinkers in our country, They have
an imperfect constitution. which they
Interpret IN favor Of popular rights and
popular Interests.
We must confess that our legislation
iH today altogether in the interests ~
privileged classes, ao much No that 90
has caused widespread popular revolt
against the present conditions OF our
society.
There IL another lesson we can loarn
"
tho courage with which they Crticlsc
their government whom 10 undertakes TO
aubjugatc a foreign people and Impose
upon thrtn government against their
win. when the Emperor Louis Sapol-
ron sent his army 90 Mexico 10 subiu-
gate the MoNicans, the greatest speech
| that was ever delivered hy NJ. THEIRS
was In denunclatlun NJ that act or Grim
| lnul folly. This speech was considered
| By the French an act NJ patriotism and
not an act of dlsloynlty when tho
French government sent It's army TO
Huhiugnto Madagascar, some ~ the
/ uhloHt French newspapers ala not heHl-
/ tate during the whole period ~ that
/ war 10 dcuounce In uumouHurcd terms
/ that act of criminal aggression In
| neither Cnso ala any military or civil
l officer of the government attempt To-
| shield himself behind the pretoxt TINT
| tho encuy was being encouraged TO
| prOlong his struggle Tor Independence
| by this freedom OF discussion.
! 4 Just war VIII always unite pcn-
| pie whether they are American or
| frouchmgn; un unjust and au unucces-
/ snTy war viii always divide the people
l and expose the government 10 criticism
/ for It's Inauguration aud conduct I'm
proVised statesmen who happen 20 be
| upon the public stage, are educating US
| 10 surrender that constitutional right
! OF free discussion, but n The time should
/ ever come when we accept their false
! teachings. we viii hbdlcate the freedom
/ OF our American citizenship and will
/ h.e,fne tina rfhfeetH OF the lroaIlent Of