New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
COMMENT IN PARIS.
KINDLY WORDS FROM THE SISTER RE.
PUBLIC -CARNOT'S DEATH RECALLED
A sPITEFUL SOCIALIST SHEET.


A sPITEFUL SOCIALIST SHEET.
Copyright; BY The New-YOrk TribunsJ -
lBY TR1BUNE-I
Paris. Sept. THE most patriotic and most
susceptible American cannot find fault with the
attitude OF Paris to-day. Frank and spontane-
Gus sympathy with the stricken President. eou-
pied with kindly expressions toward Mrs Nc
Kinley are met on every side. Great numbers
Of American tourists are just now in Paris. re-
turning from Germany and Holland. from noun
tain and seaside, to complete their holiday pur-
chases before sailing for home. and in the shops
and at the street corners one Is greeted with .
words of sympathy and expressions Of abhor-
renee of the criminal act of the wOuld-be as
sassin. The United States Embassy, the United
States Consulate and the private residence OF
Ambassador Porter. In the Rue ViIlejeust. are
thrOnged with visitors making calls Of inquiry
and coincidence. Cabinet ministers. representa-
tives of all the foreign embassies. legations and
consulates accredited TO France and all impor-
tant personages. such members OF the Aead-
emy including NM. Hanotaux. SardOu. Alex
andre, Bisson and Jules Claretie. who happen
to be In Paris at this dull season OF the year,
have called at the Embassy 70 tender their
sympathy Almost the first member OF the
Diplomatic Corps who came TO the Embassy
was General Reyes, the Colombian Minister
The newspapers devote their front pages 20
dispatches relating to the attempted assassina-
ton and President McKiIley|s portrait appears
to-day In thirty-four Parisian dailies. and IS
displayed In shop windows on the bOulevards.
the Avenue de rOpera and the Rue de Ia Paix-
The editorial comments OF the French press fol-
low the main outlines Of the Figaro" the
"Gaulois" and the "Matin.' which, by the cour-
| tesy Of the editors OF those journals. I was
/ enabled TO cable last night. The "Eclair" to-
day draws a parallel between the attempted
| assassination OF Mckinley and the killing or
| Carnot and points out that both were stricken
/ down during the performance Of the functions
Of their office on the field Of honor, as it were
| Caserio hid his dagger beneath a cluster OF
| roses while CzoIgosz concealed his revolver with
| a handkerchief while holding out the hand OF
| simulated friendship and both Caseria and
| Czolgosz were anarchists. The Steele after
/ a euIOgistic editorial on Mckinley. publishes
| his speech in regard to Venezuela and Colombia,
/ delivered at Buffalo. The Echo de Paris, the
! organ Of the military party, makes a pardona-
| BILE error in calling President Mckinley "Napo-
/ leon Mckinley" and draws attention to the facr
/ that the attempt az assassination occurred on
/ September g. the birthday anniversary or La
/ fayette The royaIist "SoleiL" the Catholic
| ''Croix" and the Nationalist Petit Journel.
/ together with Drumonts Jewbaiting "Libre Pa
| role" Rochefort's "Intransigeant" De Cas-
| sagnacs ultra Bonapartist "Autorite." the Re-
| publican Temps the Progressist Republican
| journal des Debats" and the sporting Auto
| veIo." are for once in accord in their sympa-
i thetic appreciatons OF William Mckinley.
| The only discordant note comes from the So
/ ciaIst Petite Republique." which closes It's edt-
toriaI in the following words:
Should Mckinley succumb to his wounds he
will not leave profound regrets, as did Lincoln
, or Garfield for on many occasions he drew
| forth The hatred of the pTOletariat by his bru-
| tai repression OF economical conflicts; espe-
ciaIIy so in 1899 during strikes OF miners at
I AIene, in Idaho. Socialists will learn with re-
gret that in case Of the fatal issue or the Pres-
I dents injuries his successor would be VICE
President Roosevelt. the most unsCrupulOuS or
I ali the great capitalists of American trusts and
| of American military Imperialism.
/ Several Paris papers draw parallels between
! the imperial policy OF Mckinley and that or
| Chamberlain but the selection from the Petite
/ RepubIique' usually very friendly toward the
United States is unique. and is cited as curt
| Gus symptom. u l. D.