The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-05
FRANCE.

THE YELLOW -BooK-FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY.
Paris February l5) Telegram London Times
The sittings of the Corps L6gislatif were
opened to-day by a speech from Count
Walewski the President. The Yellow-book
was distributed to-day among the members.
With regard to Eastern affairs, it dwells upon
the traditional policy of France, and states
that the Emperor has always favored
combinations which, while consolidating
peace, would also conduce TO the de-
velopment of the moral and material we'll
being of the populations. In those provinces
III which treaties had laid down the basis of
a real self government, he had counseled the
Porte to give that system all the extension
that the nature of things would permit, espe-
cially in the question of the United Principali-
ties, which have obtained Government in
conformity with their wishes. With regard
to Crete, the Yellow-b book states that ties of
sympathy unite that island to Greece. 1t ex-
presses regret that the Sublime Porte did not
follow the counsels of France, and send
promptly a commissioner to Crete to settle
the difficulties which existed, and continues
thus:-
''The population, over-eXcited, now insists
on incorporation with Greece, instead of the
reforms which it at first demanded. The eX-
tension of the insurrection produced agitation
i'll the Hellenic provinces of Turkey. and eX-
cited public opinion in the kingdom of Greece
Servians also claimed the evacuation of all the
fortresses in Servia occupied by Turkey. We
advised the Porte to adopt resolutions in a
sense favorable to the Christian pOpula-
tiOns. We should be happy if the Porte were
to accede to our advice. The Cretan ques-
ton still exists unsOlved. In presence of
the commotion which has been created
III the East and the sympathies which have
been awakened in all Europe, will the combi-
nations which were at first deemed sufficient
be found so still? The Ottoman Government
should form no fallacious illusions 1t must
realize the seriousness of the existing state of
things, and must not hesitate at such sacrifices
as may preserve it from the periodical return
of similar excitement"
With regard to Germany, the Yellow Book
says:-
PRUSSIA has defnitively attached North
Germany to herself by the last war. Southern
Germany has preserved it's absolute right to
! decide what relations it shall maintain with
the Northern Confederation. Austria no
longer forms part of Germany or Italy"
The Yellow-bOok also recalls the fact that
! Prussia has promised to consult the wishes of
the inhabitants of Northern Schleswig with
regard to their future position.
With regard to the United States, the Yel-
| low-bOok says:-
''France sincerely applauds the activity with
which this great nation is repairing the Gala
mites caused by the civil war. No subject of
dissenson now exists between the two coun-
tries. Everything, on the contrary, contri-
butes to assimilate their policies"
Referring to Mexico, the Yellow-book says:-
''The departure of the French troops was re-
solved upon in the full plenitude of our liberty
of action. Anything having the character of
external pressure could only have placed us
in the position, despite ourselves, of having to
prolong state of things which we should wish
to abridge. By next March our troops will
have Quilted Mexico"