Show FRANCE LOOKS fOB TROUBLE I 1 t Indications of a Conflict C With Great Britain I WORKING HAND IN I HAND WITH I i Warlike War Preparations Ty 9 e at Paris I Securing Information from Colonies as to How Bow Many Kany Men Hen Are Ae Avail Available Available able for fer Immediate Service sern ce and ad How Many Could Be to France Prance in Case They Were Needed Big Demonstration at Mansu in English Channel Planned I New York March 15 A dispatch dispatch to to the Journal and Advertiser er from Lon London London LonS S don says my A private cablegram froman from froman an unimpeachable source in Paris Pads says that the minister for the colonies sent cipher cables yesterday to the governor governOr of or every French Preach colony ask asking lug ing almost in the words of Mr Cham Chain Chamberlain to the British colonial govern goY ors ore how many soldiers were available I for immediate service M 11 asked for a detailed state statement statement ment meat from each governor of the num number number ber bet of or reservists and nod colonial forces lists of or officers noncommissioned officers officers cers core and men menThe menThe menThe The ministers cables were long and In cipher and were sent all over the world to the colonies In Africa to Madagascar Guadeloupe Mar Martinique Martinique unIque French Preach Guiana and every French colony on earth It is also said that cables of a similar tenor were sent to French consuls ask asking asking ing lag for lists of ot French for foreign foreign eign countries who vho could return to France in the event of their services gj s being ng needed This highly high important news Is not known to any of the London L papers I and probably not to any of those in France It will wUl cause a sensation sen atlon here when it becomes known For England is watching with eyes of wonder the preparations that her neighbor Is mak making making makIng ing for war Coming as It does right after the an announcement announcement announcement that the autumn mane maneu will be a demonstration by men on the tho English channel it will cause the British war ar office and admiralty admiralty admiralty alty to bestir themselves in anticipation antl of hostilities for It really does begin to look as If France meant war France and Russia are working hand handin in hand and diplomacy may be called caned upon for supreme efforts II If it he desires to avoid the greatest war warthe warthe warthe the world has ever seen POSITION OF PRANCE FB NCE Why Refuses R to Make Hake Offer of Mediation Paris March 15 The minister of ot for foreign foreign foreign eign affairs aal M 31 I in the senate today replying to a question regarding the intentions of the government nt of France respecting r events In South Af Africa Africa Africa rica said the presidents of the two re republics republics republics I publics had solicited the Intervention of the powers But he added in the presence of the telegrams exchanged between the British government and the two republics it appears that the intervention of the powers had become almost impossible The Thc inister then denied that France had to Join Russia In making a friendly suggestion sug in the direction of peace The union between be n France and nd Bus Rus Russia Buscia sIn cia M t declared draws closer chaser I every day and defies all malevolent as an assertions assertions to the contrary contraro France he be added had never ceased to be the generous nerous nation the world has known and admired and some seine sometimes I times abandoned But after so 50 many hard and sometimes so eUmes cruel cru l experiences she can no longer admit that her duty I to the world should stand before her I i obligations to herself I The full statement of M L DelC l e ewas I was waa as follows The request roquet from the presidents of or the two republics for tor the i i I intervention of the powers had bad hardly i I reached the powers when the govern government i I ment meat of or Great Britain published its Ito re reply re reply I ply pI that It was not disposed to consent to the Independence of or the two republics republics I lIes Thus one cue ne of the tow belligerents declaring it could not make peace ex cx excepting orf condition to which the other S I Continued on Page fRANCE lOOKS FOR TROUBLE TROU lf Continued from Page 1 affirms It J is 1 not disposed dl por to subscribe it I becomes manifest that any intervention Ion tion ton upon such a 8 baste besie bs w would be super superfluous superfluous The resolutions of the fhe e conference at atThe The Th Hague Hage can only be put in action acton when hen there ther la is reason roon to assume me that them them belligerents will wi not be b insensible to It I wee waa under une theme e conditions that France uttered mediation in the Span war Our relations with wIt the two belligerents then were absolutely abo absolutely luta cordial and free fre of ot suspicion No Mb French Interest was waa directly Involved in the conflict No o cloud had risen be between between tween France Frane and the ben e which could give rise ris to a fear that the attitude of France would be remember remembered ed tc ic her prejudice Moreover I had reason to think that Washington would listen to overtures I undertook to corn com communicate cm these and hat shat Is I why faith faithful faithful faithful ful to the bt beat of Pranee ra e which did di not nt appear Par to 0 me incompatible Ibis ible with her essential interests wih Ile interests always A superior In my ray eyes e to f 0 all aU considerations I accepted the delicate and a as asit asit lie inc it i wee was wa the mandate 1 I offered otere i I 1 have said sid enough to enable tf the nate fully to appreciate the differ difference difference ence between the te two situations |