New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
WORLD AFFAIRS As VIEWED BY OBSERVERS ABROAD
GERMANY ANNOYS, AMER
ICA PLEASES FRANCE.
Especial by French cable to The New-Yorh tribune


Copyright 1905. by The Tribune Assoeiation)
Paris Dec 9-The attention of the French pub
lie is this week divided between Washington and
Berlin. The editorial comment of the leading
newspapers the conversation in the Hobbies of the
Chamber Of Deputies and the Senate, the talk
IN diplomatic circles, In society, at the clubs,
cafes and on the Stock Exchange is almost
clusively devoted to discussion of President
Roosevelt's message to Congress and to Prince
Won Btlow's speeches in the Reichstag. There
is no coucealing the fact that the German Chan
cellor's statements arouse throughout France
discomfort and irritation Due allowance is
made for Prince Won Bnlow's language in regard
to the necessity Of Germany's being able TO
defend herself alone without the aid of allies
and of the recent strained relations with France
and the present GOODNESS in respect to England,
expressions which Frenchmen attribute to the
Imperial ChanceIors desire to secure from Par
lament additional taxation for military and
naval purposes. What annoys Frenchmen is to
ind the German Chancellor still harping on
Morocco with what they consider to be sore
headed peevishness
TREND OF FRENCH FEELING.
The trend of French feeling is voiced to-day
by former Minister of Foreign Affairs. who
says:
What can the German government now COM
June every friendly advance possible. We have
been wishing to meet Germany far more than
half way. We have consented to all reason
able, and in certain cases excessive, concessions
that the Berlin Cabinet has demanded Of us,
but Germany during the whole time has not
yielded in spirit Of Cancellation a single point
Moreover, the German Chancellor persists in his
III will and 'mauvaise volonte' toward France
and holds forth vague threats in regard to the
forthcoming conference at Algeciras. German
diplomacy still declines to answer the explicit
questions put by France to the exact cause
Of her dissatisfaction. The Chancellor's ac-
cusations in regard to the portion of the
French press desiring to create difficulties for
Germany and the efforts of the same organs
to make of the Anglo-French Morocco con-
vention act of unfriendliness toward Ger
many cannot hold water for all impartial OBJ
servers must feel convinced no nation in Eu-
rope follows a foreign policy more conservative
or more peaceful than that OF France to-day
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WELCOME.
AS an agreeable contrast to the general dissat-
isfaction with Prince Won Btlow's speech, which
to the majority of Frenchmen comes as a wet
blanket after all the efforts to conciIiate Ger
many is the satisfaction, not to say enthusiasm.
elected by President Roosevelt's message. the
strong, manly, personal tone of which and also
the occasional use of the word sovereign. the
employment of which in the official language of
the Republican Chief Magistrate made Presi-
dent Loubet open his eyes with surprise when
he read his newspaper yesterday which con-
tanned clear summary of the message to Con-
gress, hits the head the nail of French pop
ularity. II want to congratulate you on your
Presidents splendid message" is the common
/ form Of greeting just now heard by hundreds of
Americans in Paris from their French friends.
President Roosevelr's efforts to put brake on
excessive military and naval budgets are re-
garded here somewhat in the same light as his
proposal to fix reasonable rate limit for Amer
lean railroads. In certain quarters President
RooseVelt's ideas in reference to pacifcation and
arbitration cause eager discussion. 1t is inter
esting to obtain appropriations Of that portion of
the message from the President Of the French
parliamentary arbitration group, D'Estournelles
de Constant who, with Leon Bourgeois. is the
permanent French delegate to the Hague tri-
bunal. When questioned on the subject by your
correspondent to-day he said What most
admire in President ROosevelts message is the
way he dwells in such perfect measure true
patriotism having for its base respect for right
and Justice His idea Of making rights respected
at the sacrifice, If necessary of the last drop Of
blood but at the same time to respect the rights