New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
PARIS.
SATISFACTION OVER ENGLAND-JAPAN
ALLIANCE.
AAIERICA-SOME FINE BOOK
BINDINGS

Copyright: 1902: By The Tribune Assocatiou)
tBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.l
Paris, Feb 15-The Anglo-Japanese treaty Is
regarded in diplomatic and official circles with
unmitigated satisfaction. and as a guarantee Of
the peaceful relations of all the powers inter
ested in the Far East 1t is not considered as
menace to Russia, but rather a wholesome
safeguard for Russia, because it is felt that any
policy conflicting with the terms Of the treaty
that Russia might otherwise be tempted to real
ize would be Of such an isolated aggressive nat
ure as would not be compatible with French
assent Another reason why the Anglo-Japan-
ese agreement is welcomed in France is because
& is felt here that the United States. for all
practical purposes, may be regarded as a third
party to the treaty, at least by common under
standing, although not necessarily by express
agreement.
The Temps and the "Debats'' favor the
treaty; the Figaro" and the "Gaulois'' no
objection TO it, and dwell upon the new depart
ure/ Of England in forsaking her traditional
- splendid isolation policy, and record with be-
nevolent condescension the advent Of Japan as
q world power. AS may readily be expected, the
opposition press, notably the "Patrie" the Petit
Journal" the "Autorite" the "SoleiI" and the
'Intransigeant," which, Notwithstanding their
conflicting principles, always unite in questions
of foreign policy upon a so-called nationalist or
what may be more appropriately described as
Gallican-Boxer platform, vie with each other In
denouncing the treaty a victory secured by
'-perfdious Albion" over the diplomacy Of NJ.
Delcasse and the waldeck-Rousseau Cabinet.
With the exception Of the anti-republican press,
which is trying 10 make eectioneering capital
out Of the Anglo-Japanese treaty the news
papers Of Paris and the country are well dis
posed toward il.
The Figaro" to-day, IN an editorial headed
missionaries" states that no one can be igno-
rant of the fact that certain Of neighbors,
with malicious Machavellianism, are striving to
separate from our friends in the United
States and to ALLEVIATE from us that precious
American sympathy to which we are accus-
toned" The Figaro" then refers to the mis-
sions in the United States Of Baron DEstour-
nelles de Constant. Leopold Mabilleau, Lazare
Weller and Hughes le Roux, and enjoins them
TO stalk of things that are really French in the
highest acceptation OF the word and prove to
the great American people, TO whom we have
been vili1ed and illuminated. and before whom.
with stupid persistence. we have sometimes ca
Illuminated ourselves that cabotins modistes,
concert halls cocottes and pornography are not
all that is left in France, but that France re-
mains the same noble minded nation that those
who admired her in the days of Washington
may Still love. cherish and admire to-day" The
Figaro" calls upon Leopold Mabilleau to tell
our countrymen, especially countrywonen,
something about the mechanism and history, not
of exotic music halls, but of the Sorbonne Uni
versity Of Paris. the College of France and Of
the Institute of the Normal School, and to say
something about the industry thrift and do
rnestic virtues of the French people in town and
country, which, unfortunately, much less
known abroad than the meretricious night re-
-S Of he
La Champagne, which sailed from Havre to-
day, carries ninety volumes bound by Charles
Meunier. one of the best Partisan bookbinders.
some of whose artistic creations figure in the
library Of the Grolier Club These ninety vol
sent to the bookbinding exhibition
which is TO open in New-York on March 10
Among the works are example of the tales
OF Edgar Allan Poe in fooled leather, the prin-
cipal decoration being a luminous scarabeus
emerging from poppy. Other elaborate speci-
mems are copy Of Les Fleurs du NAL" by
Baudelaire, illustrated by Schwab. the binding
of which is composed Of a deeply chiseiled bass
relief of thistles a mosaic OF morocco in
various shades, with mauve predominating
made with skins Of snakes, reindeer and swans
especially prepared and dyed by Meunier him
self; ''nse." by Robert de F1ers illustrated by
Mucha, bound in orange morocco with green
ish mosaic of wild flowers of delicate hue. and
lies Trophees." by Heredia, bound with vine
branches in bloom in mosaic on a background
of copper colored morocco. Bibliophiles con-