THE EAGLE PEACEFUL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 77, 14 March 1913, Page 5

THE EAGLE PEACEFUL.

BUT READY FOR ATTACK,

ANGLO-FRENCH GERMAN

ENTENTE SUGGESTED. \ [PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.] N Paris, March 13. r M. Jean Leon Jaures, Socialist member of the Chamber of Deputies and editor of “La Petite Republique.” suggests that as Fjance and Germany do not intend aggressiveness, an entente between France, England and Germany would guarantee tiie peace of the world. Berlin, March 13. The German Government has issued a note dissociating itself from the violent press campaign against the Republic but is inspired by a desire to be ready 7 for any attack. Meanwihle the polemic continues to rage in Paris and Berlin. BRITAIN’S INACTIVE CO-OPERATION. Paris, March 13. “Le Temps,” commenting on Mr. Asquith’s statement that Britain had not entered into any 7 agreement to send an expeditionary force to assist France, remarks that if France cannot count on the active co-operaticn of Great Britain spontaneously offered in 1905, 1908, and in 1911, that is an additional reason for augmenting her force. NEUTRAL IN REVENGE. AGGRESSIVE IN MOTIVELESS ATTACK.

(Received 14, 9.20 a.m.) | f Paris, March 13. I j “Le Libre Parole” says that Mr.| /Churchill recently informed the Go- ' vernment that Britain would be neutral in a war of French revenge, but, would overwhelm the German fleet if' France were attacked without a \notive.