| Show FRANCE WILL COOPERATE Will Aid Japan in Common Cause in I China Paris July 7Itt the Chamber of I Deputies today the Minister of Foreign For-eign Affairs M I Delcasse replying to a Deputy said = Japan has expressed to us her desire to act in accord with the other powers and do nothing without I with-out them France has Informed the Japanese Government that It will see with pleasure the coroperatlon of Japan Ja-pan In the common cause As concerns n slate of war M Del casse said Against whom could war be declared TIle imperial Government appeals either to have been abducted or imprisoned by the rebels but the Viceroys do not seem disposed to obey the rebel chiefs The Minister explained the dangers I of a declaration of war lie favored action at Peking similar to Frances t action in Yuan Nan Sen and had suggested sug-gested it to the powers but the situation t I sit-uation at Peking was different The I Government has before disappeared 11 Insurrection which would only yield to i force and it was this force which It was necessary to employ Four thousand French troops he continued I con-tinued had already started and another an-other 4000 will leave before July 20th Other troops AVlll follow according to the emergency of the situation Measures Meas-ures will also be taken to make the nanl force worthy of France who never nev-er Intended to abdicate any of her rights In conclusion M Delcasse dwelt upon the necessity oCa perfect accord among the powers and declared that such accord really exists at the present pres-ent time The French Consul at Canton telegraphs tele-graphs that according to the Information Informa-tion that he has received through Li Hung Chang the situation at Peking had not materially changed up to July 1st News of a general massacre of the Europeans was freely circulated In Canton on July Glh but It was denied by a telegram received by one of the Consuls The French Consul at Canton Can-ton added In his dispatch that it has S been stated at that place that Gen Yung Lu has telegraphed the Viceroy at Canton to consider as null and void 1 socalled Imperial decrees promulgated I promul-gated since June 21st |
