New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
PARIS.
THE CABINET THE CHINESE LOAN
AND FRENCH FINANCES.
sEDoUARD DETAILLE'S PLAN FOR ADDING
TO THE BEAUTY OF THE CITY-BRIT-
IsH SEIZURES OF FRENCH NOVELS.

iEDoUARD DETAILLE'S PLAN FOR ADDING
TO THE BEAUTY OF THE CITY-BRIT-
IsH SEIZURES OF FRENCH NOVELS.
Copyright 1901: By The New-york Tribune)
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Paris Nov. :30.-The Waldeck-Rousseau Cabi-
net has safely weathered the storm raised by
the debate on the Chinese loan, which was en-
larged into fierce discussion Of the conduct
Of French missionaries in China, which is on
TIE whole strongly condemned by Republican
Deputies and by the public at large who now
frankly admit that the non-intervention and
non-interference policy. which the United States
alone among all the nations interested had the
courage to adopt, was the right one. Notwith-
standing the explanations in regard to the
checks given to soldiers in exchange for loot.
and in spite of the declarations of Monsgnor
Favier the Bishop of Peking, public opinion is
undoubtedly shocked by the recent disclosures
Many persons who previously devoted little at
tention to the question now feel convinced that
the determining cause Of the Boxer troubles
was purely and simply hatred of the invading
missionaries. who in bygone days were utilized
rs pioneers for French interests, but with
whom republican France ought no longer to
identify herself.
Waldeck-Rousseau succeeded in adroitly mar
rowing the close OF the debate to the financial
question Of the Chinese loan, which, after all, is
!. merely the operation of discounting a promis-
sorry note. The government says to the capital
lists: China owes me S53, 100000, to be paid
in thirty-five annual instalrnents. You advance
me SD, 100000 for which pay you 3 per cent
interest, and, as I TO receive from China
per cent interest long the capital remains
unpaid the treasury does a good stroke Of
business This. however, IS a small aid to the
almost desperate condition of the national
finances, revealed to-day by Jules Roche the
ex-Minister Of Commerce and recognized au-
thority who, after stripping the situation of
euphenistic official language and misleading
technicalities. shows the real condition of the
national Budget for 1901 to be as follows:
Total expense S75S, coo 600; total revenue. $685.,
100000; deficit, 81 100000. Jules Roche's con-
.lusions are that it is matter of life and death
for France TO deprive Parliament of the initia-
tive in national expenditure.
Edouard Detaille the eminent military paint
sr backed by a group of well known Partisan
artists has submitted to NJ. Lepine. the Prefect
OF Police, a plan which if adopted by the NUM-
cipal Council, will add greatly to the beauty Of
the city. NJ Detaille's project consists in estab-
fishing prizes for the most artistic street signs for
shops, restaurants and taverns. and causing a
revival Of the famous iron wooden signs
which were obligatory in Paris during the Six
1eenth century, Ind which became optional dur
ing the reign Of Louis XIV, when the decree for
naming the streets rendered the signboards
over shops unnecessary typographical land
marks N Detaille, in conversation this morn
ing expressed himself enthusiastically in re-
gard TO his plan for beautifying Paris. and in
ouired whether any similar project had ever
been considered by the municipal governments
Of New York and Chicago. He expressed his
intention of designing and painting signs, which.
he said was rather the work of the sculptor
than the painter Among many instances cited
by N Detaille OF eminent artists who did not
consider il beneath their dignity occasionally
TO devote themselves TO this handiwork were
watteau who painted famous sign for a
,nilliner's shop near Pont Notre Dame; Geri-
cault. who painted magnificent white horse
for q hanging sign for an inn Of that name, and
Carolus Duran, Of whose cleverest paintings
is signboard for fencing masters establish