The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-07
DEFENDS FRENCH
FOREIGN POLICY
DELCAssE's SPEECH CAUSES BIG
SENSATION IN CHAMBER or
DEPUTIES.

PARIS, January 2l.-DuHng the dis
cussion today I'm the Chamber of Dep
uties Of the Interpolation ON Morocco,
introduced by NJ. Juargs. the Socialist
/ leader, NJ. De'casse, for the first time
since his retirement as Minister Of
I Foreign Affairs during the crisis oil
/ 1905, spoke upon foreign affairs He
/ received an ovation such ass had not
/ been Witnessed I'm the Chamber for
months and it die not come from the
members of his party alone.
The speech was I'm defense not only
Of his Moroccan policy, but OF his gem .
eral policy OF friendly ententes vita .
foreign nations The Moroccan policy |
initiated by him, Delcasse declared. 7
was based on the principle Of Frances
predominant position in North Africa,
which compelled her to prevent any
other power from establishing ah in
duence at Fez, where 1t would Become
n constant menace to Algeria
DeIcasse created something OF a stir
by describing the covert threat Of war
unless France took the dispute con-
corning Morocco to the Algeciras con-
vention for adjustment as a German
bluff. Rather than yield, he declared,
he had retired from the Foreign Min
istry. Nevertheless Germany's object
s which Delcasse said was to break the
I circle of Frances alliances, and friend
! ships, had failed. Frances policy Of
terrifying her international position
n had twice saved the peace of the
+ world. Il had solved the differences
+ existing between France and Great
II Britain and drawn Spain and Italy
- closer together without displeasing
= Russia.
Thirty seven years ago, while
/. France was Frustrated and isolated
Germany, her conqueror, was buildins
n up the Triple Alliance" continued Del.
# casse. AT last our present chain Of
g balances ana ententes, forged after
infinite pains, guarantees our security
.; for the future. The whole world rec
70 tognizes that the Anglo-French entente
:, prevented d universal confIagratioI
~, during the Russo-Japanese war. Oui
greatest peril now lies not abroad, on
!. in internal discussions at home. If We
= stand true TO our alliance France vii
remain the master OF her destinies.
= 9>1GGS@1D<><l%%Go1UGGIGS&GG<a
Nell TO $3.50 Since then it stands a
- }about 80 deg.
kilograms received from Leeuka re
pr ported the total loss of Messrs. Rob
w bic & Co. s steamer Parua, 100 tons.
ael Further particulars are now to hanC
The Parua, under the command o
,e Captain Smith, and Mr.. Henderson a
pr chief engineer and Mr. Hawkes. a
ut chief officer. was on her way from Ka
nacea to Tayiuni, and had on boarc
,e thirty-fye tons of cOpra shipped from
lt Mr.. d. B. hTillars Kanacea Estat
= and, it is believed deck load of cat
tie, When OF Tabuta she was strucl
o. with a strong gale from the SSE. DE
ar spite the fact that the engines wer
m driven to the full extent of their power
g the steamer could not cope with tn
elements and gradually drtfted on tn
If Tabuta reef.
n Master Morris, son of Mr.. Perc,
4hOli1o vi 1<CNhNcl, anu IL SCllOOlllldJ
ne from Sydney, were passengers on tn
a steamer
81 When it was seen that the vesse
-. must go ashore, lifebelts were serve
out to all hands. The two youths wer
equipped with lifebelts and were ais
tied together. At 1880 a. m. tn
vessel struck the reef and soon Decam
r a total wreck.
/ Capt. Smith behaved like a man
| what more commentator is neces
sary-and stood by his ship till tn
NJ last. The F1jian crew swan ashor
and all the Europeans EVENTUAL
r REACHED safety. The captain was tn
last man to leave his ship.
The Parua was fully covered by In
surance; report says that she is insuI
hs ed for $4,000 in the North Queans
eE land Insurance Co.
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