Show and cluid help france whip germany as the significance of the present demonstrations 1 i by ffrench i and british squadrons i parts july 12 former foreign For sign minister Delca ese in the course of an interview published by the goulois today upon the british and french naval amenities at brest was induced to discuss his general policy relative to great britain and germany he said the policy of nations nowadays is not based on sentiment or antipathy but upon their material interests aa between germany and great britain our commercial balance shows where our interests lie great britain is our best purchaser while germany buys almost nothing of us and tries to sell us all she can moreover it Is evident that we could not leave open irritating controversies with great britain which might precipitate an armed struggle for great britain fields in disputably the empire of the seas for every warship we build she tour or five it Is thus far well to accept these manifest facts and consider the value which british operation cooperation co would give us in certain eventualities the greatest intrinsic value of sica cooperation would b the virtual biety in which it would place germany of making war upon us sit Del casse was asked 1 ha considered the recent menaces in connection with morocco as being seditious he replied not at all in case of war great britain would surely be with us against germany and then atwould wh the infant fleet of germany amount to what would become of her ports of her commerce of her merchant marine it would mean annihilation that Is the real significance of the present exchange of visits of the british and frach squadrons an understanding between the two powers and a coalition of their navies would create a naval war machane so powerful that neither germany nor say other power would risk conclusions upon the sea it is the sea which it la necessary to command today and the war in the far east has conclusively clu demonstrated that continuing M Del casse discussed the probable effect of his policy if it had been pursued the anglo french icord lal understanding he said was an achievement toward a definite un f between hussla and great britain and this further understanding fould have been the work of the minister for foreign affairs the success of such a task would have strengthened bur influence in british councils ecna assured tor long time the beace abt the world in conclusion M Del casse was ask ted for his opinion of prances accepting a conference on morocco to which be gave the following textual response to agree to a conference was a mistake and such a mistake |