This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... good their treaty obligations is another question. In case of refusal General Macdonald's small body will become an advanced force. For several weeks conjectural disclosures of an Anglo-French agreement have been published in some French and English papers. It is known that since the King's visit to Paris Lord ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... good their treaty obligations is another question. In case of refusal General Macdonald's small body will become an advanced force. For several weeks conjectural disclosures of an Anglo-French agreement have been published in some French and English papers. It is known that since the King's visit to Paris Lord Lansdowne and M. Delcasse have been seeking to find a full settlement of outstanding differences between the two countries. It requires no inner information to know that interests chiefly require reconciliation in Egypt, Morocco and Newfoundland. Sir Eldon Gorst's recent movements are alone enough to indicate that line of discussion in regard to Egypt and it is an easy supposition that surrender in Morocco will be weighed against surrender in Egypt, though in these countries the power of definite settlement does not rest wholly with France and Britain. The Newfoundland question is a smaller matter and perhaps may be settled by some balancing of claims in West Africa. It is a happy accident that the two Foreign Secretaries, M. Delcasse and Lord Lansdowne, are admirably fitted to come to terms amicably and without undue concession. M. Combes put the finishing touch, or a provisionally finishing touch, for it is impossible to say where he will end, to his anti-Christian campaign on Monday, when the Bill prohibiting religious bodies to engage in teaching was passed. The State schools of France being purely secular, this means the exclusion of religion from all education in France. The French people, especially the rural population, being decadent in the sense of contented to sacrifice everything for quiet and comfort, there is no reason to expect any immediate national movement against this paganising of France; but the Church cannot take it thus supinel...
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