The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-23
MOROCCO TROUBLE.
GERMANY, FRANCE and GREAT
BRITAIN In A MIXUP.
Germany's Policy ! oward France Indi-
rectly Directed Against England
Trouble Dates with AngIo-French
Treaty-Madrid Convention Agree.
ment Violated, Says Germany.

ment Violated, Says Germany.
London, June 19-The crisis which
Germany is forcing upon the nations
will soon assume a new phase. Every
move thus far made by the kaiser has
been aimed at France, although chiefly
designed to damage British interests
The government of this country has
not the slightest desire to shelter itself
behind its more exposed neighbOr.
There is reason to believe Lord Lans
downe will soon take measures to
make our position clear and the issue
direct.
The policy Germany is pursuing to.
ward France, if directed against Eng.
land, could have but one result. The
British government is by no means I'm.
willing to put the genuineness of Ger
man aggression to test, and Oppor:
tunity to do SO is likely to arise in
the near future.
1t is understood that France, reply.
ing to Germany's demand for an in.
ternational conference on Morocco
will consent, with the proviso that nc
existing agreement to which France is
a party shall be interfered with. This
answer, of course, is equivalent to a
declaration that the Anglo-French,
Spanish compact must stand. Ger.
many can not accept it without aban.
doning her chief contention.
Why Germany Protests.
| The Morocco trouble dates from the
signing of the Anglo-French treaty on
April 4, 1904. That treaty included a
special arrangement between France
and England regarding Morocco, which
Germany claims is in contradiction to
article one of the convention of Mad.
rid, negotiated by the powers repre-
scented at the Madrid conference of
18SO-81.
What has especially offended Ger
many is the alleged failure of France
to inform her officially of the Anglo
French treaty. France claims that II
days before the treaty was signed
the articles concerning Morocco were
submitted to the German government
and that no objection was raised to
them. The Berlin government insists
that it was practically ignored by
France in the negotiations of this
treaty, and points to the fact that Eng.
land, as soon as the treaty was sign
ed, submitted the articles affecting
Egypt to Germany for approval.
These articles, which concerned the
Egyptian debt, were approved at Ber-
lin with certain reservations.
| 1t is understood on two occasions
the German representative at Tangier
has intimated to the French minister
the dissatisfaction of Germany with
the French policy in Morocco, and as
long ago as last November the Ger
man emperor informed the sultan that
he would recognize no such violation
of the Madrid convention as was in.
velved in the new Anglo-French ar
lrangement.
The Kaiser's Visit.
| The next development was the en-
peror's visit, which, it is said, was in
tended to impress not only the sultan
and people of Morocco, but also the
powers with the seriousness of Ger.
many's intentions.
Germany made no Roadway, howev-
er, at Paris, and there is official au-
thOrity for the statement that at the
time OF M. Delcasse's resignation the
relations between the two countries
were far from satisfactory, and had
already caused considerable anxiety in
London.
| From Information reaching here to-
day Berlin has been put in a much
better humor by the retirement of
M. Delcasse. 1t appears that some
sort of proposition was made to Ger
many suggesting the development of
her interests in Morocco along lines
which would be acceptable to France
and England.
Wants Open Door.
| The German emperor, it is under
stood, declined the offer on the ground
that he had encouraged the sultan to
invite the powers to conference, and
also because what Germany wanted
was not special privileges in Morocco,
but the open door and strict adher-
ence to the Madrid convention. The
acceptance of such proposition, the
emperor held, would be a violation of
that convention. Since the emperor's
refusal to participate in any arrange
ment involving the establishment of
anything like sphere of influence in
Morocco the negotiations at Paris have
not progressed very rapIuAy.
Strike Soon to End.
| 1t was freely predicted by both the
members of the employers associa-
ton and labor leaders that the team
sters' strike in Chicago will be a thing
of the past before the end of the pres
ent week.