Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
WAR RUMORS IN PARIS
Hostilities With Germany
Declared to Be Inevitable.
FORCES ON FRONTIER
REPORTS STIMULATE THE PUB
Lie APPREHENSION.
Outgrowth of Recent yellow Book"
Showing Acuteness Of the Issue
Over Moroccan Controversy.
FORCES ON FRONTIER

PARIS, December 30.-Despite the i'm
provement in the relations Of France and
Germany, occasioned by the submission of
the Moroccan controversy to a conference
there Is a distinct revival Of war runors,
and considerable element of the people
and number of journals are maintaining
that war between France and Germany Is
inevitable Some of these reports are taking
an exaggerated form, but they all tend to
stimulate the public apprehension. The
Patrie publishes report that the Bank Of
France has taken extraordinary precau-
lions, similar to those adopted In 1870. be-
fore the Franco-Prussian war. This is au-
thoritatively denied.
Dispatches from Belgium say the au-
thorities there are adopting precautionary
measures, anticipating that conflict would
reach Belgian soil. Specials from Switzer-
land report that the German reservists have
been summoned. and other dispatches
graphically describe the activity Of French
and German forces along the frontier and
their extensive works and defenses.
Caused by the "Yellow Book"
These reports, 1t Is said, are the out
growth of the recent French yellow book
showing the acuteness of the Franco
German issue over Morocco and the ap-
proach of the Moroccan conference, in
which the issue will be renewed.
The agitation has produced two distinct
elements, one holding that neither of the
governments desires war, and will make
the necessary concessions to avoid 1t, and
the other insisting that Germany has latent
designs and that France Is surely being
drawn toward a conflict. The pess1mistlc
element just now Is uppermost and IT'S
sentiment Is reflected in a series of alarmist
Government. Y,
holding aloof; but the uneasiness extends
to official circles. Thus far the alarm mas
not reached the bourse and rentes, remain
steady Premier Rouver Is lending all his
influence to calming the apprehension.
Charged to the Ministry.
Much of the feeling of apprehension is at
tributed to the precautionary measures the
ministers of war and marine are taking,
which are not so much because Of expec-
tations of war as of desire to have these
services in a suitable state of preparedness
should the former strained situation again
prevail.
Members of the diplomatic corps who
made inquiries found that preparations were
going on systematically and that consider
able forces were being maSsed toward the
frontier but that nothing In the nature of
an extraordinary military concentration
was in progress.
In the ASST court of Seine today twenty
six members of the anti-military organlZa-
ton accused of melting recruits to disloy-
atty and insurrection We're found guilty.
The jury deliberated for two hours. Mad
emoiseNe Numietska and man named
Cipriani We're acquitted. Sentences vary
ing from four years to six months were
given those convicted and each of them
was fined $50. The prisoners attempted to
make speeches, but were prevented and
left the court room singing revolutionary
song. Ample police precautions had been
taken with a view to disturbances outside
the court room, but there were no incl
dents.