The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-23
Entire Cabinet Upholdss !
Policy Of french For e
eigns Minister.
.FIRMER ATTITUDE
TOWARD GERMANY.
Determination to Remain Inter-
preted as Check to Designs Of
Kaiser cling in Father
land Now Acute Scenes ,
Of Disorder in the
Limoges, Strike.
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"A PARIS, April 22.--M. Delcasse Will re. Il
tain tho portfolio OF foreign affairs. He II
Informed Premier Rouvter to this effect
/ late this afternoon h .a 3 ls
The final decision Of NJ. Delcasse Rwas
/ in doubt UP to the last moment. But ~
( powerful Influences were brough hit TO bear Y
I upon him.. and he yielded to the pressure.
president Loubet personally appealed to
\ the minis ter on the ground OF friendship a
4 and patriotic duty, and this was supple
Gmerlted by urgent reques Is 4 from Leon
Bourge eots and Henry Brisson, former d
presidents Of the council OF ministers, and
other foremost leaders, AZ A US ssls
Plea Of Ill Health.
Rouvler, giving the first sintimat ton Of his
purpose TO resign was very brief. 1tN:
based his action solely on the grounds Of
health and mad g no nllusion to any pol itl.Nl
cal or nternati ional sconsld ration. 3
To such intimate friends as Ambassa-gs
dor Porter. NJ J. Delcasse has recently y
spoken Of the tremendo Gus strain placed I;
upon his health by the cares OF his posi-
tion. s$ ifS Syss
Madame Delcasse also felt that his y
health was being endangered BY rigorous
application to the details #ot the foreign
OFFICE Lately the strain over the fMoroc-ss
scoan situation and 81 tho quest on Of
SFrance's neutrality had been pal articulariY
severe, and to this was ;addad the wayer:-$&s
ing allegiance OF some strong elenle ntsfs
finf arlan1ent S8ss
iFirmers Attitude Toward Germany
During the conf esSS to- day between
the presid dents Il and M a Rouvier and Dol
2casse the latter said he would retaip thef
portfolio Of foreign FAIRS sonl In case
the entire binets approved OF his foreignS
3ipoIi ". which 9 he would & carry out Y,
9cordlng to- his Va ew. Tho ati nectesS
sary to carry on tons the
powers was reflective II such y egota ll-S
itons; led to reserves or ences am onS5
pose ofgthe intended cabinet me eting wa \
to1remove every scruple in. the mind Of
tie foreign minister concerning the, loySs8
atty and support given him. .Si 7 he con- ~
ferences accompl plshed n the same object
showing that there was no diver Eence .ois.S 81.
views, and I; in consequ ence, n. M.sR Delcass
gave as his final answer Int he We oulds;
remain. g ss3S
M. Delcasse's staying in the abinet IS II
expected to result In a firmerl a. ttttudess
towards Germany than hereto fore shown.
The foreign minister's policy has been
to give Germany adeQuat NJ a. assurances
that her interests \ in Morocco ouldH be-
treated the Same as those Of the rest
OF the world, but, after making theses
iapproachesS hc did not desire to yield
Frances entire protect concernin Moroc.s
co at the ddctation OF Germany.
This appears to have excited fears In
high quarters that NJ. Delcasse' IS cour-A
,teous, but firm. stand against Germany
might lead to dang gerous compli icat ions.
consequently his offer to resign was Y
everywhere interpreted as O. triumph for il
Germany, whereas his determinatio TO v
remain Is interpreted ID as a check to Ger
man designs. The feeling over Germanyss
has naturally become much moro acute 8
as result of the incident, # re- 83 ss
i. Many deputies who have been "a inter-ssj Y
viewed on tho subject say NJ Del lc4ssetsa 4
resignation at this time, would be equiv-.;3sS
nlent to Frances 4 making an open and II
conc esslon to Germany
The Limoges; Strike.
For several weeks now the porcelain II
makers Of Limoges have been on strike. Il
From the discussion between them and 81
their employees 1t appears that their; com w
plants were reduced to ono demand, the n
dismissal of "a Ger tain foreman. 3Sf It ap-s
pears. moreover. that their charges against
this worthy were not iunfounded. n Not only
did tho employers refuse tho request Of "a
the .workmen. but. with brief delay, re- 3!
sorted to what you In American call q Ii
ockout-clos their doors j In the faces *
OF the dsgruntled working people. Y; Il u,
y Scenes OF disorder followed wi tn brief ~
delay and In spite Of the good OH fflcesi sof Il.
tho Mayor OF the town and o & the social n
istic deputy. I.abusslere. It was not long Y
before the people locked out were pillag-St
Ing stores, notabl ly the shops OF all gun -5 i
smiths. In consequence IL OF this impro-
vlsed sack, the police arrested Ave men.
Immediately every workingman In town n
declared common cause wilt the five. and, Si