Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18
Important Events in theS MaiiiINl
ique and SoudianIe Colonies.
arr Erica IS Ac! cue I'M i q
A ytctary I'm tho Frcn ci, a rms ID gn9s
md Rebeiiion,intheo th q. ARA
fen Charged Win seersiiys' Kss:ss
mentins xnsnrrec,t 70 ns Min sfs
View of Taking French co i6nf6sss
A Pleasant CONTRAST. n & s

Copyright, 1900, The "a ssociated Press
Paris. Feb. l7.C olonial Int eres Is 40 "a &
furnish II topic which for the snc
attracts more attention than the coSe Us
Intentions of other nations as IL q stfssss I
worlds map. or Eng Hands present
tanglement aj3e s5os Slgs 4.
This week brought I'm port ant
from one OF Frances oidest GO l0nissSs
and from her newest ue az
the Soudan. n ser5ous UNI eaNai III ttfess
a victory for French arms from st
latter. The disagree loie; eifect cause dssSs
by the first was counter ba lafiesfi .hS
the pleasant nature of the Soudef Ead "a ~
vices. ~ a.
MARTINIQUE TRoUBLE q d .tsi
According to a dispatch receIled frorn
Martinique by members OIL the Cha h sss
heliion is in progress there d lie TO mall
administration, while. on 81 the, other
hand, the offlcialSreports attribute thag
trouble entirely tos la Dor ag ita tlon, afidal
take the most hopeful yie@ of the q rios "a
poets for an early settlement e. the
trouble. Nevertheless. Nj Dubard, = thess
Inspector-General OF the Colonies who
goes TO Martinique toB Invest gate the
situation. will sail soil board a. French \
cruiser. and 1t hasfalso been decided to-
senS relnIorcementSf orEnlounted S1ntauSEs
try to the island. rs ffsssH
AMERICA ACCUSED.
An unpleasant feature COZ Il he s ON !. !
uation in Martigs AZ Ts 5lsFs % 9.
by sensatiaa ~ !: 3
America in ,tbs 49, = IL
os-secretiy fF5menfing sstheii Einsnfs
in order t9 eventually asserta 9fseI
France. This piper aeeiared az Col 3
ored emissaries paid by the UnitsIa
States had been working foIsfy years PAST
to undermine Frenchsinfluence In NJ Arr
Unique. but the movement had ken
an acute form since the American fa0Fs
QUESTION OF Porto Rico. Il ot only Mar
Unique. but Guadaloupe.s ALSO assert
ed. has been field for these secret
agents. III M NIX " SS;I4 rs
AN uNDERTfANDEDRI
Tho objsct of this Journal in#thuS3
attacking America was Obvious "; Z am,
underhand drive at he q Csoyernmen
which it sought to REPRESENT as neg 81
Letting colonial interest for. the Sa Ike OF {
devoting attention to the IS ca mpaigIis
against the army and the Church.
THAT these assaults on America have
no wise eminnted fromtthe 6; Governments
is shown by the fact that at the NJ ina
istry of Colonies the stat enlent Was sau-s
thoriaei that the Government u tterlXs
repudated these ALLEGATIONS for W i,iesi,s
as far as ii was aware. Il here wa s a ~ Il!
solutely no Foundation, s e j. IN IS
Neither the Governor nor It Hose lnnstsa
CONCERNED in the interestssq the 5is Mud
conntenancc III any Way his nm NJ S7 S!
ranted attack. Sssss siss;;5
\ PLEASANT CONTRAST. Is a
a pleasant contrast to the piibiica-y
ton i'll question is found in The warm
appreciation or America shown In a5 s
most Important paper, LIE Journal, III 1
an article based on the opinions thntsg
American feeling had yeered W toward Il
the Beers. L says: Is ~ ';.Ss n Ks AS
The French Republic has faith imS
the Republic OF the9 United States, The
future belongs to athose4 who by the
happy Welding or their divers elements 81
are mada 10 love, unders tand and al AZ
tempt all things. This is the proper y
role of the United States "A soul has III
been there which, great already, wi Iif,
become greater If 1t is willing, ifs it s;
knows how and darcss to free Itself OF
all that ster!lizes noble and generous &
efforts. Evidence has never been Ia ok = y
ing OF the desire of9officiaI France ID q
encourage the best relations with&thg
United States" ffs 80 4
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