The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-01
Bourgeois Saws She Has Not Re-
ceded Before England.
FIRMLY SUPPORTED sy RUSSIA,
The Premier Says the CIar and
France Are in Complete Accord.
Bonfg geois Replies TO m Attack In the
Senate. Deciaring That France Has
Not iclded to Her Foes - The
French Mediterranean Squadron Be-
ing Prepared for service.

TGA-. AasSI y. Ss.-kefsrftnS TO the xfnt-
ssa question In the senate today VI. BogE-
seoiz said that after she decision u the
Egyptian debt commissioners to allow the
reserve fuad 70 he used for The purpose ot
the British Egyptian expedition up the
Nile, France entered into communication
on tue subject 'E4tS Great Britain. ami the
pour rarles were sun In progress on The
part q fsance with wisdom and nrnness
France. he added. was firmly supported
BY Russia IN this matter, and their accord
had never been mare complete or cordial
VI. Barisrx asked n. Bourgeois TO ex-
plain the semi-otiiciai note issued on March
Il. and parporting 10 explain that the pro-
posed advance Up the Nile vas a great
surprise 10 the government and would
serve 20 enb.tter the sati-Euglish feeling
in France a; time when a better entente
was promised, adding that Great Bri;ain's
explanation that the advance was neces-
saFy Ia the interest 81 Egypt was viewed
with skepticism in France.
NJ Bourgeois replied that the note was
seml-afiicial aad could lot q discussed by
the senate.
NJ Bardoux protested against the pres
ent governments action regarding MaGa-
Eascar obieetlng 20 the policy OF annex
alton which had been substituted for the
proteetorate % France over that Island.
thus creating difficulty, according 20 the
senator. NJ Bardoux also complained that
the explanations OF n. Bourgeois in reEa3 =
TO Egypt were inadequate. and asked II
the government had any hope that Great
Britain would fulfili her promises.
To this question VI. Bourgeois replied
that the French government had in no
way reeeded from the attitude which
France had taken UP toward Egypt. but
he added that the government could not
enter into details al present as negotia-
tons were stan in progress on the subject
with Great Britain. The matter was then
dropped.
NJ. Bourgeois finally made statement.
In reply 10 a long attack upon the govern
ment policy made by Senator Barfioux,
who contended that NJ. Bourgeois had de-
siroyed the splendid position which France
had gained abroad during the tenure OF
Office OF the last government NJ Bour-
geo.s. he c0ntended. had Numbered In
Egypt Madagascar and China, and thu
senator pointed out particularly that the
opening Of the West river to European
trade had destroyed the advantages OF the
French railway from Iangsan 10 the from
tier. that the Chinese loan had been oh
tained by Great Britain. and that Sir Rob
err Hart an EnsIlshman. was the head OF
the Chinese customs service The state
ment Of NJ. Bourgeois was in the form Of
the following answers 10 the several qucs-
tions put 20 him by Nj. Bardeux:
To the first question. is IL true that Sir
Robert Hart has teen appointed postnas-
ter general. in addition TO his post of in
spector general Of customs. by the CHI
nese government" the premier answered
that he had received no Official notliica-
ton Of such appointment. but that the
senate might be assured that should China
decide 10 appoint. in a larger measure.
foreigners as agents for the orsaniza ion
OF internal administration. the Froach
government would not fs.l 10 obtain for
French citizens fair share
To the second question. lis u true that
the loan which China has just contracted
has been granted 70 British firms NJ.
Bourgeois answered: THE new Chinese
loan was offered with the guarantee OF
the Russian government; II has no other
security except the balance Of the Gus
toms revenue, which Is reserved as guar
antee for previous loan contracted by An
English company and also for the Russian
Chinese loan of last year. Tho French
company, which has acted In concert with
the Russian firms in this matter. could
not afford 70 grant TO the Chinese gov
ernment the conditions which II demand
ed. and which were accepted by the British
and German firms"
To tho third question, rs IL true tha.
China has opened the S kians tWest) river
70 foreign naytEa ion. tn spite Of pgognls
to tfe contrary the premier answered
No promise was ever made by the CHI
nese government on the subject IL Is
needless 70 say that should the river be
opened Il would not be privilege rs-
SERVED 10 any nation. but that French
commerce. which is So important at can.
ton. sh-re Lyons buys her SIX. wosld also
take advantage OF f. At ali events the
French government has recsiVcf asaGr-
ancoS that the river viii not fs opened
unless We obtain ~ she same time for a
- --.-x "a "a
road intO China"
To the fourth questions '-wha, declara.
lion has Ms. CBFzan. British ursier-sccre.
iaTy of state. made Oh fhs customs duties
to BE- established a. Madagascar What
snS4ifs -stions have Ne made on the sub.
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