New-York tribune., 1903-05-18

r~nssy station. from which the royal train
started for Cherbourg yesterday. the royal car
yiaees were visited by several Partisan report
ers What is this7" asked one of them point
ing to a smart pigskin valise with the letters
e. L r. That is his najesty's bag, sir re-
plicd g. eNpressionless valet And this" point
ing 20 5 neat wicker basket, from which peeped
the bright eyed little head OF a white and liver
colored ret King Charles lis his maiestv's dog
t- when the King stood on the r71a+forr,, inst
before getting into his railway carriage he shook
Sir Edmond Monson, the British Ambassador. by
very much pleased with my reception here"
Then 10 President Loubet: Il thank you heart
sly. N. Loubet, for the splendid welcome that
you the government and the people have ten
dered me. j shall keep Z as a precious souvenir
and I shall never forget it, President I.oubet
bent his head toward The King and uttered some
words that were audible only 10 those standing
N immediate proximity TO the King. The King
STEPPED briskly into the carriage and the train
started Of just violent hailstorm fell, and
so ended this memorable visit.
Needless TO say, all sorts Of possible and i'm
possible theories ard Guesses are discussed as
70 the consequences of King Edwards visit to
France. which has passed off to such general
satisfaction. The 'Lihre Parole" for instance
compares the Kings unexpected. strange and
mysterious visit 10 that Of Bismarck to the En-
peror Napoleon III at Biarritz, the purport OF
which was not understood until after SEDAN"
TIE "Tntransiceant' declares This visit means
waV'-Hrar with Morocco. which VIII cost a thou
sand million francs and hundred thousand
men, These Wild freaks OF fancy indicate what
ridiculous notions on international politics one
oFtrn finds in the boulevard press Several
papers. including the ''Lanterne' and the Rap
pei" hope that one OF the results of the royal
visit viii be that permanent treaty compelling
arbitration in cases OF dispute to be submitted
20 The Hague tribunal Will be concluded be-
tween France and Great Britain II should
he noted however. that King Edward made
this visit unaccompaned by any Of his minis
+ers and those who enjoy position best en-
sbling them 10 know what is going on behind the
scenes say that no specific object was aimed
q. whatever. Il was merely 70 bring the two
neigh boring nations into closer touch with each
other TO remove the clouds that had collected
since the Fsshoda business, since the Dreyfus
affair and during the BoeT war. England Is
commercially and industrially Frances best Gus
:orner, and as King Edward said in his address
10 the British Chamber Of Commerce in Paris
there are no two countries in the world whose
mutual prosperity Is more dependent on each
other" Already the effect of the Kings visit
is noticeable in A marked 6egree- The entire
French press, with three Insignificant eXcep-
tions has changed its tone toward England.
The Franco Russian alliance is unchanged, so
also is the Triple Alliance. nothing is altered in
the grouping Of nations. hut simply the clouds OF
threatened enuity between France and Eng
land have been removed. and the two great
liberal minded. commercial go-aheed nations
are once more on practical living terms with
each other. Such IS the common sense opinion
exrrsssed by all rational minded Frenchmen as
n the consequences Of the royal visit TO Paris
and the cordial reCeDtion accorded by the Pa
-lsg.rs 70 Edward VII. Z. l. b.