Paris, Oct. 3.
The German Ambassador, Herr Mayer, has presented his eredentials and has had an interview, as cordial as could be expected, under the circumstances, with the new Premier, M, Leygues, whom he assured' of Germany's desire to carry out her treaty obligations. He, of course, added the usual qualification "'as far as_possible'" which rather detracts from the value of the assurance, as the Germans think it is for them to decide what is and what is not possible, Tt is none the less true that Herr Mayer's relations with the Quai d'Orsay have been very courteous from the first. A Bavarian and a Catholic, there is nothing of the arrogant Pan-German about him. He has had experience of affairs and is well fitted to discuss economic problems with the French Government. There is every reason to think that his personal senti ments are excellent. He has more than once openly deplored the state of feeling revealed by the seizure of the French Embassy flag in Berlin and the damage done to_ the French Consulate at Breslau, When the tension in Silesia was at its worst, he even talked of resigning. At the same time, no one can help seeing that Herr Mayer has no real influence on the course of
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