The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
WAR PROSPECT IS WORRYING FRANCE Believe Trouble Eminent Be- tween Japan and United States .ELOPES WITH PLUMBER Mile. Andre Paulus Scandalizes Europe By Marrying the Man She Loves.
 She Was Held In Close
 Confinement.
.ELOPES WITH PLUMBER
BY PAUL VlLLlE-..~

Paris August 24.-The prospects of a war between the United States and Japan continue to occupy the minds of French journalists. In recent editor ial, the Gaulois says: "Only short time ago we were visited by Japanese war vessels and Japanese officers and sailors, who said when they left here that they took away with tn em pleas ant impression of our courtesy, while, on the other hand, we could not help being impressed with the charming qua ities of these Japanese officers, with their perspiracity and, above all. their wonderful knowledge of modern progress"
 Although we are on excellent terms with Japan at the present moment we may shortly have reason to feel less satisfied. because of our ally, Russia, has also adopted this wise attitude and is preparing herself for a Marriage de Convenance. All this is satifactory as long IS things remain as they are, put should a war break out between the United States and Japan we would be in a very delicate position.
 The evocation of such an eventuallty is perhaps inopportune, and we should be reminded of the peaceable character of the toasts at the Palis Elysees and at the ministry of marine. But l also remember the marked reserve of Jap anese officers whenever l approached them on a possible conflict between the two countries. and especially the an swer of Commander Takouno- -Oudhi, when asked what he thought of the future struggle:
 We have not yet arrived at that ' was the enigmatic answer.
 Whatever may be the pacific desires of the Japanese and American govert ments. a reckoning up Is inevita ble. As an eminent foreigner said to me only A few days ago. Japan as much as England Is a nation pressee. More so, fin fact. because England Is obliged to view with anxiety the growth of the German fleet and commerce. and. Of course, has to plot how to destroy the one and to paralyze the other while there is yet time, and because the Jap anese, who must continually seek fresh markets will in time be forced to seize the Philippines and the Island or Ita- vail know perfectly well that in ten years they will have to give up this ambition--ff they have not realized 1t
  reason that the United States, which have much vaster resources than Japan, will then have had time to construct a far more powerful navy than the Mikado can boast of.
 The friendship of the United States and Germany is becoming more and more accentuated as time goes on, and Amer ico- German alliance would greatly modify the German situation toward England and aggravate the situation of France in 4 conflict where she would be forced to take part.
 ''It Is well to look these troublesome eventualities in the face and to remem- her that, while we wish to cultivate good relations with Japan. it would be still more to our interest to maintain our pres ent friendship with the United States. -
 Mile Andre Paulus, the beautiful daugh- ter of a millionaire Parisian, who some time ago created a scandal by eloping with I poor plumber, has just caused the handsome building of a sanitarium near St Uuen to look as If it had been through a bombardnent
 When Victor Dehaulon eoped with the girl her angry father followed them in an automobile to Ostend, in Belgium. just as they were about to be married and brought them back to this country.
 For weeks the plumber heard or saw nothing of his bride until yesterday, when as he passed the sanitarium, she called his name. Looking up. he saw her at a window, but she was immediately pulled away. and did not appear again.
 A crowd gathered around the house and took the plumbers part, and when they were driven away by the gendarmes they had smashed every window in the place.
 Now, Mile. Paulus has been taken to some other place of concealment. but the plumber swears that he is going to find her.
 The walters of all the large hotels in Switzerland insist that the yellow peril Is an actual fact there. and threaten to go on strike in the midst of the busy season unless every Japanese cniploye Is discharged from the hotels.
 iFor many months Japanese have been invading Switzerland. and have been en- gagged as walters in hotels at Geneva. Lucerne and Zurich The hotel owners are delighted with them. declaring that they are giving perfect satisfaction, owing to their minute attention to their duties One waiter at a Zurich hotel served as an officer during the Russo-Japanese war.
 The hotel proprietors say that the Jap anese do not mind doing the meanest work. and that they devote their whole attention to learning every part of the business.
 The JaJpanese insist that they should
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