New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
WORLD AFFAIRS VIEWED BY OBSERVERS ABROAD
pEVELA ATOMS OF THE MO-
ROCCAN CRISIS.
rs,.sisl By Frsnsh Gable to The TTibuns.l
,c,,v,seh, 1so7, By me Tribune Association J

-, March 2-The inside history OF the Al
-. conference, revealed by II. Tardieu IN
g. .sPeviev des Deux Mondes." under the nom
- sumo OF Georges VIlliers. causes pro-
- ,r,presslon IN France. owing to the active
- aiken personally by Emperor William IN en-
SS..,,,-1ns, 70 persuade President Roosevelt ana
.-.,-. T-i.te 20 abandon France at the confer
80 The occult policy and intTigues Of the
,-.-v,an government ana OF the German dele
-. mich nearly succeeded at Algeciras and
e,.,.t mould have resulted IN the rupture OF the
-o.,.t,ons II not in actual hOstilities, had al
80 excited public opinion here. but not until
.,e ,resent revelations was the real attitude OF
-, carv7an Emperor known. The effect OF these
S,-,,osures Is TO make France more distrust-
a., .o-aav OF Germany than at any time since
.bo war scare two years ago. On the other
EoDs the Arm, broad minded policy adopted Dy
-9rssident Roosevelt when pressed by three
urgent and strongly worded cable messages from
T7rDneror William to turn against France enciOs
.1-o,vbout France a wave OF spontaneous adj
-,,rotion and sympathy. The popular feeling
80 today is that President Roosevelts thTee
,.,ego-3oal refusals TO the German Emperor
energetic appeals made by cable to the Presl-
5ert did more than anything else 10 prevent the
,raalr III, Of the Algeciras conference ana avert
. General European war. The personal attituoe
and tactics OF Emperor William IN REGARD l"
France during the Algecir2s conference "et0
not known in their full and alarming extent III
French ofacial circles until few months ago.
.,s II was IN a measure upon this account mat
80 ,,v,ts made 10 Berlin by the American Am
bsssado- 10 Paris and Mrs Mccormick. with the
ernress object OF attending the Emperors court
racen+ions were somewhat severely criticised
by French diplonatists.
AMERICAN RAILROAD AFFAIRS
1-,a sebates IN the Chamber OF Deputies on
T,,e,cb railroads show that France IS in quite as
bo5 condition as the United States in regard
"a ADEQUATE supply OF freight and passenger cars
ana locomotives This vital question OK the
supply OF rolling material has led 10 the thorough
discussion OF the subject IN the French news
napers. the situation IN the United States pelhs
dealt with ln the Journal des Debats' by Count
Jean de Caporlay, recognized aubhoIIOy On
political economy who has often visited mo
United States and who is married 10 a hlsiiiy ia
telugent American woman. who was a MISS Car
,,y ~ T2a,tsnoore He takes as q basis the IN
formation supplied TO him by James ]. HILL and
he Describes the railroad situation IN the United
States as one for which there is no precedent
in history, owing 10 the colossal expansion OF
agriculture end mines which the railroad faciI-
tiles are utterly inadequate to deal with me
author predicts a magnificent future Tor AMER
can railroads, which he declares are each cay
being more keenly sought for by French N
vestors.
IMPRESSIONS or AMERICA
Camille saint-saans. now IN Egypt. publishes
to-day in the Figaro" lis impressions OF ms
recent trip to the United States. The author OF
Samson and Delilah' says no country has bet
,ar orehestras than tie United States. He en-
Enthusiastically praises lie skill, good taste ana
excellence Of America architects, and men
lions the ambition OF the late Stanford White.
OF whitney Warren and others to make New
Yor. one OF the most beautiful cities IN the
world. He was deeply touched BY the friendly
greeting accorded 70 him by President Roose-
Welt He was greatly impressed by the Metro
poitan Museum. and especially by the I'M
riyaIled collection there Of Chinese Jade He
says the hotel and railroad comforts In the
United States are far beyond anything he ever
experienced n Europe. He finds fault with the
performances at the smaller theatres and music
halls in the United States, which he says are in
bad taste. He writes fully about after-theatre
suppers IN the Chinese quarter. which he says
are highly fashionable. he has q great deal TO
say about the geological garden. He touches
lightly and humorously on the Caruso episode,
but complains that the carnivorous animals at
the 200" are treated like criminals. and ought
20 have more healthy quarters. with better Ia
cIities for exercise. He alludes with enthusiasm
He becomes eloquent in his praises Of the Amer
lean female nurses. OF whom he had wide ex-
peTience. he says. when I'll in New York and
under the treatment OF his physician. DR.. Curtis.
He says II is no wonder that these delightful
nurses often marry their patients after having
cured them.
LECTURES on HORACE GREELEY.
Considerable interest was aroused IN literary
circles by a lecture on the influence Of Horace
Greeley on American public life and journalism.
delivered yesterday by Francis Warrington
Dawson. son Of the late Captain T. w. Dawson
founder OF The Charleston News and Courier
and author OF The Scar" at the Ecole des
Hautes Etudes Sociales. The lecturer paid
tribute 10 Horace Greeley's magnetic person
atty. and drew parallels between journalism in
the United States and in France. where the
Newspaper vocation leads 70 the highest public
Office
The leading new book issued this week by
Pion-NouTTit is Memories de Ia Comtesse de
Borgne. nee desmond. 17S1 & 1914" edited
from the original manuscripts by Charles Nj
coullaud. with delightful episodes and anecdotes
OF Louis XVI. Marie Antoinette and BOnaparte
This most attractive book is quite on the leve
with the famous memoirs OF Nine. de Chastenay
and with those Of the Duchesse de Toured
From Calmann-Levy comes la Clef de Ia Vie, .
a novel by Leon de Tinseau the story OF
confirmed bachelor, who gradually emerges from
eelhEhness 10 devotion and marTies for pure
love. OIlendorf has Les Dandys Sous Louis
Philippe" anecdotes OF Beau Brummel, Comtt
e'Orsay, Eugene Sue, Arsouille and Barley
fAurevilly. c. l. B.
NO HOPE OF SAVING The JEAN BART
Paris. March Admiral Philibert In comman,
az he aO sha nuuaue 90 A.