The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-21
Paris Much Relieved by the
Negotiations.
FRANCE HAS NO DESIGNS
This Satisfies Purpose Of the Kaiser
limited States Asked by
Sultan to Confer With
Powers.


Paris, June Fl. This mornings news
papers unanimously declare that the
Franeo-German situation has brighter
outlook. The Figaro remarks: we
may henceforth have more confidence in
a pacific ISSUE" The Echo de Paris
says; Germany has accepted the views
OF Mr.. Rouvier." The Journal says:
"The Importance Of the result obtained
is appreciable when it is remembered
that Germany hitherto mas maintained
silence in response to attempts to open
negotiations" The Humanite says:
THE horizon Is clearing" The Petit
Journal says: "There il considerable
relaxation Of tension with the hope of
final arrangement
Although the acceptance of the con-
ference gives certain measure Of sue
cess to German diplomacy, M. Rouvier
energies from the controversy with the
advantage of having brought Germany
to exactly define the scope Of the con-
ference, and so to rid it OF the objection
OF being q menace to French interests.
Although the basis Of the conference
has not yet been settled, it is understood
that the two governments substantially
agree on some of the main features in
yolved.
Germany had suspected that France
had designs on the sovereignty Of Mo-
rocco, but the negotiations disclosed
that France had not questioned this
sovereignty. Similarly it was disclosed
ha NO 1ncs 81 -. s..41
rupt the present territorial or political
status quo Of Morocco. This appears
to have been one of Germany's chief APP
prehensions, as any change in Morocco's
status quo might involve an ultimate
French protectorate similar to that over
Tunis. With both governments favor
able to the sovereignty Of Morocco and
to her territorial and political status
quo, it remains for the conference TO
adjust the equality of commercial rights,
as Germany desires this assurance from
an international conference instead of
through the operations of the Anglo
French agreement. Therefore the con-
ference is not likely to consider changes
in the political status Of Morocco, but
rather internal reforms and commercial
privileges.
A despatch to the Temps from Metz
says that the Sixteenth German Army
Corps is showing less activity than the
Twentieth and Sixth French Army
Corps, and the Sixteenth German Army
Corps has been continually on war
footing and is prepared for immediate
mobilization The despatch says that
the inspection of troops has been active
on both sides. However, this activity
has been less marked recently, as all
eyes have ben turned toward Paris in
the expectation of O favorable result Of
the diplomatic negotiations.
An effort was made to bring up the
Franco German negotiations for discus
sion in the Chamber of Deputies yes
terday, but at Premier Rouvier's earnest
request it resulted in an adjournment.
The premier said he did not wish to
embarass the progress of the negotia-
tons by public explanations at their
present stage. NJ. Rouvier's statement
was heartily applauded BY both sides
of the Chamber. The result disclosed
that NJ. Rouyier had the support of
the Chamber in avoiding a parliament
tary discussion of the delicate negotia
tions