New-York tribune., 1900-11-11
PARIS.
THE LIoNIzING OF KRUGER.
IT is APPARENTLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEM
POPULAR ENTHUSIASM - INSULTING
cARIcATUREs OF THE QUEEN.

POPULAR ENTHUSIASM - INSULTING
cARIcATUREs OF THE QUEEN.
Copyright: 1900: BY The New-York Tribunal
[pY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNEl
Paris. Nov NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in preparation
for the expected arrival at Marseilles next Sat
urday OF ex-President KRUGER are regarded as
misfortune by sober minded Frenchmen who
wish to maintain friendly relations with Eng
land. The Government is fully alive TO the dan
ger and has made strenuous but vain efforts to
bring II about that the Gelderiand drop her un-
desirable passenger at Brindisi. NJ. Cornely in
the Figaro" NJ. Hebrard In the Temps, NJ.
Yves Guyot in the Steele" and other champions
Of common sense in this country. have long con-
tended that there are many political and eco
nornic reasons why France and England should
live together in peace and harmony. The
Figaro" has had the courage to point out that
the English boycott Of the exhibition provoked
by Fibsld caricatures of the Queen cost France
several hundred millions Of francs. To-day not
only calm. thoughtful politicians and writers,
but even Nationalist leaders. such as NJ Jules
Lemaitre and II. Quesnay de Beaurepaire. guild
ed perhaps by prudence rather than by convic-
ton. advise their followers abstain from cele
brating Kruger's arrival In such way as to
provoke counter expressions of hostility from
England. The Figaro" "Debats." ''Soleil,"
Temps" all try to explain away the prevailing
exuberance Of pro-Boer enthusiasm a Ma
tionaIist -nan9uvre directed against the Wal
deck-Rousseau Cabinet; but 1t must be re-
membered that the welcome which was TO
be accorded to KRUGER in Paris at the
Hotel de Vile was voted by the Social
ist minority we'll as by the Nationalist
majority. II is impossible for any with his
eyes open to blink the fact that KRUGER is re-
-zol
and martyr. This is the real danger; and al,
though Senator Pauliat, the president of the
French Committee for the Independence of the
Beers, in conversation with The Tribune corre-
spondent expresses his absolute conviction that
the proposed welcome 10 KRUGER will be ac-
companied by any violent explosions Of feeling
offensive to England, he nevertheless, in conf
mon accord with DR.. Leyds. is organizing sort
OF triumphal Journey for the ex-President from
Marseilles TO Paris, with halts and demonstra-
tions at Avignon AK en- Provence Lyons,
Dion and other towns-singularIy enough, fol-
lowing the historical itinerary adopted by Ma
poleon his return from Elba
There is denying the fact that KRUGER has
become the popular hero Of the hour. Extenu-
ating circumstances that can be urged in behalf
OF the French public are that from the very
outset OF the Transvaal war they have heard
but one side Of the question. With rare ex-
ceptions, like NJ. Yves Guyot in the Steele"
no newspaper no writer, no speaker has had
the pluck to analyze the facts impartially The
result is that France has each morning been
served at the breakfast table with systematic
travesties OF truth in all that concerns the war
IN South Africa. Nevertheless in spite of this
fresh outbreak of the hero worship which peri
odically takes possession of the French nation
IT is gratifying to record that the keenest OBJ
servers are unanimous in the belief that the
cloud gathering at Marseilles will vanish with
out being followed by storm. OF course no
predictions are safe based upon the mercurial
passions Of sentimental street crowds: but the
opinion just expressed has great weight for
among those whom have consulted besides the
Netionalists already mentioned, are high func-
tionary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
leading banker OF worldwide repute NJ. de
Rodays. Editor Of the Figaro; NJ Hebrard
Editor Of the Temps: NJ Arthur Meyer. Edi
tor OF the "GauIois"; NJ Paul de Cassagnac
Editor Of the "Autorite." and last. but not least
n Fursy, one OF the reigning kings of Mont
martre.
One Of the most successful. certainly one of the
most lucrative fetes of the Exposition was the
automobile parade Thursday. organized bv
the Automobile Club OF France. Three separate
proceesicns Of motor carriages each beautifully
decorated with flowers and preceded by detach-
Eaents OF cavalry. circulated in various direc-
tons throughout the Exposition. The only
American automobile. however. was a little three
horsepower voiturette belonging to Mr. James
Gordon Bennett. II covered with yellow
and brown chrysanthemums those being Mr.
Bennett's racing colors. and received gold
snamelled medal The automobile parade at
tracted 339.5S0 visitors to the fair but during
the procession hve entrance tickets were REQUIRED
Tor each person. The number Of tickets used
during the day was 1.23S. .891. a record number
Many Americans are still In Paris Among
those dining at the fashionable restaurants or
taking last glimpse OF the Exposition are
Judge Leicester Holmes, T. T. Leishman Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs McCreerv
and Mrs. Padelford.
Count Boni de Castellane made a brief visit
10 Paris from RambouiIlet In order to be presen,
~ the Chamber and cast his vote against the
government ID. Hegermann-Lirdencrone the
Danish Ainster to Paris. has returned from
Copenhagen with his wife formerly Mrs. Moul
ter- Numerous American friends of Prince
hunstsr, the German Ambassador will he e,at
70 learn that he is rapidly recovering from his
recent iilness
Il brilliant fete was given by NJ and Nine
Deicasse at the Ministry OF Foreign Affairs a
prominent feature being theatrical entertain.
nent. Including recital by Sarah Bernhardt
who appeared In excellent voice Coouelin
played Mascarille In Molieres "Precieuses RIdi.
suIes." which Partisan critics corsIder hia ,nos.