The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
PARIS VIEWS ON ROOSEVELT.
''GIL RLAS' JOCULAR OVER WAVE
OF HIS POPULARITY.

The "siecie'' Gravcly Discusses the Forces
For and Against Imperialism - France
Wants 90 Crow Cotton Austria won't
Let Pictures Go what Japs Read.
Special Cable Despatch 20 TIE Sun.
PARIS, Dec. 2s.-With all its home prob
lens, Of which the chief Is the religious
question, France does not neglect the po-
litical Developments in the United States.
Word was published in one Of the last edi-
tons this week that President Roosevelt
was losing his popularity largely through
his advocacy Of Federal supremacy over
State rights and owing partly to his gem
eral desire to dominate everywhere. Oil
Bias seizes the opportunity to be amused.
1t says.
Roosevelt Is becoming unpopular and
we don't know it. The news comes via
England. Alas, it is London that informs
usi New York neglects Paris. Paris and
New York have direct relations and special
wires only with London. Are We so in
ferior to the A~nglo-Saxons and the rest Of
the worldf 1 blush.
President Roosevelt is ~reproached with
being in the way and wishing to be the
whole Government and concentrate in him
self the Legislative. executive and judicial
powers, with reforming spelling m with
bothering Ambassador Mccormick. All
this should ave taken some minutes. Has
IL resulted instantaneously. this unpopu-
larity. to cause it's transmission by special
wire to a last edition? l ask myself and
wonder IL it is true.
The Steele discusses imperialism in the
United States, saying the struggle between
imperialism and federalism has begun.
The former will draw the support Of those
who dream Of military glory and all the
ambitions which for thirty centuries have
made blood flow in Europe and the utter
vanity OF which wiser Europeans are begin
ming to understand. To the second will
remain faithful those who rave preserved
the traditions of the great statesmen Of
America and the ideal of the founders of
the great pacific confederation OF the United
States. As the latter are more reasonable,
it is doubtful II they will pro We more numer
GUS.
The attempt Of Great Britain to make the
errpire independent of the United States
for cotton supplies by encouraging its colon
ial production is now being repeated in
France, where a colonial cotton association
has been founded which promises to ave
France from spending 500, 600 900 annually
on American cotton and further to produce
a surplus which may be sold 10 other coun-
tries The secretary Of the association says
he has no doubt of the ultimate success of
the scheme but admits that it will require
the raising of some hundreds of thousands
of francs annually for several years. A
subscription list has been opened with a
view to aiding the colonies to produce
cotton, and so far $4,000 has been realized.
OF this amount the colonial authorities
donated So. 200.
Paris hears hat a valuable collection Of
paintings belonging to Prince Clement de
Metternich Vinneburg has been trans
ported from his home to the Vienna Imperial
Museum. The reason for this is that the
Prince is badly in debt, and It is believed that
the paintings are not likely to be seized in
the museum. There is an intimation that
the csnvases may perhaps be sold at auo-
ton, as il Is sale they offer excellent induce
ments for competition. 1t is reported
further, however, that the Austrian Gov
eminent has already concerned itself with
the likelihood Of the dispersion Of the treas
ures and has taken measures to prevent
the clandestine removal Of the paintings
from the country.
Japan's tastes In literature and the drama,
according to the Figaro, favor the English,
French and German schools. The English
is easily first, and is represented by Carlyle,
Macaulay, Spencer, Tennyson, Byron and
Milton. France is represented by Rous-
seau, whose aContrat Social" greatly in
fluenced Japan's new birth. After Rous- :
seau the most popular French authors are
and Maupassant. Sardou's dramas
are meeting with success in Japan, while
Faust" is the most read Of Ger
man works.
The Genevdn Rerieu recently asked certain
noted persons what they hoped from the
New Year. Gen. Gallifet, former French
Minister of War. replied What 1 hope
for in the country | will soon inhabit is a
republic with a President like Roosevelt,
a General like Oyama, an Admiral like
and a Project like Lepine."