The herald., 1898-10-30
lifts A WARCLoUD HANGING
OVER EUROPE
FRANCE MAY "SAvE HER FACE"
nanrer Is Not Ended But the Prospect
of Peace Is Very Much
Improved
Annotated Press Special Wire.

CAPT Baratler lelt Tashou',' 10 A,rlo
= r;ft in the clouds overhanging, Aleio
Tranch relations. for. in spite of the semi
ofr;c;oI denial issued in Paris that oroets
syare sent to the major to go TO CAIRO, ~ u
Suliv believed here that the French ofilcei
would not be on his way to Cairo unless ne
had received hint to that erect from IN,
French government, which CONSIDERS INA
his leaving Fashoda Will take .he s,mls ,,re nr'
Of the situation and at the same ilme pie y
mare France Tor the eventual Withdrawn o.
The whole expedition, which now eohsis'S
of seven officers and l2o men.
The British view OF this latest move Is tha'
the MARQUIS of Salisbury and his MINISTERS
are delighted to afford Major Marehand ne
facilities for reaching 1alio, hael eI' excent conf
would hardly care to SEND NM oaSn ern,dr eN,l
in the capacity of guest or scientiie eNpiol
or That is to say France will hrst nave 70
rcnouuce her principal claims, based on his
In the meanwhile, in the voluntary re-
turn of Major NIarchand, the French minis.
ter, NJ. Del Casse, and the government oil
France have got over great diillcuitE from
diplomatic ''amour propre point Of view.
M. Del Casse had declared that the French
government could not do the impossible
That is to saw, recall Major Marchand.
Therefore, the latters return has enaplen!
the French government to save its lace,
as the saying goes
DANGER NOT ENDED
It is recognized, however, that, even ii the
tri-color of France is hauled down at fasho,
da. the main subject OF dispute remains ana
may cause anxious moments III both eoun-
tries before the Bahr-el-Ghazal question Is
settled. although there has been confldentt
feeling for the last few days that war VIII
be averted. The French ministerial crisis
Mt first increased the feeling OF anxiety
which prevailed as to the prospects OF a
reacefui solution. but in the list of probable
ministers the British newspapers see BODY
of experienced and capable men, who are
able to lead French opinion. he retention
Of NJ Del Casse at the head or the ministry
of foreign affairs, however. is not regarded
favorably, as he Is the father ol the Mar
chand adventure.
SORRY THEY DID 1T
An instructive account of the origin of the
whole enterprise appears in an important
Paris paper, lie Journale, which says the
Marquis de Mores, the Anglophobe French
explorer who was assassinated Ill the HIN
terland of Algeria, really conceived grandi,
osc plans, which he submitted to NJ: Del
Casse, who fell in with his views and dis
patched Major Marchand to the Upper Nile
while De Mores started for the Sahara with
the avowed hope to conquer, with the CO.
operation of Marchand, the province OF
Bahrel- Ghazal. The plan of campaign IN,
cluded the organization of all the armed
Peoples opposed to Great Britain, and in
cuded even the cooperation OF the khalta,
whose forces, led by Frenchmen, would at,
tack the British, and the khalita, backed
by the French explorers, would thus inter
pose a buffer between Egypt and Central
Africa, thereby thwarting the British aims.
De Mores and party were massacred at the
outset of their journey, but Marchand sue
oaaJad in ont his mart Ot the Dlan
and there is reason to believe that the
French government now wishes her had not
done so. AS the Eclair says today:
Maj. Marchand returning: Why, then,
did we go to Fashoda? In order to play the
game we played against the English we
ought to have had navy capable of making
brave showing against the English. instead
of which the fossils of our navy department
have left us incapable of fighting with
honor"
French newspapers seem to have little
faith in Russia helping her ally in the pres
ent crisis, while Russian dispatches to the
British papers affirm that the czar is de.
cdedly opposed to war and has counselled
the French to abandon their untenable at
titude. 1t is even said that the ear has
characterized the French attitude as reck-
less.
NAV AL ACIlNIl1
In the meanwhile military and navel prep
aratons continue on both sides of the chan
mel There was talk at Devonport today
about flying squadron being commissioned
But reassuring feature is the departure OF
Sir VIM. Henry White, director OF naval
construction Of the British navy, on a two
months visit to Egypt. No extreme meas
ures, therefore, are expected by the admir-
atty officials, at the present moment at all
events.
JUST LIKE AMERICA
George Wyndham, Conservative member
OF Parliament for Dover, speaking to his
constituents, has made an interesting com
parison between British and American aims
He says:
'In Egypt we are actuated by the very
sentiments which actuated America in the
recent war. In the case of the Philippines
America could not tolerate the situation
there, and having undertaken task She
objected to being hampered by Germany,
and so made plain that since she is engaged
in laudable enterprise in a sphere in which
another power did not feel itself called
upon to meddle, she must have free hand
to bring it to Il successful issue. This is pro
cisely the British view Of the basin Of the
upper Nile"
NO PROTECTORATE
1He IulllQF from rams OF the intention OF
the British government 10 declare Egypt
under the protectorate OF Great Britain ha.
attracted little attention, as the general
feeling is that the moment is clearly mon.
perfume for such a step. It would be only
playing into the hands of France There
is talk, however, of Great Britain adopting
extreme measures towards the lthediye oil
Egypt unless he modifies his attitude. It j.
well known that he returns from his visits
to European courts filled with sinister ideas
against British tutelage. But every
act of petulancy has been met with an
immediate rebuff.
MARCHAND'S INSTRUCTIONS
A Paris dispatch says Captain Baratior
the bearer Of Major Marchand's $ Fashoda re.
port, started Tor Antwerp today with the
government instructions to Major Mar.
chand.
The Paris correspondent of the Sunday
Special says that the general opinion +
that Major Marchand's retirement from
Fashoda will be followed by complete
evacuation of that place by the French
This change of policy is attributed to the dis
appointed hopes regarding the action of Rus
sla. Though it isl officially denied that
Major Marchand has been ordered to return
it is likely that he will be summoned to Paris
for consultation.
FAR EASTERN NEWS
The news received this week from the
far east has been Of somewhat disouietinp
nature. 1t appears that the European
residents Of Pekin are in a state of alarm
at the drafting INTO that city of large bodies
OF Chinese troops as a counterpoise to the
recent arrival there of guards for the for
elgn LEGATIONS, The native soldiers are
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