The San Francisco call., 1905-04-23
.DELCASSE
KEEPS HIS
PORTFOLIO
French Foreign Min
lister WithdraWS
Resignation.
R0uVier Cabinet Pledges Its
Support to His Foreign
Policy.
Firmer Attitude Toward Germany in
Settlement Of the Moroccan
Firmer Attitude Toward Germany in
Settlement Of the Moroccan
Problem.

PARIS, April 22.-Yielding to the
personal solicitations and representa-
tons of President Loubet and the lead
ers CT the Government that his retire
ment would be a serious matter at this
time. Foreign Minister Delcasse to-day
advised Premier Rouvier that he would
withdraw his resignation. This was
after strong assurances had been given
Delcasse that the Ministry would sup
port his foreign policy.
During the conference to-day be-
tween the President and Rouvier and
Delcasse the latter said he would re-
tain the portfolio of foreign affairs
only in case the entire Cabinet ap-
proved of his foreign policy. which he
would carry out according to his view
The authority necessary to carry on
negotiations with the powers was in
effective If such negotiations led to
reservations or divergencies among the
members of the Cabinet.
The purpose of the intended Cabinet
meeting was to remove every scruple
in the mind of the Foreign Minister
policy. Delcasse finally gave as his
answer to-day that he would remain.
As. a result of his decision the special
Cabinet council, which had been called
to meet this afternoon. was abandpned,
ATTITUDE TOWARD GERMANY.
Delcasse's staying In the Cabinet is
expected to result in a firmer attitude
toward Germany than heretofore has
been shown. The Foreign Minister S
policy has been to give Germany ade-
9quate assurances that her interests in
Morocco would be treated the same as
those of the rest of the world but after
making these approaches he did not
desire to yield Frances entire project
concerning Morocco at the dictation
of Germany. 1t is said that some men,
bers of the Cabinet shared the view
that a grave issue with Germany might
result from too firm an insistence upon
the French Moroccan policy. and Rou-
vier is accredited with the desire not
to have the Moroccan issue drift into
dangerous complications. Only the So
cialists and Radicals openly expressed
this view in the Chamber of Deputies;
but the more influential sentiment was
that Immediately surrounding Del
casse. He felt. therefore, that it was
useless to proceed without the strong
support of his colleagues representing
the Government. and if temporizing
policy with Germany were desired
some one else should assume the re-
sponsibility. Consequently his offer to
resign was interpreted as a triumph
for Germany, whereas his determina-
ton to remain is interpreted as a
check to German designs.
FIRM MOROCCAN POLICY.
The feeling over Germany has nat
urally become much more acute as a
result of the incident Many Deputies
who have been interviewed on the sub
ject say that Delcasse's resignation at
this time would be equivalent to
France making an open and humiliat-
ing concession to Germany
The Cabinets course in giving united
support to Dclcasse assures him strong
moral and material backing in contin-
uing the Moroccan policy. He has al
ready opened overtures with the Ger
man ambassador designed to give Ger
many ample explanation. Germany
has not yet shown any inclination to
respond to these overtures While con-
tinuing this conciliatory attitude. Del
casse is now in position to resist
Germany's apparent purpose to secure
the complete abandonment of the
French Moroccan policy.
The strong friendship of Delcasse for
the United States is everywhere recog-
nized among the American officials
here. His relations with Embassa dor
Porter have been peculiarly close.