The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-19
FRANCE
Don't Like the Attitude OF the
United states

PARIS, MARCH i7.--(copyrivh. by the
Associated Press. )--'-rhe United States
has shown selfish European example"
said a responsible official to a repre-
scntatiev OF the Associated Pres when
asked what was the feeling OF the French
government regarding President ,McKin-
ley's OFFER OF his good ofrics to Eagland.
I'VE felt" continued the Official, that
our position with respect to England,
In View OF the present state OF public
feeling there. was to delicate TO admit OF
ever acceding TO Mr.. Ixrugcr's appeal
and. as this reluctance appeared 70 be
shared by every other power the action
OF the American government y taking
the Initiative came as an agreeable sur
prise That Il did not succeed does not
detract from its merits"
The Associated Press representative
here called his attention TO the COM
plants Of a portion OF the French press
that President Mckinley refralned from
backing up his offer, which was neceg-
sary 70 its success, some paper hs-5-
ing openly stated that his action "a
mere electoral manouever and not intend
ed to be successful.
''In our view" repIied the ofricTaI
these criticisms are utterly unnstihed
President Mckinley did even more than
even up to the last moment was ex-
pected over here. Only members OF
chanceiories who realize the delecate
nature Of such a step, can appreciate
Americas eqort al It's proper value. The
French government, while not prepared
to to take the initiative, would. In con-
junction with Russia, readily have sup
Of England's refusal cut the ground from
under them"
The Associated Press informant al
though there appeared to be little liiS-
lihood OF intervention in the immediate
future, yet hopes are still entertained
that an offer OF good offices from the
powers may eventually prove acceptable.
''The associated Press learns that the
French government has received infor-
milton to the same effect from another
source and II considers ths descend
ants OF the Dutchmen who flooded their
own country in order to repeal an invader
quite capable OF following this historic
precedent In the case OF foreign owned
gold mines. It Is stated that II the Beers
carry out their threat Il will axe az least
hree years 10 reconstruct the surface ma
chinery nd other plants, while inn
mediate destruction could be wrought
by dynamiting the underground work
ings. France owns third Of the shares
IN the Transvaal mines; and these
alarmists predictions have alredy had
their effect on the quottions of the stocks
OF those mines In which French no ngs
are large. Thus since Tuesday Robin
son has dropped from 210 TO 200; Ferrelra,
from 493 10 465 and Geldenhuls, from las
TO 14Q.
The discussion OF mediation In the SEN
ate on Thursday gave NJ Delcasse, minis
ter OF foreign affairs, an opportunity TO
Russian alliance Is as close as Il ever was
and that unity of action prevails between
the two powers HIS allusion 20 Rus
sla was prompted by report that Count
Aduraiem the Russian foreign minister,
Al t~lN 10 TDur fnd
tervention, but the French goevrnmen'
held back. NJ Delcasse's statement
statement shows that that no such prop
osition was eevr made.
The tension OF feeling between France
and England certainly has undergone
abatement this week. for which ths
conciliat0ry article Of the London Times
is largely responsible: and the fact that
Il was 30 well received by the French
press demonstrates that the Franco
phobe attitude OF many OF the Engnst
papers is, 10 great extent acc, ,ountablt
Tor the strained relations OF the two
peoples Those nationalists organs
whose Anglophobism Is a part OF theii
studied policy have not abated their az
tacks: but the moderate journals have
responded to the advances of the Lon
don press IN the same spirit.
The governments bill proposing amnes
ty in all criminal prosecutions whici
have arisen out OF the DIeyius HiLf.N
meets with vigorous opposition from tn
Dreyfusards whose regulations hav
been besmirshed by the vile accusation
OF their adversaries, and TO whom am
nesty means the deprivation OF the mean
OF redress. L;reyfus himself wrote pro
testing against the bill. which will. !
passed, XIII his hopes Of rehabilitation
The senae committee this week heard IA
Reinach, Colonel Plcauart and M. Zola
ali ~ vynon, warmly condemned the mea
sure Colonel Picquart declared that o.
no account did he wish 10 be included !
the same list with General Mercier an
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