Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-10-15
Likely TO Break Through
Surface at Any Moment.
FRANCE AND GERMANY
MISSED WAR BY HAIRSBUEADTH
Sensational Stories of the DeIcasSe
Incident Serve TO Revive Bitter.
ness in France Against
German Diplomats.

Paris, Oct. 14.-Public opinion ha.
been wrought up during the presen,
week by alleged revelations of Great
Britain's readiness to invade Germany
on behalf of France. These revelations
following the Franco-German contro.
Versy over Morocco and the open dee
laration of Prince Won Buelow, the
German imperial chancellor, favorable
10 a Russo-German rapprOaChmenl
have created a feeling that France
was the center to dangerous enmitiee
and coalitions. Although the alleged
disclosures did not receive the slight
est official recognition they have be-
come the theme for discussion
throughout Europe and the inti!na-
tons that former Minister Delcasse
was responsible for them led to vio-
lent attacks against him, one journal
going so far as to accuse him of trea.
son. M. Delcasse's population Of the
reports, followed by the semi-official
note of Friday saying that the pub
lished reports upon the incidents &C.
companying the resignation of NJ. Del
casSe, and notably details regarding
the cabinet council preceding his res.
gnation, are ineXact" pricked the
sensational bubble; but it has none the
cal bitterness of French statesmen tC
the maneuvers of various Eurouear
powers to readjust their intentes at the
expense of France.
From the mass of contradictory re.
velatiOns and denals the fact stands
out that the Morocco controversy too
Germany and France dangerously
near the verge of war, and that Great
Britain, while not officially promis.
ing military aid, stood ready to glvs
France her loyal support. The bitter,
ness aroused by the incident Is indiCat
ed by the calling of a special meeting
of the association OF the ParisiaI
press for October Is to consider
charges made that certain journals ..r,
under influence and In the pay of for
eign governments.
Germany Expects Denial
London, Oct. 14.-The press of Lon
don, Paris, and Berlin continue to give
prominence daily to the international
stir arising from the Paris Matin's
articles on the Franco German re-
lations, The disavowaf of their au-
thor, NJ. Lauzanne, that the articles
were inspired by cX-Foreign Minister
Delcasse Is regarded ms a Journalistic
fiction, while the denial by the Matin's
aims reported undertaking to assist
France militarilv has not killed the
original story or prevented an out
burst of wrath from the German
press.
The Berlin correspondent of tho
standard now claims to have authori-
.tative diplomatic information that,
while no responsible person In Ger
many believes that Great Britain vol
unfairly offered to help France I'm the
assumed conditions. suspicion is
caused in Germany by the revelations
and is now dispelled by NJ. Delcasse' S
primary responsibility for them. Com-
munications passed between the Brit
ish and German governments says
the correspondent, regarding the rev.
elations. These satisfied Germany so
far as they went but they were verbal
and informal. Similar communica-
tions passed between France and
Germany, but did not result in clear
ing matters to the satisfaction of
Germany, who seems to expect moro
definite official assurances.
While 1t Is not believed that Great
Britain volunteered to suppor
France in the event of an attack by
Germany, 1t is thought possible that
England answered NJ. Delcasse's in
quiry i'm a manner justifying the inn
preston that he could rely upon the
British, and the German newspapers
.expect a formal statement on the
subject from Prime Minister BalfouT
and Foreign Secretary Lansdowne
when the British parliament meets.