The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-24
FRANCE Will FIGHT,
But Would Rather Settle the Matter
in Peaceful Way.
GOING TO HAVE ACCESS 10 THE NILE
The Holding Of Fasboda Itself Is Not
the Point.
WANTS STRATEGIC POSITION.
Claim that She Has Rights to Main
tain Reiterated.
WANTS STRATEGIC POSITION.
POLICY OF SILENCE IS RESPONSIBLE.
IT Other Matters Had Been Settled a,
the Proper Time the Present sit
untion Would Not He So had.
Especial Cable Dispatch to tho Nav York Her
aid and The Houston Post. Copyrisated,
1885, by James Gordon BcpncttJ

aid and The Houston Post Copyrighted.
lseS. by James Gordon Bennettj
Paris, October 2S.-Interest In the Fa-
shoda incident is increasing. Indeed,
certain tone of anxiety Is noticeable in
public opinion.
There was a rumor last evening that
Great Britain intended to send an ulti-
matum tonight. The press repeats 1t and
says 1t is current in official circles in Lon
dom
This is probably nothing more than IN
alarmist view of the orders given BY the
admiralty in various directions. notably
that the warships at Portsmouth shall
bring up their crews to the full strength
notes have been given out to the English
papers denying that any warlike prepara-
lion is intended in these orders. As a
matter of fact, everything is being done
here to settle the question peaceably.
Most of the papers discuss compromise
as an acceptable arrangement but all OF
them refuse even to consider the recall
Of Marchand, pure and simple The Lib
erte. in discussing the speech of NJ Chap
lin. says the president OF the local govern
ment board is like all his colleagues.
ns1 Ia; ,,.bi
pacific sentiments and friendship for
France, demands the evacuation of Fashoda
by Marchand as a preliminary to negotla
tions. THAT" says the Lberc sit must
be said and repeated. the English govern
ment will never obtain"
| AS to the assertions OF the English press
| that the Multitude OF the French press rem
ders all agreement impossible the Lib
erte says: "The New York Herald, whose
| impartiality IS beyond question, dispose
of the ridiculous accusation aud certifes
| 10 the calm Intolerance which all the great
Paris journals, the Liberte especially. have
not failed to display since the beginning
OF the crisis. Our great American con
temporary adds that, on the contrary. the
provocations come from London, and
should rupture take place the responsi
bllity OF 1t will rest on the English,
Tonight the same paper records sigh
Improvement in tre situation and al I'M
same time time regrets the iooseness VIII
which English statesmen talk to the pubic
"We dent insist" 1T aids upon tn
J oecupation OF Fashoda. but we 10 absolute
~ upon having access to the Me. If al
,, agreement is possible ON taEs basis we as
; ro,btns better than to subscribe TO it. Blu
:, ought to be clearly Understood that un
I'll suda an agreement has been conclude
and so long as the region allotted TO u
has not been placed under our absolute SOY
erejenty or exactly Aefined, the French ha
will rema n at Fashoda with Marchan'
guarding il. We provoke nobody. but W
insist upon our rights being respected.
What Use Liberte says is representativ
Of the French press. War is not sought
but will not be averted at the price of dis
homer. NJ. Des Tournelles. deputy iron
sar.e. writes to NJ. Delcasse accusing III
governments. past and present, OF hayin
brought about the existing state OF thing
by a pclicy Of silence for the rest w
wears. He g,sclares that causes for con
aict nave been allowed to accumulate Il
THE Nile valley without a word being <ai