The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-27
POLICY OF THE FRENCH.
DELONCLE INIERPELL ATBS THE
MINISTRY.


He Blames the Government for Some
OF its Acts-Ribot Replies-The Gov
ernment of Morocco Warned TO
Keep It's Bands OFF Touat-None of
Frances Rights in Egypt Aban'
doned.
PARIS, Oct. 26.-In the Chamber of Depu-
ties to-day M Delonole interpellatei the
ministers, asking them to explain their
policy toward Egypt; the position they had
taken on the questions at issue with Morocco
IN the matter Of the Touat cases and the
alleged British intrigues on the Tonquin
frontier. M. Delafosse also demanded that
the ministry make explanations in regard
to the relations between France and Italy.
He found fault with the government for
partaking in the recent Garibaldi fetes at
Nice, and also for not affording protection
to the French pilgrims TO Rome, and for
needless and annoying persecution Of the
archbishop Of AK.
MOROCCO WARNED.
M. Ribot, minister of foreign affairs, in
reply informed the deputies that the gov
ernment of Morocco had been Informed
that France would not tolerate any inter
ference at Touat, as the district was plainly
within the zone of French infiuenee. In
regard to Egypt he declared that
France had not abandoned any of
her former rights and recent events
were tending to increase French
influence there The rapprochement between
Russia and France, he said, astonished
nobody, Ii was simply in consequence OF
old sympathies and community of interests
and formed fresh guarantee OF peace. The
minister justified the nations partaking in
the festivities at Nice, declaring that 1t was
in celebration Of the memory of a man who
had fought for France.
THE PILGRIMAGE TROUBLES.
Regarding the troubles which accom-
panied the French religious pilgrimages TO
Rome, he said that the agitation provoked
in Italy by these pilgrim incidents was alto
gether out of proportion to any offense that
the pilgrims committed during their pres
ence in Italy. The incidents having an in-
ternational bearing, the minister said the
government felt bound TO issue circular to
the bishops OF the country to stop these
pilgrimages, and the pope had de-
elared that the government was
justified iu 80 doing. Nobody
would deny, M. Ribot continued, that the
bishops owed this Difference to the govern
meut Besides this, the government had
the anti-pilgrim manifesto had been fol-
lowed by attacks against France, and that
thereupon Italy had expressed her regrets.
These ministerial statements were greeted
by applause, particularly by the members
| on the left.
PROUD OF THE WORLDS SYMPATHY.
| Continuing M. Ribot said that France ha6
a right to be proud Of the sympathy which
had been extended TO her on all sides. Sht
deserved 1t too, for her energy had enablsd
her to regain her position after a disaster.
| Replying to a Interpolation Of Comte Nun
the @ell-knowh representative of Catholic
socialism, III. Ribot denied having charged
| the French amb Assador at Rome to thank
the Italian government for the protection
the latter had afforded the French pilgrims.
M. Pichon declared that nobody in Eu-
rope dreamed Of restoring the temporal
power of tue pope. The Misunderstanding
| between France and the Italian govern
ment must be attributed tothe empire, which
desired to maintain the pap0cY. Still he
would hope that Italy would eventually
become Frances ally.
| THE FOREIGN ESTIMATES.
The chamber then proceeded to the dis
cussIon of the foreign estimates. ID. Hub
bard Immediately brought forward propo-
sition to suppress the embassy at the
vatican on the ground that it was
useless aud that it fcstered the idea
in Italy that France ad mitted the
possibility of the pope's ultimately retakinR
Rome. M. Ribot, in vigorous speech, COM
batted this proposal and refuted the reasons
which NJ. Hubbard advanced. A vote was
then taken, and NJ. Hubbard's proposal was
| thrown out amid cheers by 2S4 against 2l0.