The Emperor of the French has thrown his experience acquired
in Algeria into the form of a pamphlet, which he has distributed among the higher officers of the State. He is evidently deter- mined to make some considerable changes. He declares that the Arabs have been treated as a subjugated people, the power of their chiefs set aside, their tribes dissolved, their lands taken away, their religion interfered with, their wives compelled to unveil in open court, and themselves governed by bureaus whose principal agent is the bailiff, who "in Algeria is very energetic." France, which protects nationalities, cannot, says His Majesty, remain indifferent to the claims of the Arabs. Evidently the idea of allowing the Arabs to live their own life under an Emir chosen by France, mid devoted to France, has not quitted the Vanperor's mind. The pamphlet is not very likely to please the military bureau which governs Algeria, but is very likely to con- tent the 2,793,334 Arabs within the dependency.
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