Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-10-22
NAR TALK BEGINS ABROAD
NOW FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
The French Must Evncuate Fnshoda
or Fight Great Britnin-Nery Lit
tie VIII PrecIpitnte Conflict in
Europe.

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tie viii Precipitnte Conflict in
Europe.
London, Oct. l7.-Last week opened
with an enormous rafting OF sabers over
Fashoda and ended with the rumblin2s
of revolutionary volcano in Paris. The
situation arising out OF the question be-
tween Great Britain and France as to the
right of occupying Fashoda is extremely
grave Everything hinges on the nature
of the report of Major Marchand, the
French commander at Fashoda, which IS
on its way from Khartoum to PARIS. The
evacuation of Fashoda by the French
must, however, take place If war between
Great Britain and France Is to be avoid
ed, as the Marquis of Salisbury has nall-
ed his colors to the mast and can not
recede from the position he has taken up,
and in which he received the unanimous
support of the country.
The Speaker, the organ OF the liberal
party, refers plainly this week to the inn
possibility of relinquishing the British
claims, and points out that If 1t comes to
war it will not be merely for fashoda,
but for the maintenance of Great Brit
aims place in the world plus her un-
doubted rights.
The Speaker adds: eff we abandoned
our claims Englishmen would not only
lost the respect of others, but would lose
their own self-respect, and English states
manship would be dragged i'll the mire.
France Is Hedging.
These emphatic declarations of the
English press and public men have al
ready had a certain influence across the
channel, and the inspired statements of
the French press belittle the Importance
of Fashoda and shift the ground to an
underlined claim upon the province of
Bahr-E Ghazal and a port on the Nile.
The mouthpiece of the French foreign
office is preparing France for the aban-
donment of Fashoda by asserting that
Major Marchand overshot his goal and
that instead of ging to Fashoda he ought
to have stopped at the confluence of the
Bahr-E -Ghazal.
Many British publicists scout the idea
that France will be permitted to install
herself on the Bahr- Ell GhaZaI, which is
described as the paying reef OF the Sou
dan. All the rest of the reconquered ter
ritory as far as Fashoda is comparatively
valueless, being mostly desert ground,
which can not be made to pay for many
years to come. But the Bahr El-Ghazal
territory is thickly populated and has
magnificent trade prospects. During the
goyernorship of the late General Cor
don, Bahr-El -Ghaml had immense eX-
ports of ivory. grain, beeswaX, skins, etc,
while it contained whole forests OF arrow
root. Besides, the cotton growth there
surpasses the Egyptian product.
The Chauvenist Paris papers are de-
nouncing Great Britain and are doing
their utmost to excite French feeling in
the matter. Other French papers are
making bitter complaints OF Rusaia's in
activity.
GnuIOis Looks to Russia.
The Gaulois declares the time has ar
rived for Russia to repay the service
which France lent her in the far east by
helping France against Great Britain,
while the Patrie, after declaring France
had been betrayed by the Brisson cabi-
net, demands the dispatch of an ambas-
sador to King Menelik of Abyssinia, for
the purpose of seeking an alliance with
his 100000 valiant, faithful warriors, who
will cooperate with us in the event OF
hostlities of Fashoda."
The moderate thinking section of the
French press is earnestly urging peace
fuI arrangement of the affair These pa
pers candidly admit that France is 40
match for Great Britain in the event OF
war.
There has been great deal of tax
about the possibility OF war with France
and various preparations on the part OF
the British government are reported -
have been made.
1t is also rumored that war assurances
have been affected at Lloyd's during the
last few days, but they appear to have
been more i'll the character OF bets than
trading