The age-herald., 1900-03-12
FRANCE IS BITTER
 TOWARD ENGLAND The Feeling of Hatred Continues
 to Grow. LINGO PRESS IS TO BLAME These Papers Published in Great Bri- tain Have Been Making Venomous Attacks Against French Gov
 ernment-Preparation
LINGO PRESS IS TO BLAME

Paris. March 1.-The growing hatred be- tween England and France is matter of anxiety to the French government, which itself does now. and has always maintain ed, a most correct attitude towards Great Britain. As an illustration of the present feeling of the French press, however. is shown in the publication of an extra num- Der of one leading illustrated weekly en- titled, "The glo-Franco-R Russian War;" and is devoted to the relation of a suppos- ed war in 1900. The story is cleverly and realistically written, with numerous pie lures depicting various British defeats, the assassination of Lord Cromer by an Egypt Ian patriot, the massacre of the British garrisons in India by native mutineers. the landing of French troops at Brighton and their trumphal entry into London. Finally, a chart is given showing the dismember- ment of the British empire in which the United States gets Canada as her share.
 The, correspondent of the Associated Press here has talked with an official or the government. whose duty it is to follow Frances foreign relations. He admitted the state of public feelings on both sides of the channel was becoming dangerous to the maintenance of amicable relations.
 "This feehng" he said, lis mainly ere ated by provocative attitude of English jim go press, which is so venomous in it's at tacks on France thai they would seem to come from a Mot d'Ordre.
 Against the Boer War
 Public feeling in almost every country
 of leans, is against the Boer war, yet France alone Is singled out for these attacks. There is no question pending between the two countries, grave in itself, to lead to hostih- ties but if the present mutual feeling or the animosity continues I cannot say what may happen. The French government IS preparing for any emergency. Our weak spot in case of war would be our colonies, but when the measures now being taken are completed they will be beyond the possi- bility of capture or invasion. Algeria and Tunis, of course, are out of the question, and the governments efforts are directed towards securing the safety of the outlying colonies, such Tonquin. Madagascar, the West African settlements and the West h. dian Islands.
 Stores of ammunition and improved arma- ments are being provided"
 Confirmation of these prepara tions is found in the published announcement of the departure Of stores for the colonies. For instance, steamer is now en route for Senegal with ammunition, which, 1t Is stated, Is destined to put Dakar in a posi- ton to maintain siege. The parliament ary commission. moreover, has decided to increase the credit for military works at Bizerta from 100000 francs to 1,5O0 900 francs. Bizerta will thus soon become a French Gibraltar.
 The opposition of M Charles Fortin a member of the city council to the proposed concession of grant of land for the Amer jean national institute was quite unexpect- ed. and it is not improbable it has found much support in the municipal council. The French people are rather f1attered than otherwise at the selection of Paris as the center of American art education, and the choice Is spoken of as new consecration of French national art.
 Americans Should be Satisfied
 An examination of the condition of the exposition works shows that the Ameri- cans should be satisfied with the progress of the American section, compared to that of other countries. The facades are nearly completed in the manufactures and agri- cultural department. and work has be- gun on every American section, While even France has not yet done any of this construction in most of her space. United States Commissioner Peck is busy this week pushing matters forward. He said to the correspondent of the Associate Press that some of the buildings cannot be ready before the date set for the open- ing of the exposition for tine installation of exhibits and some departments will be incomplete for weeks after that date, but the exposition will be formally opened as announced.
 The cargo of the United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie is arriving at the rate of twenty carloads daily.
 The newspapers nere this week publish a statement of the American losses in the Philippines, furnished by Agoncillo. the Philippine agent which even the papers publishing 1t describe as Fantastic. Ac- cording to Agoncillo, 6,9S9 American sol diers have been killed and 17,349 wounded between February and November, 1899 without reckoning the losses by disease.
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