The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-04-06
KAISER WANTS
OPEN DOOR TRADE.
IN MOROCCO. DECLINES TO REQ
oGNIzE FRANCES s POSITION.
UTTERS POINTED WORDS
Declared That He Would Do His Best
to Maintain Morocco's Political
Economic Equity. France is Irri-
tated by the Action.

Berlin. The correspondent of the
Vossiche Zeitung at Tangier gave an
other version of Emperor William 3
utterances there. He says the emperor
replying to the address of the mem
bers of the German colony said:
In an independent country, such
as Morocco, commerce must be free
| will do my best to maintain 1t pollt-
ic, economic equity. There is no pre-
dominating influence here" /"
The emperor's significant words
have produced a lively impression
here.
The Lokal Anzieger in dispatch
from Tangier says that in replying to
the members of the German colony
Emperor William said he was glad to
make the Acquaintance of the pioneers
of Germany in Morocco and to tell
them that they had done their duty
They must remain united and contin-
ue to fulfill their duty under the en-
peror's protection Germany mad
great commercial interests in Morocco.
Her trade was advancing gratifyingly.
He, the emperor, would make it his
business to promote this trade, which
was only possible on the assumption
of the equality of all the powers, the
sovereignty of the sultan and the IN
dependence of the land. His visit was
recognition of his independence.
The speech, the Lokal Anzieger
adds, created an immense impression
in the foreign colony at Tangier and
especially among the natives who now
refer to the emperor as the protector
Of the independence of Morocco. Great
political significance, it is further as
serted, is attached to the fact that the
German charge d'affaires accompan-
led the German emperor to Gibraltaf.>
The Berlin side Of the Moroccan
controversy is founded upon treaty
Of which article one reads:
Continuing and unchanging friend
ship shall exist between his majesty,
the German emperor and his majesty
the sultan Of Morocco, also between
their empires and their subjects. Be
tween both empires shall be present
freedom of trade and for this purpose
each of the high contracting parties
binds itself to give and to secure to
the subjects Of the other all rights, ad-
vantages and privileges now or in the
future held by the most favored ma
| tions.'
This is the treaty Of 1891, which un-
der its terms might have been revised
| in 1896 but was not revised and runs
without limitation and without any
provision for its denunciation. Such
contract with Morocco cannot OF
right be dissolved or impaired, it IS as
serted by the German government, by
the agreement between Germany is
not a .signatory. Germany declines
altogether to recognize France as hav-
ing any more dominant position III
| Morocco than Germany.
The German ambassador to the Unit
ed States, Baron Won Speck Won Stern
berg under instruction from the for
eign office has explained to the state
department at Washington that Ger
many stands for the open door policy
in Morocco. Germany has not asked
the United States to do anything mol
have negotiations of any sort been be-
gun or proposed. Germany does not
expect the United States to do any
thing but she desires that. it should be
known in Washington that the basis
Of her action in Morocco is the open
door to trade.
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