New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

| once met in Mexfco-a check which marked the
/ waning of his star.
The ''Gaulois" strongly urges President Castro
| to put his braggadocio in his pocket and frankly
yield to the demands by rendering an apology to
| England and Germany and paying his debts.
| The 'Eclair" considers the real danger of the
situation is the antfpathy provoked throughout
! the United States by German aggression and
ramrod obstinacy. The Echo de Paris" the
| organ of French military and naval opinion.
| declares that Germany has hoodwinked England
| into a false situation. and that the German
Emperor's prime motive was to undermine the
Monroe Doctrine, and his Interior object is to
obtain a naval station near the future canal,
while waiting until the rapidly growing German
navy shall be equal superior to that of the
United States.
The ''Matin," IN a leading article attributed
to Stephan Lauzanne. its political editor. who
is a nephew of NJ. de Bowitz, states that the
anarchy and disagreement prevailing at Downing
Street and at Wilhelm Strasse are almost equal
to those at Caracas. NJ. Lauzanne ridicules Mr..
Balfour's definition of a state Of war as being
more incongruous than ANY state Of war" ever
yet presented in history, because the Venezuelan
Consul General at London has not yet received
his passports, because Mr.. Balfour declares no
territory is to be taken, troops landed, no
campaign undertaken in the interior. In short.
a newly invented state of war exists wherein
adversaries can do nothing more than glare at
each other ffercely like two porcelain pug dogs.
The tone In France of public opinion each
day sides more and cordially with the
attitude Of the Washington Cabinet, and the
censure of the position here believed TO be as
sumed by the German Emperor becomes more
marked and more bitter.
The Venezuelan situation is regarded here
with less uneasness. as it is felt that as each
nation defines its claims as France has already
done. the difficulty can be readily handled.
The Partisan press continues to give vent to
pin pricks at Emperor William and his irascible
commodore, but the general trend OF feeling Is
that Germany will shortly give up hedging and
asking for impracticable conditions. and rather
than be left in the lurch by England will soon
express readiness to accept arbitration The
attitude OF President Roosevelt during the crisis
has greatly added to his popularity in France;
all the the belief prevails here that
the President has directed everything from an
American point of view with his own brain and
hand just Emperor William has personally
conducted every step of the affair in Berlin
These two heads of state-the President and the
Emperor-are considered in France as the two
strongest personalities of time. and their
action during the Venezuela business impresses
the popular ina agination here, and 1t is thought
VIII lead 10 definite specialization Of the Mon
roe Doctrine that IT will once for all be
clearly understood In Europe, as well as by the
South American republics. Public opinion here
accords to President Roosevelt the honor Of
having so far played the beau role, or the
noblest part, in the Venezuelan melodrama-
After being produced In nearly every i'm
portant city in Europe, Leoncavallo's opera,
'PaiIlasse," has just been brought out in French
at the Grand Opera here. with Jean de Reszke,
Delmas and Nine. Aino Acte in the principal
parts. The Partisan critics, notably Catulle
Mendes and Corneau, find fault with the italian
composers work on the ground that the or
chestration is brutal and fippant. Other
musical critics see In "Paillasse'' an agreeable
melodramatic tale, which Leoncavallo has
clothed in melody suggestive OF Bizet- Jean
de Reszke's acting is strong and electrifying
as ever. but in "Paillasse" more than any other
new character lately undertaken by the veteran
tenor his voice shows signs OF having passed
the meridian OF its maturity. The manner in
which Del1nas sang the part OF Tonic was ex-
cellent, and Nine. Acte made graceful Media
The production of La Carmelite,'' a musical
comedy in four acts by Catulle Mendes. with
music by Reynaldo Hahn, at the Opera Comique
has aroused a violent polenic in regard to pre-
senting religious ceremonials the stage.
Something approaching scandal was caused
by the ceremony Of taking the veil as given
in the last act of THE Carmeite" wherein
Emma Calve as Louise de la Valliere, mistress
OF Louis XIV, in Carmelite convent and to
the air of a lugubrious chant Of the DE Pro-
fundis," takes the veil The ceremony was SO
intensely realistic that the government has
compelled the management to suppress the
scene. a. quite drastic measure when it is con-
sidered that the ministry that gave such an
order is presided over by NJ Combes who so
r,1thlessly closed the recalcitrant converts last
summer 1.-The Carmelite" is beautifully mount
ed but the music seems little more than a faint
running accompaniment to the admirable
comedy written by Mendes The opinion Of the
leading critics is that the young composer has
not availed himself of all the splendid oppor-
tunities afforded by the book
Miss Elizabeth Parkinson, the young Ameri-
can soprano from Kansas City. and the favorite
pupil of Nine Marchesi. who made her debut
at the Opera Comique this week in 'Lakme'
with success. has proved that her voice is one
of the greatest purity IN the higher notes. and
when she has acquired closer familiarity with
the stage and increased volume and color In
the lower vocal range, securing greater dra-
matte intensity and climax, she seems destined
IN become a great favorite with the Partisan
,nusicaI pIlbIic Figaro welcomes Miss Eliza
beth Parkinson as excellent recruit for the
Opera Comique.
NJ de BIowitz who since 1872 has occupied
the post of Ambassador of The London
Times in Paris the recipient yesterday.
on the occasion Of his retirement. of massive
silver statuette, the gift of his Partisan COL
leagues The statuette represented Journalism
EnIightening the World" 1t is the work of
Carabin, the French sculptor. and is of great
artistic merit. In accepting the testimonial the
venerable and inirnitable journalist over