Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-28
FRANCE GETS
READY FOR WAR
Provisioning Forts and Re-
cruiting Regiments to
Full Quota
PEACEFUL SOLUTION PROBABLE
Germany Tones Down Her De.
mands. Great Britain Is
Ignored

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Paris, July 2S.-Greater optimism
prevailed al the capital today, though
II was admitted that the negotiations
with Germany regarding the Moroccan
affair remain difficult. The state
ment by Premier Asquith in the Brit
ism House of Commons yesterday and
Premier Caillaus' advice to the French
to keep cool and be prudent, relieved
The tension at a moment when relief
was most needed and when the dis
Greet military preparations of the gov.
ernment We're giving rise to the ap-
prehension that war was not impos.
sible.
French Will Reoreanize Army.
Ramboulliet, France, July 2S.-At
the conclusion of the cabinet meeting
| today, over which President Fallieres
presided. two Official announcements
were made.
Inc first was that Foreign Secre.
tary de Selves in explaining to his col.
leagues the external political situa.
ton had said that the pour parlers
Letween France and Germany were
proceeding normally.
The second announcement was that
the cabinet had decided on the reor-
sanization of the army, which repre-
sents the GROWING of the military
work pursued by the republic for the
last forty years"
Preparing for Work.
These preparations included orders
to the cavalry to be ready, for the
field at the first signal, the heavy pro.
visioning of the forts on the eastern
frontier by special supply trains run
out of Paris at night and the muster
ing of all regiments to their full quota.
Germany Modifles Demancs.
1t is understood that Baron Won
Kiderlen Wdechter, the German for.
eign secretary, has modified his origi.
raj program and is now asking for a
art instead of the whole coast OF
French Congo but at the same time
raining other conditions which France
would find difficulty in accepting.
| Nevertheless there is strong feel.
! ing that solution will be found. -
! Look for Peaceful Solution.
| Berlin, July est is believed in
/ official circles that France and Ger.
many will be able to unite the Afri.
can knot by direct negotiations and
without opening the doors to the par.
| ticipation of Great Britain and the
ether powers. Rosy optimism, how.
ever, is not manifested Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg and probably
Foreign Secretary Baron Won Kider-
lin Waechter leave today to join EN-.
peror William, who will arrive today
at Swinemunde from his cruise in
northern waters.
Definite predictions would be mis-
placed until after this meeting. The
foreign Office was fully prepared for
Premier Asquiths statement and now
confirms that it had earlier assurances
that Great Britain would not inter-
vene so long as Germany and France
were trying to settle the matter d.
rectly.
England viii Not Interfere,
London, July 2S.-The Moroccan
simeon seemed less sultry today and
it was generally conceded that Pre-
mier Asquith's statement had helped
| to clear the air and to some extent
| tc ease the tension.
1t is the hope of the Britfan govern.
ment that the Algericas act now hav-
ing been shown to be mere diplomatic
patchwork, some more lasting settle.
ment will be effected which will tran
Guilize the European situation as well
as the Moroccan difficulty.
Mr.. Asquith's announcement that
Great Britain has not the least dispo-
stion to obstruct a Franco-German
agreement in West Africa, 1t Is hoped
by the officials here, will dissipate the
German belief that the British gov.
ernment is pursuing policy Of en-
deavor to thwart Germany's desire for
| territorial oynanSiou