THE CONGO.
'ASSURED OF GERMAN SUPPORT. , BY,TELEGRAM—MESS association—copyhiout. -. . Paris, March 3. . ' ■According to "Lo Matin,"' the Congo State lias boon' assured •of Germany's effective support . against Great. Britain's pretensions. Germany, it is said, agrees to the Congo State's interpretation of tho Borlin Act concerning /commercial li- . berty. ; y:- : GERMAN OVERTURES. M. Vandervelde, the Belgian Socialist loader, recently stated that lie'had authority ■■■■ for slating that .Germany' is anxious to obtain a share or tho Congo, Free State. Ho declared that .the German Government, recently made a l proposal to ; the 'French" and British Govern- ; meats to divide the, Congo between them, giv- : . 1 ing to Belgium an indemnity to bo settled by negotiation; The reply of the British Government is hot known, out M. Vandervoldo stated that France declined to be a 'party to' the proposal, owing to her right of pre-emption and her friendly relations with Belgium, f
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 138, 5 March 1908, Page 7
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148THE CONGO. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 138, 5 March 1908, Page 7
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