New-York tribune., 1901-11-08
AND "GAULOIS y
RUMORED PROJECT TO CONsOI.rns-r,
FAMOUS PARTISAN JOURNALS
aris CORRESPONDENCE OF The London Globe

Paris correspondence OF The London Globe
A really interesting piece of news is a rarity ;,
and one which it becomes known To The mn
lie will undoubtedly create a considerable sr,p puo
there is talk of fusion of the Fsaro ',S, ans 'nat
"Gaulois that at the next meeting of the share
holders of the Figaro the affair will De mooTssJ
and that should such a thing come to pass the no
paper would be co-dlrected by NM Periver and
being the nominal head That the Figaro which
parts of any Partisan paper as well as heinz e1sn @
of the really important French newspapers has
been for some time past in anything but a fourisb
ing condition is no secret to the public large Is
attitude during the Dreyfus case mainly 70.
tireIy. for long before the famous .araire tbera
had been considerable amount of strife among
the administrators of the paper, and d house di
vided against itself cannot stand. NJ &c Rodsvs
and NJ Perivier. who were the co,direetors of The
did not get on" and when the -affaire' cropped
up it did not create ill feeling between the two. but
only deepened the latent dislike already existizg
NJ de ROdays looked b. most of the IN
teectual and we'll informed faction as smart
/ mean the word in the American sense-when ha
took the part of Dreyfus. For the time he So
Figaro this would be,
Things did not happen might have been ex-
pected. however, and while the Figaro had a
verbatim report of the proceedings being great
boon to the general public. thousands OF people
over 1t lost no: only it's extra subscribers but
many of its regular ones we'll. The attitude il
had taken in the Dreyfus case caused il be
dropped by army people, by the c.srical faction
and by the aristocracy in general And so things
went from bad to worse recr1minations between
shareholders and directors not improving matters
until finally NJ. Perivier, who is gentleman with
a will of his own. found means to get rid of NJ de
Rodays. well as of almost equally important
Caimette and took the entire direction OF affairs
The first step was 10 get rid Of II Cornely,
talent prose writer had been since :he early
days Of the Dreyfus case placed a the disposition
of the Dreyfusard party, and whose daily article
in int the ar the doPeG Pnpe m @ 't rr % h
Henri des Houx who ike most of tire journalists
employed under the rev regime; apparently re-
possible but to let his "penchant. should he ever
find it necessary to show one. be rather on the
adversarfes. Such has oeen the whole tone OF the
paper ever since NJ. PerlVier TOOK up the rens OF
power. and the news that th'rt may before long
be fusion between the TWO papers. which were
recently flying each others throats. is therefore
otherwise. It will be surprise to the mass OF
The "Gaulois is clerical. reactIOnary and fashion,
able par excellence, Il is to be seen lying side by
one who is really thought chic and it was. Of
course. strongly anti-Drs yfrlsard as The majority
ftoiiSs TO l arthTr Mavar vbo ccor4ing n
present reports is to be ofered the drectorship Of
the paper. is well known figure IN Partisan
life; has been indeed for years. The head Of this
PARTICULARLY Catholic and anti-Se.ntic paper is as
his name indicates lew. He does not call him.
SUR but "isratilteE he calls himself neither
and once heard him make answer 10 an indscreet
Cathod,1e" Which he probably Is by baptism. In
appearance he Is truly Semitic as was the late
81 m Lewis. and is not at all unlike him in type
though the well known money lender mad a bon
garcon' air which the editor OF the "Gaulos" does
not possess. His eye is cold and fshy. his lip
heavy and sensual his complexion OF a dead. IN
healthy white. In dress ne is the smartest OF the
smart being always irrcproachahly turned out. and
in the very latest fashion His 'chapeauX hut
reflects are celebrated and is his brown poodle,
which. beautifully coifft. always accompanies him.
one used to See him about IN humble club car
riage. but those days pest. and he row prone
nades in a red automobile. which : polished IN
appearance as he is himself His beginnings.
though unknown in detail known TO have
been humble. and at stage Of his career he
was secretary 10 n well known ''dsuli-nOndaine' :
Later on he was a 'CoUrticT'' the Bourse, and
so ubfGuitOuS he rt this time that We'll
known marquis said Of him 'pu re peut pas
cOuper un melon r-oU~s~ Never dedanS. As
Editor of ''CTauIoiS'' he made himself remarkable
for his RoyaIist tendencies and ,he facility with
which he became ''intime' of the most sXeili-
sive salons A. director IF the "FiSarc-liaJIois
combination he should DO even more IMPORTANT
parsonage than he is now The i'dc u OTieans
made one of HIS usual 'GaffeS when h. offended u
Never. which he did with CTatuitoUS ritenesS on
several occa sions. and iCularly on that or tAe
funeral OF the late Comte Dc Paris He was very
POWERFUL aIIy lost II the affair ] speak cf Genes
10 anything il VIII be interesting 20 see NJ"
"Gamelle'' will act toward him