New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
TOPICS IN Paris.
French Sag Roosevelt Has the
Masses of People 1cith Him.

Csr.eisi 20 The Nsw-Yorx Tribune by French Cabisl
Copyright: 1904: BY The Tribune Assocation)
Fsrig. July 30-AH the French papers express
sympathy with Russia and denounce reform by
dynamite. Tho Liberal Socialist organs. like the
"RappeL" the Petite Republique." the Petit
Parlsien" and ''EIumanite." while bitterly re-
proving assassination. express the conviction
that NJ PIehves death viii mark the turn
ing point in the history OF Russia. Pub
lie opinion here attributes the assassination
to the grievances OF Finland and Poland
Stress IS laid upon the murder OF NJ. Plehve's
predecessor. Spiaguine. Of Bobrikon, on June
ID, and Of Andreief few days ago. In
France M. Plehve was regarded as the most
reactionary minister known in Russia
IN modern times anG as more than any one
else responsible for the situation in Finland
The ''Rappel" says: The warnings received
10y the Russian Government, tragic and deplora-
bic as they are. nevertheless have grave sig
nihcance. The Russian peoples demand for
constitution and certain elementary liberties is
simple and natural, because they want 10 have
clear knowledge OF their own business and
politics. To misunderstood such warnings is
dangerous The Nationalist papers the most
enthusiastic supporters OF the Franco-Rusyian
alliance. deal mainly with the fact that it is
unpafriotie the part OF the Russians TO pro-
woke internal disorder at the present juncture.
The "Humanits," the mouthpiece Of NJ lures.
points the moral that the rulers of Russia have
sown the wind reap the whirlwind. The
moderate Temps" says Public opinion is
painfully impressed BY the frequency Of such
outrages. NJ. Plehve saw the increasing agita-
tion IN Russia since ne came into Office. There
were two courses open, TO abolish the causes or
sbolish the symptoms. i'm other words. Liberal
ism OF repression. ". Plehve chose repression
Ills chief instrument was the police" The LIB
eral papers express msgivings of the future
Of Russia They consider that the murder win
he followed by still more drastic repressions.
consequently the long needed reforms are more
remote than ever.
The Paris papers reproduce at length Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Oyster Bay acceptance of the
Republican eandidature. The Temps" the
''Dehats" the "Matin' and the Figaro state
editorialy that Mr. Roosevelt, than any
other man, personifes the American ideal The
Figaro thinks "both candidates are honest,
strong men. but that Mr. Roosevelt has with
him the great masses Of HIS fellow citizens. who
regard him as embodying Americsnsm first and
/. foremost with all its virtues well all its
faults.
President Louhet has accepted the honorary
presidency Of the Diplomatic Museum just
founded at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by
II. DelCzSse. lOr when numerous ehtS nave
been received, one. for instance. from the Ger
man Emperor who sends a copy Of his painting
yellow PERIL The museum also is the
cipient Of interesting souvenirs of Richelieu
Bismarck, Benjamin Franklin and Chateaubri-
and.
with complete diplomatic rupture there be-
gins the second round OF the duel between the
French Republic and the Vatican. So far there
is merely technical Interpretation Of the Con-
cor6at, which II. Combes besitate5 openly TO
denounoe Partisan opinion each day becomes
olics, despite the governments anti-clerical ma
j0rity, confident that n. Combes cannot sue
coed where Bismarck failed. and that I'm the end
he viii relinqush the struggle with the Holy
See and accept compromise. just as the Iron
Chancellor took backwater at the time of the
'Kuiturkampf"
The summer resorts are now in full swing.
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard is at Scheveningen; Mrs.
Poultney Bgelow is starting in q canoe from
Munich down the Isar and Danube; at Houlgate
Mrs Charles Legacy. Mrs. Clarence Gray
Dinsmore, Miss Bryant, Nr. and Mrs. Harjes
and Mrs. De Weerth; Trouville Mr. and Mrs.
William K. Vanderbilt; at Dnard, where Mrs.
Hughes Halett's entertainments are the life OF
the season, are Mrs. Duncan Elliott. Mrs. Cas-
satt Mrs. Duryea, Mr. and Mrs. Winslow and
Miss Helen Moulton. c. B.