The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-29
SOCIAL GOSSIP OF
FOREIGN CAPITALS

iONLloN NHFl ALS
M. Calmette, director of the Figaro.
has done good service to the cause of
historical truth by revealing the circum-
stances in which NJ. Delcasse. the new
French minister of marine, resigned his
portfolio of foreign affairs in the sum-
mer OF 1906, during the diplomatic dis
pute between France and Germany rela-
tive TO Morocco. The public hitherto has
been asked to believe that NJ. Delcasse's
fall was due to the direct intervention
Of the German Emperor and his chan
cellor, and that on at last receiving
news of the French foreign minister 5
resignation the Kaiser drove to he Rad
zlwlll Palace, the residence of the chan
cellor, and there and then raised Count
Buelow to the rank of prince in recogni-
ton OF his successful activity I'm the
matter
This elevation of the chancellor to
princcly rank was a mere coincidence,
and had nothing whatever TO do with
NJ Dclcasse's fall. NJ. Delcasse never
accused the German government OF
schem!ng to bring about his fall. On
the contrary, in his seh-exculpatory
speech to the Chamber of Deputies on
January "A, 1908, he declared:
BY accepting the conference of AIge-
ciras We opened the door to an inter-
ference which | had taken the greatest
pains to avert, and however favorab BILE the
results of that conference may have been
they did not fail to leave US under the
control Of others. Thus vitiated in its
principle. our Moroccan policy became
such that | could no longer retain re-
sponsbiIity for it
Had Of The
threatening France with war in the event
OF her refusing the conference? Again.
this is what NJ. Delca!sse said the
same occasion:
ITO talk of war over Morocco is to
insult the very people to whom the idea
is attributed. They never entertained
that thought: they declared as much in
the Reichstag. but it was in their in
tereSt TO carry on a Campaig or intimi-
daton and promises. an astute campaign,
and not altogether an uneXampled one,
by which | cannot understand people
having been misled. No; ii did not mean
war but II was a tombstone"
". Calmcttc declares that six years
ago Germany did not Intervene in any
way whatever to obtain the fall Of NJ.
Delcassc. The foreign minister. he says.
retired simply because he was in dis
agreement with his colleagues regarding
his Moroccan policy. which. despite the
concessions maze 10 Great Britain. spain.
ana ltaIN. remained without result and
threatened to lead to war. owing to the
n't"rminatl"n "t Germany t" support the
MaGhzen and To obtain settlement OF
Moroccan questions 10y means of an in
tcrnatiOnal conference
VI i'""EieI' IN" frrhch premier nav
,rs 'Nr'".'''u =. INC ToHll'Ii OF I,l1's'orS
ra,,.- oF.,,,i.1 $50 ~, Wv.
that France oI,ght NOT 10 20 70 , con-
fererop and adding that information ho
had received from London enabled him
10 500 a possibility Of SIGNING a military
agreement with Great Britain which
would guarantee tho two nations against
all threats from Germany Hcre ha
dccla rcd was the WAY to meet all diff
cfIIties
VI Rouyicr observed that sucb an
agreement might start \ CONFEDERATION
since Germany would think if was Iii
rccted against herself. He asked NJ. Rcr-
toaux his opinion and the minister Of
war rerIied that the state Of her arna-
ments did not permit France to face such
cventuaIities But NJ DcIcasse stucl, TO
his point. declaring that tho situation
never would he better and that France
must not recoil before tho possibility Of
war and must refuse a conference at
any cost 4 vote was then taken and NJ
DeICasSe's colleagues were unanimous in
rejecting his proposals Tho foreign
minister announced his rcsigna ton and
quit the council.
Except for his hriof stay in London on
tho occasion Of King Edwards funeral.
the Kaiser has not visited ENGLAND for
anv rcn-tb NJ tir,c .ir,e HE r,on,o-,LI.
-ocor,ion IN r.1- ,.ho, ro -aa;.s
.I. r.;-,
"iI'iS"' al" was "el'onl'H Al
'h'hhaL y" ''"rman Empress. too.
WI" VIII as" nF present at inc unvciInE
~ me Cuc'n victoria memorial. has not
fch'lcal unrest between England and
''ernianE unnoun'edIN mas STOOD IN IN"
49,. .,-II,r ,iS.'S, n"t II II
never intnrferod viii thn no-snn., roia.
Edward who met the German ruler reg
uIarIy once wear and was on terms Of
the most intimate good fellowship with
him during the state visit to Berlin.
Probab Iv no Fcu-onean monarch knows
England better than tho Kaiser Hi
first experience Of British hosnitaIitv was
gained as far hack &C 1852 whom bo was
only thrco years old He came ar.in
often between tbon AND the time NJ
Queen y-ictcria.. iubiIoo in 1sq- n,bo-, he
STAYED in tho IsIo of WIGHT ap5 in tic
Highlands Two ,.oars I.tor bn ro.,,-nnd
N osborne nc L.n,roror AVID --,s ,,adn
honorary, admiral of tho british eee+ IJo
,Iso r.,s orto-+afno, ~ r.,,;idham n.bd-o.
bo r,,do :. r,e,,,or,hIo snooot - r,-hioh
he 5ocraro5 tIat he ,;rI ahn,.o -, W.
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