The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-20
KAISER WINS BY WAR THREAT
FRANCE FORCED TO YIELD on
THE MOROCCAN QUESTION.
Germany Consents to Negotiations to FIX
DetaIls-France Hopes England viii
Not Object France Considers Alll-
ance With Russia Practically Ended.


From THR Sun Correspondent at Paris.
PARIS, June l9--The indications are that
Germany may succeed In virtually subju-
eating France without firing shot. The
Kaiser has completely succeeded In con-
vincing the French authorities that their
choice lay solely between war and submits
sion to the German demands France
then yielded in principle on the Moroccan
question, although no details have yet been
arranged. ~
The war panic which prevailed here for
three or four days is now subsiding. This
is only partly due to the concessions made.
There is also revivng confidence in the
French defensive resources, which may
lead the country to take frmer stand
when fresh demands are made, as they
will be.
1t may now be confidently expected that
Germany will pursue vigorously her more
serious purpose, the destruction OF the
Anglo French entente How this will be
met will be the final test Of French independ-
ence and of Frances prestige as great
power,
Meantime. It may he said incidentally
that the Franco Russian alliance has prac-
tically come to an end. France realizes
that Russia cannot perform any OF her duties
under the alliance and she will cease hence
forth to regard it as a political asset.
PARIS. June l9.-Germany will now
nsyo.iats ths Morocco question with
France. The French Government has in
dicated its willingness TO meet the German
demands in a most conciliatory spirit. An
international conference may or may not
follow, but II it does it will be on lines pre-
vio,sly agreed upon 10y Germany and
France and will not open the whole question
of the de stiny of Morocco, as the Sultan has
expected it to do.
France agrees that the status quo shall
be maintained and that the Sultan's SOW
ereignty shall be unimpaired. France
cherishes hopes that the terms of the Anglo
French Spanish Italian agreement az to
Morocco may he largely maintained,
but this Is not the German view. In
word. France il determined at all costs
to avoid a war
Germany's consent to negotiate directly
with France may he interpreted as willing
ness to abate her provocative attitude and
at least to postpone war crisis. The French
Government hopes that Eng will not OPP
pose a settlement upon any terms possible.
The French reply to the other German
demands is not known yet but there Is the
highest authority for believing that Premier
Rouvier will meet the German Emperor's
wishes in the most conciliatory spirit pos
sible If the Emperor secretly desires war
he Of course, will have it but France will
bear much in the way Of provocation before
she will be driven into retaliation.
A despatch to the Temps from Metz con-
firms the reports of recent extraordinary
military preDa ra ions Frontier inspec-
tons have been particularly frequent on
both sides during the past three weeks.
The German soldiers have been refused
their usual leave to work on farms. There
has been certain -lackening Of the tension
but it is rather moment of waiting.
COLOGNE June TO- The Cologne gazette
says to-day that Germany, while upholding
the integrity OF Morocco j elieveS in the
necessity of the various Powers each guard
ing its own special interests in Morocco,
thereby ins'lring peace and order> Ger
many acknowledges Frances special rights,
the details of which can lie set forth at the
proposed conference.
The opinion prevails, says the Ga,eHe
that the friendly spirit in which the subject
of the conference was discussed by Prince
Won Radoln, the German Ambassador to
France, and Premier Rouvier warrants
the belief that complete understa nding
will be reached.
BERLIN. June l9-Referring to reports
concerning the Emperor, tina nca posi-
ton, the AHgemeine Ze'tung says: we
are authorized to affirm that the Emperor
has not borrowed single penny"