New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

dem. and those who laid traps for me,
men whose entreatles were disguised
threats. VINO tried TO know what I knew,
end who did not seem 70 realize that theiF
very attitude revealed quite plainly their
shameless scheme.
and hasten 10 add that I sided no
rora with ono party than with another
Faure she describes as an ardent patrlo'
and an optimist who passed through at
tacks .or deep depression over conditions IN
France The country, he told her, did not
hold its proper rank among n" great pow
ers because it's public men did not come
from the elite" Of the nation, as they lid
in England He had unbounded admiration
for the craftsmanship Of Clemencedu but
disliked him, and called him the most dan
gerous man I'm France adding tersely land
what is worse. NE knows it." According 10
Nine Steinheils pages ne expressed HIM
self 10 her with amazing frankness on the
men and the events Of the hour. And
often. according 10 her, he formed impos-
eible plans to end crisis. One can well
believe the report that the French govern
ment OF to-day has tried 70 suppress ms
hook. and looks forward with anxiety TO
the effect OF It's publication.
To settle tho Dreyfus care once and Tor
all Faure. so Nine. Steinheil says. planned
a sort Of coup detat:
with the assistance OF the army Felix
Faure wanted 10 make the Presidency IN
dependent OF Parliament AMI establish
military government. bold SCHEME but
one which was doomed 10 failure. for
F'aure had not the necessary qualities, ana
there was no AuEereau among his military
friends, the Parliament was quite unlike
the Corps Legislstif Of 1897, and the army
could not be compared in any way with
the omnipotent soldiery OF Bonaparte's
day"
As for the French navy, which was
Faure's pet, he despaired OF It's condition:
you say control the navy But know
for a fact that nearly all the powder In
the magazines of our battleships Is de-
fectlve. that the srmor plating OF those
battleships has not the thickness that was
ordered-which. OF course. means thousands
OF pounds TO the swinders.-and that the
boilers are almost worthlessl have
lost my temper and more than once come
down on them all like ton Of bricks. ut
things have not been altered. A President
is but ngureheadl And yet you know
with what passion / love the navy. / was
horn at LIE Havre, l have always loved all
that concerns the sea, and when ] entered
parliament my great ambition was to be-
come Minister Of the Navy. E'en
now the navy is one OF my chief interests
my hobby II you like TO call 1t so: and
there is my notepaper with the Initials
IF F. entwined by symbolic An
Choir"
This anchor, with the initials f. f.. Nine.
steinbeil had caused to be reproduced on
a locket of her own design In diamonds.
pearls. rubies and sapphires, representing
the national colors Of France. The word
engraved on the anchor, "a friendly term. "
was I'm Russian, because Faure was an en-
tbusjast for the alliance with that coun-
try She presented 1t to him, and 1t was
returned to her by his secretary on his
death by his direction. She called IL their
"talisman."
Knowing himself to be surrounded by
snies. Faure, fearing that the manuscript
., his memoirs might be stolen II Kept IN
h,s strong box in the Elysee Palace re-
ouested Nine. Steinheil to keep II III her
own house, substituting dummies tor 'he