The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-06-23
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FRANCE AND GERMANY ALMOST
Us AT SWORDS POINTS OVER
.... ST.. 49, CONTROVERSY. %,
Belief That q Better Understanding
n \ Has Been Reached and Fear Of War
70 Not 50 strong-areat Britain's
Attitude Explained.

Paris, June 1.-THE efforts to secure
a diplomatic adjustment Of the Franco
German controversy relative to Moroc-
co remain without definite results, and
the negotiations, while not suspended,
make practically no progress. France
has not given her final response to Ger
many's movement for an international
conference and the officials do not con-
firm the German press reports that
France has rejected the proposal for a
conference. For the present Premier
Rouvier is turning his efforts towards
learning what Germany desires to &C
complish by conference, as it is the
view in official quarters that some OF
thet chief objections to the conference
may be removed by having it's plans
and purposes exactly. defined. In the
meantime sentiment in high quarters
remains most solicitious concerning the
outcome of the negotiations and sinis-
ter reports circulate concerning the
possibilities resulting from a complete
failure to reach a diplomatic adjust
ment.
"A ocLL0I Understandings
Paris, June 19.-The improvement in
the Franco German situation took a
more definite turn Sunday as the semi
official version Of Saturdays conference
between Premier Rouvier and Prince
Radolin, the German ambassador, be-
came known. This version shows that
the ambassador asked france to accept
in principle the plan of an information
al conference, leaving the details to be
adjusted later. Premier Rouvier an
swered that he desired at hrst to be
advised upon Germany's object in Sc
curing the conference and the ques-
tions it would be called upon to con-
slider. AS the result of instructions
from Berlin, Prince Won Radolin was
able to respond to these Inquiries and
to give definite information regarding
the German governments ideas and
the scope and limitations of the con-
ference. More particularly was he able
to relieve the conference plan from any
appearance of being menace to
France or of being a preliminary step
to override French prestige in Morocco.
Great Britain's Attitude.
Premier Rouvier also conferred at
considerable length with Paul Cambon,
the French ambassador to Great Brit
ain, following the latter's CONVERSE
lions with Lord Lansdowne, the Brit
ish foreign minister. These CONVERSE
lions showed that the British declina-
ton to participate in the. conference
had been entirely free from the bel
Ngerent tone ascribed to It. Moreover,
Great Britain is resolved to adhere to
article nine, Of the declaration of April
8. which says: 1.-THE two governments
agree to lend each other diplomatic
support for the execution of the clauses
of this declaration" Great Britain in
tends to Loyalty interpret this article,
and according to the indications fur
nished by her will assist France in set
Ting Moroccan affairs.
Opinion here in Berlin that German
diplomacy has inserted wedge be-
tween France and Great Britain and
DESTROYED the growing friendship be-
tween them by putting France in such
a position that she made demands on
this friendship which Great Britain
would not meet.
, -. Clash Is Unlikely.
- Washington, June 19.-Germany and
France will not come to a clash over
Morocco, If reassuring official cable
grams reaching Washington over night
from two European capitals accurately
represent the situation. Two weeks
ago the situation was exceedingly DELI