Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-17

ton of q ward " France That posi-
zion Do already virtually horn; u be-
came h0rH Whou. on TIE ground that
her securities 10 the amount OF near
~ nine hundred millions nf dollars
were iu she hands OF French Investors,
she implOrCd the French iorgiEn Office
30 avert ilr loss % her colonies ~ ri-
feeling ID concerted Interpretation VI the
European powers uu her behalf. Thlt
tutplAry role was undertaken by ~,
HauutauN. although valnly, owing to
Great ntltaln'a attitude. and II was IN
pursuance Of the same function OF pro-
icc;oVhip thli N. camh1n Naa IN
sirucipd by hla government, 20 obtain
from President Mckinley the most
generous terms u peace Compatible
Nah the Just requirements OF inc
United siatua. IL was unquratlunnbly
due 90 this mediation on ihc part OF
France shat our government rritalned
from cxacilnE a pccuniar- indemnify
which spain. Htfaltourd aa she may De,
d AZ least better able 90 pay than was
| Turkey Ia is1s. when the war 10 ovet'
spaniafda will recognize that they owe
| mo retention Of The CauaricH. the
Balcarlc Isles, the Caroliuca, pari OF
| the LadruntH, and. possibly, "a part OF
/ ihu Philippines, aud, also, the lminuhl-
/ ~ nf Cadlz. Barcelona ana other sea.
| pottH from bpnbardment 90 ne. food
umcos ~ the French republic, ana they
| Will, hunccflrih. look upon her AZ thcif
| guardian and defender. With the help
/ OF French inanciora, tue burden 81
/ sp1ln'a public debt may D. lghtencd
/ ln sensible degree; that u 10 say IN,
/ rnie OF interest may be lowered, AMI
| ihs Arrangements Tor q sinking FUND
may b. made less onrfuuHi az an
| avtnta. 10 skilled economists VINO can
| command vast capital. such ~ ar !"
h. found In France. the spanish Imam
clal problem should not seem NOR M.
soluble than thai presented N ,Ehgp,
| itbsdivr. N French capitalists believed
| maj thrlr practical control OF SPAN
| 40 ar.urrd for several rentrAtuna'
| thry could lmpari an lmmcnte sum
| Mus 10 Spanish agriculture. ~ OPEN
/ Ing a market boz France tof eei.Alh
products of the peninsula. w
| luE the Irrigation works oi we Mll,a =
~ rrpiantlnE the defnrCrtcd tracts.
! "a Nv Increasing the demand Tor
| f,od stapisa nd home through the *.
| isnslvs exploitation " the mlnrral
storeH which arr SIN pfacuehbly W.
hauntible The French EoN.lh ..,,..',,
MN Mv'I s,,iiestl5na OF French capital In
| eSnstdfrstion. on the one hand "
| e,rnToerelal treaty that should au1fn
/ !, sr.nrh manufacturers pofWAn'At
n,rket s1u'h ~ the Pyrrn.cA' anh, on
inc other, an offensive ana detena,ss
| 9iilanre yhat. On ihc eveui 81 WAi Mlsl
England or with Germany, Nou,u p'' ~
| ceuta, AlgscluH, Minorch ana ths
| cannfiss az 81 dlupoaal, nnd Wnulh -.
frss Inc army % one hundred th1nshnd
| men. which. otherwise, IN ulHe OK noe
tuiiies IN the Rhine. would have 60 20
dstachod 20 guard che sonthwri'etn
| frontier 90 France, from litylnne
Roussilion. Ia return Tor hrr h"ll ~, ~ !,
| an
~ III expected 90 runanncc, IN Avnr
IN France. her prD.enslona % Moruccl'
| and mus ghe kn1iiy Morocco problem
| ,yf,lrh Involves she future OF tie npat
| fartle as.rinn OF northern Africa.
would bs forced az once Into IN t1fe-
ground ~ diplomatic voripversy' d,
Prom what we have ALREADY nild' y
sbould b. evident that England WIZ
have 20 pay Cor the rubum which uhe
! rdmlnt..rr6,i go FranCe ana spain, nQt
! 0niy by refusing o. take p1rt 10 thi
! pr1pOFli lptgryentlQn In defense OF
Cuin, bat by lutimailng that her ron.
eals would boz fnund upon the SIDE or
the UnHoi stases. Hitherto, uotWlih-
st1nding che fact mat spanish aecuri-
no were more easily disposed or ~
Paris than Ia London, fplnl1rdH could
moi forrst the fact ihlt England rad
halpcd them 90 eNpel from thelr clun-
try the armies OF Napoleon !, and, con-
/ fNuurHilNi IN inc event o. MAl ~
tween France and Great BRIAN, they
could be counted upon 60 preserve a
genuine neutrality ana noi - use thclr
oolgna 90 vantage 10 block either OF
the routes 20 India, chat namely
through che Straits u Glhrahar or mat
around the Cane ~ Cool Hope, Now,
on The contrary, the situation viii be
unr,varahls Tor England. Cor, with chs
French virtually controlling Ceuia ana
| AlrfelrlH. and. possibly, Mluurnt ulao,
mo value of Gibraltar will b. min
lmlEed. and tho voyage 90 Port SAID
will De seriously ohstruc.cd. The same
thing would be true ~ M route
around The Cape ~ Good Hope. n the
Fruch heelmc m practical p1ascsHuri
OF The Clnarlrs. f0r ihcy would be ahle
60 restore its former attribute " TIM
pregnahuty 90 the fortified port OF
Santa cruz. which, % Will be remem-
bered, even Nelson attacked In valn.-
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