Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Acted on Theory that japan Gould Not
Win in the War
MOROCCO TO HAVE BEEN - JsFAULT
Activity of Gerr > or Game as
g. % France
FOREIGN .STER THEN DENOUNCED
Following JapnneSe Victories and
Failure to Make Good in
Africa Republican Newspaper
Turned on Foreign Minister.

PARIS, June 24-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee 1.-The invitation of the sultan to
hold conference on the Moroccan question
at Tangier is couched in somewhat vague
terms and makes no special mention of .
France. The documents, after the usual !
compliments, run as follows:
His Shereefian majesty commands me to !
invite all the honorable powers to hold at !
Tangier conference, in which their honor
| tives of the maghzen shall take part in /
| order to treat of the manner of putting !
| Into execution reforms which his Sheree1an |
majesty has decided to introduce into his |
! empire taking into consideration affairs of /
the moment, and to consider also the ques- !
tion of the expenses which the Introduction |
| of these reforms will necessitate. We in |
vite you, therefore, to inform your gov
! ernment of all of the preceding words and |
! to request authorization to take part in |
! the said conference. We ask you to let us |
| have an answer when you have received |
| your reply.
Given at the court of Fez, % Ribia Eloul
| 1925 MAY 30, 1909.
MAHOMED BEY Ell ARBI TORRES.
| In the council called to discuss the invita-
ton the visitors with one exception were
| opposed to the invitations being issued, the
| notables on the contrary being favorable
! to 1t. The opposition of the viziers was.
! first, on the ground that they anticipated
! failure. The idea had been unfavorably
received by France, England, Spain, Italy
and the United States when 1t was first
mooted by Germany. Now then, argued
the viziers, should it be accepted when put
forward by Morocco? Secondly, the ma
| jority apprehended that the fact of its being
| suggested by Morocco would dispose their
powerful neighbor, France, against them.
| The sultan apparently believed that 1t
would enable him to gain time and that
consideration outweighed all the rest
Germany Proposed Conference.
1t was Count Won Tattenbach who urged
the sultan to propose the conference, but
| that not done till he had failed with a
previous proposal. The German envoy had
sought by arguments which. If not violent,
at all events exceeded the bounds of all
that is customary in diplomacy, to make
the sultan give him in writing formal as
surances as to the general treatment of
Germany in Morocco. Nor was 1t suggested
that anything should be said limiting that
treatment to the economic domain. The
conclusion therefore is that Germanys in
tention was in given circumstances to ex-
tend that treatment to the domain of poll
tics. The sultan, however, positively re-
fused to give anything in writing and 1t
was after this fruitless attempt that Count
Won Tattenbach fell back on the conference
scheme.
On all sides 1t is recognized that Germany
must have seen in advance that an invita-
ton coming from Morocco would meet with
no response and this confirms the general
opinion as to Germany's whole Moroccan
policy being a mere blind for something
else. The prevailing impression is that the
primary object is to detach France from
England, the Moroccan difficulty being
simply a means of pressure France in
view of that end. This idea has taken hold
of some Frenchmen whose wide experience
of international politics and friendship for
England renders their views worthy OF
attention.
why DeIcasse Resigned
The connecting link between Morocco and
!: the resignation of NJ. Delcasse, which has
thrown all Europe into a ferment. appears
to have been an article in that very serious
republican journal lie Temps. lie Temps
is diplomatic power as newspaper and
when the minister of foreign affairs was
publicly denounced. his Morocco policy
, being subjected to a scathing review 1t
, was a foregone conclusion that his official
2 days were numbered. Not in years has a
, newspaper secured so complete a triumph
in Frar {. After the publication of this
n particular article 1t became evident to all
h that the progress of France in Morocco
I had sustained an annoying check and that
q IL there was to be a scapegoat the victim
would be NJ Delcasse. And that was pre-
a cisely what diG happen. NJ. Decasse was
!, made the scapegoat and the victim.
}, During his seven years in Office NJ. Del
n casse has secured widespread sympathy
s and respect for France, his great and only
: offense in the eye OF Germany, which power
has so materially contributed to his down
k fall. The last coup de theatre at Fez was
d merely the eliminating point of a compli-
e Gated situation dating from the German
n emperor's visit to Tangier. 1t served as a
d pretext to those members OF the cabinet
: who dsapproved OF M. Delcasses Moroc-
IS can policy and had resolved on his re-
h tirement NJ. Bowler the prime minister
5, had for some time called NJ. Delcasse Ia
h account on other questions OF foreign pol
n icy Moreover, the prime minister insisted
n upon being kept au courant of the transac-
re tions of the business at the Foreign Office
h which his predecessor, M Combes, had
le never done Altogether there was friction
re from the first between the new prime min.
'e lister and NJ. Delcasse, and there were sew
ID eral other members of the cabinet who
E. were anything but amicably disposed
IN toward the minister of foreign affairs Il
$, was in consequence of these dissension!
ID in the cabinet itself that NJ. Delcasse re
l. signed and not owing to hostile vote IL
the chamber.
N The mere fact that NJ. Delcasse lad beer
so long in power was enough to render hi
o position the object of formidable attack. II
France seven years is almost unprecedented
for minister's tenure OF Office under tn,
republican regime; but II may be said tina
few foreign ministers under any regime II
m France have had such a good account 4
e. give of their administration as has NJ Del
e. casse. When In June. 1855, NJ Delcasse wa
e, unexpectedly given the portfolio of foreigl
st AFFAIRS he had behind him Ave years of ac
Of tive patriotic work for the colonial expan
r. sion OF France. And BY treaty after treaty
he understanding after understanding he sue
p ceeded in shattering German hegemony o
ze the continent OF Europe.
In Mistaken as TO Russia.
n 1t is only fair 10 remember that NJ. Del
a casse had TO deal with an unfortunate com