New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31
THF TRIRUNF'S FOREIGN NEWS.
FALLIERES'S RETURN
DISCUSSION OF ENTENTE.
Com panion Calls English Welcome
Heortiest Erer GiUen President.
Especial by French Gable to The Tribune

Especial by French Gable to The Tribune
fCopyrght 1905 by The Tribune Association
Paris May Bon. Falieres has returheu
home more than satisfied with his visit to King
Edward Neither the President nor NJ Pichon'
Minister of Foreign Affairs. expected such an
overwhelming manifestation of sympathy ana
popular enthusiasm from the British pubic
Those who accompanied President Louoet 10
England five years ago declare that, warm as
was the welcome then accorded TO hinl' never
theless that which greeted President FailereS
was even more hearty, spontaneous ana tnor
oughly democratic
Georges Bourbon. correspondent OF lie
Figaro" who has followed Presidents OF the
French Republic on many Journeys TO foreign
capitals who with President Louoe' at
Rome. St Petersburg, Lisbon and Madrid ana
who returned last evening in the suite OF fresi-
dent Fallieres. says that none OF those Visl's
made such profound impression as that just
witnessed in London, the dominant feature ol
which was the outright sincerity. strength anu
depth of the demonstration of friendship that
seemed 70 spring from the nnerrnost heai' Vi
the crowds. NJ. Bourbon says:
1.-THE Russian people frivolous and chhd-
fsh Even their manifestations or JOY WHICH
nevar occur except with official consent, are
marked by that peculiar trepidation' orieI anu
frenzied of the slave whom his master treats 10
some vodka on festive occasion
The Italian is exuberant and noisy ana MS
exsqgerated and violent gesticulations always
seer, ont of proportion to the idea which causes
them The Spaniard is earnest and naughty as
If he feared by giving vent to MS Ieeiilis7' u
lose some of his supreme dignities, and MS &C
CARNATIONS are somewhat depressing Aho
portueuese wild and excitable, enthusiastic 10
the point of perspiration, always REMIND me vi
a man who while welcoming his guests IS also
t1h inns alf
attempting to draw attention 10 hiiiiS0 ~
play his own virtues
..,+ ,.,.ar in nv long experience OF crowds
b.,,a found qualities that can be compared 20
tbosa revealed TO President Fallieres during MS
four days in London. i saw women express
their low in every line of their faces. Whlie the
serious stern features Of the men soIteheu aS
thew cheered and shouted welcome. 1hoSe
four DAYS will echo and re-echo throughout
Franco If IL the whole French nation that the
English King Queen, Lord Mayor, the city anu
the neonIe of London have welcomed in the per-
son OF our President Every trenchlha'l anu
French woman now knows this. and France VIII
never forget such a spontaneous manifestation
Of fraternity
Tho ...rcho de Paris conservative repub-
rcaD journal and the leading organ OF the army
and navy states that it would De grave Oiuii
der to limit the purely military consequences VI
the entente cordiale by the corporation VI Iii0
1,,.tet army, in the event of in a campaign
-, tho Continent because England come what
may fs determined maintain her naval su-
,,rernacv which would enable her. in case OF
r.ad To deal a mortal blow to Germany the
t,,1l of whose wealth depends to-day upon her
merchant marine
M, .p,cbo de Paris in an authoritative study
80 tho military situation states that the new law
rronosed by MI Haldane and voted Dy farAIa
,+ will hermit England to dispose OF a COM
,o+o1,, aoutnped active army OF 1SO.Ooo men 10
o-.-a+a on the Continent four weeks AFTER an
o-a.r for mobilization. The paper rehectS the
+r,,a ontnfon of the masses OF the French peopie
~, saving that 1t would be grave dlploria'c
- 70 transform the present entente cordiaie
into formal written alliance. which might give
-assi,a character that II does not pos
sess az.
Irnon this subject NJ Jacques BaroQu1' eui'oi
~ ct dominion" who is believed TO voice pretty
,.o1,, the ideas of NJ. Clemenceau, relates the
ost+id, which the entente has experienced
and says: ., :: -,
AN entente which resists such trials IS an
alliance de facto II matters not that II mas not
haer drawn I'D on ministerial paper lurhiSileu
49,, ,o1,zed signatures. 1t exists, none the
,rb british constitution is not written
In fish law is not codifed. They are never
- eIess, undenfabIe realities WIN the e"'
zio,a tho case is the same. BY the rorce OIL
o,.o,,- with the collaboration OF time IL IS De
tic, ono Of those living laws that chlers OF
. o.,,o+ tear I'D without causing peoples 10
s'o c. I. B.
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