The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-22
French Troops Ready.

French Troops Ready
PARIS, September 12.-Under cover
of mancuvcrs" the French army is
being massed on the German frontier
preparatory to repelling a German in
vasion after the French answer to
Germany's demands for concessions in
Morocco has been received in Berlin.
All France is today discussing the Ger
man demands and national feeling runs
high in the support of the cabinet for
declining to be awed by the kaiser s
implied threats.
An extraordinary meeting of the
French cabinet was held. Following
the semiofficial announcement that Ger
many IS answer to Frances ultimatum
would not be presented to the cabinet
as a whole, the situation today devel-
oped more mystifying aspect in con-
sequence of the special cabinet meet
ing.
France Hovers on Verge.
There were persistent reports that
France is lowering on the verge of
taking a momentous step. There were
other reports that the cabinet will dis
cuss q supplemental series of proposals
to go with the ultimatum which was
presented to the German empire.
An electrical thrill was in the air
at the foreign Office and there was a
hint of something vast in contempla-
tion. That France is preparing the
way to reject the German note is be-
coming more and more apparent.
French Minister Upheld.
PARIS, September ia momentuus
meeting of the cabinet was held this
afternoon to consider France IS reply to
Germany's counter proposals in the
Moroccan negotiations. The meeting
lasted three hours. The terms and a
rough draft of the document were laid
before the ministers by Foreign Min
lister de Selves and were discussed and
serutinized from every aspect.
Although the ministers formally re-
fuse to satisfy public curiosity by
making any statement as to what pass
ed at the historic counsel, it is said the
cabinet accorded its fullest approval
of the reply prepared by M. de Selves,
which is no less explicit than that sub
mitted by Germany.
Free Hand Demanded.
The reply sets forth in the clearest
possible manner France position with
regard to the question of principle
raised by Germany, and pays particular
attention to the necessity of maintain
ing commercial equality for all and of
assurance to France of an absolutely
free hand politically in Morocco.
The foreign minister will proceed to
Rambouillet tomorrow to submit the
decision of the cabinet to President
Fallieres. He will then have drawn up
the definite text of the reply, which
will be dispatched from Paris without
delay and will be in the possession of
the German government by the end of
the week.
German Stocks Weaker.
BERLIN, September 12.-No further
developments in the Moroccan affair
are expected here pending the receipt
of Frances reply to the German note
French Ambassador Cambon is in
Dresden with his family awaiting the
next move by his government
Although the public anxieties regard
| ing the differences between France and
Germany have been largely allayed,
stocks opened somewhat weaker on the
bourse today, owing to the unsatisfac-
tory course of the New York and Paris
markets yesterday.
A report printed in the foreign press
that the Russian government had with
drawn great sums of money from Ber-
lin is authoritatively denied and it is
asserted that the withdrawal of the
French credits from German houses has
been-much exaggerated in the reports.
Whatever Withdrawals were made were
so slight, it is declared, that it played
no important part in the recent stock
market panic.
A report circulated in financial cir
cles that Germany has withdrawn the
cruiser Berlin from Agadir was given
official denial this evening.