Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-31
BeIsians Fear Conflict.


1870 before the Franco PTussian war This
is authoritatively denied.
BeIeians Fear Conflict.
Dispatches from Belgium say the author
tiles there are adopting precautionary
measures anticipating that a conflict would
reach Belgian soil. Specials from Switzer-
land report that the German reserrists
have been summoned. and other dispatches
graphically describe the activity Of French
and German forces along the frontier and
their extensive works and defenscs.
These reports. it is said. are the out
growth of the recent French yellow book,
showing the acuteness OF the Franco-Ger-
man issue over Morocco and the approach
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 desire war and will make the
necessary concessions to avoid it, and the
other insisting that Germany has latent
designs and that France Is surely being
drawn toward a conflict. The pessimistic
element just now is uppermost and its SEN
timent is reflected in series of alarmist
reports The government naturally is hold
| ing aoof. but the uneasiness extends to
official circles. Thus far the alarm has not
reached the bourse and rentes remain
steady.
| Premier Rouvier is lending all his in
| fluence TO calming the apprehension
/ Activity in Army and Navy.
Much of the feeling of apprehension is
| attributed to the precautionary measures
the ministers of war and marine are taking,
tswnig;rzare sapr % Sinnei becsnss ef expecsa.
tions of war as of a 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 considerable
| forces were being massed toward the from
tier. but that nothing in the nature OF an
extraordinary military concentration was in
progress.
Germany to Issue Book.
BERLIN, Dec. S0.-The Foreign office
| will issue next week book on the
| Morocco controversy. containing documents
omitted by the French government for its
| yellow book and correspondence repelling
| the accusations OF bad faith made against
| Count Won Tattenbach-Ashold. the former
| special German representative at Fee. The
whole case from the German standpoint
will be placed before tho public.
| SuCn Dook on a european dlplOmauC
| question has never been issued by the
Imperial Foreign office. which, unlike other
foreign Offices has followed Prince Bis
marck's rule never to publish such papers
but TO keep foreign disputes in absolute
secrecy Frances yellow book however
produced an effect on the worlds political
opinion that the German government is
not willing to let go unanswered and the
decision was taken to disregard the former
policy and publish documents in rebutta
of Frances presentation, which is re-
garded that OF partial attorney, de
termined TO arrange the facts SO as L
produce a conclusion held in view from
the beginning The German government
presents especially the statements designed
to produce the impression that Count vol
Tattenbach-Ashold has been untruthfuI
The book is expected to clear away somt
, impressions abroad that Germany threat
, | ened France.