The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09
Paris Letter.
BY A. w. L'Amoureux.

PARIS, June 27-Baron D'Estour-
nelies de Constant, the well known
member of the French senate, has adj
dressed vigorous letter to M. Thorn
son, the French minister of marine.
He protests against the campaign of
extravagant expenditure on battleships
conducted by the department as ca1cu-
lated to weaken and dissipate the sys-
tenn of French national defense, the
strength of which should be on land
:. 1t is to the interest of France, while
her coasts are defended by a fleet of
rational size" he says, Ito have an
army ready to repulse an invasion on
the Eastern frontier, while Russia
ought TO have a good army ready to
repuise aggression on her Western
frontier, England concentrating her
energies chiefly on her fleet. This nat
ural conception is unfortunately not to
the taste of the jingoes. The splendid
and peaceable demonstrations in Lon
don have been followed by bold press
campaign, and it now seems estab-
lished that, contrary to common sense,
France must neglect her army to build
fleets. England must neglect her fleet
to raise armies, while Russia sacrifices
everything to orders for ironclads."
Madame Hubertine Auclerc, the we'll
known suffragist has just been con-
demned to fine of $500 which she will
not have to pay unless she gets again
into trouble with the law, for the part
which she played during the municipal
elections on May g.. A party of suffra-
gists had gathered at one of the mai
ries. when she suddenly left their
ranks, snatched at an urn and upset
it before any of the bystanders could
Interfere. Madame Hubertine Auclerc
was arrested, questioned and then re-
leased. She told the court that she
had acted thus because she had tried
legal methods in vain. She stood up
for women's rights. When she turned
the urn over she only intended a pub
lie protest against the illegality of
which, the fair sex was a victim. II
wanted to appear before you,' she add
ed, looking hard at the judges, as you
are all-powerful, and by acquitting me
will teach lesson to the legislators
But. - replied the presiding judge,
I'VE are not here to teach lessons to
anyone. but simply to apply the law. "
Then he applied it. Madame Huber
tine Auclerc was cheered by group of
suffragists as she left the court.
There was lively scene day or two
ago at the Salon des artists Francis NJ.
Carries, a well known sculptor, was at
tackled by a colleague in the same line
of art, NJ. Bareau, who, after allu-
sion TO various anonymous letters, let
tiers. the authorship of which he APP
parently attributed to NJ. Carries, struck
him on the face with his clenched fist.
NJ Carries was about to retort, when
some of his friends held him back,
afterwards conducting him to the police
station at the Grand Palais, where he
lodged formal complaint against his
assailant. 1t seems that last year NJ.
Bareau, entirely on his own initiative,
exhibited bust of NJ. Fallieres at
that salon, NJ. Carries doing the same
M thing this season, but under different
Instances, as he had received an
S& order to that effect from the
4 This, SIS some think, may have
N. Bareau; but it can hardly
zz AS in 1906. after NJ Carries had
{n&d the medal of honor in sculp-
&&2 The vote of his colleagues, he
s = position, which led to a sec
112z bong bestowed on NJ
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