The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-02
NO EUROPEAN WARFARE
Though Warlike Preparations Con-
tinue in England and France.
FRENCH WILL LEAVE FASHODA.
Meantime Baron de Courcel, French
Ambassador to England, VIII Be
Recalled. and No Haste VIII lie
Shown to Appoint His Successor.

Ambassador to England, VIII Be
Recalled. and No Haste VIII lie
Shown to Appoint His Successor.
London, Nov 2.-The Paris corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail says:
France will retire from Fashoda un-
condltionally and without asking COM
pensation.
Baron de Courcel, whose term as
French ambassador in London expired
long ago but who has held on to con-
duct negotiations affecting Egypt, will
now be recalled, and no haste will be
shown to appoint his successor, with
view of making French resentment
at British action for England has al
most taken the place Of Germany as the
object of French hatred.
Baron De Courcel gathered from a
conversation held after the last Brit
lsh cabinet council that Lord Sails
bury's attitude had undergone change,
the British premier insisting that it
was impossible to disregard public
opinion In England, and that nothing
could be done until Fashoda was evac-
uated.
so far as French public opinion Is
concerned, there is not the slightest
idea of going to war for Fashoda, and
any government doing so would be re-
garded as a government Of imbeciles."
The Daily Graphic says this morn
ing: I'VE learn from an official source
in Paris that Captain Baratier bears
instructions to Major Marchand to re-
turn to Fashoda. and then to withdraw
his expedition in the direction of the
upper Ubanghi river north of Congo,
cvacuating Fashoda and the five posts
established by him east of the frontier
indicated in the Anglo-German agree
ment.
THE Egyptian government will be
invited to send troops to accompany
Major Marchand as he retires from the
Bahr- El-Ghazal territory, and to re-
occupy the posts as they are evacuated
by the French officers. thus solving the
difficulty concerning Major Marchand's
revictualment.
'When Major Marchand's retirement
Is fully accomplished negotiations based
on proposals submitted by Baron de
Courcel to Great Britain will be open
ed France is disposed to recognize
frankly that the reconqucst of Omdur-
man completely changes the situation
as it existed when Major Marchand was
instructed to proceed to the Nile. The
French government will even state
that, had Marchand been aware of the
khedival advance, he would not have
pushed his mission SO far east. These
intentions have not yet been officially
impaired to Great Britain but they
probably will be before Major Mar
chand's evacuation commences"
Without going so far as The Daily
Graphic, a.! the special dispatches from
Paris to the morning papers indicate
that the solution predicted by The
Daily Graphic will be the one finally
reached. and that, even should France
sulk automatically, no further serious
consequences are anticipated. 1t is
not believed however, that France will
pursue the useless course of leaving
her embassy in London vacant.
The acauisecence of the French peo-
pie in the revision of the Dreyfus case
justities the French cabinet in a con-
ciliatory policy Only as means OF
withdrawing attention from internal |
troubles could the French government |
entertain the idea of risking war for |
Fashcda, and since there is no sign of |
disorders In Paris the whole situation |
has changed.
The war office has issued semi |
official notification in which it says it |
does not object to the papers announce
Ing military and naval preparations in J
general terms but points out that It |
would be ''unpatrotic to publish spe-
citic details that might be useful to a
possible foe
There is no noticeable cessation in
England's preparations and the off
cialS are confident Of the country's
ability to meet all emergencies. There
were large shipments of guns. shells
and war stores to Malta and Gibraltar
The dispatches from France announce
equal activity at Toulon, Brest, Mar
seilleS and elsewhere.
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says.
France is making great preparations
at Bizerta, about 40 miles northwest of
Tunis. Guns and ammunition arrive
daily and men are strengthening the
forts. working day and night The
object is said to he to cut communica-
ton between Malta and Egypt in the
event of fhostilties with Great Britain"