ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12729, 12 April 1904, Page 3

ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.

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GERMAN OPINION. (Received April 11, 9.59 p.m.) LONDON, April 11. The “North German Gazette” welcomes the Anglo-French agreement as in the interests of peace. The Berlin newspaper “Tagliche Rundschan” declares that France has won a great victory, and that other Powers may well envy her. Other newspapers anticipate a .Russian rapprochement toward Great Britain or Germany.

AN INSTRUMENT FOR PEACE. (Received April 11, 11.17 p.m.) LONDON, April 11. M. Combes was entertained at a banquet at Laon, and had an enthusiastic reception. In the course of a speech he said France’s love of peace was so real that she was continuously increasing her arbitration treaties, making them a powerful instrument for the prevention of wars and the localisation of the present one.

THE RUSSIAN ATTITUDE. (Received April 11, 11.37 p.ra.t LONDON, April 11. Russia has looked upon the AngloFrench negotiations throughout with an absolutely friendly eye, holding that their success would strengthen Frame’s position and enable Russia to expect greater benefit from the Republic’s friendship now and when peace is concluded with Japan.

M. DELCASSE INTERVIEWED.. (Reoeived April 11, 11.37 p.m.) LONDON, April 11. M. Delcasse, French Foreign Minis ter, in an interview, stated that Lord Lansdowno and he on July 7th last, began to discuss the differences between the two nations, which wore recognised as not sufficiently essentia! to provoke a quarrel. They there and then prepared a rough draft of the basis of agreement, following the idea that where French interests were undoubtedly superior Great Britain should yield and where British interests were pre-eminent France should yield. The “Times,” referring to the AngloFrench agreement, says it is a landmark in the policy of both nations, and is a perfectly satisfactory settlement. Bitter comments are published in the Spanish newspapers, which anticipate an agreement entailing Spain’s evacuation of Morocco. The German press emphasises Russia’s disappointment at the Anglo-French rapprochement, though some fear a temporary Anglo-Russo-French entente.