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Show 00 DELCASSE , ACCEPTS Again Becomes Minister J I of Foreign Affairs in rsw French Cabinet Bj Paris, Jan. 10. Theophile Delcasso, j W until now minister of marine in tho j fi .French. .cahinet,Jias accepted tho . JSBB portfolio of minister for forelgirf "" VnL fairs In succession of Justin Do Sol- ' ' ves, who resigned yesterday after a 1 dramatic scene during the meeting of j (he senate committee on foreign af- i fairs. I It is rumored today that other , L changes may occur In tho ministry j I and speculation Is rlfo as to who will " I join the cabinet, it Tas the "cabinet j I breaker," Georgo Clemenceau, who ' ; 1 brought about tho ministerial crisis, j I as he hasj done on many previous occasions. ; He has been a thorn in the side of Premier Caillaux for somo time and was awarr that there was some dissension between the foreign t ' minister and the premier. "When, dur- ' L Ing the meeting of the senate com- roittee, M. Caillaux denied there had "' been secret negotiations between -I France and Germany on the subject il of Moroccd, M. Clemenceau sprang to !r his feet and hurled tho question to C M. De Solves, "Will you confirm tho '1 premier's statement?" ik After some hesitation, the foreign jl minister replied that he could not an- j swer the question because he was be- I tween a double fire tho tolling of W the truth and ihe interest of his coun- B try. Later 'M. De Selves informed ft tho premier that he could not remain IN with him In tho cabinet and handed him his resignation. ! Theophile Delcasse, who onco moro Jn has taken charge of the French mln- m is try of foreign affairs, has had prob- ably more experience in that depart- -jl ment than any other statesman In -j France. He has held tho portfolio Ml of foreign affairs from 1S9S until jl 1905, during which period flvo dif- ; I ferent cabinets came and went. j I M. Delcasse would, in all probabil- j 1 , Ity, have continued in office oven ft longer, but for the fact that his ppl- ', 'I icy, especially in regard to Morocco, IB was viewed with such disfavor by tho HL German emperor, that the two coun- IS tries almost came to blows. Tho I fr German emperor, after his visit to l Morocco in March, 1905, said in a m speech that French domination in B that country wo'uld not ho tolerntcd. i4j , On his return to Germany, tho em- - I peror, it is said, demanded M. Del- " casae's retirement from tho French J t cabinet. His resignation followed j shortly afterward and tho relations of the two countries improved, an ffl J agreement finally being reached in- 4' a conference in 190C. !y. While he held offico as foreign (; mlnistor, M. Delcasse was successful in forming .friendly relations ho- . tween France and several European , P countries, including Russia, Great i Britain and Spain , M. Delcasso is 59 years old, and . started his career as" a newspapor - writer. He was elected to the cham- , her of deputies in 18S9 and soon be- j came a Junior member of tho minis- v trv as under secretary of state for , , the colonics. He has always display- , (Continued on Page Seven.) - . -oo- jl , DO DELCASSE ACCEPTS i (Continued From Pago One.) ed a remarkable aptitude for administration. admin-istration. Not Objectionable to Germany. Berlin, Jan. 10 While some of the German newspapers attack M. Del-casse Del-casse and predict trouble over the ratification of tho Moroccan agreements agree-ments as a result of his appointment as French foreign minister, the attitude at-titude of the Government remains the same as was set forth In a semi-official article which appeared In the Cologne Gazette last July It was thqn stated, "We have no reasons for regret, if a person with a real personality per-sonality like that of M. Delcasse, should become French minister of foreign affairs " A responsible official confirmed this view today, adding that Germany harbors har-bors no grudgQS In connection with "M, Dclcasse's Gormanophobc attitude atti-tude in 1905." There arc no machinations machi-nations against him in Germany and the Gorman government is convinced convinc-ed that It can deal satisfactorily with him as holder of the portfolio of foreign for-eign minister in France. One newspaper goes so far as to assert that the German foreign office of-fice has learned that M- Delcasso has diopped his former "Germano-phobe" "Germano-phobe" Ideas. The crown prince, Frederick William, Wil-liam, whoso every move is commented comment-ed on since the Moroccan debate in the Rolchstaf, November 9th, when he applauded a bellicose speech made by Herr von Heydebrand, has returned return-ed to Danzig on the eve of the opening open-ing of the court season. His decision decis-ion to return to the command of his regiment, the Death's Head Hussars, which Is stationed at Danzig, disposes dis-poses of thc report of his inability to stand tho winter climate of that place. A discussion, however, has arisen as to tho meaning of his absence from Borlln court festivities. He is to pay a visit to Borlln January 2S for the christening of his fourth, son oo |