Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-06
FRANCE is FIRM.
Believes Germany Wishes to lnflct
Diplomatic Humiliation.

| Paris. Nov. 5-While il IS net be
| lieved in official circles that Germany
| viii make the Casablanca incident the
subject Cf, an ultimatum. considera bic
| disquiet exists here and the opinion
continues to be held that Germany is
seeking to infict diplomatic hGmilia-
| ton upon France as diversion from
| the situation which has arisen 81 home
| from the publication of Emperor Will
| liam'S now famous interview. The in
| cident III question arises from the de
| sortion from the foreign legion of tie
| French army of a number of German
| subjects and tEer protection by the
| German authorities at Casablanca.
This time however. France is res"lv-
Cd to stand firm. Jules CambCn, the
French ambassador in Berlin, has been
instructed to notify Germany that
Franco mliutains her view that the
whole question should be arbitrated
and that III the meantime she declines
| t. releaS" the dcScrterS. to rCprinland
the officers concerned. or to exchange
regards with Germany. At the same
time the cEancGleries of st. Peters
burg and London have been informed
of the exact situation
Premier Clemcnceau declared today
that he was ready to go before the
Chamber of Deputies on the issue and
resign if he was not upheld The press
OF every shade of opinion. with singu-
lar uranimity, voices approval of the
governments attitude and declares
that a backdown would he equivalent
to The moral end of France.
An p$tr r,F bn in
| was held today and the decision nos to
accede to the German demands was
| unanimously ratified At the same time
| it was agreed that France should show
| her concliatory disposition by offering a
| mode of esress from the present deadlock
| that should be honorable to both coGn-
| tries. This was set forth in the following
! terms:
| mo aggravation of the present conflict
| with Germany is expected in official cir
cles. where a settlement honorable to both
| countries is hoped for if the disposition
| of the German government is as concila-
| tory as that of France. An understand
| ing could be reached by which the two
| countries. with mutual expressions of re-
gret over the Casablanca incident could
| refer the whole affair to arbitration. But
| it is evident that this is the only conces-
sion France can make and the refusal OF
| the cabinet to censure the officers and
soldiers concerned must be considered as
Definite
| 1t was rumored here today that Prince
| Won Radolin the German ambassador
| had been recalled. The report could not
be verified.
i The following statement was secured
| this afternoon from an authoritative
source:
The situation is very strained. Minis
ter Cambon yesterday communicated tC
| Herr Won Schoen, the German foreign
secretary. the refusal of France to ex-
press regret at the attitude of her officers
and soldiers. Herr Won SchoeE reserved
Germanv's reply. but at the same time
! he ntmated that Prince Won RaGolir
/ might be recalled.
| I'm an effort to avoid breach France
sent a note to NJ. Cambon embodying the
, conciiatory formula made public after
the cabinet meeting today. This was an
nounced by the following words: we