The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-25
SCENE IN THE FRENCH
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES DUR
ING SPEECH
NJ. DELCASSE DELIVERED IT
ARRAIGNED RABID FRENCHMEN
WHO ARE PRONE TO STIR UP
DANGEROUS STRIFE
COUNsELED MORE MODERATION

Gently Concluded with America
as "a Master Stroke in Interest of
French Agriculture Denounced
Attempts of French Newspapers
to EmbrOiI the Country.
PARIS. Nov. 24.-In the chamber of
deputies today, during the discussion of
the foreign estimates, Count Montagu,
Conservative, asked for explanations as
to the incident of British cruiser stop
ping and boarding a French steamer, the
Cordoba, in Delagoa Bay.
NJ. Delcasse, the minister Of foreign af-
fairs, replied that it was not an isolated
case. Belligerents, during a war, he ex-
planned, had the right to ascertain the
nationality of any vessel, and, he added,
If the British cruisers only did this they
had acted within their rights. Turning
to the situation in China, and the recent
incidents IN Kwang- -Chau-Wan province
the minister reviewed the concessions OBJ
tanned by other nations, and said Frances
share had been inferior to Great Britain's.
He continued:
we took what we thought to be the
most convenient spot But we must hus-
band our resources, for efforts in our
vital interests may render 1t necessary.
Our immense empire and frontier in
China ought to keep us from impatient
enterprise, which might cost us Difficult
ties. The partition of China is not i'm
minent. Russia has reached Pe-Chi-Ii
because she has not met with great re-
sistance. Our zone of influence lies be-
yond TonQuin. The point in dispute Is
in poor province, but what is important
to US is that China has undertaken not to
yield the neighboring provinces to the
influence of any one power. (Cheers) We
must seek to maintain the open door"
Referring 10 the Transvaal the foreign
minister said he favored mediation and
arbitration, but did not deem it opportune
to take the initiative, as the powers had
not yet signed The Hague protocol.
Touching upon the lingering newspaper
structures as to the Fashoda settlement,
the minister remarked:
NATIONAL HUMILIATION.
"Scme papers make it a business of
dwelling on national humiliation The
government took decision which 4 was
quite justified in doing, and a subsequent
treaty gave France vast territory and
consolidated our African empire. The
governments adversaries wish France 10
be poWerfu in Europe, and insist that she
ought to intervene everywhere. They un-
ceasingly demand territorial aggrandze-
ment, as if We did not have already an
immense colonial empire to develop We
snail consult the country's interest and
not seek doubtful popularity. When the
government considers where our vital in
terest lies, and the population of France
increases but little, IL comes to the con-
cIus1On that it ought rather to devote its
efforts to maintain what is ACQUIRED.
rather than seek ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(CheersD BY clear and simple policy
We have thus acquired the friendship of
some and the esteem of ALL
Inc speaker then denounced "those un-
scrupulous politicians who exploit the
noble sentiments of the country In order
TO excite public opinion against the gov
ernment.' He recalled the fact that Ger
many, on the morrow of her Victories
was obliged to seek an alliance and said:
The Fran ,o-Russian alliance, opposed
to the dreibund, has been drawn closer
and is an alliance which guarantees peace
at present; admits of far-reaching pro-
Jects in the future, and ought to en-
courage Us to persevere in the existing
line of policy"
AT PEACE WITH AMERICA.
Abiding to the commercial agreement
with the United States, NJ. DeIcasse said.
We have concluded with the United
states commercial agreement and when
the matter is discussed we shall have lit
tie difficulty in showing that We have
sc1upuiously safeguarded the interests of
our agriculture. This agreement will
give fresh impetus to the commerce Of
the two powers, who are united bv his
tory and the similarity of political in
stitutiOns, and can never cease to be so
save by misunderstanding of their evil
dent interests.
TT is by endeavoring to smooth dip
hcult1es, by conciliating interests and re-
pressing as far as possible the source of
conflict that We have secured the friend
snip of some and certainly the esteem
of all.
L am aware that some journals urge
an opposite policy-the policy of shaking
the INST at all the world, policy which
implies stupefying ignorance. or the
shameless exploitation of the noblest SEN
timents. (Cheers) Who does not see
what risks to dignity and safety our
country would run by such an attitude?
But you will never tolerate such a no1icv
Buster does not mean strength
(Cheers.)
The general opinion in the Hobbies was
I 'i0 9PeeCI VI NJ. OeIcaSSe would pro-
duce an excellent impression at home and
abroad The entire chamber, except the
Nauonalists and And-Semites, applaud
ed The foreign minister was very care
ful to avoid saying anything calculated
TO wound the susceptibilities of any coun
try. An explanation of his allusion to the
duaI alliance Is found in his recent con-
ferences with the Russian foreign min
lster Count Muravieff, in Paris and st.
Petersburg.
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