The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
BANK Of FRANCE
|. LINED WITHHOLD
Greatest Accumulation Ever
Held by Any Bank in His.
tory of World.
REPUBLIC MAY BE
PREPARING FOR WAR
There Are Danger Spots i'm the
Near as Well as the
Far East.
BY PAUL VILLIERS,
Gable to The Tribune.

Special Gable TO The Tribune.
PARIS. April 23.-The steady accumu,
lation OF gold by the Bank of Franco
is arousing interest in diplomatic cir
cles. and the question is being asked
If France is preparing for general Eu-
ropcan war. While there is at the pres
cnt moment no Indication of war in the
near future which can possibly involve
France, there are danger spots both IN
the near and far east, which may de-
velop so that war will come quickly.
Austria and Russia appear to have como
TO our agreement in regard to the Bal
kans and 10 have put a curb on the
ambitions Of Ferdinand of Bulgaria, while
the tension between Japan and the
United States has been lghtened. but
in high diplomatic circles 1t Is recog
nized that there are elements OF dan
ger at both these points. That this
is the secret OF the accumulation of gold
by the Bank of France is regarded as
not at all unlikely. There certainly seems
to be no economic reason for 1t.
Great Accumulation Gold.
Under the law the Bank OF France can
not issue more than 81. $50. .000.0 OF
notes, AT the beginning of the year
mately $1,000. 900. 900, against which the
bank had In its vaults coin to the value
Of $500. 900. 900. OF this s1i2 600, 900 was
in, gold. the greatest accumulation Of
gold by far ever held by any bank In
the world. And still the accumulation
OF gold goes on. Il is not unnatural.
therefore, for diplomats to ask il France
Is quietly preparing for trouble.
Theatrical War.
Whether a great world war is the
prospect in the near future or moi. there
is no doubt that very bitter and viru-
lent civil war Is in progress in Frances
great national theatrical enterprise. The
Comedie Francaist. NJ. Claretie admin
l<a
full socictaire and member of the COM
nittee, arc leaders OF tic two factions,
and the language exchanged makes the
recent complimentary passase-at-W words.
TO coin Al phrase, between Oscar Ham
nerstein and Miss Mary Garden, appear
like a conversation at O'Clock tea
at young lady's seminary.
Old Fraucais subscribers throw up
their hands The end OF the world seems
nj hand. when. in the one theater in
the world whore everybody had always
hitherto heou polite where there is
never any fuss or hustle in the carpeted
passsses. and green rooms Ike salons,
noisoless servant like an old family re-
tainer. the director and leading actor
call each other names.
What Is Record
What has NJ Clarctic's management
consisted OFF, asks NJ. Le Bargy, and
mro h% TGpss WHnl b. YesrE Eo@ OF
gy's career been? Twenty-Five years OF
treachery" rctorts NJ. Clarctie in so
many words. II is 20 nc hoped that the
row VIII not bc wiped out in blood on
the ducling ground. NJ Claretc armed
with his acadcmicjan'S sword, and NJ.
Claretic armed with his rapier OF Saw
crny in Marion Duorne.
Having sent In his resignation, which.
10 become final, must, by the famous
decree Of Moscow. be renewed siN months
hence. VI, Ie BarGy has explained why
lie did Having accepted the rcsis-
nation. NJ Clarctic has also explained
has been parliamentary. ~. Clarctic
says in substance.
Years of Treachery.
m. lie Bargy's career has been TWEEN
ty-nve years of treachery. Gustave Lnr-
Francais u man who betrays you. "A ser
rcnt which bcslavcrs the maison and
YOU with its venom | have thus known -
NJ. lie Rargy OF old
NJ. Claretic goes ON TO say that NJ. T.c
Bargy never acts, but draws his salary.
delays plays by refusing TO rchearse. aud
is always acting outside The Comedic.
is quite capable OF hitting back. m.
Clsrctlc," ne declares mas. since the
reading committee of actors was abol-
iSbed, accepted nothing but bad plays
at their expense. NJ. C1aretie persist
entity stultlhes and paralyses the man
aging committee OF actors, which votes
resolutions year after year that arc never
carried out"
Not Good Advertisement.
The quarrel. which they themselves do
scribe as n quarter of a century Of in
tury's treHchcry. does not seem a very
spo mont for Cnmp1ie Nor