ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10214, 9 December 1898, Page 5

ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

THE BRITISH POLICY.

A SENSATIONAL SPEECH.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright.

PARIS, December 7.

i< Sir E. J. . Monson, the British Ambassador,, made a sensational speech .before the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris. The British policy, he declared, was truthful and straightforward, and plain-speaking was the best guarantee for amity. He depre- | cated the irritation caused by constant pin-, pricks, and declared that encouragement of the %cheme for founding native educational establishments at Khartoum and Fashoda might lead Great Britain further than she desired to go. The French newspapers, commenting on Sir E. Monson's speech, complain of the arrogance*t)f the British. r The English newspapers question Sir E. Monson's discretion in making the speech. ; '' ': ' December 8. ' Sir E- J. Monson's speech has occasioned intense surprise in Paris, and created an uneasy feeling that good -is not likely to result from his remarks.. The newspapers are unanimous in protesting against the speech. "La Liberte" save M. Delcasse should not fail to instruct M. Cambon, Ambassador in 'London, to ask Lord Salisbury if he sanctioned the speech. The "Temps" believes the language exceeded the speaker's intention, and certainly exceeded Great Britain's intention. The Ministerial organs disavow M. Deloncie's proposal. LONDON, December 8. The "Daily News" states that M. Delcasse regards the scheme for native schools as absudly impracticable. A British officer' from Fashoda reports that he visited Meshra er Bek, a town at the junction of the rivers Jur and Bahr-el-Uiiazel, some 200 miles southwest ~of Fashoda, out does not mention any French posts there, bat he found three others elsewhere in the Bahr-el-Ghazel. The Gordon College Fund has reached £85,000.

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