The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-05
THE FAsHoDA AFFAIR.
France IL said 10 he Ready 60 Yield
40 the Demands Of Gweat
Britain.

London, Nov. 1.-THE Paris CORE
s2ondentof the Daily Mail says: France
will retire from Fashodn uncondition-
ally and without asking compensation.
Baron DE Courcel, whose term as
French ambassador In London expired
long ago. but who has held on to con-
duct negotiations affecting Egypt. will
now be recalled and no haste will be
shown TO appoint his successor. with
view of making French resentment az
British action. for England has almost
taken the place of Germany ns the OBJ
ject OF French hatred.
Baron DE Courcel gathered from n
conversation had after the last British
cabinet council that Lord Salisbury's
attitude had undergone a change. the
British premier insisting that II was
impossible 10 disregard public opinion
in England and that nothing could be
done until Fashoda was evacuated. So
far as French public opinion il con-
cerned. there Is not the slightest idea OF
going TO war for Fashoda. and the
government doing so would be regard
ed as n government Of imbeciles.
When Maj Marchnn6's retirement Is
fully accomplished negotiations based
on proposals submitted by Baron De
Courcel TO Great Britain will be opened.
France is disposed 60 recognize frank
~ that the reconqucst OF Omdurmnn
completely changes the situation as IL
existed when Maj Marchand was In
structed TO proceed 10 the Nile. The
French government will even state
that. had Maj. Marchand been aware
OF the khediyal advance. he would not
have pushed his mission so far east.
These intentions have not yet been Of
ficially impaired 10 Great Britain. but
they probably win be before Mai. Mar
chand's evacuation commences.
The acquiesccnce OF the French peo-
PIE in the revision of the Dreyfus case
iustifes the French cabinet in a cons
ciiiatory policy. Only as a means Of
Withdrawing attention from internal
troubles could the French govern
ment entertain the idea of risking
war for Fashoda, and since there is
mo- sign of disorders in Paris the whole
situation has changed.
The Berlin correspondent OF the
Standard says: Russia has declined 10
support France in the Fashoda affair.
fearing that reopening of the Egyp-
tian question would interfere with her
tremendous task in China.
London, Nov. 2.--The war office has
issued a semiofiicial notification in
which il says IL does not object TO the
papers announcing military and naval
preparations in general terms, but
points out that IL would be "unpa-
triotic to publish specific details that
might be useful 10 n possible roc"
There is no noticeable cessation in
England's preparations and the OIL
cials are confident of the country's
ability TO meet all emergencies. There
were large shipments Of guns. shells
and war stores to Malta and Gibraltar
Monday. The dispatches from France
announce equal activity at Toulon,
Brcst, Marseilles and elsewhere.
London, Nov. 2.-Willlam Hayes
Fisher, one of the junior lords of the
treasury. member OF parliament for
Fulham and ministerial whip. speak
ing in London, said he had seen dis
patches which enabled him TO assert
that the French government had de-
cided TO recall the Marchand mission
from Fashoda