The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-27
Madagascar's Queen Submits to
French Control
THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Virtually Make the Island a Dependency
of France
II Is Evident That the frenchmen Dictated
the Terms of Agreement-Effects
on Walters Concession
Associated Press Special Wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
PARIS, Oct 26.-The treaty between
France and Madagascar has been pub
lished. In brief, the queen accepts the
protectorate of France. The latter repre-
sents Madagascar in all her foreign re =
latlons. Questions concerning foreigners
will be in the hands of tho French resi-
dent general. and the republic under
| takes to protect Madagascar against all
dangers.
The resident general will have control
| of the international administration OF
| Madagascar. but the republic does not as
sumo the responsibility for treaties or
concessions heretofore granted. The
public expenditures and deSt will lie
secured by the revenue of the island.
| The queen agrees to contract any loan
| without the authority of the republic.
French plomats and consuls abroad are
charged with the protection Of the inter-
ests Of Madagascar.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The Asso-
ciated Press dispatch giving the particu-
lars of the treaty between France ana
Madagascar conveyed the first details OF
the convention to the state department..
The officials expressed much interest in
the question, but declined to be quoted
in the absence OF the full text. 1t may
be given, however, as the general opin-
ion IN the department that according to
the terms of the agreement, so FAR as
given, the French have succeeded in
making their own terms with Madagascar
and that the prntectorate for which 1T
provides really amounts to making Mad
agascar a dependency OF the French re-
public.
MIR. Grammond Kennedy, the attorney
who has presented the Waller case to the
state department, on beng shown the
Paris cable said that the effect of the
treaty undoubtedly would be to prejudice
and perhaps to annihiate the Waller
concession, so far as the French authori-
ties could effect that result. But it re-
NAMED to be seen. Mr.. Kennedy said,
what the United States government
would say respecting the prejudicing OF
the concession to an American citizen
granted in 1894.
Mr.. Kennedy is of the opinion that this
government will not allow American in
terests to suffer by the treaty. He points
out that the language "republic does not
assume the responpsiblitv for the conces-
sions heretofore granted does not
amount to an iota in wiping out the wal
Ter concessions, Though its obvious pnr-
pose is to withhold all recognition from
this concession.
He points cut that the treaty of 1883
between Madagascar and the United
States expressly provided for concessions
to the citizens of this country. That fea-
ture of the new treaty which makes
French diplomatic Off cials as representa-
tives of the interests of Madagascar may
bring Am bassador Patenotre into the
case, not as as representative of France
but as the indirect representative of Mad
agascar.
In diplomatic circles this treaty in
Guiding the French conquest OF Madagas-
car is regarded as another important step
IN the political history of European colo
nization and asrandizement in Sou.h
Africa.