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is concerned. the ships, officers and general
administration are ready now to meet the
wishes Of the country"
prominent dock yard official, in an in
terview. declared that the circumstances
Of the crisis had been fully provided for in
the mobilization scheme He added that the
British naval authorities had all their ships
ready and could commission a squadron of
cruisers and have them off the French coast
in less than twenty-four hours This official
also pointed out that it was not for nothing
that the British naval maneuvers were put
off this year. He added that the British
ships at the present moment have larger
supply of coal on board and available and
a larger stock of provisions than ever
known before. The British Admiralty list
to-day shows nine British battle ships and
eleven fast cruisers are lying in the Medi-
terranean, while the British channel SQUAD
ron. which was last reported off villagarcia.
Spain, consisting of eight battle ships and
five cruisers, constitutes the most modern
and powerful homogeneous fleet of war
ships afIoat.
VICTORIA OPPOSED TO WAR.
kilograms from Balmoral intimate that
Queen Victoria is following the trend of
events with much chagrin. Her aversion to
war. in the declining years of her reign, is
well known. and is an appreciable factor in
the situation.
The Austrian and German newspapers are
closely following the dispute between Great
Britain and France, and. while they express
the hope that it will not end in war. the
general feeling is that the French position
is untenable. and that Great Britain is en-
titled to reap the fruits of victory.
The Brisson Ministry appears to have one
foot in the grave, and its prospects of last
ing long beyond the opening of Parliament
are very dubious The French premier is
attacked on all sides, and it was thought
he would try to secure the support of the
Moderates to carry him through the session.
But his list Of new projects issued this
been replaced by Radicals. This has exas-
perated the Moderates. who declare the
Ministry has thereby signed it's own death
warrant. Interpretations from deputies on
the governments policy at home and abroad
are pouring in. M. Cavaignac, the former
minister of war. intends to attack the gov
ernment on the question of the revision of
the Dreyfus case, opposing its reference to
the Court of Cessation on the ground that
the army has, in the Council of Appeal. its
own court of cessation. M. Bourgeois is
regarded as the probable successor of M.
Brisson, and lively times are promised on
the reassembling of the Chamber of Depu-
ties on Tuesday next
The French Socialists are organizing a
vast demonstration, to take place on the
Place de la Concorde. and the anti-Dreyfus
league has also summoned its adherents to
meet there with the rallying cry of .'vive
Parmee!" A collision between the two fac
tions is anticipated, in view of which the
prefect of police is taking measures on a
gigantic scale to preserve order In addi-
ton, the military authorities are preparing
for trouble, and the garrison of Paris will
be confined to the barracks. The prelimi-
nary Socialist meetings have already re-
suited in conflicts with the police.
The Paris correspondent of the Observer
says: "The Cabinet has a better chance be-
fore the Chamber than is generally sup-
posed. 1t has but to beat the patriotic
drum in connection with the Fashoda affair
and frankly explain it's attitude on the
question of the Dreyfus revision to win the
SURFACES of number of it's opponents"
The Paris correspondent of the Sunday
Times says: ''The change of tone Of the
press is noteworthy. 1t is now certain that
the Fashoda question is left out of all ne
gotiations between France and England. and
both governments have grasped the double
fact that England means to stick to her
programme, while France is certainly en-
titled to facilities of acess on the Nile"