The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
.MNGMADE Up FOR
KAIS.ER'S BLOW.
Edwards Visit to France
Very Significant Says
CorneIy.
TIES BETWEEN TWO
GREAT REPUBLICS
President Loubet and the New
American Ambassador Both
Refer to Happy Accord Be
tween French and Anglo
Saxon Peopla-separa-
ton Church and State.
ton Church and State.
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PARIS. May 6.-The last weex mas be-
longed to the King OF England. His pres
cnce among us has been heartily well
coined because Paris and her royal gues;
+ understand one another. IN a half a word
or even In silence King Edward has given
us his presence and his good humor as
compensation for the last blunder OF En-
peror William. He has played for us the
part OF conso1er. for which the Tsar Us
scarcely suited, that poor unfortunate
Tsar who is hindered to-day by.all sorts
OF troubles heaped upon him: the Tsar
who is Obliged to keep his soldiers re-,
treating before the Japanese and TO en-.
ploy against his own subjects those which
remain at hand: the Tsar who is threat
Gcned with a peasant rising In the country
and insurrection in the towns.
The Sister Republics.
The visit OF the King OF England Is
moreover, all the more significant and inns
: portant, inasmucn as, BY an innovation
which has been much appreciated. the
ambassador OF the great American repuk-
lie, in presenting his credentials to 81.
& Loubet. congratulated France on her al
lance with England as that OF a new tie
between French blood and Anglo Saxon
strong. France became fused with Eng
land in the Normans and with Americans
In the English, so the new am bassador.
and President, Loubet did not go beyond
the bounds of historic truth when they
showed thatsthe American republic and
the French republic are united like Bis
& ters.
Mr.. Mccormick Will find among stars
8nllfthe sympathies which his predecessor.
u General Porter. enjoyed. ft FL I
Political activity. extinct in the palace
&of Parliament has spread out into the
prefectures and the local government
councils. on which nearly all tile Sena-
tors and Deputies have seats as well. ;sE
Church and State.
The opponents of the separation OF the
church from the State had cherished the
idea that they could make use tsot the
sittings OF the Councils general to show
their hostility TO separation, but the Min-
lister OF the Interior who Is familiar With
laws and customs, had issued instruc-
tions to his Projects not to lend them-
selves to these demonstrations. Never
theless, in spite Of the protests cf the
Protects, third Of the Councils General
have persisted In occupying themselves
with the question:, and In taking the
votes for or against separation.
1t has been found that while the pro-
portion Is scarcely equal to that which
the final vote on the law will reveal.
yet the votes for separation have been
much more numerous than the votes
against, and II one were to include In
the count as supporters Of separation
those Councils who followed TO the let
ter the instructions OF the Government,
the ma jority In favor Of this separation
would be Overwhelming.
K The County Council Of Charente-Inte-
rledre is presided over by NJ Combes.
and the minority wished to flout the
former Premier by raking up against
him the affair of the secret informA-
tion notes, but 1t all ended only In an
order of the day, expressing the Coun-
CHS confidence and affection In NJ.
Combes. That energetic little old man
on his part defended himself with his
usual spirit, with the same spirit he
showed in the delivery OF his speech In
q the previous week. when he advocated
the claims OF the Republican Union, un-
der which we have been living for five
years and which does not appear, us yet.
to be nearing It's end.
Labor Situation.
The demonstrations in the labor world
on May Day, which were marked by
bloodshed in unhappy Russia passed Of
with us in calm almost general, excep-
at8Toulon, where some scenes Of disorder
took place at the meeting OF the Arsenal
workmen. This led to the arrest OF five
of the italian rinGleaders
The strikes for the most part are over
everywhere and nm appreciable calm np-
pears to reign between the labor world
and the owners, This state of affairs
: extends to our foreign relations, and
even the difference which was raised
between France and Germany over Mo-
rocco has begun to quiet down. thanks
to the fatigue Of the German firebrand
journals, who are getting tired OF their
own challenges. J. CORNEL4.