New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-17
ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE TO MADAGASCAR

". DEVFLLE DECLARES THAT 1T HAS no CON
NrC~IOY WITH THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.
Parls May l6.-In answering Interpolation Of
NJ. de- Mahy. Deputy for Reunion Island. In the
Chamber OF Deputies to-day, ~. Deyclle, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, said that the attitude Of England
Madagasc not connected in any way With
the Egyptian question. The Government had per-
feet confidence in Mr. Glsdstones friendly assurance
and convinced that entente would be estab-
nshed between France and England Immediately
after the impending negotiations on the Egyptian
NJ. Devellc added that the French would remain
in Madagascar, but desired 10 avoid conflicts with me
Hova Government. 4 Resident would BE- appointed
nj Fort Dauphin and new French courts w"lid De
established.
II Is dhcult 10 what intimate connection the
attitude Of England toward Madaya can have with
the Egyptian question. NJ. Devee right in
declining to such connection and 1t 10 likely
ma; in his Interpolation ". de Mahy merely men
TONED 1t incidentally. lie Is known, indeed, as the
advocate Of the French colonies the eastern colst
of Africa, and while speaking for their he may
have mentioned that England wanted to ruin French
influence there. as She had ruined /, in Egypt. But
his complaints about the rc-csablishmcnt Of British
prestige in Madagascar were supported by evidence,
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs, instead Of refuns
them directly, preferred to take up the Egyptian
question and TO assert vaguely that IAN entente
would be established between France and England
motives upon which the French Government build
is perfect confidence in Mr.. Gladstone's friendly
assurance VI. Dcvelle TO be as optimistic
In that regard as NJ de Freyclnet I'm 1882, when
lie permitted England alone 10 crush the government
OF Arab and the colonels Mr.. Gladstone has re-
Gently declared again that England was not ready to
Egypt. and the only concession he made
10 intimate that the Egyptian question might
time be submitted 10 the decision OF q European
congress.
AS to Madagascar which was already q French
colony In the seventeenth century. France
established her protectOrate in 1889, British influence
which had been destroyed officially by the treaty
signed I'm that year, to be predominant again.
The prOtectoIatc which recognized by Great Brit
ain and Germany In 1890 IS almost a dead letter
Besides many other evidences OF this fact the po
cal relations between the Maagassy Court at Tanana
rive ana the French General Resident have been
practically suspended. The latter Is considered by
The Government Of Queen RanavalO a mere wa
representative Of a nation which has assumed the
effective prOlectOratc OF Madagascar. Germany and
England, according to tile conventions recognizing the
prOtcctorate have ordered their cOnsuls 10 ask for
their cXequaturs through the French Resident. but
the Maagassy Court opposes negative Resistance and
not the requests OF the Resident that
the German Consul. appointed IN 1911 Il still waiting
for his cxcquatur The British missionaries and
crct political agents constantly incltc the natives
against the French, and the National party In NADIA
gascar Is actually led almost openly by ROjoelina
n son OF the Prime Minister. who has been educated
I'm England. where he was imbucd with the British
IDEAS arh pre.udiccs against the French protectorte