The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
AGIIA ION IS
 NRIo-CoMIC All France Interested S'n Dekeu!sds. EXILE SPURNS AMNESTY An Insulting Telegram to
 President L0ubet. Loomis Leaves Paris for Brussels and The HaEue-M. witte Ia to Hold . Conference With Premier
 Rouvier.
EXILE SPURNS AMNESTY

Paris. July 15.-The amnesty pro-
 claimed by President Loubet Friday
 which permits the return to France
 of Paul DeRoulede and others con-
 demned to exile for sedition by the
 high court has awakened somewhat of
 serio- comic agitation in which the
 whole country is interested. DeRoul-
 eds and his compatriots indigantly
 spurned amnesty in the form of par
 don. claiming that 1t placed them in
 nals. and DeRoulede has informed his
 friends of his intention to go to Aus
 tria until his country's peril urgently requires his presence here.
 DeRoulede is a sort of Boulanger and has a large popular following,
 which seriously helieves that he soon-
 CT or later will rescue France from
 her present condition. Therefore his
 pronunciamento. so haughtily refus- ing to return until the opportune mo- fnent arrives. attracts widespread att tention. DeRoulede puts forth pro-
 gram. his main policy being resfs-
 tance of the encroachments of Ger
 many and condemnation of the gov
 ernments course in permitting Ger
 many to force the retirement of For eign Minister Delcasse.
 Count DeLur Saluces and Andre
 Buffet. fellow exiles with DeRouiede.
 have returned to Paris. Each, how ever. maintained the,r opera bouffe as-
 pect by addressing to President Lou
 bet an insulting telegram. disdaining pardon and saying that they returned
 in spite of executive clemency. The government thus far has ignored the
 tactics Of the former exiles. apparently
 not considering their popular appeals
 or their intimations that they will aruse agitation against the existing
 regime,
 Loomis on for BrusseIs. Assistant Secretary of State F. E. Loomis, who besides his designation of special junior ambassador to receive | the body of Paul Jones. was commits sioned by President Roosevelt to make | an investigation of the business meth | ods of the various diplomatic posts or the United States in Europe. has left | here for Brussels and from there will go to The Hague. While here MT. Loomis had several talks with Premier Rouvier, Minister of Colonies Clemen- tel and other members of the Cabinet He gave his attention to the plan that
 Is now on foot to place the American Government in clearer and fuller com munication with It's ambassadors and ministers concerning the status Of le- gitimate international questions. The need of this has long been apparent.
 as American representatives In Europe
 are seldom apprised of the status of affairs in which they are obliged to
 act, whereas the British. German. and French Ambassadors are always kept informed on questions affecting their governments. Secretary of State Hay during his re- cent visit to Europe learned of this state of affairs and on his return to l tcta Al n r (
 Loomis to plan for adequate communi- cation which would embrace advices be- ing given to ambassadors and minis ters concerning pending international and reciprocal advices from Washing ton.
 Secretary Loomis talked to foreign officials here concerning their method ! of exchanging advices and will obtain similar information on the systems of other governments. The Foreign Office Is advised that M Witte, chief peace plenipotentiary for Russia, will arrive here July 21. It Is expected he will have a conference with Premier Rouvier as his early ar rival in Paris will permit of his stay ing here five days before the sailing of the Kaiser der Crosse. It will also per init M. Witte to get the views of French
 fnanciers in case the indemnity dues- [ tion later requires recourse to the
 French market. The characters of
 NM Witte and Rouvier are much alike. each being eminently practical and con- siderate of financial problems.
 Selections Significance.
 Offcials here say that M. Witte's se lection as peace plenipotentary Is chiefly significant because he always maintained that Manchuria was a field for Russian commercial developm ent, but not a field for political expansion. rrSt- In
 seek to save Russia's commercial rath- CT than political status in the Far East. | The new commercial treaty between France and Russia Is designed to meet | Germanys efforts to secure better ac- cess to the markets of Russia. Ger many denounced her commercial treaty
 with Russia at the same time she de- nounced that with the United States.
 This was followed by negotiations for a new Russo German treaty under which Germany gets notable advant ges.
 France therefore, will send a delega- tion of leading officials to St. Peters, i burg to cooperate with Nj. Bompard, the French Ambassador, in securing a
 treaty which will give French products
 rates and facilities equallng those
 given Germany. The competition be- tween these two countries for Russian | trade Is extremely keen and the inn | mense purchases of war supplies by | Russia has given added importance | to it.
 The Shah of Persia arrived here to-
 day with an imposing party included in
 which are several of his sons and their
 instructors. The Shah was received
 with military honors and escorted to
 his hotel after which official visits l were exchanged.
 The party will remain here several
 days seeing the sights and later will
 attend the nautical festival at Havre
 The American government has re-
 ouested the French authorities to de-
 tain Stefano Boracini, who arrived at
 Havre on the steamship La Torrain.
 The charge on which he Is held Is not announced