. Review of reviews and world's work . ition or cession of territory. Therefore,after the ratification of the Morocco-Congopact, the Government will accept the pro-posed statute requiring the assent of theReichstag and the Bundesrath to any changein the boundary of a colony. A few^ dayslater the Federal Council (the Bundesrath)adopted a resolution amending the coloniallaw to this effect. By the conclusion of thisagreement over Morocco the partition ofAfrica by European powers is virtually com-plete. With the exception of certain incon-\enient Spanish claims, which are already inprocess of bein
. Review of reviews and world's work . ition or cession of territory. Therefore,after the ratification of the Morocco-Congopact, the Government will accept the pro-posed statute requiring the assent of theReichstag and the Bundesrath to any changein the boundary of a colony. A few^ dayslater the Federal Council (the Bundesrath)adopted a resolution amending the coloniallaw to this effect. By the conclusion of thisagreement over Morocco the partition ofAfrica by European powers is virtually com-plete. With the exception of certain incon-\enient Spanish claims, which are already inprocess of being satisfied, France has now noobstacle in the way of her applying to Mo-rocco the same process of gradual assimilationthat she so successfully used in Algeria andTunis. On the dark continent only twocountries now remain under native control,Liberia and Abyssinia. Liberia is secureunder the protection of the United States,and Abyssinia has demonstrated, at leastin the case of the Italians, that she is quiteable to take care of THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE (Who last month rather spectacularly expressed his anti-English sentiments in the Reichstag) NewAfricanRailroads Although the Moroccan accordwith Germany will have to beapproved by the national legisla-tures of both countries, and accepted by thepowers which signed [the Algeciras conven-tion five years ago, the Paris Government isalready proceeding on the assumption thatthe agreement is a fait accompli. Onlya few days after the signing of the treaty,a proposition was introduced and discussedin the Chamber of Deputies for the construc-tion of a vast trans-African railway system toexploit all the west and north of the continent,and connect with the other railroad systemsnow in existence. As we show on the mapon the following page, the proposed line wouldstart from Algiers or Oran on the Mediter-ranean, run by way of Lake Tchad throughBelgian territory to Katanga, where it wouldjoin the British line already built for 2000mile
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