The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
FRANCE WANTS FRIENDSHIP.
ANXIOUS FOR THE GOOD WILL OF
THE UNITED STATES.

Presentation of the Lafayette Dollar
to LOubet n Noteworthy Incident.
Some Feeling Against Great Brit
ain-PubIic Opinion in France Fa-
Vors Intervention by the Powers.
Subscription Started in Paris to
Present n sword 10 Gen. Cronle.
Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.
Paris, March 3.-France, beyond doubt,
is sincerely anxious for the hand grip Of
the friendship of the United States. and
not only is this true Of the government,
but of all responsible French politicians as
well.
The presentation of the Lafayette dollar
to President Loubet to-day furnished an
other unmistakable proof of the exist
ence of this feeling.
References to the event the French
journals of all political shades have been
invariably of the most sympa thetlc char
acter and the ceremony itself is treated
as if destined to prove another link in the
history friendship of the two nations.
President Loubet himself, the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press has
been informed by one entitled TO speak,
is charmed with the whole affair. and the
manner in which /. was carried out. The
exquisite workmanship of the casket in
which the Lafayette dollar was presented
formed an object of especial admiration
from all the French officials who examin-
ed it.
Some of the newspapers find I'm the La
fayette incident an occasion to draw
contrast between the ideals of America
and France and the conduct of Great
Britain at the present time
Feeling Against English.
The news of the capitu,ation of Gen.
CronJe arrived on Mardi Gras and served
as an occasion for demonstration against
the British. Two Englishmen, who were
indiscreetly seated on the terrace of a
cafe, were noticed and denounced by some
fanatics, and in few moments the mer-
ry throng of carnival makers was meta
morphosed into a bowling crowd.
The Engllshmen were struck and forced
to take refuge within the cafe. which the
mob besieged for an hour until a strong
body of police arrived.
The turn of the tide in favor OF Great
Britain in the Transvaal has produced
painful impression here, although all of
the best organs, while euloglzing the ne
roc conduct of Cronjes army, also pay
tribute to the splend sotderly qualities
shown by both Roberts and Buffers
troops A majority of the newspapers
urge Great Britain TO seize the present op-
pcrtunity, now that her military prestige
is restored TO make peace on the basis
OF the Independence OF the Transvaal
In Favor of Intervention.
A large section of public opinion de-
mauds that the European Powers shall
intervene and compel Great Britain to ac-
cept their mediation for the sake of the
two pIucky republics. President Mckinley
is freely spoken of the only chief of
state whose Intervention dould be ac-
cepted by Great Britain, but at the same
time the ungracious character of such a
task is fully appreciated and the unlike
illness of such step Is recognized.
French admiration of Gen. Cronje has
found vent in a subscription opened by
Henry Rochefort in L'Intransigeant to
present Gen. Cronje with a sword of hon
or NJ. Deroulede has sent 100 francs, ac-
companed by a characteristic letter from
San Sebastian. The subscription reached
over 1900 francs in four days.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Prairie received a very cordial reception
on her arrival at Rouen and a movement
is now on foot, headed by the Chamber
of Commerce of Paris, TO entertain the
captain and officers of the vessel here.