Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
TREL0AR'S PARIS TRIP
Lord Mayor Combination of
Charity and ShreWdness.
VATICAN AND THE FRENCH
Bus Trust Likely to Raise the Price
of Fares.
OPERA STARS TO SUFFER
M. Antoine Will Not Even Feature
Melba as "Headliuer"
In His Bills.
RA STARS TO SUFFER
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

IONDON, october q, 1903.
Both the Paris and London newspapers
are booming the forthcoming visit to the
French capital Of London's new lord mayor,
with all his splendid trappings of office, his
gold coach, which is 1870 years old; his gor-
seous nunkies and attendant sheriffs and
aldermen. The visit, with the procession of
ancient London along the boulevards of
Paris, will be as good as a circus or kind of
theatrical display for the Parisians 1t is
something they have always heard about
the glory Of London's lord mayor who is
next to the king in importance and before
whose shining light that of the house of
lords pales. Now Paris will see him in all
his glory and in raiment that would put
Solomon to shame.
Sir William Treoar, a well-known Garnet
merchant, who is personally a shrewd BUSH
ness man, photographed citizen and prac-
teal philanthropist has combined the quail
tiles of all these three In the long career
which Is about to be crowned by his we'll
won exa1tation to the position of lord
mayor. To those outside the city, no doubt,
he will appeal most irresistibly in his char
acter as fairy godfather of poor cripples;
but 1t has not needed the prominence begot-
ten by this special work to impress those
who know him in any capacity with the
kindly and straightforward nature of the
man.
Sir William has been in opposition as fire.
quently as any other city councillor who
feels that reforms are needed, but his pug
nacity has nothing offensive in it, and there
are few of those who have fought his
schemes who would not admit his thorough
honesty of purpose. Success has not puffed
him up, and it has been a treat for the Bo-
hemian sometimes to observe the worthy
alderman wearing court costume with an
easiness Of department that contrasts hap
PLY with the absurd exclusiveness of some
d1RnitArdeR q me at
The widening of Ludgate hill, the ap-
proach to st. PauFs Cathedral. is the big
gest feather, perhaps, which decorates the
civic cap of Alderman Treloar, and he is
justifably proud of the diamond bracelet
and the service of plate which were pre-
sented to Lady Treloar and himself as
memento of this triumph On the Sunday
question too, the lord mayor-elect has
strong views with regard to the liberty of
the subject and portrait Of himself,
painted by Horsley, is possession which
reminds him OF the National Sunday
Leagues gratitude for his work in their
cause.
Sir William is a delightful after-dinner
speaker and diner-out who is much sought
after as guest. In the midst of the good
things which prosperity has brought him he
never forgets the claims of the poor, and
especially of the poor children, and his
Christmas banquet to them at the Guild
Hall Is one Of the features Of the civic year.
1t is one Of the ironies Of circumstances
Treloar should have no children of their
own, but they have completed their family
joys by the adoption of a son and daughter.
Lady Treloar Is delicate, but not too deli
duties which will fall to her as lady may
Dress.
The Pope Stands Pat.
I have reason to believe that there is a
chance that less intransigeant counsels re-
garding the religious question in France
may in the end prevail in the Vatican. The
dispute between the Vatican and the French
government seems gradually getting mar
rowed down to the famous article of the
separation law, the article providing for
the creation Of the Associations Cultuelles
to take over and administer the property
Of the church, or. rather, the property Of
the government which 1t is proposed to
transfer to these associations in trust for
the use Of the church. The pope rejects
and no bishops being respected, thus de-
stroy1ng the hierarchy, which is vital
principle OF the Roman Catholic Church
The pope. In recent interview with a
French journalist, demanded that the cham
Der Of deputies and the senate should pass
an amendment to the law giving satisfac-
ton to his demands, but this I regard as
impossible
4 the law goes back to the chamber 1T
will be reformed, perhaps, but not in a
Fashion the Vatican would ike. 1t will be
made most stringent and less liberal. What
the more moderate men in France desire Is
that the pope should content himself with
an Interpretation Of the law by the council
Of state, safeguarding the hierarchical prin-
ciple. When a law Is passed in France by
the parliament 1t Is sent to the council of
state, which goes through it and furnishes
indication of the fashion in which its pro-
visions are to be interpreted. This inter-
probation is sometimes as important as the
law itself. especially II the acts of parlia-
ment have been loosely drawn up by fncom-
petent private members. No Interpretation
Of the separation law has yet been issued.
and 1t will be time enough for the Vatican
to declare war when this Is unsatisfactory.
II only the extremists on both sides do not
drive things into an absolute fmpasse there
is no reason why some modus vivendi
should not be found.
The great mass Of the French people de-
sire to avoid a religious war and will well
come any arrangement that will bring
about peace. First and foremost in this
are the French bishops.
Threatened mBus Trust"
London is now threatened with bus
trust, and SO 1 suppose we will be talk
ing of the bloated bus capitalist. 1t was
inevitable that the various motor bus
companies which have grown to such
prominence in London's traffic should con-
slider seriously the effects of their rivalry,
and the news that four of them are con-
sidering the advantages of combination
is not surprising. 1t is a notable fact.
however that neither of the two great
companies which have done the major
part Of passenger carrying in the past is
concerned in the scheme as it stands at
present. though an authority with whom
/ discussed the question thought it quite
probable that the London General Omnibus
Company would be willing to join. The
same hopes are not entertained Of the
Road Car Company. the other big com
pany which has played the part Of the
Independent reformer in previous years.
and which is not expected to give up its
independence now.
With a combined capital of 100000
however the amalgamated companies
(whose number with the London General
would be six) would have little fear In the
way of competition, and it is extremely
likely that the scheme will be realized.
Fares will increase. Of course-and the
Londoner still in trouble with the Dis
trict Railway will resent this-but it is
asserted by the projectors of the trust that
the slight rise will be more than recon-
pensed by the. enhancement of comfort
and reliability in the time tables which
must ensue.
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