The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-10
A FASHODA BLUE BOOK
ISSUED BY BRITISH FOREIGN
OFFICE
MAJOR MARCHAND'S MISSION
Is Not Viewed by Great Britain as
Having Any Political Signi-
fcance Whatever

LONDON, Oct. 9-The foreign office has
issued a Fashoda blue book, giving the
correspondence between the French and
British governments 1t begins with a
dispatch dated December 10, 1897, from Sir
Edmund Monson, British ambassador a;
Paris, TO Lord Salisbury, referring to ru-
Imors Of the massacre of the Marchand ex-
pedtion, and expressing the ambassador s
satisfaction that he has been allowed to ac-
quaint NJ. Hanotaux (Freach foreign minis
ter CT that day. with Lord Salisbury s
view that if other questions are adjusted.
Great Britain Will make no difficulty re-
gardng the French claim on the northern
and eastern shores of Lake Tchad. The
dispat ch shows, however, that the ambas-
sador made it clear that this concession
must not be understood as admitting the
right Of any European power except Great
Britain to occupy any part of the Nile val-
ley.
| NJ. Hanotaux replied on December oath IL
long Dispatch Of respectful protest against
Lard Salsbury's views. On August End
of this year, Lord Salisbury wrote Lord
Cramer British diplomatic agent at Cairo.
giving him instructions that after the cap
ture of Khartoum, two f1otillas should as
cend to Fashoda and go up the Blue Nile
as far as It should prove navigabe for
steamers. Under these instructions the
srdar was personally to command the
| Fa shoda hotilla and to take n few troops 4
! he should consider 1t desirable, the object
being to assert Great Britain's sphere Of
influence in the Nile valley. On Septem-
Der It'll, Sir Edmund Monsoon reported to
Lord Salisbury a conversation in which
M. del Case, French foreign minister, an
nounced that Marchand had no authority
to decide on questions Of right, and had
been instructed to abstain from any action
likely &c lead to local conflict. NJ del Case
further expressed a conviction that the
mat tier was susceptible or arran cement by
means Of discussion. To this Lord Sails
bury replied on September 9th that Great
Britain regarded the operations of the
sirdar General KitcheneD as placing all
territories of Kalifa Abdullah, by right Of
conquest in the hands of the British and
Egyptian governments, and insisted that
this contention admitted Of no discussion.
Then follow various dispatches recording
the discussion before Sir Edmund Monson
and NJ. del Case. the latter explaining
that Marchand was now virtually lieuten-
ant to the Liotard expedition. and that
therefore the situation at Fashoda, even if
Marchand was there, could not be as dan
serous as Sir Edmund Monson had repre-
scented.
On September 25th the sirdar reported the
results of his expedition to Fashoda, fully
confirming the announcements already
cabied to the Associated Press including
the fact that General K.tchener's arrival
there prevented a second Derv.sh attack on
Marchamd. The French officer Informed
the sirdar that he had concluded a treaty
which he had sent to France for ratification,
whereby the Shilock chiefs had placed the
country undet French protection. Mar
chand replied in the negative to General
Kitcheners question whether he was pre-
pared to resist the hosting Of the Egyptian
flag, but he maintained that he had orders
from the French government to occupy
Fashoda.
On the departure of the British forces
General Kitchener notified Major Mar
chand in writing that all transportation of
war material on the Nile was absolutely
prohibited.
lows:
1.-The chief Shillock came to our camp and
positively denied that they had concluded
any treaty with Marchand, while all the
Shllocks declared their allegiance to the
British government Moreover, Marchand
was in such a precarious position that
nothing could have prevented his annihila-
ton by the dervishes had we been a fort
night later in crushing the Khalifa.''
Other dispatches indicate that NJ. del
Case declined Great Britain's request for
the immediate recall of Major Marchand
and that Great Britain agreed to dispatch
a message for the French government to
Marchand as a matter of courtesy, with
out accepting any responsibility for the re-
suits delay might ntail and still maintain
ing that the matter admitted of no COM
promise.
In the final dispatch appearing in the
blue book Lord Salisbury under date of
October Sd instructs Sir Edmund Monson
to inform NJ. del Case that the latter's
message to Major Marchand has been sent,
but that Great Britain views the Marchand
mission as having no political significance
whatever.
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from
Alexandria says: The troops who have re-
turred from Khartoum are dying like flies
from enteric disorders, supposed to be due
to canned beef and Indulgence In cheap
spirits.
The Khalifa's Treasure
CAIRO. Oct 9.-The report that the
treasure of the Khalifa, valued at ten mil
lion pounds $4,000, 00W, has been found and
was being forwarded to Cairo is without
foundation.
Equally baseless is the report that Cen
eral Kitchener will resign the scholarship.
Wanted for Murder
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 9.-Thomas AL
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