Evening star., 1901-08-13
DISCUSSES THE AMERICANS
PRAISES THE VOLUNTEER AND REG
ULAR SOLDIERS.
Does Not Regard Industrial Progress
of the United States rs q
Present Peril.

Members of the diplomatic corps III
Washington have received from Paras
copies of La Vie Illustree" containing an
extended interview with NJ Cannon, the
French amba ssador to Washington con-
cerning American affairs. 1t is accom-
panied by handsome Illustrations showing
the ambassador in his automobile on Con
nectfcut avenue and in his study at the
embassy on H street translation Of the
interview is follows:
The interviewer having remarked upon
the part which NJ. Cambon played In the
Spanish-American difficulty and upon
scarcity of information as to his action, the
latter replied:
unfortunately, / cannot tell you more
than you have read in the Yellow Book"
What do you think of the pacification of
the Philippines?"
II believe" said NJ Cambon, "that 1t is
very near The capture of Aguinaldo has
put an end to great difficulties. The Amer
lean government has, moreover. Just estao-
lished civil government at Manila
"In this war the conduct of the American
volunteers has been variously criticised.
What is your opinion of the natter?
Your question does not embarrass me In
the least. / have a special regard for the
American soldier, whether he belongs to
the militia or the regular army. He Is
brave enduring and humane. You are
doubtless aware that the American army.
which a few months ago was composed or
only 25.0O0 men, has been raised to 10000
1t has a most admirable set of officers.
West Point, which is the military college
of the United States, is hive of hard
workers where the Incompatible chiefs of
the American army are prepared"
How is the militia, which Is the real
national militia, Officered?"
by men elected by the governors of the
states. AT present we are in the presence
of military Transformation in America
i, I,tfh i- into nd hi(h
reveals the mind of the American nation"
State Governments.
"Since you speak of the governors of the
different states,' could you perhaps tell me
what part they play in the government
whole?"
Properly speaking, they are the 'presi-
dents of each of the confederated states.
Their authority is greater than is gen.
orally supposed. In this federation of peo-
pies and states of divers origin and race 1t
is necessary that their autonomy should De
something more than a fiction
From industrial point Of view the
United States have made real progress; 1t
is even thought that before long they will
constitute real menace to Europe Is not
this one of the hidden reasons of the
crisis which German industry is passing
through"
$50 people have said. But be that as it
may, at the present moment the Industrial
prosperity OF the nlteO states can only
stimulate our energy. 1t is an economic
struggle which threatens France less than
any other country by reason of the nature
of its production The threatened future Of
which you speak is very far off. Our great
grandchildren may perhaps see it, unless,
indeed in the meantime many things in
economics undergo a change. 1t is wrong
to estimate the United States in the same
way is one does other powers. AS a matter
of fact, the states of the Union are not
single country; but, on account of their ex-
tent, are more like continent"
Factors of American Wealth.
Does this prosperity arise rather from
the energy of its people than from the fer
tilty of its soil?''
You have now named the two powerful
factors of the wealth of America The
stern and energetic character of the people
have commenced this edifice which excites
the admiration of older nations, and nature
has finished it.
In America agricultural exploitation Is
formidable because the territory is i'm
mense. The navigation companies are
marvelously organized, for the American
rivers are the largest in the world AS to
their mineral wealth, this has been so often
described that 1t is unnecessary to refer
to it.
''If you add to this fact that America has
a metallic reserve unknown In Europe and
that the unproductive RENTER is rara
avis. and that everybody invents and
trades, you will be able to form an exact
idea of the physiognomy of the United