Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
ENGLAND NOT 70 JUDGE
France Will Not Accept English
Judgment as to Status
Quo in China.
She Declares China Is Safe in
Hands OF the Dual
Alliance.
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Other Powers to Say Whether
Status Quo Is Being Dis
turbed.

FarlS, Marcn ZI-Ine temps, tHe
organ of the French Foreign office,
published last evening an obviously in
spired article on the purport of the
Russo Franco note, of which 1t en-
phasizes the Importance. The article
H opens by remarking that the express
II sion allied governments" is used
for the first time in international poll
itics in the present note and that now
the oft proclaimed alliance is to be
seen in action.
But, continues the writer, altho
France and Russia are in complete ac-
| cord with the terms of the Anglo Jap
anese treaty there is no reason Why
the dual alliance should leave the
defense of the common interests of
its members to the English and Japa-
nese.
The Temps declares 1T is impossible
that it should be left to these two to
be the sole judges of when the status
quo was being disturbed. Therefore,
in order to prevent misunderstanding,
the dual alliance reserves its right to
I
tanning the integrity and free develop
ment of China.
The Journal des Debats publishes an
article in similar vein and adds that
lit is clear the dual alliance regarded
| the Anglo Japanese treaty as pos
sible weapon of offense.
In the senate today during the dis
cusson of the foreign budget Senator
tGotteron criticised the governments
foreign policy and called attention to
articles in the Fortnightly Review, ac-
cording to which Germany proposed
to NJ. Hanotaux, the former Foreign
Minister, and NJ. Delcasse, the present
foreign minister, an understanding on
African questions; but the negotiations
failed, the result being that Germany
turned to Great Britain, with which
she was now allied, and Emperor VIII
| liam, the former protector of the
Transvaal, WAS now the friend Of the
British Cabinet
Had French diplomacy been properly
directed, NJ. Gotteron added, France
would not have suffered from the F'a
shoda incident. NJ. Delcasse, during
his recent visit to st. Petersburg, gave
Great Britain an intuition that France
was supporting Russia in the Man
churian question, which induced Great
Britain to conclude an alliance with
Japan.
The extension of the Franco Rus
sian alliance to China, as announced
yesterday, declared the senator, was a
reply to the Anglo Japanese alliance.
and the situation appeared to the SEN
ator to be grave. They had three en-
emies yesterday and today they had
five.
NJ Delcasse replied to Senator Cot
teron denying that a proposition for a
Franco German understanding had
been made to either NJ Hanotaux or
himself. Referring to the Anglo-Jap-
anese treaty, the foreign minister said
there was nothing in it at which France
need take umbrage Respect for the
integrity of China was the basis of
Frances policy and France was equal
lly satisfied regarding the open door
principle. The Anglo-J Japanese agree
ment has broken down resistance to the
policy of alliances. Everybody now
recognizes that alliances are necessary,
and where a community of sentiment
as well as n community of interests ex-
which was the secret OF the strength
of the F'ranco-Russian alliance, whose
durable character was shown by the
visits of the car to France and the
coming visit of President Loubet to
Russia. bearing to our alley the cordial
greeting of France"
This statement of M. Delcasse was
greeted with loud cheers.
Senator De Cuverville asked what
measures would be taken to protect
French rights in Newfoundland. NJ.
Delcasse replied that the French posi-
ton there was clear beyond discus
| sion.
The foreign minister concluded by re-
| plying to questions regarding French
men captured by the British while
| fighting for the Beers. He said:
Some of the prisoners We're arrested
at johannesburg, under the prftext
that they We're engaged in certain in
trigues. We consider a prisoner of war
can only be taken on the field of battle.
But Great Britain does not accept this
view. There is only one French pris-
oner of this Category, however. who
has not been released, and strong eff
| forts are being made to secure his lib
GRAFTON.
Regarding the concentration camps,
the British government informs us
that all facilities have been given for
forwarding provisionssand other OBJ
tects requested by the French commit
| tee"
The minister's statement was APP
| plauded. The foreign budget was then
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