PARCELLING OUT AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 117, 7 November 1911, Page 5

PARCELLING OUT AFRICA.

FRANCO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. MIXED VIEWS. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Paris, November -'5; -The black population of the area, in 1 the Congo ceded by Franee to Germany ; is 1,200,000. i France acquires 14,000 square kilometres. with free transit on the Mnckebi 1 river through Herman territory to the

Bonne river, al.-o enclaves on ilnv Bennc I iinil Markebi river. enabling her t-o estab- I lisli revietuaHing posts, ficrmany. equal- I lv with France, lias granted for transit { from tin* seaboard a strip a thousand I. metres wide north of Libreville. The press generally is satisfied. Several remark that, ficmiany has rendered an immense service by awakening French patriotism. The Libre Parole stitcs that the agreement is monstrous, and Caillaux has assumed heavy responsibility. The Eclair declares that Germany possesses « trump card to make her the first Power in Africa. Berlin. November •">. Germany does not object to the appointment of French representatives to the Maglizen as intermediary between other Powers and France. France pledges equality for all nations in trade and mining concessions. She will not place an export duty 011 iron ore. Both nations will have unrestricted trade, transit, and railway construction rights in tile Congo. Germany's communique respecting the settlement, contains a denial that: Britain disturbed the negotiations. The Morgen Post says that a feeling of shame and deep indignation will-lie the result of the four months' negotiations. 'the \orwaerts stales that the policy of ITerr von Kiderlen-Wachter and Tlerr von Bctliniann-llolhvcg is a visitation from heaven like plague and famine. Tlerr von Dunckleman, a distinguished Congo authority attached to Ilerr von Lindequist's department, will retire as well as his chief. Dr. Solf, Governor of Samoa, proviionally succeeds ITcrr von Lindequist. The Government organs deplore the Colonial Office's attempt to impede the Chancellor's policy as incompatible with the orderly conduct of Imperial affairs. Other papers anticipate disclosures of "Ministoiial differences in the Reichstag and during the elections. They contend that it is a good bargain 011 pa per. while Germany's prestige is nil damaged. 1