NEWS OF THE WEEK
ON Monday in the French Chamber M. Pichon made an important statement on the Baghdad Railway. The subject was introduced by M. Constant, who asked M. Pichon if he adhered to the policy which M. Delcasse laid down six years ago. The statement which M. Delcasse then made is given by the Times correspondent as follows :—" If a solution had been found by virtue of which the Russian element would be at complete liberty to participate in the enterprise, and by virtue of which the French element would possess, as regards the 'construction, the working, and the general direction of the line, a share in all respects equal to that of the most favoured -foreign participants—I ask the House whether a solution of this kind would not be one upon which we should have reason to congratulate ourselves." To this M. Pichon answered : " Certainly I make those declarations my own, and I include the British as well as the Russians."
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