New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
PARIS NOTES AND COMMENTS.

| Parts. August g. 1900
FRENCH POLICY IN CLIMATIC viceroys of
the various provinces of China may be convoked to
| choose of weight in the Empire to deal
with the Powers In establishing such a government
as will assure the fulhlment of whatever terms the
Powers shall dictate in settlement of their claims
arising ont of the recent outrages and one who
will give satisfactory guarantees of complete
change of Chinese policy toward the outside world
Such solution has been suggested in diplomatic
circles but, with most of the corps absent on
vacation and President Loubet and NJ Decasse
Minister of Foreign Affairs, out of town. the idea
has not assumed a crystalized form Hope still
exists that strong central power will be found In
PsFtng which will constitute the best guarantee
for the future the best means OF securing fepara-
ton for the wrongs suffered by Europeans and
the best safeguard against division among the
Powers themselves. Now that the allied forces
have entered the Forbidden City the necessity for
the maintenance of concord among the Powers is
most pressing. Yet fears Increasing that the
strain of conflicting interests and ambitions may
cause cleavage among the nations interested.
This danger has been demonstrated already by the
individual action of Russia in seizing the present
opportunity to extend her frontier into Manchuria
and the recent incident regarding the landing of
British troops at Shanghai While Official state
ment Is forthcoming to the position of France in
the absence from Paris OF those In control of her
foreign policy. the following. emanating from an
official associated with the French Government
expresses the view OF the Foreign Office at the
present juncture:
We have revenge TO seek in China and we
have no intention to demand such recompenses in
the shape or indemnitles as will create resentment
liberal education an effort to teach this great mass
of people TO trust and regard Europeans favorabiy
civilization for the one and commercial prosperity
government will change the character of the Chi
nese people have not a broad understanding OF the
them. To make radical uphesva Of their form m
OF government Just at this time would do more
suitable person OF liberal ideas toward foreigners
position follows the IDENTICAL lines OF the United
states In nearly every instance Commercially We
had not your country declared open door at
The reply made by the. United states to Earl Ii
auns Ghanss request for the appointment of an
the establishment Of peace receives general ap-'
for Ne niGst be assured that we are negotiating
with a concrete body and not with shadow
While we have special commercial interests in
bn and oa e. sa to develop
narrow. selfish IDEAS there
The small anti-Government papers are still bark
ing Field Marshal Count Won waldersee's
acceptance OF the chief command of the allied
forces in China, and the sincerity Of Russa's
friendship is impugned. these papers say IT was
Russia that suggested Count Waldersee
the Commander in Chief. NJ. Paul de Cassagnac
editor OF "LAutorite," writes:
fear Russian alliance will lose prestige and
popularity after such an act Russia sacrifices
lation with Germany. and uses us as a pledge Of
The "Gaulois'' calls attention to the fact that at
a conference presided over by Prince Bismarck,
whether Paris should be taken by assault. Count
Won Wsldersee expressed the wish TO "see this
Babel entirely destroyed
TROUBLE WITH MORoCCO-A serious situ-
alton has again arisen, according to reports from
frontier. Moorish troops said to be massIng in
great numbers in dangerous proximity to the AL
gerian hinterland and Moroccan trbesmen. It is
asserted. raiding French territory. Instruc-
tions said TO have been received at the Med-
terranean naval stations directing the French
naval authorities to prepare to dispatch artillery
and stores to Algeria, while orders for contingents
of troops from Algeria and Tunis for the Far East
have been countermanded In official circles in
Paris, although IT is admitted that the situation
needs watGhng it 5 thought deSdedy In
hostile operations against Algeria
EXPOSITION FETEs.-The committee appointed
to organize fetes at the Exposition in order to
galvanize the show into something like brill:ancy
and thus attract visitors announces that two great
fetes will given in addition to the Venetian fetes
already announced. The first will be a fete Of
flowers held the first week in September and the
second will be vintage festivities. on September Is.
The first will be made the occasion for gigantic
flower show and battle of flowers. The second
VIII comprise an exhibition of French wine prod
ucts and a procession Of allegorical cars. Though
It has been suggested that the duration of the Ex
position be extended. IL is officially announced
now that the great show will close November 3
INDECENT POST CARDS SEIzED.-The Expo
sition has given q pretext for unusual license in
the display and production of so-called post
cards" bearing suggestive and In many cases OBJ
scene pictures. Microscopes, depicting saIacious
scenes have also abounded. NJ Rene Beraneer
a life Senator and leading spirit in the reform
movement here, took up the matter, members OF
the Opera corps and ballet representatives having
protested that their features attached to pho
tographs In indelicate These post cards"
were openly displayed in shop windows and In
kiosks on the bouevards. The police organized
general raid, and in day seized fifty thousand
post cards" six hundred photographs fortv
clnematographs and four hundred microscopes on
the north bank OF the Seine alone. Similar oper-
ations the south bank are affording equally
plentiful harvest
LAWYER SAID TO BE INSANE.