BETTER THAN AN ALLIANCE.

West Coast Times, 17 June 1912, Page 3

BETTER THAN AN ALLIANCE.

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BRITAIN’S FRIENDSHIP WITH FRANCE. I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] PARIS, June 15. M. Poincare, the French Premier, speaking in the Chamber in reference tj the press suggestion to transform the French entente into an alliance, said the entente, though an unwritten parchment, has the support of the majority of the people of both nations. Its strength lay in its present form. An alliance was unnecessary and would be a mistake (cheers). The relations with Germany were loyal and ccrdial. M. Delcasse has issued an order for the concentration of the destroyers scattered upon the Atlantic coast under one command, in order to assume the protection of the French coast. It is presumed that the order is based on the assumption that in the event of war of an offensive character, these waters will be taken by England, while the main French battle fleet will ha concentrated in the Mediterranean.