The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
HAS NOT COMBINED
AGAINST UNCLE SAM
France Has Tariff Troubles Of
Her Own Without Taking Up
War With Others.
WOULD HAVE ALL TO LOSE.
AND NOTHING To GAIN
Every Effort VIII Be Made by
FrenChmen TO Meet Amcri-
can Requirements.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.

Special Gable 10 The Tribune.
PARIS. March l2.-Thc suggestions
which have appeared in some sections OF
the American press. according 10 the
cables. that France was cndeavorng TO
build up 4 tariff combination against the
United States Is laughed at here France
has tariff troubles OF her own and is
seeking war with no one. least OF all the
United states. She realizes that she
would have much more TO lose than TO
gain in such a contest and, as I have
previously pointed out in these letters,
every effort viii be made TO meet the
requirements Of the American tariff.
president Taft is fully acquainted with
the difficulties In securing satisfactory
tariff legislation" remarked a member Of
the government recently, "and he knows
that the French chamber OF deputies
must work and compromise 10 perfect
measure as much as the American con-
gress does. | can say there has been no
disposition shown by the American gov
ernment to hamper us in our tariff work
OF to continue the American law to the
disadvantage Of France. Al in due time
these matters Will be Strengthened out
IN a perfectly friendly way. and you
can put down all this talk OF tariff
war as pure nonsense"
Curious kidnapping.
\ curious story OF the supposed kid
naplng OF II young American girl at n
cafe In the boulevard des ltaliens was
related to the police Commissdry OF the
taubourgc Montmdrtrc the other day.
The young girl in question. Miss Helen
Layton, aged II, was born In New York,
but brought up in Germany. she re-
Gently came 10 Paris with her brother
and stopped In lodgings IN the rue La
fayelte. The brother took his sister
with him whenever he went out in the
city They were sitting on the terrace
O? n cafe in the boulevard des ltaliens,
when the girl said TO her brother stop
there a minute. I'm just going 10 the
kiosk TO buy . newspaper. with these
and before her brother could Interfere
Jumped into an automobile. containing
two young men, which was standing IN
the street. The auto drove OIL at iuli
spcod In the direction OF the Opera, and
was quickly lost TO sight. The brother
immed lately went TO the police station
and told the story. and description OF
the girl was circulated throughout the
CITY, Later however. the brother again
went 10 the police station and declared
that his sister had returned after three
hours absence. but gave no EurtAer DC
Prize for Painting,
Mr.. Sanford Saltus, tho American ar
t;st has offered to found an annual
prize Tor competition at the EGol des
BeauX Arts, 10 he awarded Tor tbe pest
battle picture painted in the year Mr.,
SaILus reserves the right 10 iiN the con
ditions for the competition tlls oltcr
has been accepted In prlnciplc; nut u
must yet be approved by the minister for
ilnc arts.
Kings Lie TO Their Wives
Even kings are compelled sometimes TO
follow the example of common mortIla
and make excuses 10 their wives. tor
.;;atai.cc: \ little difference of opiulon
is said 10 have arison bet~e-s0 90
ahead monarch and his consort. owing To
the formers mysterious absence Tor
some DAYS lie was supposed 10 he
shooting in the country but an urgent
message sent 20 him failed TO elicit re-
ply for three days, Ii subsequently got
TO his wifc's ears that he had been pay
Ing a strictly incognito visit To paris,
and eossps over that a rctSntnS Parlslan
i,cauty was the attraction: He Is known
10 have a fine eye for feminine loveli-
ness Just what was said when his
majesty got home can probably be imdg-
inod by some married men AT least
France Has Philanthropic Woman.
France has her Mrs. Russell Sage IN
Nine Barantin. who has Just given
4 600 OOo fancs TO st German, An only
daughter whom she has lost was fond Of
that historical placed. The bcreaVcd
mother gives now what she had Intended
for Mile, Earantln's dowry. The memory
OF tho departed child is 10 be kept alive
h.t,,I. Inc a. tod Ia,