New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
PARIS.
FEELING OF EMPEROR WILLIAM TOW
ARD THE UNITED STATES.
INTERESTING TALK WITH HIM ON BOARD
HIS YACHTFRESCH DEMONSTRA-
TION TOWARD TURKEY
THE THEATRES.

downright: 1901: By The New-Tork Trioune)
TBy TO THE TRIBUNE-i
Paris Nov. Emperor Wlnlarn never
misses an opportunity TO ingratiate hirnsel Win
tbe Parisians and NJ. Pierre de Segur' IN 'Ne
.rar+ number Of the Revue de Paris. relates
how last July in company with few Irielius
ba bappened TO meet the imperial yacht no
,o-uo1la-n AT ancho, in the picturesque little
Norwegian fiord of Odde: and. desirous OF Visit
ing the Yacht he called at the gangWay anu
b.need cards 10 the first officer Much 10 Flelie
5a ceg1lr's amazement q reply came IN 'iie
,or-n of an invitation to dinner with the Eli
neror and in the informal conversation WHICH
ensued the Kaiser unbosomed hlnlseii Win eA
traordinary frankness In regard 10 tne O'''e
States The interview, the accuracy Oh With
IS guaranteed by NJ. de Segur. Notwithstanding
eny official denials that may suoseQuehliS
emanate from the sober second thoughts OF liie
.Reichsanzeiger" is worth cabling, lor' al
though the conversation took place last suiilliie'
Il is Of special timeliness just now Inc uii'iei
WAS served bv the sailors to the sound of an
eyceIlent string band which, out OF consloeia-
ton for the visitors, played only freHei "t''
net however the 'Marseilaise
z1-,,o- .snectaIfv impressed NJ. de Segur was
.ba Fr,neror's military brusQueness, tempered
bv German familiar good fellowship; his clea'
rI,e ,,e,,a-rattng ewes honestly gazing at the
eyes of the person with whom he talks Inc
Kaiser is a great sufferer from seasickness' out
never displays the slightest qualms ABOUT lac-
,ne stormy weather. He talks OF my "ile
when referring to the Empress. and OF papa
when designating his grandfather Emperor
William The Enperors conversation WIN
us says II. de Segur, was chiefly ABOUT 'he
United States toward which he evinced only
very faint sympathy To him there is a menace
oIo
the Yankee millionaire which tend to place an
Industry or an international exchange IN the
hands of single individual or group OF lndl-
viduals.
.'suppose. he said in substance that MOI
pan s-cceads In combining under his nag sew
eral Of the ocean lines. He does not occupy any
Official position il, his country OUTSIDE oi 'it i
fuence derived from his wealth 1t ~oulo 'neie
fore be impossible to treat with MN IL IL 'iiou
happen that an international incident OF lor-
eicn power were involved in his enterprise @iio
neither would il be possible to have recourse 10
the State, which, having no part in the business
could decline any responsibility Then 10 "hoih
cor,a one t,-n TO obviate this danger? The
Kaiser foresees the necessity Of forming Eu-
ropean customs union against the United States
or similar lines to the Continental olochaoe oe-
yised by Napoleon against England in order TO
safe-uard her interests and to assure the free
dom Of Continental commerce at the expense OF
Americas development. and he declared 10 US
without circumlocution that in such an eTehtu-
atty England would be forced TO choose tfie
alternative of two absolutely opposite policies
either To adhere to the blockade and place her
self on the side of Europe against the ohlteu
States or else to join the latter against 'he
powers of the Continent
The French naval demonstration IN TURKISH
waters made by a division OF the mediterranean
feet consisting of two battleships two ar1nored
cruisers one third class cruiser and two oe-
stroyers with 1900 marine infantry. all under
command Of Admiral Caillard. who viii open
his sealed orders at noon or Sunday. is enthusl-
astically approved by French public opinion, the
only ones tc dissent being Edouard Drumont
and Henri Rochefort, VINO utter for form s
sake a few discordant Erowls in their respec-
tive organs t1e 'Libre Parole" and the In
transigeant" At the Ministry Of Foreign AZ
fairs ard at the Ministry Of Marine strict
secrecy is maintained 10 the precise measure
which the French Government has In view; but
II is surnised that in case of the Sultan s
persistent recacitrancy a Turkish port-the
Figaro saw the island of Lesbos-win be
seized and held as q material guarantee for
the full and speedy settlement Of the French
Claims Throughout the dispute NJ Delcasse.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, has shown mod
Grafton patience and determination He has