The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-11
FRANCO GERMAN TERMS
 IN REGARD TO MOROCCO
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AGREEMENT
 IN FRENCH CHAMBER.

Country After Many Weeks of Ten
 sion Which Many Believed Involved
 Possibilities of war-French Premier Secures Safeguards He Insisted Upon
 and Germany's Proposed Conference
 Receives Final Adherence.
 Paris, July 10-Premier Rouvier's an- nouncement in the chamber of deputies to-day of the terms of agreement be- tween France and Germany concerning Morocco brings a deep sense of relief to the entire country after many weeks of tension which many persons believed involved the possibilities 5f war. l The text of the three notes fully con- firms the general impression relative to the lines of the negotiations. Germany's contention for Q conference receives the final adherence of France, but Premier Rouvier has secured the safeguards which he insisted on at the preliminary conference with Prince Won Radolin, were indispensable. The most import ant of these safeguards is that the corl- ference shall not convey prejudice to the Anglo French or Franco-Spanish ententes. While Germany does not specifically assent to these agreements she formally withholds dissent. This is considered an important gain for France over the ambiguous position { Germany heretofore occupied, and as both the Anglo French and Franco l Spanish Sententes recognize Frances privileged position in Morocco France | emerges from the negotiations with this privileged position still intact. 1 Both countries agree as to the sov- ereignty of the sultan, the independence of Morocco and the open door without inequality. This has always been the policy of both governments so neither can claim victory in this respect. At the same time 1t gives a new lease of existence to Morocco and appears to put at an end the prospective break up of the sultan's tottering monarchy and it's subdivision among the European powers. On the other hand the agree ment recognizes Frances special inter est ill the country due to the geograph- ical proximity of Algiers. and it's right Fthereby to police the frontier and main- tain peace and order. .<.-
 1t still remains for the sultan to ar range the programme of the confer ence. Officials anticipate that this will not be an easy task, as the Franco German agreement so fully circunl- scribes the conference that it wil be difficult. to find questions remaining open for determination.
 It Is pointed out that the sultan of MoIUcco's position is weakened by the negotiations, as he will no longer have representatives of the various powers beading for favor, since the entire question regulating Morocco is now practically taken out of his hands for discrimination elsewhere.
 Following Premier Rouvier's presen- tation of the notes to the chamber of deputies, efforts were made to interpel- late him In the premises. These, how ever, were not pressed, the feeling be- ing generally in favor of supporting the premier's adjustment of the matter. The newspapers with few exceptions express satisfaction that the contro- versy has terminated, and consider that Premier Rouvier secured an admirable result when the difficulty Of the nego- tiations is considered