Show NADA madagascar GASCAR IMBROGLIO before long it will be known definitely whether france is ii going to the trouble of armed interference in the he affairs of madagascar A messenger has been dispatched with an ultima turn tum and with authority to enforce bla bin demands demand it if necessary the strained relations relation between he abe dusky queen of the island and the french government are ascribed to various causes the former claiming that the way she has hae been treated by the french to outrageous rag e oust while the latter alleges allege that the trouble Is brought about through english intrigues aiming at a diarus tion of the peaceful peau elul relations with prance france there may be some gome truth lu iti both these theme statement great britain has ban a double interest in madagascar the trade with the island to is considerable and to this comes the tear that france may contemplate the building of a kind of gibraltar in the indian ocean a fort that would in times of war be a serious menace to her commerce with india australia and the cape settlements at the northern extremity of the island the french now hold a harbor almost impregnable the british by BAY that the proposition of france to establish a naval station here to is a direct violation of existing treatise treaties by the terms of which the Influence of the frenett frencer government to la confined to the foreign of uie be lph a tives when therefore forel advances are made looking to the occupation of land and assumption of the control of the finances of the country it to la more than likely that the people will resist with all the fierce ae determination termination of which they are capable and that they will have at least the moral support of england in the possible struggle it is interesting to know that the united states cannot be wholly indifferent to the developments in this thir far off part of the world our countr country Y controls not less leas than three tenths of the whole trade of that island which in area is nearly that of prance france the trade of the latter country with madagascar amounts only to one tenth while england controls four tenths large quantities of 11 yankee notions 97 are yearly shipped to queen navales Ra 19 subjects and exchanged for indian rubber bides and tropical fruits and it is therefore probable that uncle sam will find it necessary neoe to make himself heard should the quarrel about madagascar become too one sided aided germany also claims a voice in im the matter however france it is thought wilt wilf not hastily engage in another colonial war the sport costs coats too bueb considering si the benefits derived she already has more colonies than chaa she can manage profitably and it would only be to maintain the honor of the republic that money and soldiers sol diere would be sacrificed in the perilous peri loue climate of madagascar |