The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-06
COUNTER PLAY.
King Edward Starts on a Visit
to France With Salisbury.
A Meeting With President
LOubet Has Been Arranged.
THAT TRIP TO TANGIER
Made by the German Emperor Is
Held Responsible.
The Meeting May Be Preliminary
to an Alliance.

London, April 6.-King Edward start
ed today to join Queen Alexandra at
Mafsailles by way of Paris where he
viii meet President Loubet The Mar
quis Of Salisbury accompanied the king
as minister in attendance. Not much
attention IS paid here to the sugges-
tions from some quarters OF the con-
tinent that the kings visit to France
may be preliminary to an Anglo-F'rench
alliance. Nevertheless following as it
does on an active exchange of views
between London and Paris, it is ex-
pected to help in smoothing away some
Of the international controversies. Al
though King Edwards trip to the
Mediterranean was arranged sometime
ago no steps were taken to secure a
meeting with M. Loubet till after EN-
peror William went to Tangier. The
meeting, therefore, is accepted here as
in some measure intended to emphasize
Anglo-French solidarity and as an an
sWer to the commentaries which repre-
sent the Tangier incidents as Germany's
retort to the Anglo-French agreement
regarding Morocco.
Paris Grows Excited.
Paris, April 6.=The meeting be-
tween King Edward and President
Loubet today is arousing absorbing in
terest owing to the tension over Mo-
rocco. The king will arrive at Calais
at 1;45 D. m and take a special train
for Paris, arriving here at $40 D. m.
The two rulers will converse for about
two hours Despite official reserve on
the subject the public and press hail
the meeting as having capital import
ance in connection with Germany s
attitude towards Morocco and it is
popularity interpreted as Frances re-
ply to Germany's action
The Berlin rennrfc that Germ nv
contemplates calling an International
congress to consider the Morocco ques-
ton excite surprise and considerable
indignation in official quarters here.
It is pointed out that the Madrid con-
gress of 1880 fully defined International
relations towards Morocco and there
fore Germany'S calling new congress
would, it is claimed amount to further
evidence of the unfriendliness of Ger
manys course The authorities here
take note of what they regard as an
apparent effort on the part of Ger
many to secure the cooperation of
the United States in the Morocco
question but they feel satisfied that
the United States will hold aloof from
active participation in the controversy.
During the afternoon a brilliant cav
airy escort drew up at the Elysee pal
ace to accompany President Loubet
to the Northern Railway station,
whence he will go to meet King Ed
ward at Pierrefitte station, about seven
miles outside of Paris. Previous to
his departure from the palace NJ.
Loubet conferred lengthily with For
eign Minister Delcasse who does not
accompany NJ. Loubet
FFonch Ambassador Calls on TAFT.
Washington, April 6-The French am
bassadOr, H. Jusserand, called on Sec
retary Taft today to make inquiries rel
ative to the visit of the German ambas-
sadOr yesterday and the representations
the latter made relative to Morocco. He
was informed that Baron Speck Won
SternbUrgs note had been forwarded
to the president. NJ. Jusserand assured
Secretary Taft that the open door,
was the policy in Morocco now and
there were no intentions on the part
of the French government to alter that
policy.
A Friendly Act.
St. Petersburg, April 6.-The publica-
ton in Washington of correspondence
officially giving Emperor William the
credit of inspiring Secretary Hays note
which resulted in piedging Russia and
Japan to limit the area of hostilitfes
and the powers maintenance of the in
tegrity of Chinese territory and the
open door policy in China is regarded
as being an extremely friendly act to
Germany on the theory that the uni
versal commendation of that action
will tend to disarm criticism of the
German enperor's present insistence on
the preservation of similar integrity
and the open door policy for Morocco