POWERS' DIPLOMACY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 540, 22 June 1909, Page 5

POWERS' DIPLOMACY.

' TSAR AND KAISER. BOSNIA INCIDENT NOT FORGOTTEN. ' PRESS COMMENT. \ (By Telograph.—Press Aesoclation.-OopyriEht.) ■ . (Rec. Jnno 21, 10.35 plm.) v St. Petersburg, Juno 21. The newspapers contain colourless articles on tho meeting of tlio Tsar and the Kuisor. Many references are made to tho continuance of Russia's resentment of Germany's attitude with regard to tiw Near East. THE TSAR'S COODWILL. LEGISLATORS' MISSION TO LONDON. . St| Petersburg, Juno 20.; With the Tear's cordial goodwill, mombers of tho Duma-and Council of the Empire have started for England to promote good relations; M. Hominkoff,/President of the Dnma, accompauios'-tho party. A great public reception is being prepared in London.. ; ... , . LABOUR'S. PROTEST AGAINST TSAR'S "■' ■■'.: ; , ■ ' visit... . ■.■ ■ ■•; : ;;• • "of no importance." (Rec. Juno 22,, 0.45 a.m.) V ■ -. ' London, Juno 21. M. • Ho'miakoff, President of the Duma, stated' in an interview that no importance was attached byjßussia to tho British Labour party's protest against the Tsar coming to England as tho representative of the Russian nation. , "'-' '"■'.'•": ', '[••,' .'' '.. i "CONFRONTING THE ENEMY." .FRANCE AND GERMANY, /FRENCH MINISTER'S REMARKABLE , ■:'' ■■• -i .speech.. -■ . : ; '■• (Reo.' June 22, 0.45 a.m.) ■ :. ■ Paris,' Juno 21. M, Ba-rfhou; French Minister for.Works, speaking in French Lorraine, referred to the' Casablanca, incident between' Franco and Germany, and'said that Fraaico was. faced by* an inadmissible claiin, and was- unable to, submit to servitude. ,- v . ' Tho Government,, lie, added, : remembered that.certain/conditions could not bo imposed on' France, whoso : army was now in a posi.tion to face'.all eventualities. .-; ; ' '■•''■i-. : At that moment, concluded tho. Minister, tho -vrholo. country was' steadily, confronting ttio enemy. ". •'. "'■ ' ■'<■'" . [In 1905 the!-French iMinister -for Foreign Affairs, 11. Delcasse, was forced to rosienas the result of threat of war from Germany. Possibly M.Barthou's remark about "certain conditions" being "imposed" is an allusion to the 1905 incident. The Casablanca incident was bo-" lioved to bs terminated 1 by the recent arbitration award'and by consequent expressions'> of mutual regret.].' i.'.' ,: ... .'.: ~ ■•■ " ..-