The Washington times., 1905-06-16
N, ROUV|ER SAYS
He WILL REMAIN
Concludes to Keep Foreign
Ministry Post.
FRANCO GERMAN TENSION
It Has Relaxed, But France Is Quietly
Preparing for ANY Cen
tingency.

FARIS, June 16.-The official an
nouncement has been made that Pre-
mier Rouvier has decided TO retain the
position of minister of foreign affairs,
made vacant by the resignation of NJ
Delcasse, permanently.
The selection Of the new minister of
finance, to succeed NJ Rouvier, it is an
nounced. viii be made tonight or to-
morrow
France has asked Germany to explain
what the exact bearing of the proposed
for which Germany recently sent out a
note to all the powers, will be before
slgnifylng what the answer of the
French government will be TO the pro-
poSal- The situation is considered as
strained.
Letters received by people living in
Paris from soldiers serving on the
French frontier report that the feeling
| between the soldiers OF the two nations
runs high There are constant con1ticJs
| II is reported, between the soldiers. IN
some cases pickets Of the tFso countries
have exchanged shots while on watch
| While it is understood there has been
| sCme relaxation IN the tension between
/, France and Germany over the Moroccan
existent. and SO delicate is the situation
| that the French government is quietly
| getting itself in shape for any contin-
Seney which may arise
No Leaves for Officers.
In both the army and navy, leaves
are being refused TO officers. and those
on leave are being quietly brought back
| to their commands The staff depart
ments have been busy for several
| weeks, in fact, ever since the remark
liable speech of the German Emperor a;
! Tangiers.
France is taking a lesson from the
lRusso-Japanese war, and does not pro-
pose TO be taken unawares and il is
/ said that IT is possible TO mobilize the
whole French army and navy in an in
credibly short time.
! A high French official said TO me to-
DAY: While it is TO be hoped Germany
| has no intention OF breaking the peace
OF Europe, it will not do TO bank toe
heavily Relieved of all fear from Rus
sia in the East, the time is most pro-
pitious for Germany to carry out hel
long-cherished plans for the absorption
/ of Denmark and Holland 1t would not
do TO say that she has such intention
but the Kaiser IS an able, far-seeins
I statesman, and he probably sees thai
he is in q position now, If he precipi
tates wa- with France ard wins, to take
not only the two coveted bits of terri
tory, with their great colonial posses
sicas. giving him ample naval bases II
TIE Caribbean sea and the Pacific ocean
but almost anything else in Europe hs
wants. The temptation may be toe
.roat for him To resist, and the max.
: ing of a casus belh would not be diff.
I cult.
i Situation Extremely Delicate
THAT man is blind who cannot see
the extreme delicacy of the situation
created by the temporary elimination OF
Russia from q commanding position II
European affairs and the consequent
shifting of the balance of power The
Kaiser has at his command what he re-
CARDS as the most perfect fighting ma
chlnery in existence. With the certain
" of securing with 1t the unquestioned
dominance in European affairs as the
result of the successful war with France
may he not consider this the time tc
use II?
| The situation is not without inter
est TO the United States. If Germany
should absorb Denmark and Holland
the Danish and Dutch West Indies
| would fall to her. Monroe doctrine OF
no Monroe doctrine. she would not give
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