France has apparently quite forgotten Fashoda in the ever-increasing interest of the Afaire Dreyfus; and apart from a few startling rumours from China, most or all which have turned out to be inaccurate, there has been nothing during the past week to disturb the tranquillity of our relations with foreign Powers. An anonymous writer in the Contemporary Review has, it is true, attempted to frighten us with some amazing disclosures as to an alliance between Germany, Russia, and France for the destruction of British ascendancy; but although the writer quotes letters which have passed between the Emperors on the subject, and professes to an absolute knowledge of their most secret thoughts and actions, his closures" have been received by most, if not all, students of international politics with contemptuous incredulity. One fact alone is sufficient to dispose of this exts ordinary story. It is that Great Britain was allowed a perfectly free hand in desiing with France on the question of Fashoda.
'It must be patent. to anyone that if such fan alliance as that afiuounced' by the Contemporary 'Reviewer. was in-existence, Fashoda was its opportunity.. Yet France could not obtain even the moral support of Russia in resisting' Britain's demand. for Major Marchand's recall.
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