THE FASHODA INCIDENT.
Statement by m. delcasse. no humiliation for france. Received January 25, 1 n.ni. Pakis, January 24. In thb Chamber of Deputies, M. Del. casse, Minister for Foreign Affairs, made a statement in which he said that France would endeavor to give practical effect to tfee Czar^s disamament proposals-, fife said that Major Marchand^B expedition was never intended to annihilate the pretensions formulated by Sir Edward Grey. France's withdrawal from jWhoda was not humiliating, but was dictated by reasons of a clear sense Of the interests of France. It was a -Criminal waste of resources to maintain an inexplicable adventure conflict with England. It would be a calamity to the world. France was ready to discuss the matter, advancing only what was her rights. M, Ribot raised the question of the validity of Britain's position in 1 Egypt. The . general tone of the dobate, however, was conciliatory.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11131, 25 January 1899, Page 3
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149THE FASHODA INCIDENT. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11131, 25 January 1899, Page 3
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