New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-30
TOPICS IN PARIS.
4 Signal Triumph for French
Diplomacy.
Diplomacy.

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ocapyright: 1903: By The Tribune Assoeiaton)
paris oet. 2e,-The arbitration solution OF the
Anglo-Russian dispute under the jurisdiction
~ the Hague International Tribunal is felt
N he q signal triumph for French diplomacy.
ana f. a slxilful play for n. Delcasse, with whom
the idea originated. n. Delcasse was ably sec
onded By NJ Paul Cambon Ia London. M Bonn
pard IN St. Petersburg, and also by Baron
d'Estourneues de Constant. the perpetual cham
Mon OF the Hague court, who brought with ms
usual quiet discretion most powerful influence
20 bear with Russia. revealing to the Car and
70 Count Lsmsdorfr the true earnestness OK the
British feeling and with extraordinary tact SO
ARRANGED Il that the Initiative OF the arbitration
proposal came from the Car. NOtwithstano'ns
the frantic and ridiculous outbreaks Of Anglo
phobia here on the part Of the reactionary par
ties and Nationalist the arbitration solution Is
welcomed BY the masses OF the French people
as the sole means Of avoiding a conflict between
the British ana Russian fleets. The Republican
''BEatin" to-day. after strongly condemning the
explosions OF jingosm on botn sides OF the
Channel, publishes a vigorous and common sense
leader, signed by its political editor. H Harduln'
concluding as follows: with King like Ed
ward VII. England can never commit an I'M
prudence and her government can never be-
come the instrument Of irresponsible 5ingoisnh"
Public opinion in France is absorbed by the
court ulartiel OF the officers accused Of falsiry-
ing accounts in the information bureau during
the Dreynus affasr. Occupied with the Parlia-
snsntary investigation, Minister Pelletans adj
rninistratiOn Of the French Navy was slow
20 formulate itself il regard TO the exploits OF
Admiral Rojestyeuskys feet off the Dogger
Bank AT FIRST there was a general but pla-
tonic sympathy with England. The same
Had Lace
ties would be avoided between Russia and Japan
prevailed here IN respect 10 Russia and Eng
land. TIE people of France did not realize either
the gravity Of the situation or the determination
of the British nation Frenchmen. as a rule.
imagined the matter would be settled by mere
excuses and the payment OF indemnity. It was
exclusively n official circles that the truth was
appreciated. Moreover. with the publication OF
Admiral Ro3estvensky's naive report from Vigo
which. strangely enough. ELECTED here implicit
belief as to fits good faith and accuracy, strong
trend OF popular feeling set in adverse TO Eng
lind.
OF the forty-odd newspapers published in
Paris there wers only seven that stated the
British case fairly end squarely. These were the
Temps the -'Debats" the ''Matin." the So
oalist Petite Republique." the "Humain'' OF
Jean Jaures. the "Aurore" of Clemenceau and
violent Anglophobe leaders. recalling the vehe-
menca OF the days OF Fashoda and the Boer war;
As might be expected, the reaetionary Nation
alist organs. the same which were the most
violent against the United States in the Spanish
war the same which distinguished themselves
by aniTnosity 10 Dreyfus. the same which urged
France 10 aght the battle OF the Beers, were
tuning and raging against England The royal
Catholic "Gaulois' ridcuIed the indignation OF
the British public attributing the whole trouble
70 the Vaccinations OF Baron Hayashi the
japanese Minister at London. who. it said,
hoped TO make England a catspaw TO retain
the Russian feet IN Europe The Echo de
Paris the favorite organ Of the French military
officers, declared the ultimatum Of the London
press" 10 be attack of national epilepsy
totally ineXcusable. and accused England Of
Selling the present opportunity to attack Rus
Eis when she is down
Paul de Cassagnac blazed forth in the Auto
r,te" and in a leading editorial, headed Eng
lish Madness" compared England to a ferocious
shark, described The English agitation as
insolent and brutal and came TO the conclu-
sion that II was all blaze OF British straw and
blum. and SAID after all. England would soon
draw in her long teeth and become prudent
Henri Rochefort, with wild, QuiEotic fury de-
clared in the "Intransigeant'' that England in
completely with Japan. had long and with care
ful generalization planned the Dogger Bank
trap. and with heroic ignorance affirmed that
the Dogger Bank fishermen were not real fisher
men, but were japanese sailors. ana that their
herring ware not herring but Jaranese tor
peooes The Petit Journal gave full credencs
70 the accuracy OF Admiral Rojestvensky's on
oisl version, and appealed 70 'our friends the
English 10 regain their observation-disclosures and
sang froid." The Figaro" relegated to an in
SIDE page e summary Of the dispatches. refrain
ing from comment. but pointed out other ag-