PRANCE AND GERMANY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2676, 28 June 1905, Page 19

PRANCE AND GERMANY.

AN ANGLO-FRENCH ALLIANCE

ADVOCATED.

THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE.

A CRITICAL SITUATION.

PARIS, June 24.

M. Jules Delafosse, acting as spokesman for the Right in the Chamber of Deputies, -speaking on foreign affairs, advocated an alliance with England, which would ensure absolute and unlimited victory against Germany, since Britain would destroy the German fleet and blockade her coasts until Germany surrendered in order to save her foreign trade. The ELaisei" was trying to destroy the entente to pi event France joining Britain in the conflict he foresees between Germany and Britain.

June 26.

M. Jaures, at a Socialist meeting at Lyons, declared that the Moroccan question had been settled without injury to French national pride, but France should beware of Great Britain, who seemed to have an interest in tolerating the suggestion that the Anglo-French agreement aims at Germany.

The Temps' B-erlin correspondent reports that opinion on the whole is pacific. Confidence is felt in France's desire to maintain peace, but distrust is expressed towards* Britain.

BERLIN, June 26.

German newspapers seek to shirk the responsibility of their attitude of misgivings regarding the maintenance of peace to articles in the British press.

LONDON, June 26

The Times' Pans cone«pondent says the failure mi German endeavouit. to divide T"r?.aee and Britain has become evident. Opinion in Fiance Is growing that both ts onld do well to come to some timely agreement as to how the peril -oi Gorman aggression must be waided oft".

Tlip well-known trottei 1 Bi-at.Uai.igli, owned by Mr T. Twomey, Waimato, was found dead in the paddock on Wednesday morning. Mr Twomey had refused £35 for him Qoly the day before.