New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
ropIn AFFAIRS VIEWED BY OBSERVERS ABROAD
FRENCH IMPORT DUTIES
NOT HIGH ENOUGH
Especial by French Cable to The Tribune.
tcopyrieht. 1906. by The Tribune Association. !

Copyright. 1906. by The Tribune As,oo,.+ion
faris, Nov. 24.-The bill raIatips 70 fore;.r
companies which is likely to be adonted nv tbe
onahhoer or Deputies Incorporates the principle
i"'eiy advocated by ex-President Loubet that as
d ruie' the French import duties are not nearly
enough Protests are threatened by several
chambers of commerce, but the projected reform
Iheels with widespread public approval in
rance whose agriculture has so greatly
'eheHted from protection There is some critf-
oiSin which however is mostly good humored
On thursdays decision of the Chamber of
Deputles that the salary, or more strictly speak
ing the compensation. paid to the Deputies shall
hehcetorth by $4,000 annually, instead of 1900
as heretofore. The Deputies thus paid on the
same basis as the Senators, contended that with
larger enoluments they would be less likely to
succumo to the temptations threatening their in
dependence The unanimity displayed by the
chamber in voting the increase of payment is
commented on as unexampled but human The
total sum required will be 81, 100000
PROFESSOR Coolidge of Harvard. who will be-
gin his lectures at the Sorbonne next week has
during the last fortnight become quite favorite
IN Partisan literary circles. Among those who
nave shown the young American professor
special social attentions are Nine. AIphonse
Daudet, NJ and Nine. Germain, the latter being
the author Of 'Numa Roumestan"; NJ. and Nine.
Paul Adam. NJ. and Nine Andre Michel.
the former being professor of the Ecole du
Louvre and the author of history Of
French art, the second volume of which has
JUST oeen published; NJ. and Nine. Paul Bourget,
Jules Claretie. Ferdinand Brunetiere Rene
Dournlc, NJ. and Nine. Rene Bazin, Andre
Hallays, Nine Sarah Bernhardt and NJ and
Nine. CASTOR Deschamps. Professor Coolidge is
an outspoken exponent of American ideas and
American patriotism. and made point of say
Ing IN the circle of literary French people that
he would take for his text the maxim of Lowell
that 'it is no shame to a man that he should
be as nice about his country as to his sweet
heart" His strong, glowing confidence in Amer
lean institutions inpresses Frenchmen. and
especially French women, with whom he has
come in contact most favorably. and a vener-
able Acadenlician remarked: TT does my heart
good to see a man daring and unconventional
enough TO say frankly that he loves his country.
even its faults and TO proclaim this in a foreign
land"
INVENTORY TAXING COMPLETED.
The conclusion Of inventory taking through
out the French churches is greeted in ministerial
circles with sigh Of relief for this delicate
operation passed off without serious disturbance.
placed for Iukewarm execution Of Premier
Cleuenceau's orders, and several priests have
been locked UP, but otherwise all went well. It
is believed that Cardinal Lecots diocesan as
sociation at Bordeaux will be tolerated by the
Pope, but no others authorized. SO the interests
Of Church and State are still unreconciled.
WEATHER DRIVES MANY SOUTH.
The continued wet weather is driving many
persons to the South, and already Mentone is
rapidly filing up There is to be a casino es-
tablished there this season. Golfng is in full
swing at Pau and competes with fox hunting as
the chief attraction.
The season at Cannes promises to be excep-
ttonally brilliant The Grand Dukes Nicholas
and George Nikhailovtch, with the grand duch-
esses and suites. are there Mrs. Robert Goelet
has Just started an eastern cruise At Biar-
ritz perfect weather prevails. and both golf and
fox hunting in full swing. Princess Fred
erica Of Hanover and her husband. Baron Won
Pawel Rammingen. are expected there IN early
December 10 spend the whole winter
C.LB.