Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
MOROCCAN CONFERENCE
GATHERING TO OCCUR
AT MADRID JANUARY 10.

ROME, December 1e-Italy has accepted
the proposition of Spain to hold the Moroc-
can conference at Madrid instead of at
Algeciras. 1t Is now expected that the rep
resentatives Of the interested powers will
meet at the Spanish capital January 10.
The French ambassador, NJ. Barrere, who
has returned here from Paris, where he
was called in connection with the Moroc-
can conference. has had several interviews
with Foreign Minister Tittoni as the inter-
national situation is not so reassuring as
expected This is due to the fact that
while France and Germany have agreed on
the questions to be discussed at the con-
ference, no agreement has been reached
about the manner of solving the difficulties
Consequently all kinds of surprises and
complications may arise while the confer
ence is going on, especially as Germany
has been most cautious not to allow any
thing to transpire about her intentions on
the questions of capital Importance.
The Future of Morocco.
The opinion is expressed here that the
future of Morocco should be chiefly q Med
iterranean question-that is to say one
which is of especial interest to the Medter-
ranean powers. The Moroccan conference
Is thus assuming the highest importance as
destined to be to a certain degree a battle
field on which will be established the oues-
ton of the supremacy of the powers in
Europe In this struggle Franco will be
backed by Great Britain and Russia while
Germany will be supported by Austria,
thus leaving the United States, though not
directly interested. in the position to exer-
clse her weight and influence, which may
be decisive since Spain will merely en-
deavor to protect her own interests i'm Mo-
rocco, while Italy Notwithstanding her good
intentions, Is hampered by being member
of the triple alliance and also by the fact
that she is the traditional friend of Great
Britain. -.-.s..,.-.- q = -
Germany to Publish It's Version.
Special Cablegran, to The Star
BERLIN, December 16.-It is learned that
the government will soon publish a white
book giving Germany's version of the Mo-
rocco affair. 1t is said here that such a
publication Is necessary because the French
yellow book had withheld certain important
documents relating to the matter Further
more very pessimistc feeling prevails
here regarding the outcome of the Morocco
conference. 1t is said openly at the for.
eign office that yellow book gives no indI-
cation that France had abandored her pre-
tensions to preferential position in Mo
rocco
In fact it IS feared here that at the con-
ference France will insist on maintaining
its own special rights. Should this happen
Germany, as one of the signatory powers to
the Madrid convention, will protest against
French protectorate over Morocco. Ger
many recognizes Frances special position
concerning the Algerian frontier but how
far these frontier rights extend must be de-
termined by the conference. Germany GER
tainly Will not permit them to be construed
as embracing all of Morocco Germany
regardless of the consequences, will crush
any effort of France to make Morocco a
second Tunis.