ENGLAND'S FOREIGN POLICY.
RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. SPEECH BY MR CHAMBERLAIN. United Press Association—By Eieotrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 8. "The Times" says that France stubbornly resists the evacuation of the Bahr-el-Ghazel, hence Sir E. Monson's warning. It adds that a British protectorate over Egypt is possible. . December 9. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Wakefield, said England desired cordial friendship with France, and this had been impeded by a policy of exasperation and by unreciprocated concessions. An agreement with Russia was desirable, and he believed obtahjable. Great Britain's relations with Germany and America were a guarantee that peace had drawn nearer. The future of the colonies was dependent on the treatment accorded them. The colonies were opening new markets, and the real federation of the Empire would follow, colonial federation. CAIRO, December 9. Major Marchand leaves Fashoda for Jibutil next week.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 10215, 10 December 1898, Page 7
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