Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-30
SHARP WORK OF EDITOR
Bunau- Varilla Would Like TO Again Con.
meet with Cash from IuthmuA
zoLES WIDOW AIDING HIS CHILDREN
Natural sOn and Daughter of writer
VIII Bear Name OF Father ~
widows Plan suc-
ceeds.

PARIS. Dec. 2e--(special.)-For days
the Matin has been filled with alarm
list cablegrams from America. II these
cablegrans were to be believed war be-
tween America and Japan would be only
n matter of weeks. To the American this
Would all seem very dreadful But people
Who know the inner workings of press pol
emios in Paris find another explanation.
NJ. Bunau Varilla, the proprietor of the
Matin, was the man who engineered and
carried through the revolution In Panama
which gave the Panama canal to the United
States. He was for many months the dip
lomatic representative in Washington of
the new republic, and afterwards negoti-
ated the sale of the corpse Of the French
canal to the American government. But
twenty years ago M. Bunau varilla was
the chief engineer OF the original de Les
seps scheme, and during the years when
French gold was pouring into the Isthmus
he became a millionaire in pounds sterling,
Since the United States took over the
work on the canal NJ. Bunau Vanilla has
foreseen a return Of those happy days when
French engineers will again tackle the
canal problem. The Matin has published a
series of articles proving that America, in
the three years It has been at work, has
not accomplished one-fortieth of the exca-
vations accomplished under the French re-
gime. II then the absolute necessity of the
canal can be borne in on the American
people it is argued the chances Of French
engineers again becoming paramount on
the Isthmus are increased.
The naval strategical value of the canal
is probably the first object lesson to be
taught the inhabitants OF the United States.
Trouble with the japanese would be the
first means OF driving the lesson home. II
therefore the French press, the Matin at
its head, is rubbing in" the dangers of
the situation Its pesslmistic views 1t ia ar
gued, may be taken with a reasonable de-
gree of allowance.
ZOIa's Children to Bear Name.
By the legal notice just published in
which Madame lola applies on behalf or
Denise and Jacques Rozerot aged II and 1b
for license to change their surname ia
Emile zola, there hangs a touching tale
It has been known for many years to all
who know lola, but II has never beer
made public. Now II has just been brought
out by the Paris press. The two young
people are the children Of Emile ZOla
Madame Zola, who has herself remained
childless, has watched over her husbands
children for many years The con followed
his fathers funeral. The legal notice men.
lloneu SuIUclentiy explains MauaHle HOia
generous action, In which, of course, the
mother of the children concurs When the
license has been obtained Denise and
jacques will legally be called Denise Emile
lola, and the name of the man for WHOSE
memory Madame lola entertains an un
AsSailing devotion will not die out She say:
'%esAst she is doing what he himself would
wish
Unfortunately things will not go as rap
idly as | would desire. Six months, II APP
pears, must elapse before the application
can be formally received. After that I'm!
children" must wait a whole year before
they can bear their fathers name. Be
tween this time and that my tenderness TO
them will teach them patience. Denise Il
tall girl of H. who is busily studying HE
tory and philosophy. The boy is a LITTLE
backward, having been Ill for two year
owing to accident, but he already show
taste for exact sciences and will prob
ably be an engineer. Nothing could pleas
me better. / feared nothing much a
that he would turn his mind to literature
Fancy the son OF Emile lola writing. VIVA
a burden such name would be.
Two years ago quite discussion wa
raised in medical circles in Paris over tn
claims of Dr. Doyen, the well known sur
geon, to have discovered a serum wlicl