Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-11

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eT ONDON. April 1--lf in the Ely
sian Fields, Emile Zola is still
oognizant of what goes on in
this mundane sphere, he must
smile at the lumpus that is being raised
over the transport of his mortal re-
mains To- the Pantheon. lf he had not
written his celebrated letter. "Jaccuse"
and secured the re trial OF Dreyfus, no
storm would have ragged around his
name. Concerning his books there win
always be difference of opinion But
outside of France there is no differ
cnce Of opinion as TO the part he played
IN rightng the wrongs of the unfor-
tunate Dreyfus. 1t stamped him as a
hero and worthy OF being honored az
such And yet, such is the irony OF
fate II is because Of this heroic work
that protests have been raised against
his interment in the French Nalhalla.
The climax of the ridiculous how
ever, has been achieved by the Due do
Monticello. He, IL seems, is tho
grandson of Marshal I.annes. Marshal
Lannes rests in the Pantheon But
If the duke can help 1t his bones won't
stay there after Xola's get in. He has
written q grandiloquent letter to NJ.
Clcmenceau, the prime minister, de-
handing that he be allowed to take
rious man his grandfather was, and
with what extraordinary pomp his body
was borne In triumph to the Pantheon,
he goes on: ''rhe Pantheon. whose
facade still bears the words. AUX
Gands Hommes, La Patrie Reconuais-
sante,' was then worthy 20 receive and
10 keep this coffin Now this temple
with the lronic facade Is about TO re-
ceive lola, the insulter OF The French
army. In the name Of the whole Of my
family, of my indignant friends, of all
who respect the memory OF my illustri-
Gus ancestor ! protest, and ] ask for
authorization to transfer his body to
the MntmsTtre cemetery, TO the fami-
~ vault, where his heart already rests.
The state which has not feared to rob
the dead Will not dare, ! would believe,
TO dispute their remains. Heir of the
name. guardian of the traditions OF
Marshal l.annes Il was for me to claim
his remains. and to refuse henceforth
for him an honor which would only be
an insult to his past. 1t is a duty that
j fulfil and a right that | claim"
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
The duke says that ali the members
of his illustrious family are agreed THAI
the remains of his renowned ancestor
must not be contaminated by the pres
cnce of Hola's corpse under the same
roof. II NJ. ClemenCeau tells MIN he
can bury his grandfather elsewhere ne
Will do so at once. And If NJ, Clemen-
ecau says he can't he viii hire eN-
pensive lawyers and start q legal fight.
1t Is a pity there is no way of inter
viewing the ghost Of Marshal lsannes
on the subject. He would probably
express the opinion in the choicest
French, that his ducal grandson IN
making an ass Of himself. But the
illustrious dead have never rested very
Al, IA. I,a a,atI
have been buried there have been un
tremendously kicked out by the Nictors
in q revolutionary struggle. And his
tory has a trick of repeating itself.
CRITICS VS.. PUBLIC.
Which of the two is right--the critics
or the public2 That is the query
which Joseph Hooking propounds apro-
pos of the fact that the critics spoke
slightngly of his first literary success
"All Men Are Liars which has reach
ed circulation OF 40 600 copies, while
n later novel Mistress Nancy Moles.
worth" which they commended uiu
not sell anything like as we'll MI
Hooking does not answer his question,
but he draws the obvious inference
that what tho critics say does not count
for much with the public, after all. As
regards the relative merit OF the Two
books concerned he agrees WIN inc
critics But the circulation of MIS-
tress Nancy Wordsworth" has scarcely
reached one-third of that OF the old
er book. Perhaps the latter owes some
measure of its success to it's striking
title That was the publishers idea.
II have got a story. but / haven't Snt
a iitle." Mr., Hooking told him. VIVA
is II about" he was asked. The logle
of pessimism" was the response. here
Is your title. them he answered right
HAn Mon Are LIARS.
DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
directly after its publication, Mr.
Hooking says, Il was pelteu WIN lSt-
tcrs from all over the Engiisn-speah
ing world BY one post l received tWo
letters which show how stl1kllsiy u'l-
ferent Is the way In which many peo-
90 read books of a serious nature me
w,rIter of one OF them said that ! al
vacated suicide and condemned III"
very strongly for Il. while the other
thanked me for having opened the eyes
OF young men to the perniclous DC
ltof which had been poisoning society
recau another Incident in connec-
tion with this book which was poth
interesting and amusing. Someone IN
Australia sent me copy OF ~ uhiiS
paper, which reported the trlal OF
youth who had been brought up before
the law courts in one OF the citles, anu
found guilty OF SWeaL ing 70
hood. on being asked what he had To
say by way Of justification. he replied;
Joseph Hooking has said that all men
are liars. and don't want to he an eN-
ception to the rule
ALLEN RAINEs VOGUE.
Probably few authors are less in
dobted for their success to tho critics
than Allen Raine." the Welsh novel
ist who has just published another
book, under the sugularly unattractiYe
title Neither Storchnuse Nor Barn
Yet her books have reached the enor-
nous circulation of l7l45oO copies
without counting American sales, which
..t.,.o., hon nall IL, tho t-ttup{pc Fo,, tho