13 MAY 1893, Page 1
If General Dodds is a man of political faculty, he
may occupy an important position in France. He landed at Marseilles on Thursday, and was received as a hero who had defeated an army and conquered a province. Even the Socialist Municipality, which had refused to vote any money for the reception, or to recognise it in any way, sent its Mayor, who overwhelmed the General with civil sayings. The General's replies are not recorded, and as yet there is no evidence that he possesses civil ability. He must, however, be a considerable organiser; and the fact that he is an octoroon will not weigh against him in France, though his English name may. It has seriously impeded M. Waddington.
