The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-01
RESTLESS FRANCE
Seems "Looking for Troub's" in
England's Direction.
PARIsIANs ON THE RAGGED EDGE.

Runners More or Lees warliks Flying
Round and an Attempt To "Bust" the
Ministry in prospect-Eoretgn Ministers
Resignation Opens Wide Field for
Speculation French,nen Looking Hope
fully Toward Germsny.
PARIS, March 30-Thc political world
Of France is again In highly perturbed
condition. and there are indications going
TO show that the government seeks TO re-
trace some of the steps by which it has
been placed in the position OF impotent
acquiescence in the dispatch of an Egyp-
tian expedition up the Nile and the de-
fraying Of the expenses of 1t out OF the
Egyptian debt surplus. The government
will be interpellated in the chamber Of
deputies and the ministers will be under
the necessity OF making some kind Of
statement in reply. An important debate
is expected to result. and there is a feeling
In some quarters that far.reaching changes
of policy may be announced.
Some warlike Rumors Abroad.
The air is electric with expectation and
numerous rumors are current of grave
things that are in contemplation. Among
those which are Enthusiastically formu-
lated are that the resignation of Berthelot
as minister OF foreign affairs, announced
Saturday. was connected with the wish Of
Bourgeois. the premier, to recall Baron do
Courcel, the French ambassador in Lon
don; that Frances naval reserve squad
ron has been ordered TO be placed upon a
war footing, and that France and Russia
will convene European conference to
discuss the powers of the Egyptian debt
commission to act against the vote of a
minority Of the powers guaranteeing the
debt and to discuss also the evacuation Of
Egypt.
See Some Hope In Germany.
Whether the disturbed condition of af-
fairs in South Africa gives France hope
that there will be inserted the wedge TO
break asunder again the newly formed
friendship of Great Britain and Germany
is matter of surmise. But that Franco
regards the alliance of Great Britain with
the dreibund as less formidable because
less we'll assured Is evident from many
things. How far the German ministry
will reassume the stiff attitude of protest
against the Nile expedition adopted in
NJ Berthelot's report Of his communica-
ton to Lord Dufferin when the expedition
was first announced, and subsequently
softened in face of the outbreak of I'M
bridled French patriotism, is the ques-
ton of first interest in Paris. and which
1t is hoped will be answered. in the cham
Der of deputies.
France-Russian Entente Complete.
ST. PETERBURG, March 3O.-The Rus
sian newspapers are unanimous in oppos-
ing England's claim TO employ the re-
serve of the Egyptian debt TO pay the ex-
penses Of the Soudan expedition. This is
necessarily an accurate reflection of the
views of the government whose under
standing with France on all aspects of
the Egyptian question is most complete.
Both governments are now seriously con-
sidering the adoption Of common polit-
ical attitude in order to formally estab-
lish their opposition to prolonged oc-
cupation of Egypt and thus to pave tho
way for effecting cooperation TO secure
the evacuation of Egypt as soon as cir
cumstances will permit.