New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
TIE DISPUTE OTER AFRICA.
FRANCE ANXIOUS FOR PEACE BUT
STANDING Pr HER CONTENTION.

FRANCE ANXIOUS FOR PEACE. But
STANDING Pr HER CONTENTION.
LORD KIMBERLEY's REPORT At TIE CABINET
corNc11,-M HANoTAUX's STATEMENT TO
LORD DrrFERIH-PREsENT LOCATION
OF THE FRENCH EXPEDITION NOT
KSowN-CoMMENTs or THE
FRENCH PRESS
London. March 3O-The Cabinet Council when
was TO have been held last Tuesday. but was at
the last moment postpon ID until Thursday on
account Of Lord ROseberys Illness. ana WAS
again deferred until to-day. was held at noon ana
lasted until 1:40 D. IN The Premier presiued
Few Of the details of the proceedings nave peeh
given out. but Il is understood that LORD MN
harley made . report upon long conference
which he held with Baron de Courcel. the ffe''h
Ambassador on Thursday just prior to the oe"N-
cry of Sir Edward Grey's speech IN the hou'c
Of Commons 1t is also stated that inc f"'''e"
Secretary presented dispatches from Loro ounce
in British Ambassador To France. treat"s " q"
i,terviaw he had had with NJ Hanotaux. the
French Foreign Minister. at when '"e '''''
,y,rossed his ,lrccrc desire to maintain the most
fr pndlN relations between IIhH'N 49,
pri,ain. ". Hanotaux made the contention 'h''
the French extensions Of territory IN the
land I'm no way encrOached upon tne hfit's'
sphere but dccincd 10 recognize az .,i ia H'ii,
,ttorv that included in the Upper I'lIe |"'rS'
The whole position pivotS upon the aCc.,"NS
90 IN. inforrna ton received by the Foreign 'iHCe'
The French expedition which started from llle
Inner Mobaughi last October pushed ior"aI"
900 miles to the north EAST. reichinS pom. o1S
to rs ADJECTIVE region. Bahr-el-Ghaz'l rms IN
formation basaN upon COMMUNICATIONS Ho,,'
Uganda does not seem 10 have the ehtFe conn
dence Of the Foreign ONCE. ana the same ma!
Ie Said If 0fber communications from that G' ar
ter II is no: definitely known exactly Wher" t'r
FrCr Oh expedition IA, but reports rec ;iVea at
T-raada from the British agent at Wa i'iai nave
excited the fears II the Government ana "'a"e
the Upper Nile question acute and urgent
Instructions which hay" been sent u Rahua
point TO the establishment Of "A Brltish pro
decorate over tnyoro ana the elua,oIta. p,G 3,n
ince formerly governed by Emin Pacha' WIN
stations along the Nile to l-ad1. The success 1l
the British negotiations with iran h'pc'''N
upon the latter's repudating encroachncn's upon
the Upycr Nile. aud probably VI. lianotatN Will
propose a congress 10 settle the dispute" from
some unseen cause England shows an uh%on''n
determination % enforce her claims asaIns' d"
great power while the French seem IeiuC'"l' y"
proceed to eXtremities. The British ATTITUDE "'
resolution according to III" talk IN h'p.on'h''c
circles Is due to the German ana Ita.,a. en.eH''
I'm regard ~ the African Hinteriand. Their re-
awakening hostility to France. ana England re-
lance upon her renewed friendship win RUSSIA
The Times has an interview WIN ,cau''s
French statesman which summarizes the ffehch
view:
We are no, In a position. 40 ionr az onr prrsen i,
condition in Europe lasts. to quarrel win England
but she must not max u 100 In or st shall
nor must she wound our S'i-'o''' W "" '''
cease to he prudent.
Az An instance Of the want - enterprise on IN"
oar, Of the leading Paris newspapers. 1t may be
mentioned that those papers appeared Yesterday
morning without "A word ~ rcfercnc" Il the
African debate ! the House Il Commons. ana
only woke up t. the declarations Of Sir Edward
Grey twenty four hours after they han been de-
/ livered.
Paris March 30-The Temps, commenting IN
Sir Edward Grcy's speech in the British ilouac n
Commons. saws that France Will endedVor - pre-
serve her equanmuy thoLgh recognizing tn"
moment as grave and the problem as difiicu!t IN
the matter u the points Of difference regarding
Great britain declaration that the Upper Nile is
Egyptian territory. and, therefore. within ih"
British sphere DESPITE British Stiffness the
TEMPS" adds. I'VE do Mt despair II settling tho
question pcaccably.
The "Matin" says:
II Is needless TO notice the ccccntrcIties OF the
British The only sensible" sP"e'h ~ u, i h.c"
Commons on the subject Of The dlnrrcnc'S pr,Etrh
France and England was that OF Mr.. Lnboucherc'
and the situation shows France the necessity oi &c
Tending her territory
The 'frigaro" says:
Sir Edward Greys statement was imp@d int. II
was simply ravng his part 10 accuse france Oh
bad faith. while his menace " merely tohioo'''!'
The Figaro" further says that IT looks to NJ.
Hanotaux to keep the British Foreign Once in IT.
place.
The "Gaulois" says that France will respect
/ only the rights Of the Porte I'm Egypt. and Will
! not notice thos" which England arfogates To heI-
! self.
! "Gil Bias" says that England has not forgiven
! France for her expedition 10 Madagafcar
| The "Rappel" says that England Is playing a
dangerous part and making many enemies
| The present bother over the conflicting interests
OF Great Britain and France In Africa relates to the
| Bahr 81 Ghazel region. on the west BANK OF the
upper Nile. That IL part OF the Egyptian oou'"i',
| Of which Egyp. lost actual control % the time oil
/ the Mahdst rebellion. though Emin Pacha' AZ
Lado still held a portion OF 1t against the Arabs.
! The territory on the other side Of the Nile IS
| claimed by England part OF British East
! Africa, and north Of the tenth parallel OF north
/ latitude the English claim extends 10 both SIDES OF
the Nile The disputed territory. then Is that lying
/ between the northern boundary OF the Congo Staie
and the twenty meridian east from Greenwich.
at about which line il abuts upon the French COMO
that it lay within her sphere OF influence and last
year made treaty leasing 1t TO me congo ERE
/ of that State. That treaty was denounced by
France, and it is doubtful whether 1t can now be
! reRdTheu az Inv
this time occupied in part by British ana In par'
! by Congo troops. while strong French eXpenitlo
Is reported TO be making its way thither. me aS-
grcssivc colonial party in France has demanded that
he French Congo be extended eastward to the Nile
thus including much OF this region II Is against
that demand that the British Government. through
Sir Edward Grey. has jug. made vigorous protest
1t Is scarcely conceivable however. tnat any
serious trouble will arise IN the case. certainly
France and England sill not go to war over 1t.
The territory belongs properly to Egypt Ana since
England occupies and controls Egypt shc mas 2
logical claim upon the Egyptian Soudan; At any
rate so long ms France permits england 10 , nod
Egypt itself she is in logical position to dispute
| Engands authority over Egypts equatorial PROV
inces Moreover France would indeed be Unsuitable
In her demands for territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN
Africa should she dispute with England the owner
ship OF this little corner For England has given
| France a free hand in Madagascar, larger and
far valuable region. and has conceded 10
| France practically the whole OF Northern Africa
west Of the I.byan Desert save Morocco and some
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