New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
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lcNGLANDs BOLD STROKE IN AFRICN
RoUsEs THE WRATH OF FRANCE
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Copyright: 1884,: By The Tribune A"o1dt'onJ

pre-eminently an Anglophobe cabinet NJ Du'
puy when Prime Minister before. made no secret
of his hostility to England NJ. Casimir-Peries
was perhaps even Jess friendly and as Foreign
Minister missed few opportunities OF being disa-
greeable He Is succeeded by NJ. Hanotaux, OK
the Foreign Office. who Is believed In England
to have been more actively concerned than any
other of the French Foreign Office people In tho
ceaseless intrigues against Albion. OF which tue
DUAL dOrsay is the centre. He will now nave
a still fuller scope for his malevolence.
Next in Importance to the Foreign Minister Tor
purposes OF disturbance abroad is the Colonial
Minister, and the new Colonial Minister Is M.
Delcasse the leader of the Anti-English party
in France and the most violent OF them all II
Is in Colonial matters that France and England
come most frequently into collision and 1t may
safely be assumed that under NJ Delcasse's LEAD
the collisions will be more frequent than ever
The Minister OF Finance is NJ. Poincarre. who
seems to have been selected because ne pup
llshed few days ago bitter diatribe against
England. apropos Of the question just now at
issue between England and France. or, per.
haps he published the diatribe in order to secure
his appointment as Minister. 1t comes to the
same thing. There is in France no road to popu'
arity and power so sure and direct as known
hostility to Great Britain. General Mercier re-
mains Minister OF War. Another notorious An
gophobe. II might be difficult to find dis.
tinguished French soldier who Is not.
Here, therefore, are the five leading members
Of the new Ministry the Prime Minister In
cluded, all Of them remarkable and remarked
for their enmity to England. They take Office at
a moment when fresh subject OF suspicion and
Jealousy has been provided in the Anglo-Belgian
hoe haan
French wrath against that agreement. albeit an
agreement with which, strictly speaking, France
has nothing to do But the secret Of their anger
is plain. though I do not think It generally
known in England, nor has 1t been mentioned In
the press. The French are furious because they
have been forestalled. They medtated filibus-
tering expedition into the very territory which
England has now acquired. They were prepar.
ing the expedition They thought 1t safe enter.
prise so long as they had TO deal with no more
powerful antagonist than the Congo Free State
or than Belgium. The fact that France had no
right there was TO the French mind immatertal
French foreign policy has never been adjusted 70
a standard of right The chance has now slipped
from them They are face to face with England.
and flibustering against great power is not to
be thought OF. They abandon the campaign Of
arms and enter upon one OF diplomacy.
The last act OF NJ. Casimir Perier was to send
round circular 10 European capitals protesting
against the convention between England and
Belgium. The French press started out on .
campaign Of their own. the best journals Of Paris
at the head OF II. There are in foreign affairs
hardly any Paris papers better or worse than
the rest They are all Chauvinist. They are
furious because there is a concession TO Italy.
and they hate Italy rather more bitterly than
England. They are furious because Belgium
leases to England a district on the Lakes. The
cession 10 Italy is in the extreme East. That to
England is hundreds OF miles from the nearest
French frontier. In neither case are French pos
sessions or French interests threatened or af-
fected In any way But England and Italy are
supposed to have gained something they want.
and that is enough to rouse French jealousy.
England does undoubtedly gain right Of way
through Central Africa. The Continent is cut In
two cry the French and the English have gained
a diplomatic triumph. Both statements, though
hysterical in form. are true in substance. It u
probably a considerable diplomatic success
It was a very difficult one, and 1t is regarded
with pride at the English Foreign Office. The
English press discuss 1t. nevertheless. as a COM
promise. and talk OF sacrifices. Most diplomatic
successes made up Of compromises. and In"
clude both sacrifices and gains. The question is
which preponderate. and in spite OF the some
what apologize tone here taken 1t is clear that
the sacrifices are slight and the gains very m-
portant Germany thinks them so important
that she joins In the French protest 1t is. how.
ever so far as the merits OF the question go. .
bureaucratic protest based on technical grounds
It is also a German habit to encourage dissen-
sion between England and France.
mi. dah tod In I'll ana
though not very fully. on Monday, and again
last night in connection with Uganda. There
were statements in the House of Lords by the
Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister. and in
the House Of Commons by the Under Foreign
Secretary and Mr.. Bryce. together with speeches
by Lord Salisbury. Mr.. Chamberlain and others
There is no lack Of frmness or cearness on the
part Of the Ministry. They have put their foot
down In Uganda and no Radical remonstrances
will induce them to take 1t up again. The pro-
tectorate is fact. The sphere OF British infiu-
ence is another fact on which Lord Rosebery
laid stress. Again did the Prime Minister ex.
press his accord with Lord Salisbury on this
matter They may be said to have worked on the
same lines The effect OF this frmness and cour.
age was seen in the vote in the House Of Com
mons, when the Radicals could muster but 50
votes against 2lS. This also may supply the
French with a new grievance.
The Government having now> obtained, by .
majority Of seventeen only. the whole time OF the
House OF Commons. the question Is what win
they do with It, Sir William Harcourt. though
pressed, declined TO say. Pass my Budget and
then you shall know was his answer to all
comers. We are indebted to Mr.. Justin McCar-
thy for such information as has become public
Mr.. Mccarthy told his supporters on Thursday
that. no matter what sacrifices might be neces-
sary. the Government were resolved to pass the
Irish Evicted Tenants bill through the House
OF Commons before this present session ended.
That Is a very important statement. 1t Pre-.
sents the immediate political future In a new
light. It is a most instructive commentary on
Lord Roseberys speech at Birmingham last week.