The age-herald., 1898-10-16
MAJOR MARCHAND MUST WITHDRAW Otherwise War Between England and France Must Follow, REPORT or THE FREACHMAN Is on Its Way to Paris, and Every
 thing Hinges on It. SPEECHES OF LIBERAL LEADERS Show That the EngIishs. : JIe Are SOl- idly Behind Log 1isbury. PREPARING S POSSIBILITIES
 
 The British Government Making Ar- arrangements for Arms and Ammuni- tion to Vigorously Prosecute
 AnU War E,nterad TJnon
Show That the EngIishS : 4,Ie Are SoI-
 idly Behind LoE 1Iisbury.
PREPARING
POSSIBILITIES
The British Government Making Arr arrangements for Arms and Ammuni- tion to Vigorously Prosecute
 Any War Entered Upon.

London, october 15.-The week opened with omnous ratting of sabres over Fashoda and ended with the rumblings of a revolutionary volcano in Paris.
 The situation aris ng out of the question between Great Britain and France as to the right of occupying Fashoda is extreme ly grave. Everything hinges on the na- ture of the report of Major Marchand the French commander at Fashoda, which is now on its way from Khartoum to Paris. thanks to the courtesy of the Br tsh gov- ernment in permitting one of Marchands officers to use the British lines of commu- nication. The evacuation of Fashoda by the French must, however, take place if war between Great Britain and France is to be averted as the Marquis of Salisbury has nailed his colors to the mast and can not recede from the position he has taken | up and in which he has received the unan- imous support of the country. 1 The clear strong speeches of liberal lead- l CTS, Lord Rosebery and Mir. Asquith, com ing at this crit cal moment were very im- portant in that they demonstrated to the world that the liberal party is solidly with the government in the stand the latter has taken the Soudan question.
 The Speaker. the organ of the liberal par- ty refers plainly this week to the impos- s.bility of renquishing the Brit sh claims and points out that If it comes to it will not be merely for Fashoda but for the maintenance of Great Brita ms place in the world plus her undoubted rights. The Speaker adds:
 If we abandoned our claims, Englishmen would not only lose their own self-respect and English statesmansh p should be dragged in the mire.
 Influence in Paris
 The emphatic declarations of the English press and public men have already had a certain influence across the channel, and the inspired statements of the French press beittle the importance of Fashoda and shift the ground to an undeiined claim upon the province of Bahr El Ghazal and port on the Nile.
 The mouthpiece of the French foreign office Is preparing France for the abandon ment of Fashoda by ascertaining that Ma jor Marchand oyer-shot his goal, and in stead of going to Fashoda he ought to have stopped at the confluence of the Bahr Fl Ghazal. Many British pubicists, however. scout the idea that France will be permitted to install herself on the Bahr Fl Ghazal, which is described as the Paying Reef of the Soudan. All the rest of the recon quered territory as far as Fashoda is com paratively valueless, being mostly desert- ed groud which cannot be made to pay for many years to come. But the BaEr k1l Ghazal territory is thickly populated and has magnificent prospects. During the governorship of the late General Gordon, Bahr Fl Ghazal had immense exports of ivory grain, beeswax, skins, etc., while it contained whole forests of arrowroot. Be- sides, the cotton grown there surpasses the Egyptian product. The Chauvinist Paris papers are denouncng Great Britain snd are doing their best to excite French feel ing In tn ma ter. Other French papers =ee making bitter complainls of Bussia's in- activity.
 Russia should Aid France
 The Caulois declares the time has a5- rived for Russia to repay the service which France lent her in the far east by helDina France against Great Britain while inc Patrie, after decl ring France had heen be trayed by the Brisson sbinet, demands the dispatch of an sIab ssadoc to King . Menelk, of Abyssinia, flor the purpose of seeking an alliance with his 300 900 valiant, faithful warriors who will cooperate with us in the event of hostilities at Fashoda.
 The moderate thinking section of the French press is earnestly urging a peace- . full arrangement of the affair. These pa- pers candidly admit that France is no match for Great Britain in the event of war.
 There has been a great deal of talk here about the possibility of war with France and various preparations upon the part of the British are reported to have been made. For instance it is announced that a. leading small arms firm at Birmingham was asked this week whether it was pre- pared to turn out a thousand mapazine rifles weekly. The significance of this will be appreciated when it is pointed out that the British government works alone are capable of turning out four thousand magazine rifles weekly.
 It is also rumored that war fnsurances have been effected at Lloyds during the last few days but they appear to have been more in the character of bets than trading.
 
 the Speaker says:
 'It is clear there will be no abatement !. of the American minimum demands. President McKinley's speeches indicate that those demands are likely to become
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