M. DELCASSE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1681, 22 February 1913, Page 5

M. DELCASSE.

APPOINTED AMBASSADOR AT ST. • PETERSBURG. :- - 1 Bj 1 Tologranh—Press Association-Ootiyrishl ■ • Paris, February 20. M. Theophile Delcasse, ex-Foreign Minister, has been appointed Ambassador to St. Petersburg. (Reo. Fobmary 21, 10.25 p.m.) . Vienna, February 21. The in oomnicntiiig brivM. Delcassera appointment as French Ambas-: at St. Petersburg, comment on M. Poinoare's fearless tone; ' The Ambassadorship was decidcd beforo- M.- Delcasse resigned his portfolio of Marine, and therefore ho did not act on provocation. It . is, however, expected ' that the 'appointment wall cause irritation in Germany. France's firmness is likely to stiffen Russia's-atti-tude in rcspsct to the Balkan difficulty. SATISFACTION* IN PARIS, 1 (Reo. February 21,-9.10 p.m.) - - Paris, February-21. General satisfaction has :beeii expressed in Parliament ahd uf .the press ovor M. Dolcasso'a appointment as Ambiissddo'r,at . St. Petersburg. ~: '.! .. .■ ,V' . if- Deicasse"& J oji^^i^e. ; ;^ok^o'&iJe lfigures in European diplomacy,'a reputation earned, during his. term of office asFrance's Foreign Minister. - He entered, -the Chamber of Deputies in ISS9, beeaiuo. UndA'-Secretaryi for. tho' Colonies in .1893, Colonial Minister in .1891, , and Foreign Minister in 1898. ; The true-history of the causes.leading his resignation of the latter position in, J905 has probably not been written. Early that year M. Delcasss concluded- nil agreement with Britain in regard! to.Egypt- - and-. Morocco,', which- countries werfe' . considered to be within their respective spheres' of influence: The Kaiser was understood to 'favour'the:establishment of German naval stations on'the ; Moroccan,west coast, arid, in March-he paid a visit, to Mediterranean ports in his yacht. Persistent attacks upon M. Delcasse in the German press followed, land as this'criticism, 'was echoed in the French Chamber,'.jtho Minister resigned, considering that ho, noi longer- possessed tho: hecessary authority to, conduct tho foreign affairs of his country. In M. PoincarOs recent Ministry, M. Delcasse hold the portfolio of Minister for Marine.